Shepard A. Federgreen

This attorney has been selected for the recognitions mentioned herein, which have been conferred by the corresponding publications and/or organizations noted. An overview of the award selection methodologies for these recognitions can be found at https://www.gibbonslaw.com/awards. Links to certain specific methodologies are embedded in individual entries. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Mr. Federgreen provides advice in connection with a wide range of real estate transactions, presenting clients with strategic options to meet their business goals.

Areas of Focus

Mr. Federgreen has represented clients in real estate transactions, including:

- Commercial, industrial, retail, and ground leases for both landlords and tenants

- Acquisitions and sales of vacant land, vacant buildings, and occupied buildings, including office buildings, industrial buildings, retail centers, and lodging, as well as performing and non-performing debt instruments secured by real estate

- Joint ventures

- Mortgage financings for both lenders and borrowers

- Easements for both grantors and grantees

- Public-private partnerships, including “redevelopment agreements” on behalf of both designated redevelopers and governmental agencies

His clients include companies that deal in real estate every day; companies across all industry lines that deal only with a lease for their one location every five to seven years; and just about everything in between. Transactions, although primarily concentrated in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, involve real estate all across the country.

Credentials

Cornell Law School (J.D., cum laude)

Hofstra University (B.B.A., magna cum laude)

State of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

State of New Jersey

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

New Jersey State Bar Association
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Cornell Real Estate Council

Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ
Trustee and Past President

Leases:

Representation of a NYSE company, as tenant, in a long-term lease of two buildings aggregating 180,000 sq. ft. for office and lab use
Representation of a major regional law firm, as tenant, in a long-term lease of in excess of 100,000 sq. ft.
Representation of a NYSE company, as tenant, in multiple NYC leases and, as sublandlord and subtenant, in multiple sub-leases
Representation of a NYSE company, as tenant, in a ground lease and development of a 300,000 sq. ft. office and distribution facility
Representation of a privately owned auto parts distributor, as tenant, in eight leases, in four different states and one foreign country
Representation of a commercial landlord in more than 100 transactions, including leases, lease extensions, lease expansions, lease surrenders, and early lease terminations.
Representation of an industrial landlord in more than 30 transactions, many involving hundreds of thousands of square feet

Acquisitions and Dispositions:

Representation of a buyer of a Vermont regional mall
Representation of a buyer of a vacant industrial building for its own use
Representation of a buyer of a multi-acre parcel of land for the development of a power center, and representation of that buyer, as seller, of a significant portion of the acquired land to an international retailer
Representation of a buyer of non-performing debt secured by a retail site in Pennsylvania
Representation of a buyer of non-performing debt secured by a lodging site in Florida, and representation of that buyer, as seller, in the sale of the non-performing debt to an affiliate of the debtor
Representation of a buyer in multiple acquisitions of retail properties across multiple states
Representation of a seller in multiple sales of retail properties across multiple states

Joint Ventures:

Representation of a developer/principal in a joint venture with an internationally known financial institution to develop a 500,000+ sq. ft. warehouse and distribution facility
Representation of a developer/principal in a joint venture with an insurance company to develop a townhouse condominium community
Representation of a fund as the “money partner” in a joint venture with an operating partner to acquire a Manhattan office building

Mortgage Financings:

Representation of a developer client in multiple construction/mini-perm loans aggregating hundreds of millions of dollars
Representation of clients in acquisition financings and refinancings

Redevelopment:

Representation of a New Jersey municipality in a ground lease and redevelopment agreement with the developer of a mixed use facility containing more than 200 residences, and retail, parking, and recreational facilities
Representation of various clients as the designated redeveloper of an area in need of redevelopment in the relevant redevelopment and development agreements with the relevant municipality or agency

Show me

No Results Found

Recognized by Best Lawyers®, 2025 Edition: Real Estate

Included on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list, Real Estate

Included on the Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated list

Recipient, J.G. Petrucci Leadership Award, “New Jersey Attorney of the Year,” 2018 (from client)

Award Methodology

Shepard A. Federgreen

Director, Real Property

New York

Areas of Focus

Real Estate Transactions

Credentials

Education

Professional Admissions

Professional Activities

Civic/Charitable Activities

Show me