Real Estate Development
Resume:
Michael Denker
Staten Island, NY 10314
*************@*****.***
Summary
Expert Real Estate Attorney with extensive experience in acquisitions,
dispositions, finance, retail, office and ground leasing. Highly
organized and dedicated advocate with exceptional drafting and
negotiating skills. Track record of building exceptional relationships
between legal and business units. Broad in-house and large law firm
experience.
Employment
Tablebrain Corp. West Orange, NJ
Corporate Counsel (Equity Stake- Start Up Company) 2009- Present
Primary Responsibilities:
Intellectual Property licensing and enforcement, corporate governance,
securities filings and reporting, regulatory compliance, licensing and
vendor agreements, negotiating joint venture and partnership
agreements, marketing agreements, software development, patent and
outsourcing agreements.
Chelsea Property Group, Inc., a Simon company
Roseland, NJ
Assistant General Counsel 2006 - 2009
Primary Responsibilities:
. Real Estate Development and Leasing. Corporate real estate
development and portfolio wide leasing. Negotiation and drafting
of purchase and sale agreements, title and survey review, ground
leasing, leasing of retail space and subleasing. Review and
negotiation of development and construction agreements.
. Advise Real Estate Operations and Procurement Groups. Negotiation
of procurement agreements, outsourcing agreements, license and
vendor agreements within the United States and internationally.
Direct negotiation and drafting of agreements, workflow
distribution, escalation point for legal and contracting issues,
setting contracting policy and working with operations, finance,
procurement and commercial groups to implement policies and
procedures.
. Support Corporate and Marketing Groups. Negotiating and drafting
license agreements, marketing agreements, performance agreements,
content acquisition agreements, consulting agreements; trademark
enforcement, registration and licensing. Providing legal advice to
members of senior management on corporate governance, litigation,
regulatory compliance and best practices.
. Primary Legal Counsel. Central point of contact for national field
team's legal issues. Coordinating responses to proposed
regulations, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, litigation,
landlord tenant matters and local municipal issues.
. Litigation and Outside Counsel Maintenance. Managing corporate
litigation, advising business units. Supervising, managing and
advising outside counsel on company litigation policy and desired
positions.
. Highly Respected Advocate. Responsive counsel with organizational
reputation of providing unique, pragmatic and expert advice with an
emphasis on enhancing value to the organization while still
safeguarding and minimizing legal risks and financial exposure.
Other Responsibilities:
. Mergers and Acquisitions. Supporting merger and acquisitions group
with acquisitions, asset disposals and joint ventures; acting as
legal contact for post-closing integration of acquired assets.
. International. Legal support for international division's real
estate, contracting, development and marketing issues. Interfacing
with international client on foreign joint ventures and
international real estate.
. Litigation. Pre-litigation advice to various business units,
supervising ongoing litigation and managing claims.
. Outside Counsel. Managing relationships with outside counsel
including performance reviews and fee oversight.
Recent Accomplishments:
. Major Acquisition. Completed acquisition of $235 million shopping
complex/mixed use property in San Diego, California.
. National Agreements. Legal representative on multiple location $25
million ground lease transaction with Chili's Restaurant. Completed
$15 million property sale and joint development agreement with
Drury Hotels in Texas.
. Development and Construction. Negotiated and drafted development
and construction agreements for $100 million development in
suburban Philadelphia.
Proskauer Rose, LLP New York, NY
Associate 2005- 2006
Drafted, negotiated, and closed real estate acquisitions and
dispositions for institutional ownership groups. Negotiated and
drafted office and retail leases, lease amendments, subleases,
easements, ground leases, purchase and sale agreements. Conducted
title review, commercial real estate finance and defeasance
transactions. Developed management and confidentiality agreements.
Drafted and negotiated construction and development agreements,
environmental liability allocation agreements, right of way
agreements, broker and joint venture agreements, consultant
agreements, subordination, non-disturbance and estoppel agreements.
AT&T Corp. Bridgewater, NJ
Senior Attorney 1998 - 2005
Negotiated and documented real estate and commercial transactions
including office leases, warehouse leases, ground leases, right of
entry and access agreements, utility and general easements, purchase
and sale agreements, tower site sale agreements, hut agreements,
consultant agreements, sales and procurement contracts. Performed real
estate closings and leasing transactions nationally and in South
America. Supervised outside counsel including training, advising and
monitoring retained law firms. Advised outside counsel of corporate
positions, negotiating postures and legal requirements. Trained,
advised and assisted national business units, directors and contract
attorneys on legal issues, corporate requirements and preferred
positions.
Nachimovsky & Nachimovsky New York, NY
Associate 1994 -1998
Represented corporations and partnerships in commercial transactions
and litigation. Negotiated and drafted financing and shareholder
agreements. Performed real estate transactions involving residential
and commercial buildings, real estate financing and leasing.
Responsible for trials and motion practice in areas of breach of
contract, commercial litigation and landlord tenant matters.
EDUCATION
New York Law School, New York, New York
J.D. 1993, Top 8%, Cum Laude
Honors: Woodrow Wilson Award
Yeshiva University, New York, New York
B.A. (History) 1989
Honors: Dean's List
BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to Bar of the States of New York and Massachusetts
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