Peter Strauss is a transactional real estate lawyer with over 30 years of experience whose practice focuses on the representation of both owners and tenants in complex lease transactions in New York City and throughout the United States. Peter has represented property owners in some of the largest office lease transactions in New York City in terms of square footage and with respect to the highest rents fetched.
Peter has a breadth of experience in other commercial real estate transactions including representing buyers of development sites and sellers of stabilized real estate assets. Peter also regularly represents lenders in secured and unsecured credit facilities, large construction loans, multi-state transactions and large loan workouts, borrowers in large mortgage loans, developers, equity investors, and parties to joint ventures. He also has significant experience with construction and development issues, including advising owners with respect to development management agreements, construction contracts and construction administration issues.
Peter has also served as a senior officer in business and legal affairs for the world’s largest diversified venue owner and operator and producer of live entertainment events.