Robert J. Braverman

Partner

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Robert Braverman, the Firm's managing partner, has been engaged in the practice of law since 1991. Rob's practice focuses on providing general counsel services to the firm's clients and on litigation in state and federal courts, as well as before various administrative agencies and the New York State Office of the Attorney General. Over the past several years, a large part of Rob's practice has involved representing boards of newly constructed or rehabilitated buildings in connection with construction, governance and other issues common to newly-formed housing associations.

Following his graduation from Hofstra University School of Law, Rob worked for Bower and Gardner, LLP as a litigation associate. Rob joined the firm in 1994.

Rob is a frequent speaker and author on issues involving cooperative and condominium law and is regularly quoted in both cooperative and condominium trade publications and the mainstream press.

As the Firm's managing partner for the past twelve years, Rob is particularly proud of the Firm's culture, which promotes the highest standards of service and quality of representation in a team- oriented environment.

Watch Rob speak about distressed sponsors and what owners can do to protect themselves.

Cooperative and Condominium Law
Real Estate Litigation
Commercial Litigation

New York, 1992
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Hofstra University School of Law, 1991, J.D., Real Property Law Journal
University of Michigan, 1988, B.A. with distinction

Defending Against Discrimination Claims: The Business Judgment Rule May Apply, The Cooperator, January 2007
Condominiums: A Primer to Ownership Interests, Habitat, March 2004
Board Issues: Voting out Your Neighbor, Habitat, July/August 2002
Recent Rulings Create Uncertainty For Holders of Unsold Shares, New York Law Journal, November 1998

Association of the Bar, City of New York, Committee on Cooperative and Condominium Law, 1996 - 2000
New York Bar Association, Real Property Law Section, 1994 - Present
New York Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section

From Thanksgiving through March, Rob acts as a volunteer adaptive ski instructor, teaching disabled children and veterans to ski.
Rob has also co-chaired fundraising events for the Wounded Warrior Snow Sports Project, an annual event which provides adaptive ski instruction to disabled veterans of the Gulf Wars.