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Mr. Williams is a shareholder in the Firm’s Real Estate Group. He focuses his practice on representing lenders, developers and investors in the obtaining of zoning approvals, the closing of land and building purchases and the closing of construction or permanent loans to finance or refinance real estate developments and purchases. His practice includes work with a variety of residential, commercial, office building, shopping center, hotel, industrial, REIT, casino and sports arena developments including those in Redevelopment Areas . Loan restructuring, project workouts and the representation and protection of creditors’ interests are also part of his practice. His experience also extends to the creation, conversion and operation of planned unit development, condominium and cooperative housing projects including their registration for sale with regulatory authorities. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Newark, New Jersey, December 2007-Present Seiden Wayne, Newark, New Jersey, 1979-2007 (merged with LeClairRyan) Greenbaum, Greenbaum, Rowe & Smith, 1971-1979 Fidelity Union Trust Company, 1968-1971 Education Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1968 Rutgers University, B.A., Political Science, 1965 Extended Information Representative Clients The Bank of America Citibank, N.A. North Fork Bank The Provident Bank Sovereign Bank, N.A. Devils Arena Entertainment, LLC Bertram Associates BNE Associates Roseland Property Company Starbare Associates David Mandelbaum and Nathan Mandelbaum, a New Jersey General Partnership B & W Associates Ivy Equities, L.L.C. Port Imperial Property Owners Association The Pointe at Livingston Condominium Association, Inc. The Vizcaya Condominium Association, Inc. Speaking Engagements Numerous speaking engagements to trade associations and New Jersey State Bar Association members on current real estate topics including; RESPA, Truth-in-Lending, Usury, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Transactions and Condominiums Classes and Seminars Taught Guest Lecturer at Rutgers Newark Law School on Commercial Transactions Honors and Awards Recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, Essex Council, New Jersey Boy Scouts of America highest regional Civilian Award for distinguished pro bono legal services for the Essex Council Recipient of New Jersey Super Lawyer designation for years 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Law & Politics magazine Professional Memberships New Jersey State Bar Association: Member, Banking Law Section; Member, Board of Directors; Former Chairperson, Banking Law Section; Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law American Bar Association: Member, Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Business Law Supreme Court Ethics Committee, Essex County District VA: Former Chairperson and Special Master Fraternity/Sorority Memberships Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Admissions New Jerse New York Pennsylvania Place of Birth Englewood, New Jersey. | 