Leading-Edge Legal Representation
Solomon J. Borg
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Practice Areas:
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance, Acquisition and Development
- Leasing and Related Litigation
Biography
Mr. Borg's practice is concentrated in the real estate area, including all aspects of real estate finance, acquisition and development, leasing and related litigation. A graduate of Yeshiva College and Columbia University Law School, he began his career at the law firms of Trubin, Sillcocks, Edelman & Knapp and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, working in both the corporate and real estate departments.
Mr. Borg spent about seven years in the private sector where he was general counsel and partner of a real estate syndication firm which purchased and managed residential and commercial properties in the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas. This professional and business experiences gives him a unique perspective and ability to advise clients. In 1999, Sol joined Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy on an "of counsel" basis.
Mr. Borg is admitted to practice in New York, and the U.S. District Court Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1976
- Honors: Stone Scholar, 1973-1976
- Yeshiva College
- B.A. - 1973
Bar Admission
- New York, 1977
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1990
Representative Cases
- Saxon Capital Corp. v. Wilvin Associates, 600 N.Y.S.2d 708, 1993, 1st Dept., 1993152938
- Conway v. Hahn, 617 N.Y.S.2d 52, 1994, 2nd Dept., 1994199866
References
- Citibank
Past Positions
- M/B Group Inc., General Partner and Counsel, 1984 to 1989
- Private Practitioner, New York, New York, 1983 to 1984
- Stroock and Stroock and Lavan, Associate, 1978 to 1983
- Trubin, Sillcocks, Edelman and Knapp, Associate, 1976 to 1978
Languages
- Hebrew
Ancillary Businesses
- Real Estate
Professional Associations
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Real Property Law Committee, 1995 to 1998
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Cooperatives and Condominiums, 1991 to 1995
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Housing and Urban Development, 1991 to 1993
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Committee on Real Estate Taxation - State and Local, 1992 to 1994
- American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Other Investment, 1993 to 1999
- American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Leasehold Finance/Sale Leasebacks, 1993 to 1999
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Land Use, Planning and Zoning, 2000 to Present
- American Bar Association, Real Property Section
Current Employment Position
- Attorney