Ross F. MoskowitzPartner, New York

    ROSS F. MOSKOWITZPartner, New York

    Ross F. MoskowitzPartner, New York

    ROSS F. MOSKOWITZPartner, New York

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    Ross F. Moskowitz focuses on real estate development with an emphasis on land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, environmental and tax abatement and exemption issues. His practice also focuses on structuring multi-faceted projects involving public-private development and financing arrangements. He regularly appears before governmental agencies such as the New York City Planning Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals and the Landmarks Preservation Commission on behalf of private developers, institutional investors, investment management groups and not-for-profit institutions seeking discretionary zoning approvals. He also provides advice to many financial service and media companies and professional service firms regarding their strategic plans for multiple occupancies throughout the metropolitan area. Mr. Moskowitz is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

    Mr. Moskowitz joined Stroock's Real Estate Practice Group in 1998 from the New York City Economic Development Corporation where he was Executive Vice President. At EDC, Mr. Moskowitz was instrumental in structuring many of New York City's most complicated public/private real estate ventures. In his position at EDC, Mr. Moskowitz was also responsible for recruiting companies to New York City and helped to create the Plug N' Go program which successfully retained and recruited numerous new media and internet companies to New York City.

    Mr. Moskowitz also served as Executive Director of the New York City Industrial Development Agency where he supervised the issuance of over $1 billion in tax-exempt and taxable bonds.

    HONORS & AWARDS

    Mr. Moskowitz is one of only seven attorneys profiled in the 2017 Commercial Observer’s "Power of Attorneys: The Lawyers Who Shape Everything in the World of Real Estate" and was previously named in Commercial Observer's "Leading Legals: New York’s Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys."

    He has been recognized since 2007 by Chambers USA in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use and by The Legal 500. Additionally, Mr. Moskowitz was named one of Law360's "MVPs for 2014" for exceptional work, featured in Best Lawyers, and listed in Super Lawyers since 2006.

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Chair, Committee on Land Use Planning and Zoning, New York City Bar Association, 2013-2016
      • Member, 2005-2008, 2011-2014
    • Vice Chair, Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association, present
      • Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 2005-2017
    • Executive Committee, Alliance for Downtown New York, 2014
      • Board of Directors, 2011-present
    • Executive Committee, New York Law School, 2014
      • Board of Trustees, 2009–present
    • Member, Advisory Board for Center for Real Estate Studies, New York Law School, 2007–present
    • Member, CityLand Advisory Board, 2005–present
    • Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association, 2005–present
    • Member, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Professional Firms Advisory Council, 2002-present
    • Board of Directors, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, 2002-2016
    • Member, Technical Advisory Committee, "Group of 35" (Schumer Blue-Ribbon Task Force on New York City Commercial Space), 2000-2001
    • Board of Governors, Real Estate Board of New York
      • Co-chair, Economic Development Committee, 2008-present; Member 1999-present
      • Member, Zoning and Design Committee, 1999-2015

    SPEECHES & EVENTS

    • Guest Lecturer, New York University's School of Law and its Real Estate Institute
    • Guest Lecturer, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    • Guest Lecturer, New York Law School and its Center for Real Estate Studies
    • Guest Lecturer, Brooklyn Law School

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    New York, 1985

    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1985; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1985; U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

    EDUCATION

    J.D., New York Law School, 1984

    B.A., George Washington University, 1981

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