Real Estate Management

PETER B. LIJOI, ESQ.

*** ***** ***** ******* - ******, New Jersey 07901

H: 908-***-**** or C: 732-***-****, ******@*****.***

LEGAL COUNSEL

Corporate Counsel with experience in Commercial Law, Contract Negotiations,

Drafting, Management and Closing Transactions, Regulated Business and

Government, Claims, Litigation, Energy, Environmental Remediation, and Real

Estate. Apply team leadership, strategic development, and litigation

management skills toward integrating legal, business, and commercial

initiatives. Develop, mentor and lead associates and support staff. Juggle

multiple projects simultaneously while working in fast-paced environments

and meeting deadlines. Advise upper management and communicate with diverse

internal and external customers. Fluent in English and Portuguese.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

. Experienced drafting reviewing and negotiating complex contracts,

transactions and financial agreements with senior level managers and

corporate officers.

. Demonstrated career success working regulated transactions and

development activities in commercial, finance, property, energy, defense

and construction for governmental and private entities from due diligence

to completion.

. Managed, supervised, arbitrated and resolved property, commercial and

consumer litigation, claims and disputes.

. Developed and presented an array of projects to public officials and

boards, private entities, and at public hearings.

. Acquired, permitted, remediated and redeveloped brown field and

environmentally contaminated sites including orphan chromium sites in

Jersey City, NJ.

. Appeared before the NJ Superior Court, NJDEP, NJDCA, DOT, PSEG, JCPL and

COAH.

. Created value developing large-scale multifamily for sale and rental

projects ranging in size from $50 million to $400 million.

. Oversaw the negotiation, construction, and acquisition of 50+ multifamily

real estate projects and financed and closed 30+ tax-exempt

industrial/commercial developments while acquiring, managing, and

disposing of real estate portfolios to maintain property pipelines in the

path of growth and development.

. Managed, directed, researched, analyzed, and earned approvals for 100% of

my affordable housing projects involving litigation.

. Serve as the Commissioner of County Board of Taxation, hearing and

deciding real property tax appeals.

. Appointed to Union County Board of Taxation by Republican and Democratic

Governors.

. Bid winner of the Bayonne Bay Redevelopment project on behalf of a for

sale and apartment developer.

. Secured funding from US Defense, Energy, Commerce, Labor, and NY Economic

Development for projects, including the Route 17 Corridor Study, the

Nyack Parking Study and Rockland Economic Development Strategy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fairfield Residential LLC, Summit, NJ (2006-2009)

SENIOR AREA DEVELOPMENT PARTNER and LEGAL COUNSEL

Union County Board of Taxation, Elizabeth, NJ (1999-Present)

COMMISSIONER and NJ CERTIFIED TAX ASSESSOR

D.R. Horton, Inc., Freehold, NJ (2001-2006)

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT LAND ACQUISITION and LEGAL COUNSEL

K. Hovnanian Companies, Edison, NJ (1993-2001)

LEGAL COUNSEL and LAND ACQUISITION MANAGER

Additional employment experience with County of Rockland Industrial

Development Agency as General Counsel, Rockland Economic Development

Corporation as a Vice President and Legal Counsel, and County of Rockland

as Rockland Energy Coordinator.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Real Estate, Finance and Legal Management

. Actively liaise between internal management and outside counsel to

steer legal operations for a broad spectrum of real estate law

matters, achieving all deadlines while ensuring accuracy.

. Manage major multi-million dollar projects, leading staff from the

conduct of due diligence to closing.

. Review and negotiate sophisticated business agreements, including

Joint Venture Agreements, Limited Partnership Agreements, Vendor

Agreements, and Consultant Agreements.

. Author deal memos and letters of interest for potential acquisitions

in foreign countries.

. Educate and update clients and internal departments regarding case

statuses and issues in both litigation and transactional situations.

. Conduct comprehensive review and analysis of public statements to

contain potential legal liability issues.

Strategic Analysis

. Apply research and analytical skills toward evaluating documents and

identifying potential tax, real estate, and litigation issues.

. Spearhead a range of real estate projects: drafting and negotiating

trust, mortgage, and lease agreements; analyzing titles, plans,

permits, and tax agreements; and, working with clients from the close

of due diligence to project completion and closing.

. Collaborate with outside counsel in managing trial preparation,

interrogatories, requests for productions, deposition requests,

researching various issues, reviewing legal pleadings before filing,

negotiating settlements, engaging in mediations, arbitrations, and

trials.

. Advise companies undergoing mergers and acquisitions and liaise

between in-house and outside counsel as well as drafting, reviewing,

and negotiating business agreements and contracts.

. Monitor federal, state, and local legislative and political affairs,

and advise staff regarding alternative responses and courses of

action.

Team Leadership and Communications

. Train staff in locating, reviewing, and analyzing documents for issues

relating to privileged communications, breach of fiduciary duties, and

contractual obligations.

. Promote company growth and expansion by collaborating with legal

professionals to negotiate the acquisition of projects that

contributed to increases in volume, revenue and profit.

. Oversee day-to-day corporate legal compliance for litigation and

transactional issues, with an emphasis on General Business Matters,

Real Estate, Tax, and Corporate Governance.

. Recruit, develop, and supervise a team of attorneys, paralegals and

external consultants, track individual progress and ensure compliance

with internal policies and government regulations.

EDUCATION/MEMBERSHIPS/BAR ADMISSIONS/AFFILIATIONS

Program of Instruction for Lawyers - HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, MA

Juris Doctor - PACE UNIVERSITY OF LAW, White Plains, NY

Graduate Study, Urban Planning - RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor of Arts in History/Economics - MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Upper

Montclair, NJ

Admitted: NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY

Professional Memberships: ABA, NY, NJ, Union County and Summit bar

associations;

NY Broker's License; Eagle Scout; Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in

America, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry

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