Louis M. D'Amato

Areas of Practice:

Commercial Leasing
Commercial Real Estate Development
Commercial Real Estate Finance
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Condominiums and Associations
Land Use & Zoning
Residential Transactions

Education:

Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
University of Notre Dame, B.A.

Phone:

585-987-2823

Fax:

585-987-2923

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At a Glance:

Louis M. D'Amato is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Development & Finance Department where he is practice leader for the Condominium and Associations Practice Group and Residential Transactions Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in real estate acquisitions and sales, development, commercial mortgage financing, community associations and environmental law.

Representative Matters:

• Counsel to numerous business owners and residential homeowners associations and condominiums, and the developers of such organizations.

• Counsel to home builders throughout New York State.

• Counsel to commercial developers, including the development of a 100 acre business park with national purchasers and tenants.

• Acted as Lender’s counsel in multiple New York State Affordable Housing bond closings.

• Counsel to Lenders in the construction and financing of commercial properties, including Rochester’s premier business and medical complex.

• Acted as agent for national title insurance company issuing owner and lender policies for $90 million transfer.

Community Involvement:

Mr. D'Amato is a member of the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army of Greater Rochester.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Rochester Management, Inc., a not for profit providing low income rental housing in Monroe County.  He is a past member of the Realtor Bar Committee of the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors, Inc., and a non-voting past member of the Board of Trustees of the Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association. Mr. D'Amato is currently a Trustee of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, and a member of the Finance Committee of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus. In addition, Mr. D'Amato is supporting and providing legal work for Journey Home, a hospice home for the terminally ill in Greece, New York.

Bar Admissions:

Mr. D'Amato is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Professional Affiliations:

Mr. D'Amato is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Real Property Section, as well as a past chair of the Real Estate Section of the Monroe County Bar Association.

Other:

Mr. D'Amato is a frequent speaker for the Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations. In November 2000 he was awarded the Honor Society Award by the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors for advancing the ideas and interests of the real estate industry. Mr. D'Amato appears in the current edition of the "Best Lawyers in America".