Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C

A DA M LEITM A N BA ILE Y, P.C. WE GET RESULTS

A DAM L EITMAN B AILEY Actively at the helm of the law firm he built from scratch, Adam Leitman Bailey, Esq. practices residential and commercial real estate law. Among New York’s most successful and prominent real estate attorneys, Mr. Bailey has been identified among the top five percent of attorneys in the New York area, named a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine and honored with a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Preeminent rating.

During the past five years, the internationally esteemed Chambers & Partners repeat- edly selected Mr. Bailey as one of New York’s Leading Real Estate lawyers and, be- ing one of only three New York attorneys from firms with fewer than 30 attorneys to ever receive the honor. Chambers & Partners hailed Mr. Bailey as a “tenacious and confident litigator who is quick-witted in court and respected by the judges,”- not ing that Bailey is “an extraordinary practitioner who gets great results” and quot- Adam Leitman Bailey ing a client on Mr. Bailey’s “ability to anticipate things before they happen.” “He has 120 Broadway, 17th Floor been hired to litigate extremely high-profile cases…sources are highly impressed by his courtroom presence.” “You feel like you have a zealous advocate out there New York, NY 10271 working for you, and you never worry about things when they are in his hands.” Phone: (212) 825-0365 Fax: (212) 825-0999 Real Estate Weekly recognized that “Adam Leitman Bailey has made a name for himself with his success winning cases in the courtroom.” The same newspaper called Mr. Bailey Email: [email protected] “famous” for his “condominium, foreclosure and landlord-tenant representation.” The Website: www.alblawfirm.com New York Times referred to his legal strategy and legislation proposed in one case as “novel,” in addition to remarking on another case in which “Adam Leitman Bailey fought on…grinding through excruciating detail and obscure Perry Mason moments.” After Mr. Bailey’s firm used a forgotten statute to prevail in a landmark case, the Wall Street Journal quoted a prominent New York developer’s attorney who called the holding a “game changer” affecting real estate nationwide. In another case hailed as “the city’s largest condo refund ever” (Curbed NY) involving “a settlement likely to send shiv- ers through the ranks of the city’s condo developers” (the New York Post), the settlement he received was the largest condominium settlement in history for one building, and in another transaction, he obtained the largest government grant ($21 million) for a cooperative in New York history. The Commercial Observer ranked another victory among their “15 Most Fascinating New York Real Estate Cases of the 21st Century.”

Dateline NBC referred to Mr. Bailey as “aggressive, tenacious and smart” in asking him to share his negotiating secrets on its nationally syndicated television program. Mr. Bailey’s advocacy has prevailed in numerous important trials and cases before various courts and trial venues, including Housing, Civil, and New York State Supreme and Feder- al Courts, as well as various New York Appellate tribunals. A New York State Judge wrote that Mr. Bailey “was the best trial lawyer I saw in my nine years as a Judge in New York City.”

120 Broadway, 17th Floor • New York, NY 10271 • Phone: (212) 825-0365 • Fax: (212) 825-0999 www.alblawfirm.com A DA M LEITM A N BA ILE Y, P.C. WE GET RESULTS

Notable wins have included: •Lorne v. 50 Madison Avenue LLC, an Appellate Division decision that finds responsibility for repairs of newly contstructed buildings remains with Sponsor instead of Condo Board;

• Hartman v. Goldman, an adverse possession case of first impression before New York’s Appellate Division;

• 542 East 14th Street v. Lee, a case of first impression before New York’s Appellate Division defining expansion of rent regulation law for non-primary residence cases;

• Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act Cases, turning to a forgotten federal statute called the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, he creatively discovered a way to void the contracts of sales for buildings over 100 units resulting in hundreds of settlement and court victories.

• Rivas v. McDonnell, a noteworthy Appellate Division decision involving an interpretation of the recording stat ute;

• Sky View Parc Purchasers Association, et al. v. FTC Residential Company II, L.P., the largest condominium settlement in New York history;

• Trump SoHo, where Adam Leitman Bailey prevailed in a settlement providing millions of dollars to clients based on fraud claims under the Federal Securities Law;

Mr. Bailey has successfully defended a number of leading title companies and lenders in the nation and prevailed in numerous trials and settlements involving commercial and residential building owners, tenants, real estate developers, real estate brokerages, insurance companies and cooperative and condominium boards. In addition, Mr. Bailey has favorably represented a number of tenant and homeowner associations as well as commercial and residential tenants, garnering millions of dollars in compensation and rent abatements for these associations and individuals. For clients facing landlords who leave buildings in disrepair, Mr. Bailey has an unusually successful track record of getting those residential towers, apartments, and stores repaired and all services restored.

Mr. Bailey has also applied his expertise in closing various real estate deals and commercial leases. He has been named to the Board of Editors for Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy and has a regular real estate column in the New York Law Journal. Bailey’s lease-drafting skills received national attention when BlumbergExcelsior, the nation’s leading form dis- tributor, responsible for over 70 percent of the residential leases signed in the United States, tapped Bailey to draft a new set of residential and office leases for purchase nationwide. BlumbergExcelsior’s principal remarked- thatBai ley’s lease drafting skills were “remarkable.” While almost all New York property owners utilize his leases for residential purposes, his commercial leasing ideas and strategies are commonly part of the entire national commercial-leasing scene and have been included in “The Insider’s Best Commercial Lease Clauses,” published by the Vendome Group.

