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Francis J. Giantomasi Leadership of CSG
Law’s Real Estate,
Real Property Taxation
and Incentives and
Redevelopment, Land
Use and Zoning Groups
are pictured.
Lisa A. John-Basta
Jennifer M. Porter
John R. Lloyd
Gemma M. Giantomasi
OUR CLIENTS
The CSG Law Real Estate Group’s
industry-leading clients include a wide
spectrum of private- and public-sector
owners, developers, investors, lenders
and users of all real estate asset
types. From international publicly held
investor/owners, to prominent national,
regional and local owners, developers
and lenders, to streaming giants and
fi lm studios and Fortune 100 users of
real estate, our private-sector clients
seek CSG Law’s strategic counsel to
navigate their complex and often high-
profi le projects and transactions both
in New Jersey and markets throughout
the country.
Our public-sector clients — including
energy and utilities providers,
municipalities and other governmental
entities — appreciate our experience
at the intersection of the public and
private sectors and look to CSG Law
to help achieve their unique goals and
objectives.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
CSG Law’s track record leading our
clients through complex and noteworthy
projects and transactions has led us to
earn numerous accolades as a group,
including being named Dealmakers of
105 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, NJ 07068
OUR EXPERTISE
♦ Acquisitions ♦ Dispositions
♦ Financing ♦ Loan workouts
♦ Commercial leasing
♦ Development/redevelopment
Thomas J. Trautner Jr. Mitchell S. Berkey
♦ Land use/zoning ♦ PILOTs/incentives
♦ Affordable housing ♦ Condemnation
♦ Real estate litigation and
dispute resolution
♦ Joint ventures and equity raising
♦ Construction
♦ Property management
♦ Condominiums ♦ Renewable energy
♦ Hospitality ♦ Liquor licensing
the Year by the New Jersey Law Journal
and a Regional Powerhouse by Law360,
and multiple individual honors including
recognition in The Best Lawyers in
America, Chambers USA, The National
Law Journal, NJBIZ and ROI-NJ, to name
a few. The CSG Law significant projects
that have helped shape the real estate
landscape in New Jersey and beyond
include:
■ Representation of Netfl ix, the
New Jersey Performing Arts Center,
Lionsgate and Matrix on major Garden
State entertainment production
facilities.
■ The multibillion-dollar ground leasing
and modernization of terminals and
distribution facilities at Port Elizabeth,
New Jersey.
■ The $336 million, 12-acre, mixed-use
campus redevelopment by New Jersey
Performing Arts Center in Newark, New
Jersey.
■ The $113 million acquisition of a
major 11-story multifamily asset with
ground-fl oor retail and indoor parking in
Chicago, Illinois.
■ Serving as acquisition and disposition
counsel, lender and borrower counsel
and landlord and tenant leasing counsel
on acquisitions, sales, debt facilities and
lease transactions in markets throughout
the United States.
ONE MORE THING
CSG Law’s Real Estate Group
prides itself on adding value for
our clients. First, we focus on
understanding each client’s business
approach and goals to become
the best possible team member
— working shoulder to shoulder
with our clients to appreciate and
achieve their goals. Second, we
capitalize on our uncommon depth
and wealth of knowledge forged
over decades in the real estate
trenches on developments and
transactions through multiple cycles
involving all asset classes. Third, we
judiciously leverage the deep-rooted
relationships and trust earned over
50 years to navigate the mercurial
intersection of the public and private
sectors. This multifaceted, value-add
approach has established CSG Law
as the premier go-to, one-stop shop
for impactful and cost-effective real
estate solutions locally, regionally and
nationally.