STEPHEN B. MEISTER is a founding partner of Meister, Seelig & Fein, LLP, where he represents real estate investment trusts, real estate private equity firms, hedge funds, banks, real estate developers, and investors. Well known throughout New York City for the powerful deal-making presence he brings to high-stakes negotiations, he is also nationally recognized for the trial skills he brings to bear in complex lender liability cases, mortgage and mezzanine equity collateral foreclosures, affordable housing cases, mandamus proceedings against state and municipal agencies, rent control laws, contract disputes, business tort actions, legal malpractice, and brokerage commission claims. Meister appears regularly on Fox News and CNBC, and writes op-ed pieces for the New York Post that are reprinted by many online news sites. Mr. Meister is often quoted or featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York Post, Crain's New York Business, Real Estate Weekly, The Real Deal, and o