His success as cooperative and condominium general counsel earned Mr. Bailey recognition in “Who’s Who in Real Estate” by Habitat Magazine. As an assistant adjunct professor at New York University, Mr. Bailey teaches commercial and residential landlord-tenant law. In 2011, Mr. Bailey took on the role of author to guide first-time home buyers through the pur- chasing process. John Wiley and Sons published his first book, Finding the Uncommon Deal: A Top New York Lawyer Ex- plains How to Buy a Home for the Lowest Possible Price which became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller and is available for purchase worldwide. Mr. Bailey has also been elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), where he serves on the Insurance and Title Insurance committees, and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA).

120 Broadway, 17th Floor • New York, NY 10271 • Phone: (212) 825-0365 • Fax: (212) 825-0999 www.alblawfirm.com

Barry Bassis is the Disaster Response Supervising Attorney at Legal Services NYC. In this position, he supervises attorneys in the offices in the five boroughs of New York City about insurance issues arising from Superstorm Sandy. He also provides a resource for other organizations helping struggling New Yorkers with their insurance issues arising from the storm. Mr. Bassis has over 20 years of experience as an insurance attorney, handling both coverage litigation and the drafting of coverage opinions. He has trained attorneys, arbitrators and judicial law clerks and has published articles on insurance law in the New York Law Journal, the PLUS Journal, Business Insurance and the New York Law Journal.

Principal Attorney | Anne Reynolds Copps, Esq. Anne graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 1978. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in political science. She then graduated from Albany Law School of Union University with JD in 1981.

Anne was admitted to the bar in New York in 1982. She is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Capital District Women's Bar Association, Adirondack Women's Bar Association, and Rensselaer County Bar Association.

Anne was a partner in the law firm of Martin, Shudt, Wallace, DiLorenzo, Copps & Johnson from 1984 until 1995 when she opened her own office in Albany, New York.

Anne has been the recipient of several community and professional awards including the Distinguished Member Award and the Kimberly A. Troisi-Paton Leadership Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association, the Attorney Professionalism Award, and the Pro Bono Award from the New York State Bar Association, the "Straight but not Narrow" Award from the Capital District Pride Center, and the Kate Stoneman Award from Albany Law School.

Anne is active in community affairs, currently serving as the Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Real Property Section's subcommittee on Not-For-Profit Entities, President of New York Attorneys for Adoption and Family Formation (NYAAFF), the Treasurer of Friends of the Rensselaer County Family Court Children's Center, the Treasurer of Adoptive Families of the Capital Region, and also serving The Legal Project and the community of Mechanicville in a monthly free legal clinic.

Anne has previously served as NYSBA's Chair of the Real Property Section, Children and the Law Committee and Legal Specialization Committee, the Vice-President of Child's Canterbury Foundation, the chair of the Committee on Professional Standards (attorney discipline committee), and on the Board of Directors of The Legal Project.

STEVEN D. COHEN Verizon Legal Department [email protected] Tel: 908-559-5570

Mr. Cohen is Associate General Counsel for Verizon Communications and is responsible for legal matters involving Verizon’s portfolio of 5,000 buildings. His practice includes negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, commercial condominium agreements, construction contracts, and telecommunications infrastructure projects for commercial properties. He received his law degree from New York University School of Law and an undergraduate degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He co-authored The Effect of Telecommunications Laws and Regulations on Real Property Interests, published by LexisNexis in the treatise Powell on Real Property. Prior to joining Verizon, he practiced real estate law with Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts and Kaye Scholer. Before practicing law, he was a real estate broker in Boston. He became a LEED Accredited Professional in 2009.

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Sarah B. D’Alessandro is a Staff Attorney for the Foreclosure Prevention Project at the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. Sarah’s clients are homeowners facing foreclosure and she provides counseling, advice and representation in foreclosure litigation throughout the capital region. Sarah is a member of the HomeSave Coalition of the Capital Region, a collaborative community organization bringing legal services providers, housing counseling agencies and other advocacy groups together to further their devotion to foreclosure prevention. Sarah has a demonstrated commitment to public service and meeting the needs of the underserved. While attending Fordham University School of Law, Sarah worked at the Tax and Consumer Litigation Clinic and volunteered at the Manhattan Civil Legal Advice and Referral Office. Sarah received a B.S. from the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland in College Park and a J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law. Prior to law school, Sarah worked with the Internal Revenue Service.

