Edward E. Klein, Esq.

Edward E. Klein is the Founding and Managing Partner of The Klein Law Group CRE, PLLC.

An authority in the development, financing, sale, leasing and purchase of commercial and multi-family properties, Mr. Klein specializes in negotiating commercial and residential leases, sale-leaseback transactions, joint venture and partnership agreements, tax investments, zoning and land use issues and commercial real estate transactional litigation. He is also an expert in facilitating financing for clients.

Prior to the establishment of The Klein Law Group, Mr. Klein founded Klein & Solomon in 1996. He had previously been a partner at Salon, Marrow & Dyckman. Earlier in his career, he was associated with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Mr. Klein conducts seminars on commercial real estate issues for property owners and management firms. These seminars are widely attended by the firm’s clients and their employees.

Mr. Klein serves on the attorney review board for the New York City Bar Association’s Legal Referral Service and, despite his hectic professional schedule, has made giving back a priority in his life. For his philanthropic efforts, he has been honored by many nonprofit organizations, including Yeshiva Torah Temimah, Congregation Beth Jacob and the Center for Russian Return/Kehilas Moreshes Yaakov.

Honors:

• Associate Editor of the Human Rights Law Review at Columbia University

• Phi Beta Kappa at Queens College, City University of New York

Publications:

Pleading Alter Ego Liability in Commercial Lease Disputes