Real Estate Commercial

ERIC J. DELLUTRI

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EDUCATION

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Hamden, CT

Juris Doctor, May 2004, Magna Cum Laude

G.P.A.: 3.54/4.0 Class Rank: 11/142 (7%)

Honors: *Quinnipiac Law Review;

*Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards (i.e.- Am Jur) for 6

courses;

*Quinnipiac University School of Law Merit Scholarship

Recipient; Recipient of 5

graduation awards.

Activities: Public Interest Law Project, Member & Volunteer; Phi Delta Phi

(Legal Honors Fraternity); Research Assistant, Professor Richard

Litvin; 2003 Yale Invitational Mock Trial

Tournament, Volunteer Judge; Dickinson School of Law at Penn State

University, European Summer Abroad Program, 2003.

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY

Jamaica, NY

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1996

Overall G.P.A.: 3.2/4.0 Major G.P.A.: 3.5/4.0

Honors: Notre Dame College Merit Scholarship Recipient

Activities: League Commissioner, Primetime League Sports; Defense

Attorney, Mock Trial Tourney

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted: Connecticut, 2004; New York, 2005; District of

Connecticut, 2005.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS, INC. Port

Washington, NY

In House Counsel

January 2008-Present

-Presently function as in house counsel for a corporation who owns,

operates, manages and develops commercial real estate properties throughout

the northeast;

-Negotiate and draft leases and lease renewals, licensing agreements, loan

documents, assignment documents, construction contracts, service and vendor

contracts;

-Facilitate development financing and refinance properties with lenders and

co-lenders; Coordinate and supervise due diligence reviews; review title

commitments and pro formas and work with title to remove exceptions;

-Oversee outside counsel with respect to litigation and financing matters.

MEISTER SEELIG & FEIN, LLP New

York, NY

Real Estate Associate

March 2007-October 2007

-Negotiated and drafted commercial leases and ancillary documents for

retail and office locales;

-Coordinated and conducted commercial closings- acquisitions and

dispositions; drafted and negotiated Purchase & Sale Agreements and closing

documents;

-Closed commercial loan transactions (i.e.- construction loans, bridge

loans, pre-payment defeasance transactions, etc.); reviewed and commented

on commercial loan documents.

HURWITZ, SAGARIN, SLOSSBERG & KNUFF, LLC

Milford, CT

Associate Attorney September

2005- March 2007

Land Use and Commercial Real Estate Practice

-Represented numerous high profile clients including a notable big box

chain and one of America's largest mall developers; drafted, negotiated and

commented on leases and prepared lease abstracts;

-Prepared and presented commercial and residential land use applications

before town administrative agencies including: zone change, site plan,

special permit, subdivision, inland-wetland, variances, tax assessor and

other appeals;

-Negotiated and drafted commercial leases for strip malls, and individual

service/retail entities;

-Conducted commercial and residential closings; drafted and negotiated

relevant closing documents;

-Drafted a variety of easements for various public and private entities;

perform due diligence reviews;

-Coordinated summary process evictions for residential and commercial

landowners;

-Brought administrative appeals before the state Superior Court: drafted

briefs, conducted oral argument for such appeals, drafted and argued

dispositive jurisdictional motions, advocated during the administrative

mediation process, negotiated settlements and drafted objections to

certiorari;

-Prosecuted real property partition actions from commencement through

trial;

-Initiated and prosecuted Pre-Judgment Remedy Applications before the

Superior Court;

-Conducted a real estate arbitration dispute before the American

Arbitration Association.

KAHAN, KERENSKY & CAPOSSELA, LLP Vernon, CT

Associate Attorney September 2004-

September 2005

Land Use and Commercial Real Estate Practice

-Prepared applications and advocated for various residential and commercial

developers before town councils, agencies and commissions;

-Drafted memoranda of law in support of various administrative appeals;

-Conducted oral argument for short calendar motions; drafted memoranda of

law in support thereof;

-Negotiated and drafted commercial real estate leases and ancillary

documents;

-Represented high profile clients including major big box developers,

supermarket retailers and a foremost Connecticut sports figure.

Public Interest Activities

-Co-chaired and emceed the Tolland County Bar Association's 2005 Law Day

Ceremonies.

LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

ENGELMAN & WELCH-RUBIN, LLP New Haven,

CT

Legal Intern

Spring 2004

-Drafted documents for dissolution cases including: complaints, dispositive

pre-trial motions, appellate briefs, standing orders; conducted oral

arguments for pre-trial motions;

-Attended dissolution trials and participated in direct and cross-

examination;

-Acted as GAL for minors during custody and visitation disputes;

represented their interests in court;

-Interviewed, counseled and assisted clients with the marriage dissolution

process.

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOAN G. MARGOLIS, U.S. DISTRICT COURT New

Haven, CT

Judicial Extern

Fall 2003

-Researched and drafted opinions for dispositive pre-trial motions of civil

cases;

-Participated in settlement conferences for the civil docket.

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