Ted Zangari is a Member of Sills Cummis & Gross, a commercial law firm with New Jersey offices in Newark and Princeton. He serves on the Firm's Management and Executive Committees. Mr. Zangari's law practice is multipronged. He chairs the Firm's Redevelopment Law Practice Group, captaining a team of Sills Cummis & Gross attorneys on large-scale mixed use projects including land assemblage, redeveloper designations and agreements, tax increment financing and other public incentives, environmental remediation, commercial condominiumization and construction contracts. He also routinely handles complex business transactions with an emphasis on commercial leasing, acquisition and financing transactions for owners, lenders and tenants of distribution facilities, office buildings and shopping centers across the country. In addition, Mr. Zangari chairs the Firm's Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Practice Group, assisting clients in the ways that government and business intersect on a broad range of legislative and regulatory matters. In a recent politickernj.com ranking of "politically influential law firms," the Firm was ranked number one among Am Law 200 law firms in New Jersey, and Mr. Zangari was described as someone who is "well liked by insiders on both sides of the aisle." Mr. Zangari was one of twelve executives recently identified by NJBiz magazine as "Movers & Shakers" in New Jersey. He has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, New Jersey Super Lawyers and Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Zangari currently serves as the National Chair, State Government Relations Committee, of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is also active on the legislative affairs committee of NJ-NAIOP and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Newark Alliance. In the aftermath of then-Governor McGreevey's decision to eliminate funding for the BEIP business incentive program, Mr. Zangari was appointed to co-chair with the then-Commerce Secretary a study commission on business attraction and expansion incentives. More recently, he was appointed by Governor Corzine to the newly formed state Real Estate Advisory Board. In September 2007 - one month before the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its all-time high - Mr. Zangari convened the founding meeting of the Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition to develop a "stimulus package" of legislation addressing what Mr. Zangari described as the "twin crises" of a near-term demand problem caused by the alarming out-migration of jobs and residents as well as a longer-term supply problem of housing future residents and businesses in the wake of New Jersey becoming the first fully built-out state in the nation. Nearly two years later, the Coalition, which now includes 26 statewide trade associations, has seen six of its legislative initiatives become law, and the Coalition is actively lobbying for passage of the remaining bills in its stimulus package. Mr. Zangari recently authored a white paper, Economic Development Recovery Strategy for New Jersey, to the Christie/Guadagno Administration and the 214th Legislature on behalf of the Coalition. Affiliations Board of Directors, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Founder, Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition National Chair of State Government Relations, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Member, Governor's Real Estate Advisory Board Trustee, Newark Alliance Trustee, The New Jersey Organization for a Better State (NEW JOBS) Co-Founder and Member of Executive Committee, NJ/Italy Trade Council Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Member, CoreNet Member, Newark Real Estate Board Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association and New Jersey State Bar Association Member, Real Estate New Jersey Magazine Editorial Advisory Board Member, Capitol Insights