Joseph S. Finkelstein

Joseph Finkelstein concentrates his practice in commercial real property transactions, including acquisitions, sales, leasing, expansions, redevelopment and repositioning of retail properties and shopping centers and other commercial properties, real estate financing, title insurance, and other real property matters.

He is experienced in matters involving a wide range of commercial properties, including regional malls and shopping centers, office buildings, multi-family apartments, residential developments, parking garages, hotels, restaurants, industrial properties, warehouses, resort properties and golf courses, casinos, condominium properties, land development projects, mixed-use projects, billboards and outdoor advertising, Superfund sites, and environmentally contaminated properties.

Mr. Finkelstein has extensive experience representing developers, institutional investors, REITs, pension funds, financial institutions, insurance companies, national and regional retailers, property owners, landlords and tenants, homebuilders, brokers, and title insurance companies. He counsels in:

· complex acquisitions and sales, portfolio transactions, REAs, anchor, big-box and inline leases, joint ventures, ground leasing, management agreements, financing, development, construction, workouts, foreclosures, and title insurance claims.

Mr. Finkelstein is recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in real estate law. Chambers notes that he "impresses commentators with his proficiency in financing and leasing. Clients describe him as an 'extraordinarily capable transactional lawyer who is always creative in solving problems, ' adding that ' he has an impressive ability to efficiently distill and clarify complicated principles of law. ' "

He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in American Law. He has also received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Finkelstein is an elected Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and was recently elected as a Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference Program Committee. He is a frequent speaker on topics involving commercial real estate and title insurance issues.

Community Service & Affiliations

Mr. Finkelstein devotes a significant amount of time to pro bono real estate legal services for non-profit charitable, religious, civic, and educational groups.

Mr. Finkelstein is the President of Congregation Beth Am Israel. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Perelman Jewish Day School.

Memberships

American Bar Association

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

International Council of Shopping Centers

New Jersey State Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Pennsylvania Land Title Association

Events

WORLD MEMORY PROJECT
[Event]
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Public Program
Beth Am Israel, Penn Valley, Pennsylvania
September 12, 2011
Joseph S. Finkelstein

JOSEPH FINKELSTEIN SPEAKS AT 40TH ANNUAL SHOPPING CENTER LAW CONFERENCE
[Event]
40th Annual ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference
Hollywood, Florida
November 3-6, 2010
Joseph S. Finkelstein

NEGOTIATING SELECTED LOAN DOCUMENT PROVISIONS
[Event]
International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference
San Diego, California
January 9, 2008
Joseph S. Finkelstein

Publications

LANDLORD RECAPTURE RIGHTS WHEN TENANT GOES DARK-PART 2
[Article]
Retail Law Strategist
February 2008
Joseph S. Finkelstein

LANDLORD RECAPTURE RIGHTS WHEN TENANT GOES DARK-PART 1
[Article]
Retail Law Strategist
January 2008
Joseph S. Finkelstein

DOCUMENTING LEASE TERMINATIONS, PART II
[Article]
The Retail Law Strategist, International Council of Shopping Centers
April 2004
Joseph S. Finkelstein

DOCUMENTING LEASE TERMINATIONS, PART I
[Article]
The Retail Law Strategist, International Council of Shopping Centers
March 2004
Joseph S. Finkelstein

SHOPPING CENTER PARKING: NEGOTIATING CONSIDERATIONS AND STRATEGIES, PART II
[Article]
The Retail Law Strategist, International Council of Shopping Centers
October 2002
Joseph S. Finkelstein

SHOPPING CENTER PARKING: NEGOTIATING CONSIDERATIONS AND STRATEGIES, PART I
[Article]
The Retail Law Strategist, International Council of Shopping Centers
September 2002
Joseph S. Finkelstein

News

JOSEPH FINKELSTEIN PRESENTS AT THE 40TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS U.S. SHOPPING CENTER LAW CONFERENCE
[Press Release]
November 15, 2010
Joseph S. Finkelstein

REAL ESTATE PRACTICE EXPANDS RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND LEASING EXPERIENCE
[Press Release]
May 8, 2007
Joseph S. Finkelstein

Cases and Deals

WRDC ACQUIRES ASSETS OF WPH MT. LAUREL & WPH KANSAS CITY
[Deal]
April 6, 2011
Gary R. Goldenberg, Brett J. Schulman, Joseph S. Finkelstein, Cory G. Jacobs and David Brier
WRDC in the acquisition, by affiliates of WRDH Holdings, Inc., of the assets of WPH Mount Laurel LLC and WPH Kansas City LLC, each of which was an owner of a hotel and water park in Mt. Laurel, NJ and Kansas City, MO.

Recognition

CHAMBERS USA 2011 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
[Ranking]
June 10, 2011
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, J. Caleb Boggs III, Kevin J. Bruno, David W. Carickhoff, et al.

CHAMBERS USA 2010 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
[Ranking]
June 11, 2010
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Ernest W. Chung, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, et al.

CHAMBERS USA 2009 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
[Ranking]
June 2009
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, et al.

CHAMBERS USA 2008 -HIGHER RANKINGS FOR MORE BLANK ROME TEAMS AND ATTORNEYS
[Ranking]
June 2008
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Joseph S. Finkelstein, et al.