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Ira Meislik Selected To The Best Lawyers In America®

Published: August 23, 2009

Ira Meislik, managing principal of the Montclair, New Jersey law firm of Meislik & Meislik, has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers In America®. In the United States, Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 16th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2010), is based on more than 2.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. According to Jerome Shestack, Past President, American Bar Association, Best Lawyers is “a thorough, reliable and valuable resource for all who seek the best in our profession.”

Meislik & Meislik, a firm whose credo is “Getting the Deal Done,” focuses on business and commercial real estate transactions. When asked about his selection, Ira Meislik replied, “I am thrilled to be named again as one of New Jersey’s top real estate attorneys and will continue to do everything I can do to deserve such recognition.”

Ira Meislik has been frequently recognized for his professional achievements. In 2009 alone he was named as part of a select group of 176 attorneys — The BTI Client Service All-Star Team — for delivering the absolute best client service to Fortune 1000 clients. Also in 2009, Ira Meislik was named by Real Estate New Jersey magazine as one of the Garden State’s top real estate attorneys. He also was selected for inclusion within the New Jersey Super Lawyers listing published inside the April 2009 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine. Ira Meislik has been included in the Real Estate category each year since the Super Lawyer’s designation first appeared in New Jersey.

Ira Meislik’s practice is concentrated in two areas – Business Law and Commercial Real Estate Law. His business law practice covers general business, commercial, and transactional matters. In this area, he provides business counseling advice and handles business formations, acquisitions, mergers, and contracts. His commercial real estate practice focuses on the needs of landlords and tenants primarily within shopping centers and office properties. In addition, he has extensive experience in the acquisition, disposition, and financing of real property.

Meislik & Meislik is a law firm focusing on business law and commercial real estate law. It represents national and local businesses (large and small), developers, investors, landlords, and single and multiple-location tenants in a full range of transaction, from basic to complex. More about Meislik & Meislik can be found on its website at www.meislik.com.

Karen Abrams Published in Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal

Published: August 23, 2009

The August 14, 2009 edition of Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal features the first installment of Karen Abrams’ article: “Exclusive Use Clauses Are Intended To Protect A Tenant.” In her always timely article, she addresses this often thorny and hotly contested lease provision, pointing out the countervailing positions put forth by tenants and landlords.

Karen E. Abrams is a senior attorney at Meislik & Meislik. Her practice includes a broad range of leasing, banking, and commercial real estate transactions. She has extensive experience in crafting and negotiating commercial leases, representing local, regional, and national commercial landlords, tenants, and brokers with respect to both office and retail space. Her real estate practice also includes the acquisition, sale, and financing of real property. Karen can be reached at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address)or at (973) 783-3000 x 114.

Meislik & Meislik is a law firm focusing on business and commercial real estate matters. The firm provides their clients with special expertise in the area of Retail Real Estate Law. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, it represents developers, investors, landlords, and single and multiple-location tenants locally as well as nationally and regionally. More about Meislik & Meislik can be found on its website at www.meislik.com.

Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal is a monthly newspaper that describes itself as “The Most Comprehensive Source For Commercial Real Estate News.” The Journal encompasses all aspects of the commercial real estate industry reaching thousands of decision makers who finance the building, build the building, buy the building, tenant the building, and manage the building.

Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal Publishes Steven Gellerstein’s Article on Letters of Intent

Published: August 23, 2009

The August 14, 2009 edition of Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal features Steven Gellerstein’s article: “Crafting Letters of Intent in Purchase Contracts.” In this straight to the point piece, he lists 15 common items that should be considered for inclusion in any such Letter of Intent. For each item, Mr. Gellerstein explains some of the subpoints that should be addressed. Letters of Intent are a valuable tool to be used when negotiating a deal for the purchase and sale of commercial property. Such a letter can clarify the key business and legal terms, making it easier to draft the resulting contract. A handy, laminated, expanded list of the items in Mr. Gellerstein’s article is available from Meislik & Meislik by contacting Steven Gellerstein at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address).

Steven M. Gellerstein is an attorney with Meislik & Meislik. Steven’s practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, with particular emphasis on acquisitions, sales, and financing. Steven represents clients in deals both large and small, from the acquisition of small office buildings to the acquisition of leases for over a million square feet of retail space for a national retailer. Steven has also closed many transactions that have involved the use of “like-kind” tax deferred exchanges. Steven can be reached at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address) or at (973) 783-3000 x 110.

