Real Estate Manager
Resume:
Lorenzo V. DeLillo
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EXPERIENCE:
SAPIR REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP., New York, NY
General Counsel - March 2010 to present
Senior Associate General Counsel - June 2006 to February 2010
Associate General Counsel - May 2005 to May 2006
Advise and report directly to Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Officer, Equity Members, General Counsel (former) and Chief Financial
Officer of private equity firm on multiple legal issues concerning
firm's various assets of over 6 million square feet of commercial real
estate. Negotiate and draft commercial and retail leases, subleases,
assignments, sub-leases, licenses, SNDAs, house rules, guarantees, and
other related lease documents for Class A portfolio. Advise on all
leasing matters and market conditions, and manage outside counsel,
brokers and building management / construction teams in all phases of
lease negotiation, drafting and compliance. Negotiated and drafted
several Joint Venture agreements for the acquisition of real property
and development options. Sensitivity to all business aspects of the
company in light of market conditions, including advising on
improvements to increase revenue, implementing cost saving protocols
and addressing PR matters. Supervise two Associate General Counsel,
legal assistant and temporary legal staff / interns. Advise on various
company matters, such as insurance, personnel and code compliance.
Professional highlights include:
Negotiated and drafted a lease renewal and expansion of law
firm in excess of 110,000 rsf.
Managed the closing of several major leases in combined
excess of 500,000 rsf.
Negotiated and drafted numerous commercial leases with law
firms, businesses and a media network all in excess of
300,000 rsf.
Negotiated and drafted major retail store lease on Madison
Avenue in excess of 15,000 rsf.
Negotiated and drafted major retail lender and chain stores
in combined excess of 40,000 rsf.
Negotiated, drafted and closed a record contract of sale for
$44 million residence on 5th Avenue, and managed closing of
transaction and lender debt payoff in 6 days.
- Negotiated and drafted a Joint Venture Agreement of three
developers with a member capital
contribution and net effective debt in excess of $15,000,000
for revitalization of landmark hotel in Miami Beach, Florida,
together with negotiating and drafting trade contracts and
triple net lease with property owner.
- Negotiated and drafted Joint Venture Agreement of corporate
entity seeking to purchase and
re-develop a commercial office building in midtown Manhattan
in excess of $40,000,000.
Headed a major collection project resulting in over $4
million of received tenant rents, taxes, operating expense
and utility use arrears.
Negotiated, drafted and closed a contract of sale for buyer
of a $40 million landmark townhouse in Manhattan museum
district for the purpose of establishing a privately-operated
museum and residence.
Negotiated, drafted and closed a contract of sale for seller
of an $11.5 million commercial building on 5th Avenue, New
York.
Negotiated and drafted numerous construction, service and
maintenance contracts concerning the company's properties,
including separate $3 million major elevator modernization
and maintenance contracts at three separate buildings and a
$2.5 million window replacement program.
Negotiated and drafted commission agreements with exclusive
right agents and tenant representative brokers for all
commercial properties of the portfolio.
Responsible for all vender and debt resolutions in excess of
$5 million, including the drafting of settlement documents
and managing compliance thereafter.
Litigated and ultimately settled a contract dispute and lease
surrender agreement with a major financial institution in
excess of $1.5 million.
Negotiated and drafted workout of high-end medical office
tenant, and as part of the deal managed the tenant's
relocation, negotiated new office lease, and project managed
the construction of the tenant's new space.
- Negotiated and drafted various confidentiality agreements,
including exclusivity and non-circumvention provisions.
- Established settlement parameters and represent employer in
labor disputes with union member employees.
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., New York, NY
Assistant Property Manager - September 2009 to present
Appointed Assistant Property Manager of 11 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York, a commercial real estate building of the Sapir Organization
portfolio in excess of 2 million square feet. Perform general tenant
management, lease drafting and compliance, building improvement
overview, special project negotiation and drafting of applicable
agreements, marketing of available space and services, and mortgagee
compliance.
MANOUSSOS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (n/k/a Manoussos & Messer, PLLC), Garden
City, NY
Managing Attorney - October 2003 to May 2005
Associate Attorney - August 1999 to September 2003
Law Clerk - February 1999 to June 1999
Firm Specialization: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Appellate
Practice; Insurance Law;
Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Transactions
Managed associate attorneys, of counsel and legal staff of law firm.
Personally introduced and developed over $1 million in gross receipt
of business to the law firm. Negotiated and settled various personal
injury, labor law, commercial, insurance and real estate matters.
Implemented efficiency programs and training sessions that saved the
firm time, resources and money. Responsible for all phases and
aspects of firm's litigation practice, including handling all phases
of a personal caseload and the management and mentorship of
associates' case loads.
Argued all matters in court and drafted documents at all stages of
litigation, including appellate matters before the New York State
Appellate Division Courts. Conducted extensive legal research on
substantive and procedural issues which have been officially reported,
published and annotated. Conducted inquests, arbitrations, depositions
and trials. Have regular contact with clients, judges, physicians and
forensic experts.
MTA - TRIBOROUGH BRIDGES & TUNNELS, New York, NY
Legal Intern - June 1998 to August 1998
Reviewed outside contractor and subcontractor bids, invoices and
development plans and identified several instances where contractors
had over-billed the Authority, saving thousands of dollars. Developed
an organized structure of all historical maps and contracts for West
Side Highway construction project. Participated in management
strategy meetings and on-site meetings with engineers, contractors and
subcontractors regarding current and future construction projects and
budget goals.
CAROLE A. BURNS & ASSOCIATES (n/k/a Burns, Russo, Tamigi & Reardon,
LLP), Mineola, NY
Law Clerk - June 1997 to May 1998
Firm Specialization: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law
Worked closely with attorneys in all phases of litigation. Assisted
attorneys with trial preparation and case management. Performed legal
research and drafted pleadings, motions, memoranda of law and discovery
responses. Drafted motions and pleadings.
EDUCATION:
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Hempstead, NY
Juris Doctor, May 1999
MANHATTAN COLLEGE, Riverdale, NY
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, May 1996
Phi Beta Kappa, May 1995
ADMISSION:
NEW YORK STATE BAR - March 2000
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EDNY AND SDNY - April 2000
REPORTED DECISIONS:
Montgomery v. City of New York, et ano., 745 N.Y.S.2d 464 (2d Dept. 2002)
Lee v. Huang, et al., 738 N.Y.S.2d 371 (2d Dept. 2002)
*Cited and Discussed in Decisions 2002 - New York State Trial Lawyers
Association
Little v. City of New York, et al., 183 Misc.2d 739, 704 N.Y.S.2d 793
(Sup. Queens 2000), affirmed, 728 N.Y.S.2d 379 (2d Dept. 2001)
*Cited and Discussed in the New York Law Journal - July 30, 2001
*Appeared as Annotation to CPLR volume of McKinney's New York
Statues - N.Y. CPLR 3212(a) - "II - Time of Motion, Annotation 42 -
'Good Cause'"
*Cited and Discussed in Decisions 2001 - New York State Trial Lawyers
Association
Moon v. Plymouth Rock Corp., 180 Misc.2d 676, 693 N.Y.S.2d 809 (Sup. Queens
1999)
*Cited and Discussed in New York Law Journal - April 26, 1999
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