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About Richard
Biography
Also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court,
Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the New Jersey, Connecticut and District of Columbia Bars.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Real Estate
90%
29 years | 500 cases
Business
5%
29 years | 150 cases
Lawsuits and Disputes
5%
24 years | 25 cases
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Connecticut for 26 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 27 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 27 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 25 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Location
Senior Vice President
Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, 750 Lexington Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY, 10022
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Posted by Jay Meisel | February 05, 2015 | Real Estate
Excellent real estate attorney
Richard was my real estate attorney for condominium sales and purchases. Each time he did an amazing job. The purchase of my current condominium was especially complicated because of a difficult seller and frustrating NYC approvals processes. Richard skillfully guided me through every step of the way...
Posted by anonymous | November 14, 2008 | Business
Superlative Counsel
Richard represented me on a number of complex commercial transactions and proved his mastery of the craft of practicing law.
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Experience
Honors
2016
Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
2015
One Team One Dream Team Excellence Award, LexisNexis
2015
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, LexisNexis
2014
Green Globes Professional, Green Building Initiative
2014
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, American Bar Foundation
2008
LEED Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Senior Vice President, Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation
2017 - 2022
Vice President, Legal, Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation
2014 - 2016
Team Lead and Group Director of Financial Practice Area Modules, LexisNexis - Lexis Practice Advisor
2012 - 2014
Director, Content & Product Initiatives - Real Estate, LexisNexis
2007 - 2012
Associate, Moses & Singer LLP
2006 - 2007
Associate, Kaye Scholer LLP
2004 - 2006
Associate, Stroock Stroock & Lavan LLP
2001 - 2004
General Counsel, Oxford Capital LLC
1998 - 2001
Solo Practitioner, Law Office of Richard J. Sobelsohn
Associations
2022 - Present
Brooklyn Law SchoolProfessor of Practice
2020 - Present
Columbia Law SchoolAdjunct Professor of Law
2018 - Present
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawAdjunct Professor of Law
2016 - Present
Fordham University School of LawAdjunct Professor of Law
2010 - Present
New York Law SchoolAdjunct Professor of Law
2010 - Present
MemberNational Legal Working Group, U.S. Green Building Council
2009 - Present
Brooklyn Law SchoolAdjunct Professor of Law
2009 - Present
Institute of Green ProfessionalsFellow
2008 - Present
U.S.G.B.C. N.Y.Member
2014 - 2016
American Bar Association - Real Property. Trusts and Estates Law SectionChair-ABA-RPTE Sect.: Economics, Techn. & Practice Methods Cmte.
2013 - 2018
American Bar Association - Real Property. Trusts and Estates Law SectionVice Chair of the Economics, Technology & Pract. Meth. Cmtte.
Education
2014
Harvard/Reed Elsevier Management Essentials Program
Certificate
1998
Brooklyn Law School
J.D.
1982
Colgate University
A.B.
Speaking Engagements
2024
New York City Bar Association Continuing Legal Education
Panelist - "Local Law 97: A Must Know for Solo and Small Law Firms", New York City Bar Association
2024
Dickinson Law Review Symposium, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 2024
Speaker - “Keeping Your Eye on the Sustainable ESG Development Ball”
2024
CALIcon24, University of Washington School of Law
Speaker -“Incorporating Experiential Learning into (Almost) Any Course”
2024
Brooklyn Law School's "Third Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Bootcamp"
Organizer & Moderator – “Third Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp” which discussed how NYS, NYC and real estate developers are preparing for superstorms, chaotic weather patterns, & rising seas with new build and retrofits.
2023
Second Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp
Organizer and Moderator - “Second Annual Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp”, Satisfying Local Law 97 and other components of the Climate Mobilization Act of 2019,, Brooklyn
2023
New York City Bar Association, Real Property Law C
Panelist - "Perspectives of city government, property owners and managers, engineers, and real estate law on Local Law 97".
