Year Joined Organization: 1999

Languages

• Hebrew

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Borg's practice is concentrated in the real estate area, including all aspects of real estate finance, acquisition and development, leasing and related litigation. A graduate of Yeshiva College and Columbia University Law School, he began his career at the law firms of Trubin, Sillcocks, Edelman & Knapp and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, working in both the corporate and real estate departments.

Mr. Borg spent about seven years in the private sector where he was general counsel and partner of a real estate syndication firm which purchased and managed residential and commercial properties in the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas. This professional and business experiences gives him a unique perspective and ability to advise clients. In 1999, Sol joined Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy on an "of counsel" basis.

Mr. Borg is admitted to practice in New York, and the U.S. District Court Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Real Estate Finance, Acquisition and Development
• Leasing and Related Litigation

Representative Cases

• Saxon Capital Corp. v. Wilvin Associates, 600 N.Y.S.2d 708 (1st Dept. 1993)
• Conway v. Hahn, 617 N.Y.S.2d 52 (2nd Dept. 1994)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Mortgages & Foreclosures

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1977
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1995 - 1998 (Member, Real Property Law Committee)
• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1991 - 1995 (Member, Committee on Cooperatives and Condominiums)
• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1991 - 1993 (Member, Committee on Housing and Urban Development)
• New York State Bar Association, 1992 - 1994 (Member, Committee on Real Estate Taxation - State and Local)
• American Bar Association, 1993 - 1999 (Member, Committee on Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Other Investment)
• American Bar Association, 1993 - 1999 (Member, Committee on Leasehold Finance/Sale Leasebacks)
• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2000 - Present (Member, Committee on Land Use, Planning and Zoning)
• American Bar Association, Real Property Section

Past Employment Positions

• M/B Group Inc., General Partner and Counsel, 1984 - 1989
• Private Practitioner, New York, New York, 1983 - 1984
• Stroock and Stroock and Lavan, Associate, 1978 - 1983
• Trubin, Sillcocks, Edelman and Knapp, Associate, 1976 - 1978

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: Stone Scholar, 1973-1976
  
  Law Journal: Journal of Law and Social Problems, Associate Editor, 1975 - 1976
• Yeshiva College, 1973
  B.A.

Ancillary Businesses

• Real Estate

References

• Citibank

Address

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New York, NY 10017-6705

Phones

866-716-3813
917-512-4332

Faxes

212-949-6943

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