Solving Problems in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Date: Jul 17, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $203.00
Non-Member Price: $254.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Real Estate
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Keynote
Moderator
- Todd E. Lehder, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridgeis a Shareholder in Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A with offices in Woodbridge and Eatontown, New Jersey; New York City; and Philadelphia, PA. Co-Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group, he focuses his practice in the representation of individual and corporate clients in all aspects of commercial real estate sales and acquisitions. Mr. Lehder also represents both landlords and tenants in the negotiation of commercial leases, and counsels financial institutions on real estate lending, workouts, foreclosures and loan sales. He also represents purchasers of distressed real estate assets and has significant experience in matters of construction, real estate development, redevelopment and land use law.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey, Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mr. Lehder is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and a member of the New Jersey State, Middlesex County and Monmouth Bar Associations. He has been active in his community and has served on the Fair Haven Zoning Board of Adjustment since 2006, where he has been Chair for more than 15 years.
Mr. Lehder has lectured at seminars about commercial real estate transactions for industry professionals, including ICLE, seminars at the yearly Atlantic Builder’s Convention and an annual course entitled “Real Estate Development from Beginning to End” (Lorman Education Services). He is the recipient of several honors, including NJBIZ’s 2010 “40 Under 40” Award.
Mr. Lehder received his B.A. from St. Lawrence University and his J.D. from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.
(9/23) - Matthew J. Schiller, Esq.
- Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, Newarkis a Partner in Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, in Newark, New Jersey, and leads the firm’s Leasing, Opportunity Zone and Distressed Real Estate Practice Groups. He represents clients in a wide range of transactional and litigation matters in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and elsewhere, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing and management of all kinds of commercial properties including office, medical office, industrial, retail and multi-family developments. Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, he has developed significant experience in the formation and operation of Qualified Opportunity Funds and Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses as well as the associated real estate transactional, leasing and development issues.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, Mr. Schiller is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and a member of the Board of Consultors of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section, where he is Past Chair. A lecturer for ICLE and other CLE providers, he co-authored the Leasing chapter in Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey (ICLE, 2019, 4th Edition). He is the recipient of several honors.
Mr. Schiller received his B.A., with honors, from Trinity College and his J.D. from Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law, where he served as Associate Managing Editor of the Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Victor Ashrafi, New Jersey Superior Court, Somerset County, Law Division.
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Presenters
- Robert Beckelman, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Holly Burke, Esq.
- Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, Newark
- Katharine Coffey, Esq.
- Day Pitney LLPLaw Offices of Richard Schkolnick in Millburn, New Jersey, has extensive experience providing solutions to property owners in complex land use and zoning matters, and has served as counsel to local government agencies with respect to land use and zoning issues. He focuses his practice in applications to construct wireless communications facilities and has represented national wireless carriers in hundreds of zoning applications.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, Mr. Schkolnick is Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Land Use Law Section. He secured a unanimous decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of the Township of West Orange in the State’s seminal eminent domain case, Township of West Orange v. 769 Associates, LLC, 172 N.J. 564 (2002), and also served as Co-General counsel to the New Jersey State Democratic Party.
Mr. Schkolnick is a graduate of Haverford College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received his Masters of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Center of Government, where he was a Fels Scholar. He received his J.D. from the U.C.L.A. School of Law.
(9/23) - Michael J. Edwards, Esq.
- Surenian, Edwards, Buzak & Nolan LLC, Point Pleasant Beach
- Michele J. Glass, Esq.
- Gibbons P.C., Newark
- Joshua M. Gorsky, Esq.
- Mandelbaum Barrett, PC, Roseland
- David B. Grodnick, Esq.
- First American Title Insurance Co., Princeton
- Rosh H. Jaffe, Esq.
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland
- Cecilia I. Lassiter, Esq.
- Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C., Newark
- Brendan Pytka
- Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, Newark
- John A. Sarto, Esq.
- Giordano Halleran & Ciesla, Red Bank
- Calvin Souder, Esq.
- Souder Law Group, LLC, Newark
- Wesley M. Wilcox
- G.S. Wilcox & Co.
- Jeremy J. Zacharias, RPLU, Esq.
- Marshall Dennehey, Mount Laurelis a Shareholder in Marshall Dennehey, P.C. in the firm’s Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, office. A member of the Professional Liability Department, he concentrates his practice in the representation and defense of attorneys, accountants, insurance producers, corporate directors and officers, and other licensed professionals. He also represents clients in privacy and data breach matters as well as intellectual property cases.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Mr. Zacharias is a member of the New Jersey State, Camden County and Burlington County Bar Associations, and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), through which he received his Registered Professional Liability Underwriting Certification (RPLU). He is a former Adjunct Professor at Rutgers School of Law and lectures for Rutgers School of Law on professionalism and career development topics.
Mr. Zacharias received his B.S., magna cum laude, from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business and his J.D., cum laude, from Rutgers School of Law-Camden, where he was the Lead Notes Editor of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion and the author of “Religious Accommodations in the Workplace: An Analysis of Employee Accommodations Pertaining to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
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Join this comprehensive program on commercial real estate transactions in New Jersey to learn how to craft and negotiate contracts and leases that protect your clients against untoward or excessive risk. Attendees will also learn how to address and anticipate common problems that arise during commercial real estate deals. Tune in to find out how to focus your preparation so that you can draft and review all the necessary documents for a successful commercial closing.
If you handle commercial real estate matters, this is a must-attend program. It will be of special interest to attorneys who represent sellers, buyers, landlords and tenants in commercial matters, commercial real estate owners, developers, contractors, financial institutions, title search companies, insurance companies, and others seeking to hone their skills in this area.
Program Agenda:
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9:00 | Welcome
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9:05 | An updated look at structuring commercial real estate transactions in the current environment – Todd E. Lehder, Esq. and Matthew J. Schiller, Esq.
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9:45 | Solving environmental problems in commercial real estate deals transactions – Michele J. Glass, Esq. and Robert Beckelman, Esq.
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10:25 | Break
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10:35 | Solving permitting issues – Calvin W. Souder, Esq. and Katharine A. Coffey, Esq.
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11:15 | A primer on the new affordable housing requirements and discussion of how they might impact commercial real estate transactions – Michael J. Edwards, Esq. and John A. Sarto, Esq.
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11:55 | Q&A for morning sessions
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12:00 | Lunch
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12:15 | Luncheon presentation – Wesley M. Wilcox
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12:45 | Break
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1:00 | Solving financing issues: traditional and non-traditional financing – Joshua M. Gorsky, Esq. and Rosh H. Jaffe, Esq.
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1:35 | Distressed/title challenges in transactional matters – Holly Burke, Esq. and David B. Grodnick, Esq.
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2:15 | Incentives update – Brendan Pytka and Cecilia I. Lassiter, Esq.
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2:45 | Break
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3:00 | 21st century ethical issues in commercial real estate transactions – Jeremy J. Zacharias, RPLU, Esq.; Todd E. Lehder, Esq. and Matthew J. Schiller, Esq.
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3:50 | Q&A for afternoon sessions
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4:00 | Adjourn
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