| Biography:
Ronald D. Sernau, named as one of the leaders in his field by Chambers USA and US Legal 500, has more than twenty years of experience in real estate law, representing sophisticated parties in virtually all areas of real estate practice. As co-head of the Real Estate department, Mr. Sernau focuses principally on commercial and residential properties in the New York City metropolitan area, although his practice extends to other markets frequently.
Mr. Sernau offers clients the insight he has gained by representing opposing interests in similar transactions. He has represented landlords and tenants, lenders and borrowers, purchasers and sellers, equity investors and developers, managers and owners, and brokers and principals. He draws on his experience to address legitimate interests that the opposing party must protect, and to minimize the negotiation of issues that the opposing party can compromise.
Mr. Sernau's clients include a variety of enterprises that are involved with real estate. He represents regularly some of the most prominent real estate developers in New York City in connection with their investments in, and their development of, premier properties. Various businesses, from large publicly traded companies to boutique investment firms, engage Mr. Sernau to address their real estate concerns. Mr. Sernau also has substantial experience in providing general legal advice for luxury retailers, with a particular focus on real estate issues. Several luxury retailers rely on Mr. Sernau for all of their legal requirements in the United States.
Mr. Sernau has created Proskauer Commercial Leasing System, which automates the commercial leasing process, thereby reducing the processing time for a commercial lease from several weeks to several days. Realcomm, a real estate technology trade organization, awarded Mr. Sernau with its prize for the best use of technology in real estate law for 2004.
Mr. Sernau speaks frequently on real estate topics. He has appeared before groups sponsored by the Bar Association of The City of New York; the New York Hospitality Council, Inc.; the New York State Bar Association; the Georgetown Commercial Leasing Institute; CB Richard Ellis, Inc.; and The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. Mr. Sernau's articles have appeared in The New York Law Journal and The National Law Journal.
Mr. Sernau also spent substantial time in Buenos Aires representing Argentina's national oil and gas company in a substantial recapitalization of its principal real estate holdings.
Mr. Sernau is a graduate of Cornell Law School, magna cum laude, where he served as editor of the Cornell Law Review.
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