Atty. Howard R. Shapiro
Howard R. Shapiro has practiced commercial real estate law since 1976, representing financial institutions, real estate opportunity funds, public and private REITS, private investors and developers in a variety of sophisticated real estate transactions.
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Howard R. Shapiro is a real estate attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Greenberg Traurig. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1975). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Howard R. Shapiro has practiced commercial real estate law since 1976, representing financial institutions, real estate opportunity funds, public and private REITS, private investors and developers in a variety of sophisticated real estate transactions
- A significant part of his current practice involves the representation of lenders and debtors in complex real estate financial matters
- These include distressed loan work-outs and restructurings, equity recapitalizations, acquisition and disposition of performing and distressed debt and real property on both an individual and portfolio basis, loan originations, intercreditor agreements and loan participations
- Howard also has extensive experience in the representation of investors and real estate operators in joint ventures, preferred equity investments, property assemblage and development
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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