2023
American Bar Association - 36th Annual Real Property Trusts & Estates National CLE Conference – Washington, DC, May 2023
"Going Green without Hulking Out: Green Energy Commercial Leases Benefits and Practical Tips"
2022
NYS Green Building Conference - April 2022
Speaker - "Legal Issues Relating to Sustainable Development"
2022
Introduction to Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp
Organizer and Moderator - “Introduction to Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp”, Introduction to Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp, Brooklyn
2022
8th Annual Global Corporate Governance Institute Conference, Entrepreneurial Corporate Governance: Sustainability and Equity”
Speaker - “Keeping Your Eye on The CSR Sustainable Development Ball”
2021
Brooklyn Law School Environmental Law & Real Estate Society Roundtable, November 2021
Moderator - "Climate Change Impacts In Real Estate"
2019
Construction+Finance in 2019
Speaker - “Innovative Delivery and Finance: The Big Picture,” Town+Gown, New York City Department of Design & Construction
2017
Judicial Title Insurance Agency LLC 1-hour CLE
Speaker - “Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias,” Judicial Title Insurance Agency LLC, Harvard Club of New York
2017
American Bar Association Webinar
Moderator and Speaker - "Revolutionizing Transactional Practice Methods: How to Overcome Transactional Attorney Pain Points with Evolving Practice Tools", American Bar Association - Real Property Trust & Estate Webinar - New York, New York
2016
New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting CLE Program
Panelist - "The Evolving Transactional Attorney Practice Tools"
2016
Master Class Presentation and Discussion
Speaker - "Sustainable Development, LEED Buildings and Green Legal Jobs - They Are Not Only Where You Would Expect Them To Be"
2016
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company Two-Hour CLE Program at the Yale Club of NYC
Speaker - “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Ethical Challenges for Real Estate Attorneys”
2016
Emory University School of Law Fifth Biennial Conference on Teaching Transactional Law and Skills
Speaker - "Evolving Teaching Tools - What Resources Are Available to Help Us Teach Our Students Practical Skills"
2016
City & State Awards Breakfast
Panelist - "The State of Real Estate in New York and How Corporate Social Responsibility Affects its Stakeholders"
2016
BuildingsNY Conference - Javits Center - AIA Program - New York City - May 2016
Moderator and Panelist - "Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects"
2016
American Bar Association - Real Property Trust & Estates Spring 2016 Symposia - Boston, MA
Moderator and Speaker - "Revolutionizing Transactional Practice Methods: How to Overcome Transactional Attorney Pain Points with Evolving Practice Tools"
2016
15th Annual Transactional Clinical Conference “Tools of Translation
Speaker - Teaching Transactional Practice Skills with On-Line Products
2015
The American Law Institute/The American College of Real Estate Lawyers CLE Webinar Program
Panelist - "Who's The Client? Ethical Issues in Commercial Real Estate Transactions for Inside and Outside Counsel"
2015
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education
Panelist/Moderator - "Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects"
2015
Sterling Education Services, Inc. CLE Program - White Plains, New York.
Speaker - Landlord-Tenant Law - How to Prosper in the New Market
2015
Lunch and Learn sponsored by Pace University School of Law
"Lunch and Learn - Sustainable Development, LEED Buildings and Green Legal Jobs"
2015
BuildingsNY Conference - Javits Center - AIA Program - New York City - April 2015
Panelist/Moderator - "Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects"
2015
American Bar Association - Real Property Trust & Estates Spring 2015 Symposia - Washington, DC
Panelist - "Lease Drafting and Operational Issues With Intensive Office Users: Changing Trends in the Design and Utilization of Office Space"
2015
2015 Annual Florida Bar Convention
Speaker - "The Evolving Transactional Attorney Practice Tools"
2015
"Lunch and Learn - Sustainable Development, LEED Buildings and Green Legal Jobs" sponsored by Fordham University School of Law
"Lunch and Learn - Sustainable Development, LEED Buildings and Green Legal Jobs"
2014
The Judicial Title Insurance Agency LLC - CLE Program - New York City
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Ethical Challenges for Real Estate Attorneys" - A 2-Hour Ethics CLE
2014
Lunch and Learn sponsored by the Brooklyn Law School Real Estate Law Society and the Environmental Law Society.
"Lunch and Learn - Sustainable Development, LEED Buildings and Green Legal Jobs""
2014
Landlord Tenant Law - Sterling Education Services, Inc.