Panel of Experts Authored Articles 1/23/2012, Ted Zangari - State rightly fixed flaws in original law 1/9/2012, Ted Zangari - Wastewater planning bill is no threat to environment 4/21/2010, Ted Zangari - Clamping down on last-minute zoning changes 3/15/2010, Ted Zangari - Last-minute zoning decisions that thwart growth need to change 7/1/2008, Ted Zangari - The Path To New Jersey's Future 6/20/2008, Ted Zangari - Extending Permits Would Help Boost Sagging Economy 2/7/2008, Ted Zangari - Silver Lining in the Defeat of the Stem Cell Bond Referendum 5/1/2005, Ted Zangari - Controlling Rental Costs Through Lease Audits 4/1/2005, Ted Zangari - Controlling Rental Costs Through Lease Audits 3/1/2005, Thomas Jay Hall, Kevin J. Moore and Ted Zangari - Opinion: Some Good News for Developers 2/28/2005, Thomas Jay Hall, Kevin J. Moore and Ted Zangari - A Modest Prescription for Land Use Reform 7/22/2003, Ted Zangari - Ins and Outs of Street Retail in Mixed-Use Assets Related Press Releases 11/13/2011, Ted Zangari is Named Chairman of the 2011 Greater Newark Holiday Fund 3/21/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/9/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Continue to be Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 5/13/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Honored at NAIOP-NJ's 23rd Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala 3/22/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/5/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Retains Prestige in 2010 Best Lawyers ® 3/26/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Announces Its 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers 12/22/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross' Ted Zangari Appointed by Governor Corzine to Newly Created New Jersey Real Estate Advisory Board 10/28/2008, Highest Accolades from Best Lawyers ® for Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 7/16/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Hosts NJTC Government Affairs Committee Meeting 6/3/2008, Ted Zangari - Permit Extension Will Boost Economy, Not Harm Environment 7/18/2007, Ted Zangari Installed as Chair of the Eastern Division of the International Council of Shopping Centers Relevant News 1/27/2012, Ted Zangari - NJToday 1/10/2012, Ted Zangari - Legislature approves two-year delay in sewer service area rules: Projects cleared under old rules 1/5/2012, Ted Zangari - Developers, environmentalists fight for lawmakers' support on sewerage legislation 12/18/2011, Ted Zangari - N.J. clean water rules in jeopardy as environmentalists and developers battle over lame-duck bill 11/13/2011, Ted Zangari - Newark native now inspired to help kids, Greater Newark Holiday fund begins 2011 fundraising campaign 11/7/2011, Ted Zangari and Jerold L. Zaro - NJBIZ's Power 50: The Most Influential People in Real Estate 10/13/2011, Ted Zangari - EDA chief blasts watchdog group's report as 'fundamentally faulty' 9/26/2011, Ted Zangari - Bill offers 'new lease on life' to suburban sites 4/20/2011, A coup for Newark as Panasonic plans HQ move 12/1/2010, Ted Zangari - New Development Turns Orange into Green 12/1/2010, Multi-Pointed Stars 11/3/2010, Ted Zangari - Redevelopment Key for State Approaching Build-Out 9/13/2010, Ted Zangari and Jerold L. Zaro - NJBIZ's Power 50: The Most Influential People in Real Estate 3/20/2010, Ted Zangari - Economic problems linger 3/3/2010, Ted Zangari - N.J. businesses, developers strategize for Newark's economic growth 3/1/2010, Ted Zangari - Governor Chris Christie Acts Quickly on Reform Agenda 2/22/2010, Ted Zangari - The real smart growth 2/21/2010, Ted Zangari - Group's founder seeks better N.J. 2/4/2010, Ted Zangari - N.J. Senate committee approves proposal to allow builders to lock-in zoning 1/20/2010, Ted Zangari - N.J. development permits extended by former Gov. Jon Corzine 1/12/2010, Ted Zangari - N.J. Legislature approves extending time limit on building, environmental permits 1/11/2010, Ted Zangari - Business interests kick into high gear in Trenton 1/9/2010, Ted Zangari - New Jersey DEP hopes outsourcing will speed up cleanups. 