Robert S. Ocko

Partner

Robert is the managing partner of the corporate and real estate practice groups at Harrington, Ocko & Monk, LLP. Rob has substantial experience representing corporations, Not-For-Profit charitable organizations and universities, limited liability companies, partnerships and individuals in the areas of corporate, business, commercial and residential real estate; estate planning and trust and estate administration. He has advised clients in numerous merger and acquisition transactions in both the business and commercial real estate areas. Rob also represents financial institutions and private lenders in commercial and residential secured lending transactions. Rob has negotiated and drafted numerous leases, contracts, operating, partnership and shareholder agreements as well as represented clients in sales, acquisitions and mergers of business. Rob's real estate transactions have included sales, acquisitions and development of office buildings, industrial properties, mixed use properties, hotels, multi-family and residential units, vacant land and commercial land with development rights.

Rob has also formed and advised many Not-For-Profit corporations, universities and private foundations on real estate, transactions, corporate and estate matters and dissolution proceedings.

Representative Matters:

• Represented purchaser of a multi-million commercial property in Yonkers, NY and advised client in connection with an SBA Loan.
• Represented purchaser in its $11.1 million acquisition of a 75,000 square foot commercial office building in Rye Brook, NY occupied by medical and professional tenants.
• Counsel to the developer of a mixed-use condominium project in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan comprising 90,670 square feet, including negotiation and preparation of a marketing agreement with The Corcoran Group.
• Represented a major university in the sale of its Marymount Campus in Westchester County, including drafting and negotiation of the sales contract and leases for houses located on the property, and represented such university on a long-term lease of its new campus in Westchester County, NY.
• Represented an investor group in its multi-million dollar acquisition of a portfolio of condominium units in Port Chester, NY from a lender following foreclosure, including negotiation of the purchase agreement and preparation of operating and management agreements.
• Represented an investor group in its acquisition of a 60,000 square foot office building in Westchester County, including securing $7.2 million in financing and negotiating and drafting leases for the owner.

Published Works

• Federal Tax Deductions (Co-Author), Warren, Gorham & Lamont
• Passive Loss Rules (Co-Author), BNA Tax Practice Series
• Recent Developments Under the Partnership Audit Rules (Co-Author), New York University, Forty-Sixth Institute on Federal Taxation