Deborah Goldman

Deborah Goldman brings to her legal practice the benefit of an MBA in Real Estate Finance from Columbia Business School and the practical non-legal experience of having worked in the development department of Starwood Hotels and Resorts after completing business school. She graduated cum laude from New York University Law School in 1992 and immediately began practicing commercial real estate law with the now defunct Shea & Gould. Later, she worked at a number of large law firms with Joshua Stein and with some of his former law partners. At Joshua Stein PLLC, she emphasizes commercial leasing work, also handling hotel matters and all types of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and financings, all on an as-needed basis.

Some of Ms. Goldman’s larger transactions have included purchase of the Sands Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico; acquisition and disposition of hotels for Starwood Hotels and Resorts; retail leasing in the tri-state area for Starbucks, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia N.A., and T-Mobile; multiple leasing transactions for Manhattan Mall (Argent Ventures), Minskoff Equities, Mendik Realty Company, Emmes Asset Management, Developers Diversified Realty, and Vornado Realty Trust; and refinancing of the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan for Credit Agricole. The Carlyle transaction took place at Joshua Stein PLLC. All others mentioned took place at previous firms.

Ms. Goldman has also continued to use her JD and MBA to invest in real estate for herself and her family.