Steven D. Farer is President of Farer and Schwartz, PC. His practice is concentrated in the area of real Property,, corporate and commercial litigation, corporate and business acquisitions and dissolutions and real estate and business transactions. He serves as litigation counsel for individuals and businesses and provides litigation support for attorneys throughout New York State. He is also Vice President and a shareholder of Worldwide Abstract Services, Inc., a Title Insurance Agency. Steve has lectured on behalf of the New York Bar Association as well as a host of continuing legal education providers including Lorman Enterprises and National Business Institute on a myriad of real property and litigation topics. He has also co-authored a New York Bar Association book on mortgage foreclosures. Following graduation from the Albany Law School in 1974, Steve joined the law firm of Taub, Weiss and Rosenstein where he developed his interest in real estate law. In 1977 he opened his own law offices, where he concentrated on all phases of real estate and banking law. He later joined the New York City firm of Solin and Breindel where he served as real property counsel. In 2007 he and Kenneth Schwartz formed the firm of Farer & Schwartz, P.C. Much of his practice is currently devoted to assisting individuals, businesses and other attorneys with real property, contract, corporate and commercial litigation matters.

Ira S. Goldenberg, Esq.

Ira S. Goldenberg, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Goldenberg & Selker, LLP. He has more than 20 years of experience representing boards of condominiums, homeowners associations, and cooperatives. He also represents sponsors/developers, unit owners, sellers, and purchasers. He is the Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association, Condominiums & Cooperatives Committee. Mr. Goldenberg is an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn Law School where he teaches "Law of Condominiums, Cooperatives, & Homeowners Associations." He is a member of the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations

Garry M. Graber

Partner | Hodgson Russ LLP

Areas of Practice: Corporate restructuring; bankruptcy; commercial finance, asset-based, mortgage, and other financing transactions; commercial and corporate litigation; general business law

Professional Experience: Mr. Graber has more than 30 years of experience practicing bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, creditors' rights, financial services, commercial and corporate litigation, and general business law. He represents distressed business entities, their secured and unsecured creditors and their shareholders and principals inside and outside of bankruptcy, as well as creditors' committees, equity committees, trustees, examiners, and purchasers in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings across the United States and in cross-border matters, primarily with Canada. He has also handled complex loan workout transactions, lender liability, director and officer liability, bank fraud, UCC and mortgage foreclosures, and other litigation.

Mr. Graber or one of his colleagues plays a major role in virtually every large chapter 11 case filed in Upstate New York and many filed in the Southern District of New York and Delaware. He has played substantial roles in numerous regional and national cases, including In re Victor Insulators, In re General Motors, In re Daimler Chrysler, In re Lehman Brothers, In re Proliance International, In re Circuit City Stores, In re Fiddlers Green Manor Nursing Home, In re TXP, In re Studio Arena Theatre, In re Holiday Harbor, In re Hayes Lemmerz International, In re Building Materials, In re American LaFrance, In re Promedicus Health Group, In re Sababa Group, In re Amherst Orthopedic Associates, In re Lenatures, In re South Point Energy Center, In re Brylin Hospitals, In re Northeast Biofuels, In re Solutia, In re Al Tech Steel, In re Adelphia, In re Ames, In re ANC Rental, In re BSC Development BUF (the Statler Towers), In re Beat Publications, In re Bennett Funding, In re Bethlehem Steel, In re Bry Lin Hospital Legacy Nursing Homes, In re Buffalo Color, In re Buffalo Sabres, In re Bush Industries, In re Carpenter, In re CNB International, In re Colad, In re Corson Manufacturing, In re Crouse Hospital, In re Dow Corning, In re Eastman Kodak Company, In re Enron, In re Euro-United, In re Exodus, In re Federal Mogul, In re Grand Union, In re Hamlin Terrace, In re Laidlaw, In re Leaseway, In re LTV, In re Lyon Capital, In re Nanodata Computer, In re Northwestern Steel and Wire, In re Odds & Ends, In re Osage, In re P. J. Schmidt, In re Pinnacle Airlines, In re Premier Cruise Lines, In re Prime Capital, In re Prudential Associates, In re The Rama Group, In re Select Tree Farms, In re Sunbeam, In re The Upson Company, In re Valeo, In re Victory Markets, and In re W&F Manufacturing.

Law School Faculty Experience: Mr. Graber has served since 1991 as an adjunct professor at SUNY Buffalo Law School, where he teaches Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

Presentations/Articles: Mr. Graber has lectured extensively on U.S. and cross-border bankruptcy and commercial law topics at numerous state and local bar association programs, Turnaround Management Association and American Bankruptcy Institute programs, law school programs, private seminars, and client-training programs. He has also authored several publications and has been extensively interviewed by and quoted in various media. Mr. Graber is a contributing author of Lexis Practice Advisor - Bankruptcy, published by LexisNexis. Professional Associations: Mr. Graber is co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Workout Committee of the Real Property Section of the New York State Bar Association, a member of the SUNY Buffalo Law School Dean's Advisory Committee, a member of the Executive Committee of the Insolvency Section of the Ontario Bar Association, and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association. He is a past president of the Upstate N.Y. Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, a past president of the Bar Association of Erie County, a past member of the advisory board of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Bankruptcy Institute, a past chair of the Bankruptcy Committee of the New York State Bar Association Section on Business Law, and a past president of the SUNY Buffalo Law School Alumni Association.

