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TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU CREATIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS
FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE CLIENTS.
At CSG, we understand there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the myriad challenges facing our clients on a daily basis. We take great pride in deploying our Real Estate Group’s vast skill sets and resources to craft and implement custom solutions to achieve our clients’ goals.
On the development front, we have long recognized the importance of coordinating closely with state, county and
local government to develop solutions that align private- and public-sector interests. Our track record working hand-in-hand with government officials and their teams has led to the mutual respect we enjoy with municipal leaders throughout the Garden State. They appreciate our unique ability to recognize and resolve development issues to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.
Building upon this momentum, we continue to seek out the best and brightest to join our growing ranks. Our powerhouse roster of attorneys recently welcomed Jason Holt, former Business Administrator for Atlantic City, whose firsthand understanding of the legal conditions needed for successful municipal planning — and the business drivers that make public-private deals mutually beneficial and sustainable — has already proven invaluable to our clients.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE BIGGEST GROWTH AREA FOR
YOUR BUSINESS?
Clients find added value in their ability to call upon the
vast resources across CSG’s Real Estate Group to complete large-scale, multifaceted projects and address all real estate needs. This one-stop shopping allows for efficiencies and collaboration that ultimately adds to a project’s success. Whether acquiring, financing, developing, leasing or managing real estate, our clients know and appreciate that CSG is shoulder-to-shoulder with them at every step of the way.
WHY SHOULD A CLIENT CHOOSE YOU OVER THE COMPETITION?
We take our commitment to providing New Jersey’s real estate
Francis J. Giantomasi Mitchell S. Berkey
an eye not only towards the challenges faced by our clients today, but also to maximize their opportunities in current and future real estate cycles.
Recognizing the shift from brick-and-mortar retail to experiential retailing, CSG was proud to welcome to its Real Estate Group Lisa Barata, former Deputy Attorney General in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Lisa will play a great role in enabling our clients to stay ahead of this trend and navigate the regulatory environment surrounding the manufacturing, wholesale, distribution and retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Retail’s shift, as well as a groundswell of overall leasing activity, signaled a need for deepened bench strength in leasing in all asset classes. Our response? Adriana Peters, former General Counsel
to one of the largest privately held real estate management and development companies in the country, recently joined our Real Estate Group to spearhead our burgeoning leasing practice.
Our dynamic hires — both in general and niche areas — send a strong signal to the marketplace confirming CSG’s deep commitment to stand tall at the frontline of New Jersey’s real estate market.
AT A GLANCE...
HEADQUARTERS: One Boland Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052
YEAR FOUNDED: 1972
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS: 158 NUMBER OF REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS: 30
AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN REAL ESTATE: Active nationally, regionally and locally, our attorneys represent owners, developers, debt and equity providers, asset managers, commercial and retail tenants, construction professionals and community associations. Our extensive real estate capabilities include: acquisition; financing; construction; project development and redevelopment; joint venture and equity raising; leasing and property management; land use; PILOT and other incentives; condominiums
and planned real estate development; environmental; divestiture; debt restructuring; dispute resolution; real estate litigation; and tax appeals.
Jason Holt
Lisa R. Barata
Adriana M. Peters
community with forward- thinking, comprehensive counsel seriously. In response to client needs, and being ever- opportunistic, we continue to add talent with
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