Profile

At a Glance

Greg is a Partner in the Real Estate Department and member of the Net Lease Practice Group. Greg has extensive experience with sale-leaseback and net lease transactions. He represents public and private real estate funds and REITs on sale-leaseback and net lease transactions in multiple asset classes, including industrial and retail.

Greg also has experience in all aspects of real estate development and finance, ranging from small businesses to national "big box" retailers and industrial manufacturers and distributors. He also has experience representing clients before municipal boards in complex zoning and land use matters as well as in proceedings and lawsuits involving real estate, land use and zoning, and the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).

Prior to joining Woods, Greg was a Partner at Vaisey Nicholson & Nearpass, PLLC.

Recent Lectures

Speaking Engagement(s)

• Home Rule and Shale Gas Development: Perspectives, Association of Towns of the State of New York Annual Meeting, 21 February 2012.

Publication(s)

• High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing and Home Rule: The Struggle for Control, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 161 (2013).
• Not So Risky Business: Constructing in the Face of a Lawsuit in the Retail Industry, NY Real Estate Journal (2007).
• Knowing When to Ask: Unilateral Relocation of Easements, NY Real Estate Journal (2007).

Practice Areas

Industry Expertise

Education

• Albany Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
• Hartwick College, B.A., magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

• New York State

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Monroe County Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Community Involvement