Community Activities: Mr. Graber is a member of the board of directors of Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled, or Disadvantaged of Western New York and the Erie County Bar Foundation. He is a past member of the board of directors of the YMCA of Greater Buffalo and Young Audiences of Western New York. He has also served on the board of trustees of Cardinal O'Hara High School and as a past president of the Bar Association of Erie County's Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., which provides volunteer civil legal services to economically disadvantaged individuals.

Honors/Awards: Named Best Lawyers 2013 Buffalo Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year and 2012 Buffalo Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year; listed in The Best Lawyers in America; named to the 2012 and 2013 Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers lists; listed in Buffalo Business First's Who's Who in Law (Bankruptcy); 2011 recipient of SUNY Buffalo Law Review Award for Distinguished Service to SUNY Buffalo Law School; 2006 recipient from SUNY Buffalo Law School of a Distinguished Alumni Award in the category of Private Practice; recipient of the New York State Bar Association President's Pro Bono Certificate of Merit

Bar and Trade Associations: Bar Association of Erie County, New York State Bar Association, the Florida Bar, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association

Admitted to Practice: New York, Florida (1979), all U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts in all New York Districts, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts in the Southern District of Florida

Practice restricted to U.S. law

Education:

B.A., magna cum laude, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

J.D., SUNY Buffalo Law School

Dennis H. Greenstein Partner | Seyfarth Shaw

Biography

Mr. Greenstein is a real estate partner who specializes in cooperative and condominium law. He has developed a special expertise through his representation of cooperative and condominium boards throughout the metropolitan New York City area. Mr. Greenstein served as a member of the New York State Bar Association's liaison committee with the Department of Law (Attorney General's Office) on co- op and condo conversions and as a member of the New York State Bar Association, was one of the draftsmen of the widely used 1989 form contract of sale for cooperative apartments. Mr. Greenstein has successfully mediated disputes involving real estate, cooperatives and condominium law. Mr. Greenstein also has successfully represented numerous cooperatives in workouts with banks and defaulting sponsors. He is a frequent contributor to, and often quoted in, publications including The New York Times dealing with issues relating to cooperative and condominium law and has lectured and conducted seminars and workshops on the subject of cooperatives and condominiums at and on behalf of the New York State Bar Association, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Real Estate Board of Continuing Education Program and the Office of the Attorney General, and the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums.

Education  J.D., Suffolk University (1971)

 B.A., American University (1967)

Admissions  New York Courts  U.S. Supreme Court

 U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

John G. Hall, Esq. 718-448-7210 FAX: 718-447-2761 [email protected]

PLEASE RESPOND TO NEW YORK OFFICE: 57 Beach Street RESUME Staten Island NY 10304-0002 718-447-8700 FAX: 718-447-2761 www.HallandHallLaw.com NAME: JOHN G. HALL

______Born: January 4, 1936, Staten Island, New York Son of Joseph G. And Estelle 732 Newman Springs Road Lincroft NJ 07738 732-212-0902 FAMILY: Married - Julia M. Moran: November 21, 1959 FAX: 732-212-0905 John Born: December 17, 1960 ______Thomas Born: November 2, 1961

John G. H all * Michael Born: September 8, 1965 Thom as J. Hall * Julia Born: September 5, 1968 Julia Hall Perednia * Mary Elizabeth Born: September 1, 1970 Lainie R. Fastman

______EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Accounting Charles J. D’Arrigo Villanova University - 1957 of Counsel

* Also Admitted in Graduate Studies New Jersey New York University Graduate School of Business Administration - Summer, 1958

Bachelor of Laws (now Juris Doctor) Villanova Law School - 1960

Master of Laws Brooklyn Law School - 1963

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Foreclosures; Testimony as Expert Witness in Attorney Real Estate Malpractice Actions; Estate Administration and Contested Estates.

EXPERIENCE: 1992-Present Practice of Law LAW FIRM OF HALL & HALL LLP 57 Beach Street, Staten Island, NY 10304 Page 2

1974-1992 Practice of Law Law Firm of John G. Hall 57 Beach Street, Staten Island, New York 10304

1965-1974 Practice of Law Fach, Sipp & Hall 15 Beach Street, Staten Island, New York 10304

1964 Committee Counsel New York State Senate Committee on the Affairs of the City of New York and individual practice of law.

1963 Associate Counsel Joint Legislative Committee on the Revision of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and individual practice of law.

