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Brian regularly represents managers of public and private pension funds in acquisitions, joint ventures, development transactions, financings and dispositions. He is well versed in the tax and ERISA rules that govern the behavior of tax-exempt investors and, for nearly three decades, has successfully been advising fiduciaries with respect to the management of their client’s real estate investments. Brian is a seasoned negotiator of joint ventures with developers of every property type and is a significant force in the firm’s real estate opportunity fund practice.
Brian is just as at home representing lenders as he is representing borrowers. He has managed several mortgage and mezzanine lending programs for firm clients, some of which programs he helped to design. Brian has been extremely active in real estate workouts and restructurings. Drawing on Stroock’s significant insolvency and litigation resources, Brian has coordinated real estate foreclosures, prepackaged bankruptcies and deed-in-lieu transactions on behalf of his clients. Brian is experienced in dealing with “green” real estate and has been a speaker on the “greening” of commercial real estate.
In addition to bringing mature judgment and keen business acumen to the table, Brian has over 25 years of front line experience in dealing with the real world issues that affect the performance of real estate assets, including, environmental issues, bankruptcy, tax issues, casualties, condemnation, litigation and land use restrictions.
Brian is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association, the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association and the Legal Advisory Board of First American Title Insurance Company of New York. He has spoken on diverse topics including Joint Ventures, ERISA Rules, Sustainable Real Estate, Unrelated Business Taxable Income, Distressed Real Estate and Brokerage Issues.
Honors & Awards
Memberships
- Member, Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE)
Admitted To Practice
New York, 1983
Education
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1982; Editor-in-Chief, Brooklyn Law Review; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law; Recipient, Law Review Prize
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1978
News
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November 15, 2018|Commercial ObserverBrian Diamond Mentioned in “Owners Discuss the Impacts of Tech and What They Want in a Lender Today”
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June 1, 2018|Press ReleaseStroock Receives Honors in 16 Practices from The Legal 500 United States 2018:
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May 3, 2018|Press ReleaseStroock Ranked in 11 Practice Areas by Chambers USA 2018; 29 Leading Lawyers Recognized
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August 15, 2017|Press Release47 Stroock Partners and Counsel Named to Best Lawyers in America for 2018
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June 2, 2017|Press ReleaseStroock Receives High Honors in 13 Practices from The Legal 500 United States 2017: 37 Stroock Attorneys Recognized
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June 1, 2017|Press ReleaseStroock Earns Top Tier Rank in 11 Practices by Chambers USA 2017: 30 Leading Attorneys Recognized
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April 20, 2017|Press ReleaseReal Estate Forum and GlobeSt Honor Five Separate Stroock Transactions Nationally for Best Deals of 2016
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October 21, 2016| Law360Brian Diamond and Lior J. Ohayon quoted in “Opportunity Abounds Despite Q3 Dip For PE Real Estate Deals”
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August 15, 2016 |Press Release47 Stroock Partners and Counsel Named to Best Lawyers in America for 2017
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May 27, 2016 |Press ReleaseStroock Ranked By Chambers USA For 2016
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November 20, 2015| The New York TimesStroock Featured in The New York Times "Best Lawyers" 2016 New York City Supplement
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October 15, 2015| Law360Brian Diamond quoted in "CFIUS Looming Larger In Sensitive Property Deals"
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October 2, 2015| Law360Brian Diamond quoted in "5 Trends To Watch In Real Estate Private Equity Deals"
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August 17, 201545 Stroock Partners and Counsel Named to Best Lawyers in America for 2016
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July 27, 2015| GlobeSt.comBrian Diamond quoted in "Carried Interest Unexpectedly Re-emerges for CRE"
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May 19, 2015Stroock Ranked By Chambers USA For 2015
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August 18, 201435 Stroock Partners and Counsel Named to Best Lawyers for 2015
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC announced that 35 attorneys across 25 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").
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June 25, 2014Stroock Attorneys and Practices Ranked by The Legal 500 United States 2014
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, announced that it has once again been recognized in The Legal 500 United States with 27 attorney and 8 practice area rankings.
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May 27, 2014Stroock Ranked By Chambers USA For 2014
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, announced that it has again been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
For the 2014 edition, 29 Stroock partners and counsel from 12 Stroock practice groups were recognized for excellence by Chambers USA.
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November 6, 2013Stroock Partners and Counsel Named to Best Lawyers for 2014
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC announced that nearly 30 attorneys across 24 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").
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June 20, 2013Stroock Attorneys and Practices Recommended by The Legal 500 United States 2013
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May 24, 2013Stroock Ranked by Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings for 2013
New York, NY, May 24, 2013 -- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that it has again been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
For the 2013 edition, 31 Stroock partners and counsel from 12 Stroock practice groups were recognized for excellence by Chambers USA.
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November 9, 201231 Stroock Partners and Counsel Named to Best Lawyers for 2013
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that 31 attorneys across 22 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").
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June 7, 2012Stroock Ranked by the Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings for 2012
Stroock announced that it has again been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. For the 2012 edition, 11 Stroock practice areas and 32 Stroock attorneys were ranked by Chambers USA, in the geographic categories of Nationwide, California, Florida and New York.
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September 8, 201118 Stroock Attorneys Named to 2012 Edition of Best Lawyers
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that 18 attorneys across 18 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").
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June 20, 2011Stroock Ranked by the Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings for 2011
Stroock announced that it has again been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. For the 2011 edition, 13 Stroock practice areas and 32 Stroock attorneys were ranked by Chambers USA, in the geographic categories of Nationwide, California, Florida and New York.
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August 5, 201017 Stroock Attorneys Named to 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that 17 attorneys across 12 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®.
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June 11, 2010Stroock Is Ranked by the Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings for 2010
32 Stroock attorneys and 12 practice areas were recommended by Chambers, including our Capital Markets, Entertainment, Financial Restructuring, Insurance, Investment Management, Litigation, and Real Estate practices.
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June 12, 2009Stroock Is Recognized by the Annual Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings for 2009
Chambers USA has once again listed Stroock attorneys as some of the top practitioners in the nation. In its 2009 edition, Chambers USA named 31 Stroock attorneys across 23 of the firm's practice areas.
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May 29, 2008Stroock is Recognized by the Annual Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings
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April 3, 2008Capital Markets Crisis Group Expansion
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June 28, 2007Stroock is Recognized by the Annual Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings
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