Shepard A. Federgreen

Shepard A. Federgreen

Director, Real Property

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Mr. Federgreen provides advice in connection with a wide range of real estate transactions, presenting clients with strategic options to meet their business goals.

Areas of Focus

Real Estate Transactions

Mr. Federgreen has represented clients in real estate transactions, including:

    • Commercial, industrial, retail, and ground leases for both landlords and tenants
    • Acquisitions and sales of vacant land, vacant buildings, and occupied buildings, including office buildings, industrial buildings, retail centers, and lodging, as well as performing and non-performing debt instruments secured by real estate
    • Joint ventures
    • Mortgage financings for both lenders and borrowers
    • Easements for both grantors and grantees
    • Public-private partnerships, including “redevelopment agreements” on behalf of both designated redevelopers and governmental agencies

His clients include companies that deal in real estate every day; companies across all industry lines that deal only with a lease for their one location every five to seven years; and just about everything in between. Transactions, although primarily concentrated in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, involve real estate all across the country.

Credentials

Education

Cornell Law School (J.D., cum laude)

Hofstra University (B.B.A., magna cum laude)

Professional Admissions

State of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

State of New Jersey

Professional Activities

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

New Jersey State Bar Association
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Cornell Real Estate Council

Civic/Charitable Activities

Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ
Trustee and Past President