About

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The Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department is an interdisciplinary team of approximately 35 attorneys providing a full range of legal and related services to participants in all areas of the real estate industry. The Real Estate Department encompasses expertise in many disciplines such that clients’ needs are serviced by attorneys and paralegals with the experience they require.

Principal areas of focus:

• Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Investments

• Development and Redevelopment

• Environmental

• Finance

• Leasing (Retail, Office, and Industrial)

• Litigation

• Zoning and Land Use

Also embraced as additional expertise by the Department are the areas of government relations and conventional and capital markets financing (including securitized and mezzanine financings). Because of the breadth of the Department, the Department’s attorneys have been able to provide "value added" beyond their legal expertise.

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Real Estate - New Jersey

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What the Team is Known For

Sills Cummis & Gross is an expert group that acts across the scope of real estate concerns, with particular strength in retail and office leasing as well as complex redevelopment work. It offers additional capability in matters including land use, zoning and governmental affairs. It benefits from input from specialists in environmental and public finance law. The team acts for a wide array of significant clients, including prominent financial institutions, leading retailers, property investors and developers.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jeffrey Hugh Newman
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Jeffrey Hugh Newman
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Senior Statespeople
Jeffrey Hugh Newman has deep experience in advising retail clients on transactional and commercial matters, as well as offering expertise in contentious matters.

Jeffrey is a dean of the bar. He is fantastic with leasing matters.

Jeffrey is an expert in retail legal representation.

Meryl A G Gonchar
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Meryl A G Gonchar
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Band 1
Meryl Gonchar has experience navigating complex environmental and land use regulations on behalf of her clients, including handling litigation and administrative proceedings.
Ted Zangari
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Ted Zangari
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Band 2
Real estate department chair Ted Zangari is particularly applauded for his in-depth expertise on a broad spectrum of transactional and development matters, where he acts on behalf of both owners and tenants. He has significant additional knowledge on government relations and public policy issues.

Ted's strengths are his diligence and knowledge of the decision makers in New Jersey.

Mark S Levenson
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Mark S Levenson
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Band 3
Mark Levenson has a broad practice, which includes longstanding strength in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and litigation matters. He acts for an array of investment firms and real estate developers.

Mark is an exceptional attorney who understands how to get deals done while protecting our interests.

Mark is highly knowledgeable and comprehensive in his counsel. He is a pleasure to work with and a highly valuable legal resource.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Jeffrey Hugh Newman
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Jeffrey Hugh Newman
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Senior Statespeople
Ted Zangari
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Ted Zangari
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Band 2
Mark S Levenson
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Mark S Levenson
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Band 3
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Meryl A G Gonchar
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Meryl A G Gonchar
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Band 1

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