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Raymond A. Sanseverino
Partner and Chair, Real Estate Department; Chair, Commercial Real Estate Leasing Practice Group

Raymond Sanseverino concentrates on commercial real estate law, with an emphasis in leasing, brokerage and conveyancing transactions. He represents both landlords and tenants in the leasing of all types of real estate, including office and retail space. He also represents sellers and purchasers of all types of real estate and real estate brokers and owners in connection with commission and agency agreements and commission claims.

Currently, Mr. Sanseverino is landlord's counsel at numerous office buildings, including those at One World Financial Center (New York, NY), Two World Financial Center (New York, NY), 1114 Avenue of the Americas (the Grace Building, New York, NY), 17 State Street (New York, NY), 375 Park Avenue (the Seagram Building, New York, NY), 390 Park Avenue (Lever House, New York, NY), 875 Third Avenue (New York, NY), 120 Park Avenue (New York, NY), Newport Tower (Jersey City, NJ) and 545 Madison Avenue (New York, NY). Mr. Sanseverino also represents such companies as The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Thomson Reuters, Kaiser Permanente and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. in connection with real estate matters.

Prior Work Experience

Mr. Sanseverino was previously with Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP where he was Chair of Brown Raysman's commercial real estate leasing group.

Representative Experience

  • Represented 120 Park Avenue Associates LLC as landlord in a large-scale office lease of more than 400,000 square feet at 120 Park Avenue to financial information and technology company Bloomberg L.P.
  • Represented 875 Third Avenue LLC, as landlord, in the lease of 110,000 square feet of office space to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in the building located at 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York.
  • Represented the New York Liquidation Bureau, as tenant, in the lease of 115,500 square feet at 110 William Street in New York City's Financial and Insurance District.
  • Represented Willis Group in its lease of more than 140,000 square feet in the Sears Tower, the iconic 110-story skyscraper located at 233 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. As part of the negotiations, Willis was granted naming rights to the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, which will be renamed Willis Tower.
  • Lease representing Brookfield Properties, as landlord, in the lease of 244,000 RSF of office space to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company in the building known as Newport Tower, Jersey City, New Jersey.
  • Lease representing Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., as tenant, in the lease of 336,000 RSF of headquarters space in the building known as the Ordway building, One Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, California.
  • Lease representing Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., a subsidiary of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., as tenant, in the lease of 211,000 RSF in the building known as Station Place Building 3, located at 700 2nd Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. for use as a medical facility.
  • Lease representing Legg Mason, as tenant, in the lease of 97,400 RSF of office space in the building at 55 Water Street, New York City, New York.
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Affiliations

  • Member, Board of Trustees, Franklin & Marshall College
  • President, Franklin & Marshall Alumni Association (2006-2007)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Franklin & Marshall Alumni Association (2001-2008)
  • Ex-officio Member, Board of Trustees, Franklin & Marshall College (2006-08)
  • Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Member, New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Section)
  • Member, American Bar Association

Distinctions

  • Named "Best Lawyer" in Real Estate Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (2009-2012)
  • Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in New York Real Estate, (2005-2011 editions)
  • Named "New York Super Lawyer" in Real Estate by Thomson Reuters (2006-2011)
  • Named "Top Deal Maker" in Real Estate Weekly (2009)
  • Recipient, Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Citation (2009)
  • Named "2008 All Star" in Real Estate Weekly
  • Named in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
  • Highest "AV Preeminent (5 out of 5)" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

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Education
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1972, cum laude
Articles Editor, Fordham Law Review (1971-72)
Franklin & Marshall College, A.B., 1968
Bar Admissions
New York, 1973
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1974
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1973
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1973
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