Thursday, October 28, 2010

RELA hosts Meyer Last ’82 next Monday!

In collaboration with the Dean's Speaker Series for Students, the Cardozo Real Estate Law Association is excited to host, Meyer Last ’82, who will be coming to Cardozo Law this Monday, November 1st at Noon in Room 512.


Meyer Last is a partner in Fried Frank’s real estate practice and will be coming to speak to students about his practice, the kinds of issues he deals with, as well as about life working in “big law.” Mr. Last's practice focuses on real estate development, commercial leasing, financing and capital market transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, and workouts and bankruptcies. He has represented a broad range of clients, including developers, owners, institutional investors, lenders, real estate advisers and underwriters. See his profile here.


This is a great opportunity to hear from a real estate partner at Fried Frank--the city's #1 real estate big law firm.


If you decide to attend please RSVP to hale@yu.edu or call 212-790-0419 and let her know you are a RELA attendee. Lunch will be served.


We look forward to seeing everyone there!


Friday, October 22, 2010

Foreclosure Defense

In a follow up to the issues raised in our recent screening of the film, "American Casino," this article from the Wall Street Journal discusses the burgeoning field of foreclosure defense and the current state of the foreclosure crisis:


"Paperwork Trail: The Lawyers Who Fight Foreclosures"

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Election Results

RELA recently held their first ever elections. The available positions were: Treasurer, Secretary, and Outreach Director. The turnout was better than we expected and with so many qualified candidates, we had a very close race. The Treasurer was decided by a one vote margin! Congratulations to RELA's newest executive staff members! We look forward to continue growing into one of Cardozo's best clubs!

Treasurer- Charles Bordonaro, Class of 2012

Secretary- Dina Bandman, Class of 2013

Outreach Director- Jonathan Brenner, Class of 2012

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Domino Sugar Factory

RELA is invited to attend Hunter College's Urban Monday's at Hunter on October 18th at 7pm. The speaker will be Herrick Feinstein land use Partner, Mitch Korbey and the focus will be the case of the Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn. Hunter has a great undergraduate and graduate urban planning program and we are honored to be invited. We hope you can all make it! Click this link for more info: http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/urban/index.php

Interesting Legal Question

Check out this interesting article from the Huffington Post involving property law and a Muslim cemetary in upstate New York. Thanks to 3L, Ariel Douglas for submitting it. www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-reinbach/tiny-upstate-new-york-tow_b_739832.html

Monday, August 16, 2010

Manhattan Summer Soiree Pics

From left to right, RELA President, Joseph Einav; Vice President, Jeremy Schachter; and Member Matthew Berg enjoy food and cocktails at this summer networking mixer sponsored by Green Pearl and The Real Deal as well as others. They managed to make some great contacts that may come to Cardozo throughout the semester. Stay tuned.

Friday, August 6, 2010

"Recent Trends in the Commercial Real Estate Market"

Be sure to attend this informative event brought to you by Cardozo's Heyman Center for Corporate Governance. For more info view our calendar on the right or click this link: http://www.heyman-center.org/events/62

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Professor Sterk

RELA is honored to welcome Professor Stewart E. Sterk as its faculty advisor. Anyone who took property as a 1L surely saw his scholarship strewn throughout their case book. To learn more about Professor Sterk, check out his bio on the Cardozo website. http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=10560

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Upcoming Events

RELA is very excited about its upcoming events this Fall and about welcoming Cardozo's class of 2013! Please take a moment to review the recently added events and mark your calendars. We look forward to adding new members and reconnecting with old members as we kick off RELA's first full year. See you all in a few weeks.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Welcome

Welcome to the Cardozo Real Estate Law Association (RELA). RELA has welcomed many professionals to Cardozo to shed light on the ever-changing New York City real estate market. Past guests have included representatives of Herrick Feinstein, Betesh Law, and Platinum Properties just to name a few. We hope you will join us in the many more events we have planned for the 2010-2011 school year and that you will choose to be an integral part of RELA's growth!