Andrew Howard Baraff

Andrew Howard Baraff

5.0
Rating: 9.3

Licensed for 37 years

Real estate Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Commercial

885 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY

About Andrew

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Business 15%

Andrew handles formation matters such as structuring and preparing LLC and other joint venture agreements; operating matters such as consulting and confidentiality agreements, letters of credit and other contracts; and situations that are less common, such as a European television production company’s first acquisition of U.S. programming and distribution rights.

38 years

15%
Commercial Real Estate 10%

Over the years, Andrew has been involved with quite a few unusual matters, such as the viability of the “taking” of a professional baseball team, the development of luxury homes around a professional-level golf course in partnership with an international golf champion and the creation of a “qualified conservation contribution easement”.

38 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 37 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1988

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Reitler Law

885 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY, 10022

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Andrew Howard Baraff's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | March 25, 2017 | Consulted Attorney

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Practical Advice

Andrew is terrific. Very straightforward and practical. He doesn't just provide legal services - he provides advice and finds solutions. That's what really matters

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Andrew Howard Baraff's Lawyer Endorsements

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Brendan Davey

Real estate lawyer | Aug 12

Relationship: Co-worker

"Andrew is a great RE lawyer; he provides thoughtful and pragmatic solutions to issues that arise in transactions."

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Amos Edelman

Real estate lawyer | Jul 30

Relationship: Co-worker

"In addition to his impressive professional experience, Andy stands out for his ability to craft simple solutions to complex legal and commercial problems. He is a pleasure to work with, and I endorse his work."

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David Spencer

Real estate lawyer | Jul 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Andrew is efficient, effective and experienced. We worked closely together on an intricate RE transaction involving partial like-kind exchange treatment. I imposed a number of cumbersome tax requirements on the transaction and Andrew understood and was able to negotiate and implement all of them seamlessly."

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Peter Axelrod

Real estate lawyer | Jul 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Andrew on a number of matters over the years.I have found him to be insightful, very responsive and innovative in his approach to complex problems. I very strongly endorse Andrew."

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Experience

Rating:  9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Super Lawyer - Real Estate, SuperLawyers

2016

New York Area “Top Rated Lawyers”, Legal Leaders

2016

“AV® Preeminent™” (professional and ethical excellence), Martindale-Hubbell’s® Peer Review™

2015

Super Lawyer - Real Estate, SuperLawyers

2015

New York Area “Top Rated Lawyers”, Legal Leaders

2014

New York Area "Top Rated Lawyers”, Legal Leaders

2014

Super Lawyer - Real Estate, Super Lawyers Magazine

2013

New York Area "Top Rated Lawyers”, Legal Leaders

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Partner, Reitler Law

2010 - 2015

Owner, Baraff Law

2005 - 2009

Senior Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell

1992 - 2005

Of Counsel, Covington & Burling

1988 - 1992

Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Associations

1989 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

Education

1987

Harvard University Law School

J.D. - cum laude

1984

Columbia University

A.B. - summa cum laude

Languages

English

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