"Lease Drafting, Structuring and Negotiating"
2014
Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Counsel CLE Program - Hackensack, New Jersey
"Sustainable Building Law & Green Leasing"
2014
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company Continuing Legal Education Seminar
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Ethical Challenges for Real Estate Attorneys"
2014
Emory University School of Law Fourth Biennial Conference on Teaching Transactional Law and Skills
Teaching Transactional Skills with New Technologies and Tools
2014
BuildingsNY Conference - Javits Center - AIA Program - New York City - March 2014
"Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects"
2014
American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate 2014 Symposia
"Identify Your Clients and Work Effectively With Them"
2014
"Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects" - National Continuing Education Webinar
"Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects" - National Continuing Education Webinar
2013
The Judicial Title Insurance Agency CLE Program
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Ethical Challenges for Real Estate Attorneys"
2013
Reed Elsevier Corporate Responsibility Panel Discussion, London
“Alternative Energy – A Discussion About Alternative Energy And Business, Our Products and More General Issues About What The Future May Hold For Renewables”
2013
MiaGreen 2013 Expo & Conference: The Green Convention of the Americas
Sustainble Building Law: What You Need To Know Now
2013
Education Law Association 59th Annual Conference
How Legal Education Can Get Practical
2013
American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate 2013 Symposia
"Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projects"
2012
MiaGreen 2012 Expo & Conference: The Green Convention of the Americas
Sustainable Building Law Update
2012
Landlord Tenant Law
Green Commercial Lease Issues
2012
In-House CLE
Green Building Law: What You Need to Know Now
2012
Continuing Education Program
Sustainable Building Law: What You Need To Know Now
2012
BuildingsNY Conference
Sustainable Building Law Update
2012
American Law Institute CLE
Green Leases: Tools, Tips, and Best Practices for Drafting
2011
Webinar
The Latest Developments in Sustainable Building Law Update
2011
U.S. Green Building Council's GreenBuild International Conference and Expo, October 2011
Sustainable Building Law Update
2011
The 2nd International Conference on Green & Sustainable Technology
The Legal Obstacles and Catalysts in Incorporating Renewable Energy Technologies in LEED-Certified Buildings
2011
The 16th Annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law and Policy
THE LEGAL OBSTACLES AND CATALYSTS in Incorporating Renewable Energy Technologies in LEED-Certified Buildings
2011
Latest Trends and Insights Impacting Law Practice in a Turnaround Economy
Green Leasing
2011
Judicial Title Networking Event
Green Leasing and Split Incentives
2011
GreenBuild International Conference and Expo
Standard of Care for those providing services in the Green Building World
2011
Green Real Estate Summit 2011
How Attorneys Can Make a Difference When It Comes to the Greening of Buildings
2011
Continuing Legal Education
Legal Aspects Relating To Sustainable Development
2011
2nd Healthcare Development Conference
Sustainable Development For Healthcare Facilities
2011
2nd Healthcare Development Conference
"Sustainable Development For Healthcare Facilities"
2011
2nd Healthcare Development Conference
Sustainable Development For Healthcare Facilities
2011
2nd Healthcare Development Conference
Sustainable Development For Healthcare Facilities
2010
World Green Energy Symposium
Legal Aspects Relating to Sustainable Development and the Liabilities Shared by all in the Green Building World
2010
The New Green Economy
Legal Issues Relating to Green Buildings
2010
The Institute of International Social Development and Forum 21 Spring 2010 Event
Green Buildings Home and Abroad
2010
Tenant/Corporate Facilities
Green Lease Legislative Update
2010
Real Estate Conference
Landlord-Tenant Law - Green Issues
2010
Judicial Title Continuing Education
Turning Green and Staying Green: Legal Issues Affecting Sustainable Buildings
2010
Green Real Estate Summit 2010
What Attorneys, Developers, Regulators, Tenants & Lenders Need to Know
2010
Green Earth Expo 2010
Legal Issues Affecting Sustainable Development
2010
Global Strategic Management Institute's Sustainable Buildings Series: Retrofits Conference
