Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
New York
19 years ranked
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Melanie Meyers
USA 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
USA
Practice Areas
Real estate partner. Practice focuses on real estate development, specializing in land use, environmental, zoning, public approvals and private/public partnerships. Clients include The Georgetown Company, The Related Companies, Forest City Ratner Companies, Columbia University, Jamestown Properties, Hospital for Special Surgery, Park Tower Group, Verizon Communications, Rudin Management Company, Inc., Cornell University and Alchemy Properties.
Career
Joined as partner in 2003. Prior to joining, General Counsel to the Department of City Planning of New York City.
Personal
JD, Columbia Law School (1987), Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, editor, Columbia Law Review; BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1982).
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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - New York
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Melanie Meyers has significant experience counseling major developers and commercial clients on zoning and land use matters.
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