Paul M. “Tad” O’Connor Participates in Real Estate Panel at Commercial Observer’s State of Multifamily Forum

Kasowitz Benson Torres partner Paul M. "Tad" O'Connor III participated in a panel discussion titled, “Office to Multifamily Conversions: Wishful Thinking, or The Sector’s Silver Bullet?” as part of the State of Multifamily Forum hosted by the Commercial Observer.  Mr. O’Connor, along with Chris Balestra, President and Chief Investment Officer at Taconic Partners, Douglas Hayden, Founder, President and CSO at Arthroto, and Ken Horn, President and Founder of Alchemy Properties, discussed the advantages and challenges of the office-to-multifamily conversion process and the zoning and governmental changes that are needed to overcome the obstacles.  They also spoke about the lender appetite to fund these costly conversions.

The panel discussion took place on June 18, 2024 in New York City.

Paul M. “Tad” O’Connor III, partner and Chair of Kasowitz Benson Torres’ Real Estate Litigation practice, represents real estate developers and owners, hotel operators and private equity firms in real estate disputes involving commercial and hotel properties in the United States and Europe.  Law360 recognized Mr. O’Connor as a MVP for Real Estate and named the Kasowitz real estate litigation team a Practice Group of the Year.  Chambers also just ranked the firm’s department in its highest band for another year.  He has been honored by the National Law Journal as a Real Estate Trailblazer.  He has also been recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation as one of the top real estate litigators in the United States.