Jason George

Professional Background

As a real estate practitioner, Jason represents buyers and sellers of residential and commercial properties including cooperative and condominium apartments, and commercial and multi-unit properties. In addition, Jason negotiates commercial leases on behalf of tenants and landlords including office, retail, medical, restaurants and bars, and various other uses.

Over the last few years Jason has helped close real estate transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars for individuals, investors, investment funds and corporations.

Through his business law practice Jason represents entrepreneurs, investment funds, small and medium-sized businesses, other corporate entities and individuals in a broad variety of transactions and as outside general counsel. His clients range from companies with 100+ employees to entrepreneurs and sole proprietors.

Areas of Expertise

• Real Estate Law – Residential and commercial property transactions, cooperative and condominium sales
• Commercial Leasing – Office, retail, medical, restaurant and bar lease negotiations
• Business Law – Corporate formations, operating and shareholder agreements
• Mergers & Acquisitions – Business and asset acquisitions and sales
• General Counsel Services – Outside general counsel for businesses of all sizes
• Investment Funds – Legal counsel for investment funds and corporations

Business Law Services

Jason provides guidance on matters including:

• Corporate formations and entity structuring
• Drafting operating and shareholder agreements
• Business and asset acquisitions and sales
• Employment agreements and service contracts
• Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Trademark protection and licensing
• Commercial lease negotiations
• General outside counsel advice

Previous Experience

Prior to beginning his years in private practice, Jason was Legal Counsel and Vice President for Investments at a multi-billion dollar New York based private equity fund and practiced corporate law at international law firms based in New York and London.

Personal Background

Jason prides himself on taking his clients work seriously but not himself. He enjoys traveling, learning and speaking foreign languages (he is proficient in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian and fluent in Albanian and claims to have once been conversant in Greek), and reading historical fiction.

He is an enthusiastic bike rider and can be found biking all over NYC’s five boroughs on weekends and holidays. In 2001 he was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Southeastern Europe and has lived, studied or worked in five different countries in Europe and Australia. He lives in New York City with his wife and young daughter.

Representative Client Types

• Individual property buyers and sellers
• Real estate investors and investment funds
• Commercial property owners and developers
• Entrepreneurs and startup companies
• Small and medium-sized businesses
• Large corporations (100+ employees)
• Private equity and investment funds