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  Real Estate


Representative Transactions
• Over the past several years we have negotiated headquarters leases for the following companies: MONY, Mastercard, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Fuji Bank, Neuberger & Berman, Dorsey & Whitney, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, J. Walter Thompson, the Associated Press, Planned Parenthood and Omnicom Group Inc.

• We represented Equitable Life in UBS PaineWebber's 600,000 square foot lease restructuring and Paul Weiss' 300,000 square foot lease restructuring, at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.

• We represented the owner of 7 Hanover Square, New York, New York, in the leasing of its building to Guardian Life.

• We negotiated leases for the "flagship" locations for the following retail clients: Brooks Brothers, The Gap, Banana Republic, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma, Ann Taylor and Men's Wearhouse.

• We represented Mastercard in the purchase and financing of its headquarters facility in Purchase, New York.

• We represented Williams Communications in the leasing of its 225,000 square foot switch facility in New York City.

• We represented The Feil Organization in the negotiation of a 115,000 square foot lease for a BJ's Wholesale Club in Levittown, New York.

• We represented the landlord in the lease negotiation for the Balenciaga flagship location in Manhattan.

• We represented the world renown chef, David Bouley, in the purchase and leasing of his Manhattan restaurants.

• We handle the leasing work for the Tishman Speyer real estate portfolio in New York City, including Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building.

• We regularly handle leasing transactions for McDonalds, Boston Market, UBS Financial Services, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Raymour & Flanigan, Pret A. Manger, The Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Brooks Brothers, AnnTaylor, Anne Fontaine and Christofle.

• We represented the purchaser of two prominent office buildings in downtown Brooklyn, New York (241 and 250 Livingston Street).

• We have represented ownership of 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York in their 2000 and 2002 refinancings of the Building.

• We represented the seller in the sale of a building and land development in Ardsley, New York.