David J. Zinberg is a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice. Leveraging his 40 years of experience in real estate, David has represented a wide variety of institutional, private, and non-profit clients in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.
A hallmark of his practice, David provides dedicated and sophisticated service to his clients, which has allowed him to create long-lasting client relationships. On behalf of his clients, David handles real estate acquisition, development, financing, leasing, restructuring, conversion, and disposition. He counsels clients on commercial real estate transactions involving all property types, including office, retail, residential, and special-use properties.
From 1997 to 2000, David served as a Vice President of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a subsidiary of J. P. Morgan, involved with real estate transactions and strategic management of J.P. Morgan properties worldwide. David harnesses this experience when handling complex real estate matters for his clients.
David has been an active member of the legal community, serving as a member, co-chair, or chair of several committees in the New York City and State Bar Associations. He has also been a speaker and panelist on various continuing education programs hosted by the bar associations.
- Harvard University (J.D.)
- Brown University (Sc.B.)
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- New York State Bar Association
- Real Property Law Section, Executive Committee, 2000-2018
- Real Property Law Section, Attorney Opinion Letters Co-Chair, 2000-2006
- Real Property Law Section, Commercial Leasing Co-Chair, 2006-2016
- Real Property Law Section, Continuing Legal Education Co-Chair, 2016-2018
- New York City Bar Association
- Real Property Law, Committee Member, 1993-2000
- Mortgage Loan Opinions, Subcommittee Chair, 1993-2000
- New York City and New York State Bar Associations Joint Committee, 1993-1998
- Contributor to the Joint Committee’s Mortgage Loan Opinion Report, 1998
- Represented Columbia University in connection with various property acquisitions, leases, and other real estate matters in New York and the metropolitan area.
- Represented a large regional health care system in several leases and real estate matters in the New York area.
- Represented The Bank of East Asia, Ltd. in the leasing of new Manhattan headquarters space and the related sale by its affiliated company of its Manhattan office building.
- Represented Citigroup Corporate Aviation and JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with their respective leases of hangar space at Westchester County Airport in Westchester County, New York.
- Represented Deloitte & Touche in connection with its leasing of office space nationwide.
- Represented various institutional clients as both landlords and tenants in a variety of office and retail leases, including (pre-merger) J.P. Morgan, Citibank, IBM, and others.
- Represented The Museum of Modern Art in connection with its acquisition of the former Hotel Dorset and related properties in New York, NY.
- Represented a major equity investor in Roosevelt Center in Westbury, New York in connection with financing for a new mixed use retail center.
- Represented J.P. Morgan in connection with its former headquarters building at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York in a convertible mortgage and lease transaction and the subsequent unwinding of the conversion feature with the Japanese investor.