Meislik & Meislik is a law firm focusing on business and commercial real estate matters. The firm provides their clients with special expertise in the area of Retail Real Estate Law. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, it represents developers, investors, landlords, and single and multiple-location tenants locally as well as nationally and regionally. More about Meislik & Meislik can be found on its website at www.meislik.com.

Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal is a monthly newspaper that describes itself as “The Most Comprehensive Source For Commercial Real Estate News.” The Journal encompasses all aspects of the commercial real estate industry reaching thousands of decision makers who finance the building, build the building, buy the building, tenant the building, and manage the building.

Ira Meislik’s Latest Article Exploring Problems In Assignment and Subletting Is Published

Published: July 27, 2009

Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, a leading industry newsletter has just published the second part of a three-part article written by Meislik & Meislik’s Managing Principal, Ira Meislik. Titled: How to Create Common and Uncommon Assignment/Subletting Problems, the article, in the July, 2009 edition, explores the use of assignment and subletting rights as part of a tenant’s exit strategy. The second part singles out certain indirect transactions that take on the characteristics of assignments. It also describes a number of ways that a tenant, using creative structuring of assignee entities, can avoid restrictions commonly found in leases. Lastly, Ira Meislik describes a number of lesser know ways in which restrictions on assignment and subletting can be circumvented.

Publications directed to the community of commercial real estate attorneys, developers, tenants, and property managers continue to look to the attorneys at Meislik & Meislik, a New Jersey law firm with a national real estate practice, as their source for timely, accurate, and focused information. According to Ira Meislik, “leasing and other inductry publication look to our attorneys as a source for incisive and timely information about issues and solutions of concern to commercial real estate owners, tenants, and lenders. We are proud to be under such a spotlight.”

Ira Meislik has written and spoken extensively in the areas of real estate, business entity selection, attorney ethics, limited liability entities, and unincorporated business associations. He is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Mr. Meislik is also chairman of the Ground Leasing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Section and is a member of the American, New Jersey, New York, and Essex County Bar Associations, as well as of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s Board of Consultors and a director of its Business Law Section. Mr. Meislik has also chaired the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Section’s Joint Committee on Limited Liability Companies. He can be reached at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address)or at 973.783.3000.

Meislik & Meislik is a law firm focusing on business and commercial real estate matters. The firm provides their clients with special expertise in the area of Retail Real Estate Law. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, it represents developers, investors, landlords, and single and multiple-location tenants locally as well as nationally and regionally. More about Meislik & Meislik can be found on its website at www.meislik.com.

Meislik & Meislik Attorney Ira Meislik Earns Recognition as a LEED® Accredited Professional

Published: June 28, 2009

Ira Meislik, managing principal of Meislik & Meislik, a New Jersey law firm, has been designated by the United States Green Building Council as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED^® Accredited Professional (LEED^®AP). As of the date of his accredidation, there were only eight other New Jersey lawyers holding this distinguished credential.

LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, government agencies throughout the United States increasingly are incorporating LEED guidelines into building codes. As a LEED AP, Mr. Meislik will be a resource to clients, able to provide counsel as to how to meet regulatory green building requirements and, if they choose, how to earn green building certification from the Green Building Council. His accredidation was earned when he demonstrated his thorough understanding of the principles of Green Building design and operation and his comprehensive knowledge of the LEED rating system and process.

Ira Meislik has written and spoken extensively in the areas of real estate, business entity selection, attorney ethics, limited liability entities, and unincorporated business associations. He is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Mr. Meislik is also chairman of the Ground Leasing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Section and is a member of the American, New Jersey, New York, and Essex County Bar Associations, as well as of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is also a director of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Business Law Section and recently retired from his six year term as a member of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s Board of Consultors. Mr. Meislik has also chaired the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Section’s Joint Committee on Limited Liability Companies. He can be reached at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address) or at 973.783.3000.

Meislik & Meislik is a law firm focusing on business and commercial real estate matters. The firm provides their clients with special expertise in the area of Retail Real Estate Law. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, it represents developers, investors, landlords, and single and multiple-location tenants locally as well as nationally and regionally. More about Meislik & Meislik can be found on its website at www.meislik.com.