Real Estate Journal — Northern New Jersey — June 10 - 23, 2016 — 9B
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George Garcia, Jennifer Carrillo-Perez and Thomas Leane join the team Connell Foley hires trio of real estate attorneys
ERSEY CITY, NJ — Connell Foley LLP an- nounced that the firm has bolstered its highly re- garded real estate practice with the addition of three new attorneys. Joining the firm are partner George Garcia , of counsel Jennifer Carrillo- Perez and associate Thomas Leane . All three attorneys will practice in Connell Foley’s Real Estate &Land Use Group and will be based in the firm’s Jersey City office. George Garcia has a diverse background in municipal land use and redevelopment mat- ters, including the negotiation and drafting of redeveloper agreements and the creation of redevelopment areas and plans. He has been involved with many of New Jersey’s most significant development projects, including the current development of the tallest building in the state. Garcia J The firm’s brokerage profes- sionals – many of whom are with the company for 20 years or more – hail from other national brokerage firms and former careers in technol- ogy, television, finance and academia. Gebroe-Hammer’s mentoring program pairs those who show promise, according to Uranowitz, with a member of the senior management team. “They learn the ropes the old- fashioned way, earning trust and experiencing a day-in-the- life of a multi-family invest- ment broker every day – at- tached at the hip of other, more experienced members of the firm – the way Mel and Mor- ris taught my peers and me,” he said. “They have to work hard and have the stamina to endure failure early on for a period of time.” Producing and establishing new benchmarks year in and year out has paved the way for the future of Gebroe-Hammer Associates. “I am proud and honored to be the guardian of this legacy that bears Mel and Morris’ names,” said Uranowitz. “We pay tribute to the past for the lessons learned and appreci- ate how they have prepared us for the next 40 years.” n Gebroe-Hammer Associates marks 40th year. . . continued from page 6B a stumbling block were it not for Hammer’s willingness to take a chance on a long-haired 20-something.
also has significant experience with long-term tax abatement applications and appears regu- larly before planning, zoning, redevelopment and historical boards. Jennifer Carrillo-Perez con- centrates her practice in the areas of land use and zoning, redevelopment, municipal law and affordable housing development. She also assists developers and clients in legis- lative and regulatory matters, and works with governmental entities to identify and secure public financing incentives. She was recently selected for membership in the Emerging
Leaders Council of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate. Thomas Leane assists cli- ents across a broad range of real estate, redevelopment, environmental and litigation issues, including the draft- ing and filing of major site plan and tax abatement ap- plications for residential and commercial redevelopment projects. He also litigates building and fire code munici- pal violations, and was part of the litigation team assigned to handle and disseminate discovery related to one of the largest environmental cases in United States history. n
Shown from left: Thomas Leane, Jennifer Carrillo-Perez and George Garcia
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