Spotlights
2020 Ones to Watch: Josh Winefsky, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
What do you like most about your job?Our clients come to us with a vision for a property and task us with structuring and negotiating deals to realize that vision. Whether the deal is a
2020 Ones to Watch: Nathalia Bernardo, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
What led you to your current profession?I took a business law course in college and loved it. When I got to my first law firm, I was a corporate attorney, but I was brought into a number of
2020 Ones to Watch: Leslie Berkoff, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?Around 20 years ago I was fortunate to be retained by several large commercial real estate owners/operators in the Brooklyn area to act as debtors’ counsel in a
2020 Ones to Watch: William Bonesso, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?The expansion of the two Simon Malls on Long Island. At the Roosevelt Field Mall, I oversaw the creation of a new district by the Town of Hempstead for
2020 Ones to Watch: Brian Sahn, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?My initial project at FDT was to work on the disposition of an old moth-balled WWII defense contractor facility for the purpose of preparing the property for eventual sale. The project encompassed hundreds of acres of
August Spotlight: Ones to Watch
New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal has published its monthly spotlight, "Ones to Watch," focusing on2020 Ones to Watch: Justin Rostoff, Klein Slowik PLLC
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?Counseling local development corporations on implementing opportunity zone incentives into redevelopment agenda.
2020 Ones to Watch: Michael Cardillo, Compass Commercial Real Estate
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?The East New York portfolio. This portfolio consisted of 13 non-contiguous development sites and was marketed during the middle of the first of the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) rezoning in
2020 Ones to Watch: Nancy Marinas, Janover LLC
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?My personal and professional “game-changer” occurred upon the passing of my father. This “game-changer” happened at the same time that I was building my
2020 Ones to Watch: Eduard Suleymanov, Marks Paneth LLP
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career?The “game-changers” for me have been the partners and staff in Marks Paneth with whom I have worked for more than a decade. The partners have been