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2024 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

New York & Tri-State
Amy Wolff Sorter
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Joshua Rinesmith

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Akerman LLP

Led team representing Arthur Kill Terminal in securing land use approval for a Staten Island development

Lease team in representing a developer securing entitlements for a $1-billion Queens project

Joshua Rinesmith is Co-Chair of the Akerman National Land Use and Development Practice Group. In this role, he develops and executes a strategy to grow the practice and client service offerings nationally. Rinesmith also leads the New York-based land use and zoning team.

Notable activities include leading the Akerman team that represented Arthur Kill Terminal LLC in securing several discretionary land use approvals to develop a 33-acre waterfront site on the southwestern shore of Staten Island. He also leads the team representing a developer in securing zoning entitlements for a mixed-use, $1-billion development project in Queens.

In addition to mentoring members of his practice group, Rinesmith is active with the New York City Bar Association, the Land Use, Planning, Zoning Committee, the ULI and NYSAFAH. Crain’s New York recognized him as a Notable Leader in Real Estate, and The Legal 500 has recommended him as a key lawyer in the Real Estate: Land Use/Zoning category.

This is why Joshua Rinesmith received Connect CRE’s 2024 New York & TriState Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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