1963 Legal Research Counsel, New York State Senate and individual practice of law.

1961-1963 Inter-County Title Guarantee and Mortgage Company (Attorney in Staten Island Office, Attorney and Member of the Board of Counsel)

1960 The Title Guarantee Company

HONORS: Professionalism Award - NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION REAL PROPERTY SECTION 2006

Member - THE VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW 1959, 1960 Managing Editor - THE VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW 1960

President Charles Evans Hughes Law Club, Villanova Law School - 1960

Finalist Reimal Moot Court Competition - 1959

APPROVED ATTORNEY: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK Page 3

PUBLICATIONS: 1.) Various Recent Decisions in THE VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW 1958-1959 2.) “Notice Provisions of In Rem Sales of Real Property for Tax Arrears” NEW YORK JOURNAL - 1961 3.) New York State Bar Association Book on “Mortgage Foreclosures in New York” (Author of chapter on Parties Defendant). 4.) Participant in New York State Bar Association Videotape Series on Practical Skills Real Estate Transactions. 5.) Bi-Weekly Mortgages An Equity Builder NYSBA Real Property Law Section News Letter 1992. 6.) Dealing with Land Underwater New York Law Journal, 3/23/98. 7.) A Look At Yield Spread Premiums, New York Real Property Law Journal - Spring 1998. 8.) Federal Preemption of Real Estate Lending Activities of OTS Regulated Lenders, The Real Estate Finance Journal - Winter 2002. 9.) Co-Author in New York State Bar Association Book on “Real Estate Titles” (Author of chapter on Surveys). 10). Quoted numerous times on real estate matters in the New York Times.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE: All courts of the State of New York, Supreme Court of New Jersey; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; United States Court of the District of New Jersey; United States Court for Appeals for the Second Circuit; United States Supreme Court.

PRESIDENT: Richmond County Bar Association 1974 - 1975

CHAIR: Real Property Section, New York State Bar Association 1997-98 Yvonne E. Hennessey is a partner at Hiscock & Barclay, LLP where she practices energy and environmental law. Yvonne represents clients in the oil and gas sector on a broad variety of issues involving legislation, well permitting and project siting, compulsory integration, administrative adjudication, civil litigation, lobbying compliance and investigations by the New York State Attorney General’s office.

She also represents commercial and industrial clients on a wide range of matters involving permitting, compliance, civil and administrative enforcement, and government relations. She has assisted corporate and municipal clients, both large and small, in a variety of matters including those related to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and related state regulations, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the New York State Coastal Management Program, and other state and federal environmental statutes and regulatory programs that apply to project permitting and siting.

Yvonne has also represented clients in every aspect of complex litigation in a broad range of litigation matters, including commercial, regulatory and leasing disputes. Her regulatory experience includes extensive experience in election, ethics, and lobbying law compliance, including pertinent statutory and regulatory programs at both the state and federal level.

Yvonne is a member of the New York State Bar Association Environmental Law Section’s Executive Committee and is the President of the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association. She was recognized by the New York State Bar Association in September 2010 as one of the “brightest young members” of the Environmental Law Section and, more recently, she was named to the 2013 and 2014 editions of Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Litigation and selected by Peer Review for Inclusion in Super Lawyer Directory 2013 for Energy and Natural Resources.

RICHARD HERZBACH Partner | Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP Practice Areas: Condominium and Cooperative Richard Herzbach is a partner and co-chairs the firm's Condominium and Cooperative Law Department, one of the most active in the nation. Formerly, as an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York, Mr. Herzbach served in the Real Estate Finance Bureau, the office responsible for the regulation of condominiums and cooperatives in the State of New York. One of the highlights of Mr. Herzbach's career in private practice is his preparation of the first condominium offering plan in the State of New York to be accepted by the Attorney General under that office's certification procedures. Chairman of the Homeowners Association Subcommittee of the New York State Bar Association's Real Property Law Section Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives, Mr. Herzbach also serves on the Bar Association's Liaison Committee with the Attorney General of the State of New York and was appointed to the New York State Attorney General's Task Force to revise the Condominium Act of the State of New York. He is also a member of both the Law Committee of the Associated Builders of New York and Past President of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Chapter of CORENET, Corporate Real Estate Network. He was recently appointed to the board of director of the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG). Mr. Herzbach also sits on the Board of Directors of Friends of Nassau Seniors and the Nassau County Chapter of the American Cancer Society where he was recently honored at their annual golf outing as "Man of the Year". Mr. Herzbach earned his Juris Doctorate at Hofstra University Law School where he is now an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching a course in condominium and cooperative law. Mr. Herzbach is admitted to practice in the state of New York; and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. In addition, he achieved the highest rating by Martindale Hubbell.

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Kirsten E. Keefe is a Senior Attorney with the Consumer Finance and Housing Unit of Empire Justice Center and Director of its Anchor Partner program for the NYS Office of the Attorney General’s Homeownership Protection Program (HOPP), funded through the National Mortgage Settlement. In addition to managing statewide grants to non- profit organizations providing direct assistance to homeowners, Kirsten works on policy issues regarding mortgage lending, foreclosures and financial consumer issues. Kirsten has focused on subprime lending and foreclosure since 1998, having started in direct services at Community Legal Services, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA. In 2009, Kirsten was appointed to and served a three-year term on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s Consumer Advisory Council. She is Co-Chair the Board of Directors for the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a steering committee member of New Yorkers for Responsible Lending (NYRL), and part of the HomeSave Coalition of the Capital Region. She also serves on lending committees of the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region. Kirsten has taught consumer law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and has lectured at Albany Law School and other local universities. Kirsten received a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and a J.D. from Beasley School of Law at Temple University. Prior to law school, Kirsten served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand.

