Spotlights

2021 Year in Review: Barry LePatner, LePatner & Associates LLP

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
Often, I am retained to serve as white knight to assist clients with large projects facing massive construction problems. From April to August, I was deeply

2021 Year in Review: Albena Petrakov, Offit Kurman

What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
I learned how to be flexible and adapt to doing business remotely. I’ve missed the live interaction with clients and colleagues, but

2021 Year in Review: Michael Zere, Zere Real Estate Services

What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
Looking ahead 2022 appears to be a robust year in commercial real estate in the industrial and office market sectors despite the economic downturn and

2021 Year in Review: Daniel Dornfeld, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
We have gotten used to communicating electronically and working remotely. However, at the

2021 Year in Review: Jack Hurley, Isa Realty Group

What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
With the world constantly changing, I learned to stay positive, be flexible/open minded and just focus on each day one at a time. I keep

2021 Year in Review: Ken Follett, Kalam U.S.

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
2021 was the first year of U.S. operations of Kalam, a Spain-based leading global historic preservation firm. Internationally, Kalam has been

2021 Year in Review: Jonathan Brody, Rosewood Realty Group

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
Rosewood National started in 2020 closing out the year with $400 million in sales. We expanded our company and targeted markets and in 2021, we are closing out the year with

December Spotlight: 2021 Year in Review

New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) published its monthly spotlight. December's issue is titled 2021 Year in Review. Hear from industry professionals as

2021 Year in Review: John Magnani, DGNY Commercial LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
In 2021, I guided my customers through an unprecedented commercial market as they decided how to proceed with their commercial assets with timely information on

An attorney discusses renovating in a co-op or condominium in New York City - by C. Jaye Berger

With all the dangers discussed on the news concerning the pandemic, it is sometimes startling to realize how much renovation work is still going on in and around co-op