Jay Lang

Jay A. Lang has broad-based experience in all facets of real estate practice. He counsels owners, investors, opportunity funds, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers, and public and private companies in diverse real estate transactions.

Jay’s vast experience as a real estate generalist over the last thirty years adds a rare dimension to his practice. His experience allows him to serve a wide array of real estate clients with multidimensional needs. Jay values each and every client he represents and strives to afford each client cost-effective, seasoned representation infused with an attention to detail.

Jay’s practice includes acquisitions and dispositions of varied commercial real estate, including office buildings, shopping centers, mixed-use properties, and development sites. He handles varied financing transactions for both lenders and borrowers, including commercial, mezzanine, and construction financing. Jay represents institutional lenders in complex loan originations, and real estate owners and investors in multi-million-dollar financings. He also represents investors in the acquisition of troubled loans and other distressed debt. Jay has substantial experience in commercial leasing, subleasing and ground leasing, and real estate development and brokerage matters. He also has extensive experience in loan workouts, and, in these challenging times, has been actively engaged in representing lenders and borrowers in multimillion-dollar loan restructurings, forbearance agreements and Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure. He also has considerable experience representing clients in complex real property title matters, including issues related to land under water and riparian rights.

Jay has practiced at some of the premier real estate law firms in New York City. He began his career at Dreyer and Traub and most recently was a partner and counsel at Carb, Luria, Cook and Kufeld LLP.  Jay joined Wilk Auslander as partner in 2006.

• Avoiding "Due on Transfer" Provisions in Trusts: Structuring Transfers to Avoid Triggering Acceleration Clauses, Strafford Webinar, 2016