Green Leases: More than Lease Language
2010
Citi-Anchin Indian Initiative June 2010 Event
Indian Businesses Go Green
2010
BuildingsNY/GreenBuildingsNY Annual Conference
LEEDigation: A Green Legal Panel
2009
2009
Lunch Hour Seminar
Legal Issues Affecting Sustainable Development
2009
Green Building Law Program
New Responsibilities of Project Teams When Working on a Green Project
2009
Economic Forum on India 2009
Green Buildings and India
2009
Continuing Legal Education
Legal Issues Affecting Green Buildings
2009
Continuing Legal Education
Green – Ethics
2009
Continuing Legal Education
Seeing Green: Legal Issues You Need to Know Concerning Green Buildings
2009
Alternative Energy & Building Efficiency ’09 Conference & Exhibition
Legal Issues Affecting Green Buildings
Publications
2025
New York State Bar Association
"What Attorneys Can Do To Help Clients Develop Sustainable Affordable Housing"
2024
Indiana Law Review Journal, Vol. 58, Issue 2, Fall 2024
"Carbon Emissions and Energy Benchmarking"
2024
Dickinson Law Review, Volume 128, Issue 3, Spring 2024
"Keeping Your Eye on the ESG Sustainable Development Ball"
2023
American Bar Association, Probate & Property, Vol. 37, No. 2, March/April 2023
“The Ultimate Green Playbook for Condos and Coops”
2020
New York Bar Association Journal
“Coops, Condos and COVID-19”
2020
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) - News & Notes
"What Works For Me (Part II)"
2019
Law Journal Press, edited by John Busey Wood and Alan M. Di Sciullo
Green Lease Provisions chapter in the two volume treatise "Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases"
2019
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) - News & Notes
What Works For Me
2018
Probate & Property, Vol. 32, No. 2, March/April 2018 (American Bar Association), Copyright 2018 American Bar Association
Design Center Leasing - A Hybrid Approach
2016
Probate & Property, Vol. 30, No. 2, March/April 2016 (American Bar Association), Copyright 2016 American Bar Association
Trends in Green Leasing - From The Early Days to Today
2015
New York Law Journal
Law Firms Adopt Sustainability To Stay Sustainable
2014
Transactions – The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, Volume 15, Number 3, Summer 2014
Technology in Law Practice and in the Classroom
2014
Probate & Property, Vol. 28, No. 6, November/December 2014 (American Bar Association)
Real Estate Documents Turn Green
2013
The National Jurist
How Legal Education Can Get Practical
2013
Probate & Property, Vol. 27, No. 2, March/April 2013 (American Bar Association), Copyright 2013 American Bar Association
Green Leasing—It’s Not Just About Capital Expenditures
2013
Brooklyn Law School Practicum Journal
How Colleges and Universities Can Turn Green Without Some of the Typical Pitfalls(Link)
2012
2012
University Business Magazine
The Green College and University: A Symbiotic Journey
2012
Moses & Singer Client Alert
Building Owners: Local Law 84 Penalties Loom
2012
Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy (LJN) - 2nd article from top
The Green Shopping Center
2012
Medical Tourism Magazine
Sustainable Healthcare Contracting and Expansion Issues
2012
Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy (LJN)
The Green Shopping Center
2012
New York State Bar Association Journal - See third article from top
Are You Being Greenwashed
2012
Thomson Reuters News & Insight; Canadian Competition & Antitrust Law; Canadian Advertising & Marketing Law
The Greenwashing Domino Effect
2011
2011
Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Green Real Estate Summit 2011: What Attorneys, Developers, Regulators, Tenants & Lenders Need to Know
How Attorneys Can Make a Difference When It Comes to the Greening of Buildings
2010
Real Estate Weekly
Green Lease Issues for Commercial Tenants Set to Grow
2010
The Judicial Title Insurance Agency
Legal Issues Relating to Green Building
2010
Practicing Law Institute (PLI), Green Real Estate Summit 2010: What Attorneys, Developers, Regulators, Tenants & Lenders Need to Know
The Real Estate Owner’s Perspective: Opportunities and Risks
2010
Contract Magazine
Legal Green: Navigating Sustainable Design Law
2010
Legal Handbook For Architects, Engineers & Contractors, West Thompson
The Real Estate Owner's Perspective: Opportunities and Risks
2009
Green & Design
Here Come The Lawyers - Part 1
2009
Green & Design
Here Come the Lawyers - Part 2
2009
BLSLawNotes
Green Lease Issues for Commercial Tenants
Languages
English