Mitchell Azar Korbey, Esq.| Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Mitch Korbey is a partner of the firm, and the chair of Herrick's Land Use and Environmental Group. He is an accomplished urban planner and land use attorney with more than 20 years of experience in private practice and government service.

Prior to joining Herrick, Mitch served for six years as commissioner of the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and as director of the New York City Department of City Planning's Brooklyn office, where he guided Brooklyn's first mixed use zoning districts through the public review process and spearheaded plans for the rezoning and revitalization of a number of neighborhoods, including Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Prior to running the Brooklyn office, Mitch was deputy director of the Staten Island office and served in the City Planning Department's Housing and Economic Development Division.

Mitch leverages his experience in local government to provide real estate owners and developers with strategic legal counsel on land use and zoning issues. He advises clients in connection with site acquisitions and assemblages, site development options, zoning lot mergers and the transfer of development rights. He assists clients before the Board of Standards and Appeals and the Department of City Planning in connection with applications for zoning variances, special permits and discretionary approvals. He also assists clients with applications to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and resolves zoning and code-related issues at the Department of Buildings.

Mitch is an Adjunct Professor in Hunter College Graduate School's Urban Affairs and Planning Department where he teaches Land Use Law and leads a seminar entitled "Lawyers and Planners in the Development Process." His insights on real estate development and the intricacies of local zoning laws have appeared in major real estate and business publications, including Crain's, The New York Times and The Real Deal.

He is also a co-author of Herrick's land use and environmental blog, ZONE, which keeps readers up-to- date on the latest issues in land use and environmental law.

Joel H. Sachs

Senior Counsel | Keane & Beane, PC

Professional Experience

Joel H. Sachs represents private entities and governmental agencies in a wide variety of environmental, real estate, land development and zoning matters. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to representing municipal boards, municipalities and private clients before municipal boards and agencies throughout the State of New York in land use, zoning and environmental disputes. He serves as Construction Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Widely recognized as a leader in Environmental Law, Mr. Sachs has received a number of awards, which are listed below. Mr. Sachs has enjoyed the rare privilege of serving as Chair of two Sections of the New York State Bar Association, the Environmental Law Section and the Real Estate Law Section.

Mr. Sachs manages the firm’s role as Town Attorney of the Town of Bedford, NY and Village Attorney of the Village of Pleasantville, NY. On behalf of the firm, he also serves as Special Land Use and Environmental Counsel to municipalities in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange and Ulster Counties.

Mr. Sachs previously clerked for a federal judge in the Southern District of New York and served as an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York and Deputy Chief of its Environmental Protection Bureau for five years. Mr. Sachs also served as the former Town Attorney of the Town of Greenburgh, the largest Town in Westchester County. He joined Keane & Beane in 1993 with many years of experience practicing environmental law, municipal law and land development and zoning.

Awards & Recognition

 Metro Super Lawyers List, one of the 25 best attorneys in Westchester County (2010-2011)

 The New York Times Magazine, Westchester Magazine and New York Magazine (2008-2011), one of the best environmental attorneys in the New York Metropolitan area

 Best Lawyers in America (Environmental), 2009-2012, presented by ALM publication

 Distinguished Teaching Award, presented by Pace University School of Law (2010)

 Above the Bar Award for Leading Environmental Attorney awarded by Citrin Cooperman, the Westchester County Business Journal, Pace University School of Law and Mahopac Bank (2007)

 Business Leadership Award presented by Yeshiva Ohr Hameir (2002)  Lawyer of the Year presented by Institute for Jewish Humanities (1997)

 Henry Heissenbuttel Award for excellence in land use planning given by the New York State Planning Federation (1986)

 Has received a peer review rating of “AV® PreeminentTM” on Martindale-Hubbell®

Admissions

 State and Federal Courts of New York

 Federal Courts of Connecticut

 State and Federal Courts of Florida

 United States Supreme Court

 United States Tax Court

Professional Associations

 American Arbitration Association (Construction Industry Panel)

 Federal Bar Council

 National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (Past Chairman of the Committee on Environmental Protection)

 New York State Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates; Past Chair, Real Property Law Section; Past Chair, Environmental Law Section; Member, Task Force on Eminent Domain; Member, Continuing Education Legal Committee)

 Westchester County Bar Association

 White Plains Bar Association (Past President)

Professional Activities/Publications

Mr. Sachs serves as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University School of Law, where for over 30 years he has taught courses on state and municipal environmental law, land use and construction law. He is also a frequent lecturer before bar association groups on environmental and land use topics.

Community Service

Mr. Sachs is a Former President of the Westchester County Legal Aid Society and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of Lyndhurst.

