HIGHLIGHTS:
Lead counsel for corporate headquarters site selection, acquisition, and construction, including negotiation and completion of owner-architect agreement, owner-construction manager agreement, and acquisition documents, including documents for formation and governance of owners' association
Lead counsel of multi-state environmental due diligence team to evaluate potential liabilities and operational compliance of more than ten industrial sites
Representation of hundreds of clients regarding applicability of, and compliance with, Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act (ECRA) now known as Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA)
Representation of affiliate of construction/permanent lender purchasing joint venture interest in hotel/office building development
Evaluation of all permits and approvals necessary to own and operate co-generation facilities, and transferability of same
EDUCATION:
Rutgers University
J.D. 1973
Tufts University
B.A. (cum laude) 1969
BAR ADMISSIONS:
State:
New Jersey 1973
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Various presentations, including:
Practical Strategies for Complying with New Jersey's 1998 Brownfields Law, "Buyer and Developer Issues and Strategies"
"Dealing with Regulatory Agencies, Negotiation v. Surrender: How to Approach Agencies with a Problem," New Jersey Environmental Regulation, presented by Institute of Business Law
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Counsel clients regarding environmental compliance responsibilities, liabilities, and risks in the context of selling, purchasing and developing real estate, business sales and purchases, financing and work-out transactions, and land use planning
Structuring and negotiation of joint venture transactions, including real estate joint ventures, product development joint ventures, and joint ventures involving insurance agencies and engineering companies
Single and multi-site real estate due diligence evaluations, including environmental, land use, title, and permits
Borrowing, lending and work-out transactions, including real estate financing, asset based lending and unsecured loans
Purchases and sales of industrial, commercial, and multi-family real estate, including tax-free exchanges
Structuring and formation of new business enterprises, including management issues, buy-sell arrangements and exit strategies
Zoning and land use, including site plans, variances, subdivisions and developers' agreements
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