Welcome to Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, P.C.
We are a rapidly growing boutique law firm with a global outlook and a focus on corporate and real estate law. We provide legal services to businesses of all sizes, from small entrepreneurial companies to large corporations.
We are committed to delivering high-quality legal services with an entrepreneurial spirit and the highest standards of performance. We help our clients solve their toughest legal problems with knowledge, expertise, and personal care. In addition, we understand the challenges of conducting business in a global economy. Our attorneys advise clients on a broad array of global concerns including navigating the cultural and legal differences between the East and the West. When necessary, we leverage our extensive experience and contacts throughout the world to identify and supervise local counsel.
A special area of expertise unique to our firm is providing a bridge across the vast sea of commercial opportunities in Russia, Ukraine, and other emerging markets.
English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese are spoken at our offices in New York.
"THE MIDDLE EAST FUNDS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO COME BACK SO QUICKLY":
September 20, 2011 -- Edward Mermelstein comments on Asian sovereign funds as fastest growing sources of inflows in US real estate market, REIT
"NEW YORK, MANHATTAN ESPECIALLY, IS BACK TO PRE-RECESSION LEVELS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE SO FOR THE NEXT 3 - 5 YEARS":
August 11, 2011 -- Edward Mermelstein expects to see appreciation up to 15 – 20% per year, iProperty.com
"FOR RUSSIANS, INTEREST IN LUXURY PROPERTIES IS AS MUCH EVIDENCE OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION AS IT IS EFFORTS TO CAPTURE BARGAINS":
August 03, 2011 -- Commenting Roustam Tariko's $25.5 million purchase, Edward Mermelstein, partner, discusses motivations behind recent increase of foreign interest in US luxury estate, Bloomberg
"ONGOING GROWTH OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL RENTAL RATES TRANSLATES INTO 10% TO 12% PROPERTY APPRECIATION ON A YEARLY BASIS":
July 24, 2011 -- Edward Mermelstein, partner, discusses New York's most attractive local markets to be targeted by foreign investors in the article by Wong King Wai, The Edge Malaysia
"MALAYSIAN INVESTORS ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN THE U.S. REAL ESTATE MARKET, IT IS A TREND":
July 17, 2011 -- Edward Mermelstein, partner, expects the presensce of individual investors from Malaysia at most lucrative markets like New York, to increase gradually, article in Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese)
Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, P.C.
302 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Tel (212) 213-3818
Fax (212) 213-3747