1/4/2010, Ted Zangari - NJBIZ 2009 Movers & Shakers 1/1/2010, Ted Zangari - Founders Roundtable: New Jersey Business Magazine 1/1/2010, Ted Zangari - Voices Carry 12/31/2009, Ted Zangari - Environmental Groups Oppose Sewer Changes 11/2/2009, Ted Zangari - In hunt for major lease, state turns to Brick City 11/1/2009, Reclaiming Contaminated Sites 10/22/2009, Ted Zangari - State Aims to Boost Business Climate 10/7/2009, Ted Zangari - ScheinMedia Hosts New Jersey & Company's Third Annual Real Estate Conference in Newark 9/1/2009, Ted Zangari - New Jersey establishes a trade partnership with Italy to boost business 8/17/2009, Ted Zangari - Garden State exporters plant their boots in Italian soil 8/12/2009, Ted Zangari and Kevin Moore - Officials declare NJ is open for business 8/4/2009, Ted Zangari - GlobeSt.TV Leadership Series Interview 7/13/2009, Ted Zangari - Banding together to build friendlier regulation 7/13/2009, Ted Zangari - A year of groundbreaking legislation 7/6/2009, Ted Zangari - Bill is a potential threat to green construction projects 7/1/2009, Ted Zangari - Lesniak: After Stimulus Bill Passage, COAH Reform 6/12/2009, Ted Zangari - Real estate development community sounds off on stimulus bill 6/1/2009, Ted Zangari and Kevin J. Moore - Meet the Lawyers 3/16/2009, Ted Zangari - Sills Cummis & Gross's Ted Zangari Attends Lisa Jackson's Reception 2/20/2009, Ted Zangari - The Latest Threat to Commercial Real Estate 1/1/2009, Ted Zangari - Bold Moves: Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition 12/1/2008, Ted Zangari - Deconstructing Obama 8/1/2008, Ted Zangari - Toward a Smart Future: Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition director Ted Zangari discusses the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 6/25/2008, Ted Zangari - Legislature Votes to Extend Permits 6/4/2008, Ted Zangari - Developers Pushing Overhaul of State Laws: Proposal would shift sprawl to smart growth 5/18/2008, Ted Zangari - Booker Markets Newark to Retailers 4/1/2008, Ted Zangari - Meet the Real Estate Lawyers 3/1/2008, Ted Zangari - Long Train Running 1/2/2008, Ted Zangari - Working the Circuits 11/21/2007, Ted Zangari - Newark has grand plans for all that blacktop 10/24/2007, Ted Zangari - Zangari on Last Week's Poll 10/11/2007, Ted Zangari - The Development Dilemma 9/6/2007, Ted Zangari - Hundreds Expected to Gather At Newark Conference on City's Economic Future 8/1/2007, Ted Zangari - Real Estate Community is Bullish on Booker & Newark 7/1/2007, Ted Zangari - Taking back the city 5/21/2007, Ted Zangari - The Once-Powerful Newark Real Estate Board Reassembles Itself 5/16/2007, Ted Zangari - Newark mayor wants to sell retailers on city 3/6/2007, Ted Zangari - NJ Gov. Sees Redevelopment as Key to Growth 2/1/2007, Ted Zangari - Reenergized NJTC Government Affairs Efforts for a New Year 1/15/2007, Ted Zangari - Integrity House Holds Gala 1/8/2007, Ted Zangari - Newark Real Estate Board Re-Forms 1/1/2007, Ted Zangari - Getting Closer 1/1/2007, Ted Zangari - Redevelopment "Heavy Dose of Government" 1/1/2007, Ted Zangari - Eminent Domain: Eminently Powerful 12/24/2006, Ted Zangari - To court public, lawyers jump on blog wagon 12/1/2006, Ted Zangari - Northeast Nightmare: Building in the most densely populated part of the country offers good returns, but it's hard to break in 9/1/2006, Ted Zangari - The Greening of NJ: Attorneys Agree: It's Not Easy Being Green 7/26/2006, Ted Zangari Appointed to Advisory Council of the Trust for Public Land 7/5/2006, Ted Zangari - Banks Sprout Around a Town Green 7/1/2006, Ted Zangari - Meet the Real Estate Lawyers 6/1/2006, OnBoard with Ted Zangari 5/29/2006, Ted Zangari - Kelo Fallout: New Jersey Legislators and the state public advocate launch efforts to reform the use