Thru the Lens: Cooley hosts "how to" event

On September 20, Cooley hosted a group of emerging companies for a practical "how to" discussion on leasing in N.Y. The event was created for emerging companies specifically and discussed how signing a lease can have serious repercussions, and even a quick review can be beneficial in the long run and prevent what could be major problems down the road. Some of the issues Cooley panelists covered were re assigning/subletting, ability to terminate, escalations, and the Good Guy clause. Their panelists from CBRE also discussed what the "hot neighborhoods" are in NYC for emerging companies, and what the average cost per s/f is for different neighborhoods. Our company representatives explained how they chose their current locations and what factors in the space and with their workforce led them to their final selections.