Education

 1970, LL.M., New York University

 1966, LL.B., University of Pennsylvania

 1963, B.A., Cornell University

CATHERINE A. SHERIDAN

Catherine A. Sheridan is a partner in the law firm of SCALISE & HAMILTON, LLP, in Scarsdale, New York, and practices out of the firm’s Long Island office, located in Carle Place, New York. Her practice areas include representing attorneys in professional disciplinary matters before local grievance committees and state appellate courts; providing advice to attorneys on ethical issues; and drafting and arguing appeals, as well as related motions, before state appellate courts. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, and the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association. Ms. Sheridan received her B.S. and J.D. from St. John’s University and was admitted to practice in January 1994. Since 1996 Ms. Sheridan has also been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

From 1993 to 1997 Ms. Sheridan was employed as a Court Attorney with the Appellate Division, Second Department, where she researched and wrote memoranda of law, as well as drafted and recommended decisions and orders of the court. During her tenure with the Appellate Division, Ms. Sheridan was promoted to the position of Senior Court Attorney and served as a Law Secretary to the Hon. Leo F. McGinity. In March 1997, Ms. Sheridan joined the law firm of Rivkin, Radler & Kremer in Uniondale, New York, where she worked as an associate in the appellate practice and business litigation departments.

In February 1999, Ms. Sheridan left private practice and rejoined the Appellate Division, Second Department, as an assistant counsel to the Tenth District Grievance Committee, where she handled the investigation and prosecution of attorney disciplinary matters. In 2001, she was promoted to Deputy Chief Counsel, and in April 2005, she joined the Appellate Division, Second Department’s Office of Special Counsel for Grievance Matters, where she served in the position of Deputy Chief Counsel while continuing to work in the area of attorney ethics and discipline. Ms. Sheridan remained with the Appellate Division until January 2009 when she started her own practice. In November 2012, she became Of Counsel to Scalise & Hamilton, and in July 2013 Ms. Sheridan joined the firm as a partner.

Ms. Sheridan has lectured at CLE programs on the topic of ethics and professional responsibility for the State and local bar associations, the Appellate Division, Second Department, and St. John’s University School of Law.

Nicholas M. Ward-Willis Principal Member Professional Experience Nicholas Ward-Willis represents businesses, developers, individuals, property managers and public bodies in a variety of land use, real estate and environmental issues, ranging from commercial and real estate transactions to state and federal environmental litigation. Mr. Ward- Willis has extensive experience in negotiating orders on consent with state and federal agencies in a variety of matters, including hazardous waste sites and oil spill sites. In the course of representation of his clients, Mr. Ward-Willis interacts with consultants on oil spills, mold and hazardous waste remediations. He represents private clients before various land use boards and assists the firm's public and private sector clients in complying with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, the New York City Watershed Regulations and other environmental laws. In addition to processing land use applications on behalf of clients, Mr. Ward-Willis has prosecuted and argued Article 78 cases before trial and appellate courts. He counsels property managers, cooperatives, condominiums, homeowners' associations and municipalities. Mr. Ward-Willis manages the firm’s role as City Attorney for the City of Beacon, Dutchess County and, on behalf of the firm, serves as counsel to several planning Boards in Westchester County, including the Village of Rye Brook. Mr. Ward-Willis joined Keane & Beane following his graduation from law school. Admissions

 State and Federal Courts of New York

 State and Federal Courts of Connecticut Professional Associations

 Dutchess County Bar Association

 New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair, Real Property Law Section Committee on Green Real Estate; Member, Executive Council of the Conference of Bar Leaders; Member, Environmental Law Section)

 Westchester County Bar Association

 White Plains Bar Association (Director) Professional Activities/Publications Mr. Ward-Willis is a frequent lecturer on land use and environmental issues, including SEQRA, RLUIPA, toxic torts, brownfields and environmental issues for residential real estate attorneys. These seminars have included “The Greening of America’s Favorite Pastime – A Discussion of Green Building Techniques Applied to the New York Mets’ Construction of Citi Field”; “Federal Stormwater Regulations Under the Clean Water Act” and “Encouraging Sustainable Development Through SEQRA and Land Use Regulations.” He also frequently lectures on the laws and regulations of oil storage tanks.

Community Service Mr. Ward-Willis coaches baseball, soccer and softball in the Town of Somers. Education

 1993, J.D., cum laude, Pace University School of Law (Member of the Environmental Law Review)

 1993, Environmental Law Certificate, Pace University School of Law

 1990, B.A., State University of New York at Albany

Benjamin Weinstock is a partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where he is co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. In a career spanning three decades, Mr. Weinstock has handled real estate transactions from the basic to the highly complex. His knowledge and skill place him among the most respected and sought-after real estate lawyers in the region. In recognition of his knowledge and contributions to the real estate industry, Governor Pataki named Mr. Weinstock to the prestigious New York State Real Estate Board, where he was elected Secretary, serving for seven terms. The scope of his work is vast, and includes sales and purchases, leaseholds, sale-leasebacks, fee and leasehold mortgages, construction lending, development agreements, purchase options, residential and commercial co-ops and condos, senior citizen housing, zoning variances, site plan and subdivision approvals, title insurance claims, tax deferred exchanges, real estate tax redemptions, condemnations, architect’s and construction agreements, mortgage restructurings and transfer tax audits. In 2008, Mr. Weinstock was selected as one of New York Area’s Best Lawyers in Real Estate. He is one of only two lawyers on Long Island to be so honored. In 2010, Mr. Weinstock was elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). Membership to ACREL is by invitation only after a rigorous nomination and screening process and is available only to lawyers who have established themselves as experts in the field, who observe the highest standards of ethical conduct and who have made significant contributions to enhance real estate law and its practice. Mr. Weinstock has immersed himself in a wide range of professional organizations. He is a member of the legal advisory boards of Chicago Title Insurance Company and First American Title Insurance Company of New York. He serves on the Real Property Law Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Weinstock also serves as Chair of the Real Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association as well as the New York State Bar Association’s Committees on Title and Transfer and Commercial Leasing. He is a frequent lecturer on real property law matters, having chaired several educational programs for the New York State Bar Association and others. He currently teaches the Real Estate LLM program at New York Law School. In the community, Mr. Weinstock currently serves as Deputy Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst, where he resides, and was previously the Deputy Village Attorney.