of takings for private development 5/28/2006, Ted Zangari - Eminent Domain's Pre-Eminence 5/22/2006, Ted Zangari - Waiting for Cory Booker 3/1/2006, Ted Zangari - Development Issues Include Eminent Domain 1/1/2006, Ted Zangari - Avoiding the Landmines: Buying and Selling Commercial Real Estate 12/1/2005, Ted Zangari - NJ Alliance Program - Reveals Citizen Education is Key in Moving Redevelopment Forward 11/14/2005, Ted Zangari - Lawyers: Halt anti-Kelo stampede 11/4/2005, Ted Zangari - House Passes Eminent Domain Reform 7/30/2005, After Kelo Ruling, State Eminent Domain Debate Will Focus on Blight 7/11/2005, Ted Zangari - Eminent-Domain Opponents Using Kelo as a Sword 6/19/2005, Ted Zangari - CoreNet symposium focused on state's business incentives 1/1/2005, Ted Zangari - Proposed Legislation Would Stifle New Big-Box Retail 11/1/2004, Ted Zangari - What's New with BEIP 6/1/2004, Ted Zangari Named as one of Top 10 Power Players in the Garden State 3/1/2004, Ted Zangari Named to "njbiz" "Forty under 40" list 1/30/2004, Ted Zangari - "East Hanover Takes Over Old Base" 8/1/2003, Ted Zangari - A View From The Top: Ted Zangari of Sills Cummis 6/23/2003, Ted Zangari - NJBIZ - "On the New Look of the BEIP Program" 5/30/2003, Ted Zangari - Real Estate New Jersey - "Urban Retail" 5/6/2002, Ted Zangari - GlobeSt.com - "Panel Will Exam a Key State Incentive" Relevant Events 11/17/2011, Ted Zangari - The Impact of Liquor License Reforms on the New Jersey Consumers, Economic Development and Municipal Finance 6/9/2011, Ted Zangari - The 5th Annual New Jersey Real Estate Conference 10/26/2010, Ted Zangari - Redevelop, Reshape, Revitalize Your Community 10/25/2010, Ted Zangari - IOREBA's third annual "Urban Developer's Night" 9/28/2010, Ted Zangari - The 4th Annual New Jersey Real Estate Conference 6/24/2010, Ted Zangari - Regulatory Update and Discussion on NJDEP's Remediation and Land Use Programs 3/19/2010, Ted Zangari - Restarting New Jersey's Economic Engine 3/2/2010, Ted Zangari - NRBP's Annual Real Estate Market Forecast 10/16/2009, Ted Zangari and Jason Gross - Doing Business with Italy Symposium 10/6/2009, Ted Zangari - The New Jersey Real Estate Economic Survival Conference 9/10/2009, Ted Zangari - New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act 7/30/2009, Ted Zangari and Kevin J. Moore - Special Legislative Update Breakfast: NJ Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 6/30/2009, Ted Zangari - Update: New Jersey Economic Stimulus Initiatives and the State Budget 12/19/2008, Ted Zangari - Update: New Jersey Economic Stimulus Initiatives 10/2/2008, Ted Zangari - NJ-NAIOP's Prescription for Prosperity 9/17/2008, Ted Zangari - NJTC Government Affairs Committee Meeting 7/16/2008, Ted Zangari - NJTC Government Affairs Committee Meeting 5/13/2008, Ted Zangari - NJTC Government Affairs Committee Meeting 2/13/2008, Ted Zangari - Legislator Technology Boot Camp 11/28/2007, Ted Zangari - NJTC Government Affairs Committee Meeting 10/29/2007, Ted Zangari - ICSC 2007 New Jersey Alliance Program 10/10/2007, Ted Zangari - The New Jersey Technology Council's Government Affairs Committee Meeting 9/27/2007, Ted Zangari - Newark Real Estate Conference 3/14/2007, Ted Zangari - NJTC's Government Affairs Meeting 3/6/2007, Ted Zangari - Public Policy Symposium - Outlook 2007 3/5/2007, Ted Zangari - Real Estate Symposium 10/31/2006, Ted Zangari - New Jersey Alliance Program - "Redevelopment: The New Unfunded Mandate" 3/2/2006, Ted Zangari - "Reviving the Urban Core" 9/29/2005, Ted Zangari - 4th Annual RealShare NEW JERSEY 8/24/2005, Ted Zangari, Peter G. Verniero and Kevin Moore: Northeastern Economic Developers Association/ "Incentives and Eminent Domain: Are Your Economic Development Tools Legal?" 7/12/2005, Ted Zangari - RealShare SPECIAL FOCUS 6/9/2005, Ted Zangari - New Jersey Business Incentives 4/22/2004, Thomas J. Hall/Ted Zangari - International Council of Shopping Centers' New Jersey Alliance Program |