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REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY NEIL S. ROLLNICK NAMED PARTNER-IN-CHARGE OF THE MIAMI OFFICE OF ADORNO & YOSS
Coral Gables, FL —March 17, 2009 — Real Estate attorney Neil S. Rollnick, Partner and Chair of the national Real Estate Department at the law firm of Adorno & Yoss, has been named Partner-in-Charge of the Miami office. “Neil Rollnick has done a remarkable job building and developing the Firm’s Real Estate Department,” said George T. Yoss, Managing Partner, Adorno & Yoss. “We look forward to his leadership in the community taking the Miami office to the next stage of development.” Rollnick is a seasoned legal veteran with more than 40 years of experience in commercial and multi family residential real estate. As Partner-in-Charge, Rollnick will maintain his practice and be responsible for the internal day-to-day management of the Miami office while spearheading external marketing and communication efforts for the Miami office. “I am convinced that as much as the firm continues to grow on a national level, the importance of the Miami office in the overall national strategy is especially critical.” added Neil S. Rollnick. “I intend to draw on the resources of the firm nationwide to strengthen our product
offerings in South Florida. We will, of course, continue to do what we have always done in this community…Do well by doing good.” Rollnick joined Adorno & Yoss in April of 2002 when his former firm, Rollnick & Linden, P.A. merged with the Firm. Over the last seven years under Rollnick's leadership, the Firm's national Real Estate Department has handled billions of dollars in transactions. Named a 2009 Best Lawyer in America and Top Lawyer by the 2009 South Florida Legal Guide, Rollnick is an AV-rated attorney who combines his legal expertise with the ability to strategize, conceptualize, and evaluate risk/reward opportunities for clients. Rollnick represents clients in commercial real estate and asset based institutional loans, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, corporate and partnership transactions, and business matters. He is an expert witness in the areas of real estate transactions, secured lending practices, condominium law, and performance of due diligence under real estate purchase and sale agreements. A resident of Pinecrest, Rollnick is an active community leader, a frequent speaker and published author. Since 1972, he has been the Chairman of the Board of The Selma Oritt Foundation, Inc. which distributes monies to a variety of charitable institutions involved in arts and culture, health and medical, animal and historic preservation, religious groups, etc. Rollnick is also a former Vice Chairperson of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, member of the University of Miami Citizens Board and Founder of Mt. Sinai Hospital. He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.
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