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Michael DiLeo Named Partner at Brown & Altman

BROWN & ALTMAN LLP NAMES MICHAEL J. DiLEO PARTNER MELVILLE, NY (February 2014) –...

01 February, 2014

NYSDEC CHANGES THE LONG AND SHORT EAF EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 2013

The New York State (“NYS”) Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) has recently adopted substantially revised Long Environmental Assessment Forms (“LEAF”) and Short Environment...

15 November, 2013

Brown & Altman, LLP celebrates its fifth anniversary: Real estate law firm founded by Altman and Brown

Serves as legal counsel to area’s leading lenders and looks to grow banking/transaction practice. Melville, NY “It is hard to fathom thatit has...

01 August, 2013

United States Supreme Court Upholds Federal Communication Commission’s Declaratory Ruling Defining “Shot Clock” For Siting Applications

Background The United States Supreme Court recently upheld the Federal Communication Commission’s declaratory ruling creating a “shot clock” requirement for wireless siting applications....

30 July, 2013

Brown & Altman’s legal services

Brown & Altman, LLP provides our clients in the real estate and development industry with a broad range of legal services including financing,...

21 March, 2013

NEW TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN LAW THREATENS TO MAKE HUNDREDS OF SIGNS ILLEGAL ON JANUARY 1, 2013

Melville, NY (Feb. 22, 2012) – The Town of Brookhaven (the “Town”) has recently adopted Local Law No. 28 (the “Local Law”), which...

21 February, 2012

Standing to Challenge State Environmental Quality Review Act Determinations Broadened by New York Court of Appeals

In a recent decision, the New York Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court holding that members of an environmental preservation group had...

01 August, 2011

BROWN & ALTMAN, LLP AND FICARA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HAVE JOINED EACH OTHER’S FIRMS AS COUNSEL

Firms bolster their growing commercial and residential real estate practices MELVILLE, NY (April 14, 2011) -- Brown & Altman, LLP has formed a...

18 April, 2011

Brookhaven Blight to Light

Incentives for Re-Development in the Town of Brookhaven By Brown & Altman, LLP

On April 26, 2010, at Stony Brook University’s Charles D....

16 June, 2010

COURT FINDS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY’S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO DOWNSIZING OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE CERRO WIRE SITE PROPER

After more than eleven years of legal wrangling, the New York Court of Appeals denied certiorari, finally closing the chapter and letting stand...

14 July, 2009

MELVILLE-BASED BROWN & ALTMAN, LLP ADDS MICHAEL DILEO

Firm bolsters its growing commercial real estate and litigation practices MELVILLE, NY (June 10, 2009) -- Attorney Michael J. DiLeo has joined the...

10 June, 2009

COMMERCIAL LEASING: A Legal Perspective for Brokers

By Brown & Altman, LLP Economic necessity produces change and the commercial real estate rental market is no exception. Now, more than ever,...

08 June, 2009

BROWN & ALTMAN LLP MOVES TO LARGER OFFICES IN MELVILLE

MELVILLE, N.Y. (May 15, 2009) -- Faced with a need for additional space made necessary by its growth, the law firm of Brown...

15 May, 2009

TOWN’S POLICY REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AS PART OF APPLICATION PROCESS FOUND TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Justice Jeffrey Arlen Spinner, sitting in the New York State Supreme Court, Suffolk County, recently granted relief to Petitioners asking for court intervention...

04 May, 2009

ISLIP TOWN ALLOWS THE INSTALLATION OF WIND ENERGY TURBINES

The Town of Islip, NY recently amended its zoning ordinance to allow the construction of wind turbines on residential, commercial and industrial properties...

03 March, 2009

Talk is cheap in market that has ground to virtual halt

"Now, with space opening up around the market as tenants sublease space or simply break leases and hand it back under duress from...

04 February, 2009

BROWN & ALTMAN ATTORNEY SAYS TOWNS AND VILLAGES SHOULD REVIEW WIRELESS PROVISIONS AFTER U.S. JUDGE VOIDS PARTS OF A ZONING CODE

MELVILLE, N.Y. (April 24, 2009) -- Municipalities will have to review their wireless ordinances or proposed wireless code provisions to ensure they are...

24 January, 2009