New York, NY – January 5, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is expanding its New York office with the addition of Patricia L. Kantor and Anthony J. Viola, who join the firm’s Real Estate and Litigation practices, respectively. Both attorneys will serve as Members.
“Patricia and Anthony exemplify the kind of seasoned, client-focused legal talent for which Mintz Levin has become known in New York and across the country,” said Stephen Gulotta, Managing Member of the New York office. “The breadth and depth of their individual expertise adds to the already strong capabilities of our real estate and litigation practices.”
Ms. Kantor started her legal career representing developers and hundreds of tenant associations during the cooperative and condominium housing conversion boom of the 1980’s. She specializes in acquisitions and sales, retail and office leasing, financing (representing both lenders and borrowers), restructurings, workouts and development. Her clients include cooperative and condominium boards, hotels, educational institutions, restaurants, investors and developers, brokers, corporate tenants and individuals.
Ms. Kantor is co-author of Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, a four-volume series published by West Publishing and the Cooperative Conversion Handbook distributed by the New York State Office of the Attorney General. She has been a featured speaker on various real estate topics for the Bar Association of the City of New York and the Council of New York Cooperatives. In 2014, Ms Kantor was featured by NYCREW in its Leading Ladies in Real Estate Breakfast Series.
Ms. Kantor holds a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark University.
