Barry E. Shimkin

• Coordination and overseeing of leasing programs at major Class A New York City office buildings, including 101 Park Avenue and 101 Avenue of the Americas.
• Representation of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)/Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in connection with the leasing (and condominiumization) of the Atlantic Avenue LIRR Terminal Project in Brooklyn, NY for a retail center and office building. 
• Representation of MTA/LIRR in connection with the sale and leasing of portions of the Vanderbilt Train Yard for construction of Barclays Center at 620 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY.
• Representation of MTA and New York City Transit in connection with Subway Compliance with Americans Disabilities Act.
• Representation of Nomura Holding American Inc. in the leasing of New York headquarters at Worldwide Plaza, 309 West 49^th Street, NYC.

• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2013-2024
• Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2013, 2017-2018, and 2022
• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2006-2012 and 2015-2023
• Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers^®, "Law Firm of the Year" in Real Estate Law, 2015
• Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2011-2013, 2015, and 2022
• Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, "Top Tier" Firm in Real Estate, 2013 and 2014
• Listed, AVENUE magazine "Legal Elite," Real Estate Law, April 2011
• Rated, AV Preeminent^® 5.0 out of 5.0

°AV^®, AV Preeminent^®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished^SM and Martindale-Hubbell Notable^SM are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell^® certification procedures, standards and policies.

• Member, New York State Bar Association, Real Property Section
• Member, New York State Bar Association, Committee on Commercial Leasing
• Volunteer, Association for Children with Down Syndrome