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Attorney Profile

Bradley A. Kaufman

Bradley Kaufman

Pryor Cashman LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

New York

New York (NY)

Contact Contact Bradley A. Kaufman
T: 212-326-0140
F: 212-798-6936

Visit: www.pryorcashman.com
Practice Areas: Real Estate (100%)

Real Estate

Industry Groups: ICSC, NYSBA, Rebny

Profile

Bradley A. Kaufman is a member of Pryor Cashman's Real Estate Group, where he focuses on commercial office, retail, and industrial leasing transactions. For more than 25 years, Mr. Kaufman has been responsible for acquisition, leasing and financing transactions aggregating many millions of square feet, representing owners and tenants in New York City and nationally. For a representative sample of some of Mr. Kaufman's transactions, please click here.

Mr. Kaufman has been a lecturer at New York Law School on negotiating techniques, faculty chair for the International Council of Shopping Centers, a panel member at conferences sponsored by the American Corporate Council Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a lecturer at Practicing Law Institute symposiums and seminars, and has been selected as an expert panelist by the New York Law Journal and Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. on negotiating commercial leases.

Mr. Kaufman has also authored numerous book and leasing manual chapters, including in the 2003 version of the ALI-ABA Lease Negotiation Handbook, the Retail Leases chapter of the 2011 and 2004 versions of the NYSBA Commercial Leasing Handbook, and articles in various publications on a wide range of topics in the commercial and retail leasing field, including an annual article in the New York Law Journal on leasing trends in the New York marketplace.

Mr. Kaufman is the co-chair of the New York State Bar Association's Real Property Section, Commercial Leasing Committee, since January 2002.

Mr. Kaufman is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale Hubbell’s highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.

Selected To

New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro

About Bradley Kaufman

Admitted: 1983, New York

Professional Webpage: www.pryorcashman.com/attorneys-154.html

Honors and Awards:

  • Named in “Super Lawyers” under the area of Real Estate in New York Super Lawyers – Metro Edition magazine (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 editions)
  • Named a Real Estate “All Star” in Real Estate Weekly’s published listing of “2008 All Stars” (2008 edition)
  • Named among the most highly recommended attorneys in Real Estate Law by PLC’s Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2008 edition)

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Bar Admissions: New York (1983); U.S. Supreme Court (2006)
  • Professional Affiliations: New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Commercial Leasing Committee of the Real Property Law Section (2002-Present); American Bar Association; Real Estate Board of New York; International Council of Shopping Centers.
  • Co-chair of NYSBA, Real Property Section's Commercial Leasing Committee, 2000

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Teaching Positions: Lecturer, Negotiating Techniques, New York Law School; Faculty Chair, International Council of Shopping Centers; Panel member for American Corporate Council Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Lecturer at Practicing Law Institute (PLI) symposiums and seminars; Expert Panelist, Negotiating Commercial Leases, New York Law Journal and Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc.
  • Speaking Engagements: Panelist, Transactional Due Diligence, AICPA National Real Estate Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (November 2010); Speaker, Annual Market Review for Commercial Leasing, New York State Bar Association 2010 Annual Meeting, Real Property Law Section, New York City (January 28, 2010)
  • Publications: Author, Projecting Leasing Trends For 2010, New York Law Journal, January 19, 2010; Author, City Leasing Trends:  Recapping and Projecting – Amid the breathtaking drop and looming negativity, surprising activity and opportunity, New York Law Journal, January 12, 2009; Author, A Tale of Two Years: Following The Boom Of Early 2007, Activity Slowed By Year's End, New York Law Journal, January 14, 2008; Author, Out of Control: Commercial Leasing Reaches New Heights in 2006, New York Law Journal, January 16, 2007; Author, In Commercial Leasing, Midtown Market Remains Robust, New York Law Journal, January 17, 2006; Author, Retail Leases chapter,  NYSBA Commercial Leasing Handbook (2004 - being updated in 2010-11); Author, Leasing chapters, ALI-ABA Lease Negotiation Handbook (2003)

Educational Background:

  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1982
  • A.B., Hamilton College, 1979
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