Jessica R. Brenner
Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Business Law
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Education
- LLM in Real Estate Development, University of Miami School of Law (currently attending)
- JD, New York Law School
- Vice Chair of Moot Court Association
- Associate of the New York Law School Innovation Center for Law & Technology
- BA, Kean University, Magna Cum Laude
Admissions
- State of New York
- State of New Jersey
Experience
- Representing clients in complex transactions related to the sale, leasing, purchasing and financing of commercial and residential real estate properties
- Specializing in commercial multifamily, mixed-use, IRC 1031 like-kind exchanges and net lease (NNN/NN) investment properties
- Negotiating commercial leases as well as lease compliance and lease negotiations connected with net lease transactions (i.e. sale leaseback arrangements)
Professional Associations
- New York City Bar Association
- New Jersey Bar Association
Nataliya Merkoulova
Practice Area
- Real Estate Law
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Education
- LLM in Real Estate, Fordham University School of Law (currently attending)
- JD, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- BA in Finance, Case Western Reserve University
Admissions
- State of Ohio
Experience
- Assisting buyers and sellers of residential real estate in NYC by preparing and/or negotiating contracts of sale, conducting due diligence, and preparing closing documents
- Assembling property tax exemption applications for religious organizations and non-profits
- Administration of simple probate estates
- Evaluating potential property tax savings based on participation in tax appeal proceedings, initiating tax appeals, and negotiating settlement agreements with municipal parties
- Researching implications of FCC Declaratory Ruling, local zoning ordinance, and federal law on conditional use cell tower construction petitions
- Pro bono volunteering with New York County Lawyers Association’s Legal Counseling program, with focus on landlord-tenant disputes
Professional Associations
- New York City Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
Languages
- Russian
MaryAnne F. Santini
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Labor Law
- ERISA
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Education
- JD, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
- Research Editor, Hofstra Law Review
- Publication: Fixing Our Aging Infrastructure: How to Pay for Airport Improvements, 46 HOFSTRA L. REV. 1031 (2018)
- Cum laude, Gina Maria Escarce Memorial Scholarship
- BA, Marymount Manhattan College
- Cum laude, Gold Key
Admissions
- State of New York
Experience
- Law Clerk at Colleran, O’Hara & Mills, LLP
- Internship with the Law Department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Professional Associations
- New York City Bar Association
Brian Boming Zhai
Practice Area
- Real Estate Law
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Education
- JD, Brooklyn Law School
- MS, Columbia University
- BA, University of Michigan
Admissions
- State of New York
Experience
- Representing buyers, sellers, and banks in residential real estate transactions
- Counseling clients regarding their property tax benefit applications (421-a and ICAP/ICIP) with respect to project eligibility, benefit calculation, benefit planning and implementation of the exemption or abatement of real property tax in NYC
- Intern at JDS Development
- Legal Intern at Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP (commercial leasing)
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
- National LGBT Bar Association
- LGBT Bar Association of New York
Languages
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
