Contact Info
Education
JD, New York University School of Law
BS, summa cum laude, Brooklyn College
About
Aaron Shmulewitz is a retired partner of Belkin · Burden · Goldman, LLP. He joined the firm in 2005 and led the firm’s Cooperative and Condominium Practice Group.
Mr. Shmulewitz represented more than 250 cooperative and condominium boards throughout New York City, including many of the city’s most prominent residential buildings. His practice included corporate governance, general counsel services, enforcement of shareholder, unit owner, and sponsor obligations, mortgage refinancing, commercial leasing, capital improvement projects, litigation, and the conversion and sale of non-allocated space.
In addition to his board representation work, Mr. