Event Overview
Monday, January 24, 2022
1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
3.5 MCLE Credits
3.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 0.5 Ethics
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.
Real Property Law Section Chair
Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq. | Cioffi Slezak Wildgrube P.C.; Schenectady, NY
Program Chair
Spencer Compton | First American Title Insurance Company; New York, NY
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New York Real Estate 2022: Where Are We?
Monday, January 24, 2022
1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
3.5 MCLE Credits
3.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 0.5 Ethics
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.
Real Property Law Section Chair
Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq. | Cioffi Slezak Wildgrube P.C.; Schenectady, NY
Program Chair
Spencer Compton | First American Title Insurance Company; New York, NY
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Business Meeting, Election of Officers and Award Presentations
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker Section Chair Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq. Cioffi Slezak Wildgrube P.C. Schenectady, NYReport of the Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee Chair Ira S. Goldenberg, Esq. Goldenberg & Selker, LLP White Plains, NYReal Property Law Section Professionalism Award
Presenters Awards Committee Co-Chairs Peter V. Coffey, Esq. Schenectady, NY2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Presenter Program Chair and First Vice-Chair Spencer Compton First American Title Insurance Company New York, NY
2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Lessons Learned from the Condominium Collapse in Surfside, Florida
The presentation will be focused on the tragedy that occurred at the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Florida, and how New York condominiums and cooperatives can take steps to avoid a such a catastrophe. Issues of negligence, board member liability, the business judgment rule, engineering inspections, individual rights of unit owners, and insurance will all be discussed, as well as the role of counsel in addressing the foregoing. Speakers David S. Fitzhenry, Esq. Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer, LLP New York, NY Howard L. Zimmerman, FAIA Founder and Principal Howard L. Zimmerman Architects & Engineers PC New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Hot Topics in New York City Commercial Leasing
This segment will focus on “hot topics” with respect to the current New York City commercial leasing environment, including current trends, issues pertaining to healthcare and life sciences leases, and Local Law 97. Speakers Adam M. Endick, Esq. Vinson & Elkins LLP New York, NY Hope K. Plasha, Esq. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP New York, NY Jason T. Polevoy, Esq. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP New York, NY Barbara Winter Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc. New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
How Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing Provides Attractive, Low Cost Financing for Capital Improvements, Helps Reduce Carbon Emissions & Even Rescues Defaulting Properties
Speakers Joel I. Binstok, Esq. The York Group, LLC New York, NY Joshua S. Winefsky, Esq. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP New York, NY Laura Y. Rapaport North Bridge Opportunities New York, NY Jessica Bailey President and CEO Greenworks Lending LLC from Nuveen Stamford, CT
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
4:50 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
A Brief Primer on Everyday Ethics
Everyday ethical issues will be reviewed and what you need to remember. Issues covered will include escrow agreements, representing your client in out-of-state transactions, accepting credit card payments, accepting security for a client’s rapidly escalating account, and the easiest way to get yourself disbarred. Speaker Nancy A. Connery, Esq. Schoeman, Updike Kaufman & Gerber, LLP New York, NY
0.5 Credit in Ethics
Virtual Programming Pricing
Virtual Meeting General Registration Fee
$25
Required to attend any virtual CLE programs
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (Before 12/31/21)
$99: Section Member | $130: NYSBA Member | $255: Non-NYSBA Member
REGULAR REGISTRATION (1/1/22 and after)
$140: Section Member | $185: NYSBA Member | $350: Non-NYSBA Member
Speakers coming soon!
Dennis Greenstein
Award Winner— Real Property Professionalism Award
Dennis H. Greenstein focuses his practice on cooperative and condominium law and provides counsel to approximately 125 cooperatives and condominium buildings located in New York City.
Prior to starting his practice, Dennis served as a New York State Assistant Attorney General in the Real Estate Financing Bureau, Cooperative and Condominium Section.
Dennis is currently on the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and served as the co-chair of the Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives of the section from 2006-2016. He previously 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. He is a frequent contributor to, and often quoted in, publications such as The New York Times, addressing issues relating to cooperative and condominium law. In addition, Dennis has written articles for or lectured and conducted seminars and workshops on the subject of cooperatives and condominiums at the Real Estate Board of New York, CNYC, The Cooperator, HABITAT Magazine, New York University’s Continuing Education Program and the office of the Attorney General.
Education
- BA, American University
- JD, Suffolk University Law School
Admissions
New York
Courts
- US Supreme Court
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Leadership & Professional Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association (Real Property Law Section; Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives; co-chair, Workout Subcommittee, 1993-1996; co-chair of the Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives, 2007-2016)
- Assistant Attorney General, State of New York, Real Estate Financing Bureau, Cooperative and Condominium Section (1973-1978)
Lisa Ornest
Award Winner— Real Property Law Section Community Contributor
Ms. Ornest was admitted to practice in 2005. However, she began her real estate law career when she was still in law school. In her second year Ms. Ornest was lucky enough to be hired by Nancy Haber at the AG’s office, and worked in the Real Estate Finance Bureau until graduation, with Marissa Piesman, and of course, Susan Scharbach, among many others, who were always helpful, encouraging, and supportive. She learned about the specific requirements of offering plans, but she also learned about the Martin Act, and the New York protections for investors in real estate as well as in theatrical syndicates.
After graduating Ms. Ornet worked in L&T, going to court every day, and pretty soon she was also appearing in Supreme and even the Federal courts, as she expanding her skills into commercial litigation. After a few years she partially returned to the coop and condo business, drafting offering plans for affordable housing developers at Goldstein Hall, while maintaining my own corporate transactional and commercial litigation practice.
Ms. Ornest began her own practice in 2008. As a solo, at the request of clients, she’s gotten involved in many other areas of law, including but not limited to Federal copyright infringement and Surrogate’s proceedings. Currently, she mainly handles commercial and real estate litigation, corporate transactions, and residential closings.
Gold Sponsor
Nuveen Green Capital is a national leader in sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions and an affiliate of Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA responsible for $1.2 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2021. Established in 2015 by the C-PACE industry’s founders and standard-setters, Nuveen Green Capital is a private capital provider dedicated to making sustainability a smart financial decision for commercial real estate owners who seek to improve the energy, water and resiliency performance of their property. For more information, visit www.nuveen.com/greencapital
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Contact Information
Amy Jasiewicz, Section Liaison | ajasiewicz@nysba.org