Olshan Partner Nina Roket Named Notable Woman in Law by Crain’s New York Business

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP today announced that partner Nina Roket has been selected by Crain’s New York Business for its 2nd annual “Notable Women in Law” honor roll of female attorneys, found here.  Roket is profiled in the publication’s special edition which “celebrates an exceptional pool of talented female attorneys in the New York City metropolitan area.”

Roket was also honored as part of Crain’s 2018 inaugural “Notable Women in Law” list.  She is a co-administrative partner, member of the firm’s Executive Committee, a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group, and leader of the firm’s Leasing Practice Group.  She has been consistently acknowledged by numerous legal and trade organizations as a leading woman lawyer in New York, particularly in the real estate sector, including selection in 2018 by Real Estate Forum to the “Women of Influence Hall of Fame.”  In highlighting her professional accomplishments, Crain’s notes that Roket, “has developed a keen understanding of commercial real estate law, specifically leasing, conveyancing and finance transactions, over the course of her nearly 20 year career in the industry.”

Roket is also the head of the firm’s hiring committee and founder and chair of the Women’s Committee, and serves as a member of WX (New York Women Executives in Real Estate), and of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). She is a board member of the Sarcoma Foundation of America.

Roket leads a high-profile list of real estate projects, including acting as lead counsel in the leasing, financing and development of TurnStyle, a retail underground market in the 59th Street Columbus Circle concourse, representing JEMB Realty Corporation at its leasing site for the development of a 500,000-square-foot office tower located in Downtown Brooklyn known as One Willoughby Square, and representing many of the most active New York City owners in their respective leasing programs and noteworthy office tenants in their headquarters’ leases.

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