PRACTICE AREAS

EDUCATION
J.D., 1971, Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems
B.A., 1968, Columbia College, Columbia University

ADMISSIONS
New York

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Adjunct Law Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School; Member, American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Office Leasing Committee, 1999-2001; Chair, Lender and Financing Concerns Subcommittee of the Office Leasing Committee, 1997-1998; Chair, Real Estate Asset Management Committee, 1994-1995; Chair, Commercial Real Estate Management Committee, (1990-1992); Advisory Board, Commercial Leasing News (1999-2001); Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Chair, Leasing Committee, 1999-2002; Vice Chair, Leasing Committee, 1997-1998); New York State Bar Association (Real Property Section; Executive Committee, Real Property Section, 1991-1996; Co-Chair, Commercial Leasing Committee, Real Property Section, 1991-1996); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Real Property Committee, 1977-1980); Lectures and Continuing Education Committee, 1981-1984; Housing and Urban Development Committee, 1980-1984; Municipal Affairs Committee, 1986-1989); Director, Columbia Law School Alumni Association (1999-2003); Editor, New York Real Property Journal, (1996-1997); Associate Member, Real Estate Board of New York, Inc.; Urban Land Institute

PUBLICATIONS
Contributing Author, Commercial Leasing, New York State Bar Association (2004); Editorial Advisory Board, Real Estate New York (2001-Present); Co-Author, "Subleases: The Same Thing as Leases, Only Different, Real Property," ABA Real Property Probate & Trust Journal (Fall 2000); Author, “How to Use the Internet to Help Negotiate Real Estate Transactions,” The ACREL Papers (Fall 2001); "Loan Participation Agreements," Practicing Law Institute (2000); "The Use and Misuse of Estoppel Certificates," ACREL Newsletter (2000); Co-Author, "Leasing and Start-Up Technology Tenants," The ACREL Papers (Fall 2000); "Leasehold Financing," Practicing Law Institute (1999); Author, "Mezzazine Financing," Practicing Law Institute (1998); “Lender’s Analysis of Commercial Space Leases and Ground Leases; Issues in Subordination and Non-Disturbance Agreements,” Practicing Law Institute (1996); “Leasehold Liability and Security,” Practicing Law Institute (1996); “Liability Risks for Ducking Loan Commitments,” The National Law Journal (1995); “How a Tenant May Deal with a Problematic Landlord,” Practicing Law Institute (1995); “Actions A Loan Participant Should Take When A Loan Goes Into Default,” Real Estate Workouts & Asset Management (1993); Co-Author, Real Estate Management Agreements," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer (1990); "Japanese Yen Financing of U.S. Real Estate: Benefits, Risks and Opportunities," Real Estate Finance Journal (1989); Practice Consultant, "New York Real Property Service," Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Service (1987)