Adam L. Wekstein | Partner | Hocherman Tortorella & Wekstein, LLP

E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Wekstein was born in Bronxville, New York on June 3, 1960. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1986 and the U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 1987. Practice Areas . Litigation . Appellate Practice . Land Use . Zoning . Environmental Law Education . Cornell University - B.A. 1982 . State University of New York at Buffalo - J.D. 1985 . Cum laude . Buffalo Law Review . Associate Member - 1983 - 1984 . Note and Comment Editor - 1984 - 1985 . New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Dept. 1985-1986 . Law Assistant Membership . Northern Westchester Bar Association . New York State Bar Association . Executive Committee - Municipal Law Section . Environmental Law Section

Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq.

Michelle has been associated with the firm since 1999 and became a partner in 2004. Prior to joining Cioffi • Slezak • Wildgrube P.C., Michelle worked for a general practice firm that provided a broad foundation for her practice which now concentrates in the areas of estate planning and administration, business and corporate law, and real estate. Michelle enjoys working with clients to find solutions for their legal needs, drawing on her diverse experience in many areas of the law to create the best plan for her clients.

Raised in Niskayuna in a household that greatly values community service, Michelle has continued this tradition, volunteering with many not-for-profit organizations. She currently serves as President on the boards of directors of The Legal Project and the Federation of Bar Associations, Fourth Judicial District. Michelle regularly lectures for the Affordable Housing Attorney Assistance Program (AHAA!) on issues for first time home buyers and she also frequently presents seminars on real estate issues for the New York State Bar Association and local Bar Associations. In addition, Michelle teaches the Real Estate Closings course for the AHAA! program, training attorneys to represent clients with regard to real estate purchases.

Michelle is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is a delegate to the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section and a member of the Lawyer Referral Information Service Committee. Michelle is also a member of the Schenectady County Bar Association and serves as a trustee for the John Alexander Memorial Scholarship and as a member of the Real Property Committee. In addition, Michelle is a member of the Capital District Women’s Bar Association and is of counsel to the Board of Directors of Haven.

Michelle holds a Bachelor in Arts Degree in English from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.

Lawrence J. Wolk is a partner in the New York and Washington, D.C. offices of Holland & Knight. Mr. Wolk practices in the real property area, emphasizing commercial real estate finance and public/private transactions. Mr. Wolk has represented numerous institutional lenders, government instrumentalities, and developers of real estate, and corporations, throughout the country in connection with their real estate activities. This representation has included the negotiation and documentation of construction, permanent, and multi-state financings, public/private partnerships, sales, acquisitions, and other development and public project matters.

Matters handled by Mr. Wolk include:

 sale of nuclear power plant facilities in New York State representing New York Power Authority  $734 Million construction loan financing of the World Financial Center at Battery Park City representing the lead lender  numerous single asset and multi-state, multi-asset mortgage and acquisition transactions secured by properties nationwide representing national life insurance companies and banks  mortgage loan origination and workouts throughout New York State representing Empire State Development Corporation  ground lease and other real estate and operational transactions representing the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation  acquisition and financing of over 1500 fee and leasehold cellular tower sites throughout North America in single-asset and multi-asset, multi-state portfolio transactions  numerous commercial acquisitions, dispositions and mortgage financings for clients headquartered outside of the U.S. Prior to joining Holland & Knight in the mid 1990s, Mr. Wolk served for four (4) years as Assistant General Counsel for Real Estate and Asset Disposition at the Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC") and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation where he had senior agency legal and management responsibility for the real estate, affordable housing, environmental, and workout sections of the RTC's legal division and implemented and closed multi asset sales programs disposing of billions of dollars of real estate and real estate loan assets.

Prior to his service at the RTC, Mr. Wolk practiced for 17 years in the New York City area with an emphasis on complex real estate mortgage financing transactions.

Honors & Awards

 The Best Lawyers in America guide, Real Estate Law, 2007-2014  Who's Who Legal, 2011, 2012  New York Super Lawyers magazine, 2009-2012  Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, May 2009

Memberships

 American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Member  American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Member  New York State Bar Association (Real Property Section), Member of the Executive Committee  New York State Bar Association (Real Property Section), Chair of its CLE Committee