Michael Rossi, Elegran

What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
While I missed the energy and family-style culture of our offices as well as seeing our staff and agents in-person every day, I loved being able to

2020 Year in Review: Thomas Kearns, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
Becoming an expert on representing ground lessors through hotel ground lease defaults. It required a deep knowledge of each set of complex legal documents and

Eric Meer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
In the early days of the pandemic, I needed to focus on my family’s safety and well-being while also being available and

Andrew Natter, Collaborative Group

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
I have learned that when an unprecedented, unforeseen event that impacts all areas of business and life occurs, all deals are

Dimitri Mortsakis, IREON, CRS Corporate Relocation Systems, Inc.

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
We have worked on several large relocation and installation projects this year, including moving almost 2,000 employees for a firm from six different NYC locations to

Joseph Aquino, JAACRES

What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
Working from home has been a new awakening. A real estate broker has to re-start the engines every day. You’re in the market and

Jeffrey Keitelman, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?
As the pandemic spread and we all quarantined, it ushered in a new normal—but it wasn’t really all that “new.” It was a

James Ricca, Esq., Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP served as counsel to an institutional lender who provided $54 million in combined mortgage loans for

Leslie Cook, KBE-NY, LLC

What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
Working during the pandemic was very challenging. Our company was able execute a plan to keep everyone on payroll and not

Ira Zlotowitz, Eastern Union

What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?
In May, Eastern Union took bold action designed to help reinvigorate a market increasingly hobbled by the COVID-19 pandemic. We launched a financing unit called