
Richard Jon Sobelsohn
Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, Senior Vice President, LegalRICHARD J. SOBELSOHN IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL PROVIDING A MYRIAD OF LEGAL SERVICES RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES. RICHARD HAS PRACTICED LAW FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, MAINLY IN THE AREA OF REAL ESTATE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RICHARD IS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW AT BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL, BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, AND FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW WHERE HE TEACHES COURSES IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING LAW, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS/PRACTICE, CONDOMINIUMS & COOPERATIVES AND COMMERCIAL LEASING. RICHARD IS A GREEN GLOBES PROFESSIONAL, LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL, A LIFE MEMBER OF THE FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION, AND A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF REAL ESTATE LAWYERS.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Green Building Law
- Connecticut
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- District of Columbia
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- New Jersey
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- New York
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Senior Vice President
- Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation
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- Vice President, Legal
- Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation
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- RICHARD J. SOBELSOHN IS VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL PROVIDING A MYRIAD OF LEGAL SERVICES RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES.
- Team Lead and Group Director of Financial Practice Area Modules - Lexis Practice Advisor
- LexisNexis - Lexis Practice Advisor
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- Lexis Practice Advisor - Director, Content and Product Initiatives - Real Estate
- LexisNexis
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- Adjunct Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School.
- Associate
- Moses & Singer LLP
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- Richard J. Sobelsohn was an attorney in the Real Estate practice at Moses & Singer. He represents developers, corporations, financial institutions and individuals concerning a variety of commercial real estate transactions including sustainable development, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, condominium offerings and leasing. Mr. Sobelsohn is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) from the U.S. Green Building Council. Prior to joining Moses & Singer, Mr. Sobelsohn was an associate at the law firms Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP. Before attending law school, Mr. Sobelsohn was Director of The Sobelsohn School, an adult business school specializing in real estate, insurance and accounting. x
- Harvard/Reed Elsevier Management Essentials Program
- Certificate | Management
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- Brooklyn Law School
- J.D (1998) | Law
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- Honors: Judge Edward and Doris A. Thompson Award for Excellence in Professional Skills
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- Colgate University
- B.A. | History
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- Honors: Cum Laude, Honors in History, Kinosioni
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- Fellow
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- ACREL is the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers. Admission is by invitation only after a rigorous screening process. ACREL’s distinguished, nationally-known lawyers have been elected to fellowship for their outstanding legal ability, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law.
- One Team One Dream Team Excellence Award
- LexisNexis - Lexis Practice Advisor
- Team Excellence Award for business leaders as the face of the product.
- Member - The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association
- Named a member of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- Green Globes Professional (GGP)
- Green Building Initiative
- Certified as a Green Globes Professional
- Fellow
- Institute of Green Professionals
- Columbia Law School
- Adjunct Professor of Law
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- Activities: Teaching Real Estate Transactions and Sustainable Building Law
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- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law
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- Activities: Teaches Cooperatives and Condominiums.
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- Fordham University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law
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- Activities: Teaching Real Estate Transactions
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- American Bar Association
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- Activities: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Green and Sustainable Transactions Committee
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- U.S. Green Building Council National Legal Working Group
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- The Ultimate Green Playbook for Condos and Coops
- American Bar Association, Probate & Property, March/April 2023
- Coops, Condos and COVID-19
- New York Bar Association Journal
- What Works For Me (Part II)
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers, News & Notes
- What Works For Me
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers, News & Notes
- Green Lease Provisions chapter in the two volume treatise "Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases"
- Law Journal Press, edited by John Busey Wood and Alan M. Di Sciullo
- Panelist - "Are You Ready for Local Law 97?: Carbon Reduction in New York’s Built Environment", New York City Bar Association Event, New York, NY
- New York City Bar Association
- Perspectives of city government, property owners and managers, engineers, and real estate law on Local Law 97..
- Panelist - "Going Green without Hulking Out: Green Energy Commercial Leases Benefits and Practical Tips", American Bar Association - 36th Annual Real Property Trusts & Estates National CLE Conference – Washington, DC, May 2023, Washington, DC
- American Bar Association - Real Property Trust & Estates Section
- • "Going Green without Hulking Out: Green Energy Commercial Leases Benefits and Practical Tips", American Bar Association - 36th Annual Real Property Trusts & Estates National CLE Conference – Washington, DC, May 2023
- Organizer and Moderator - “Second Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp”, Second Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp, Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Law School
- The Second Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp provided participants with answers on how to satisfy some of the regulatory requirements of the Climate Mobilization Act of 2019 and particularly, Local Law 97.
- Organizer and Moderator - “Introduction to Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp”, Introduction to Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp, Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Law School
- Brooklyn Law School one-day boot camp providing participants a forward-looking immersion into the regulatory and market landscape defining sustainability and how it applies to the urban environment. Topics will include: (a)How market forces and new legislation are propelling innovation in sustainability;(b) How green contracts are impacting designers, developers, and contractors; (c) How recent developments in NYC might foreshadow systemic changes to national infrastructure; (d) How advances.
- Speaker - “Keeping Your Eye on The CSR Sustainable Development Ball”, 8th Annual Global Corporate Governance Institute Conference, Entrepreneurial Corporate Governance: Sustainability and Equity”, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 8th Annual Global Corporate Governance Institute Conference
- ESG and the built Environment - What legal issues are involved.
- Green Globes Professional
- Green Building Initiative
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- LexisNexis
- LEED Accredited Professional
- U.S. Green Building Council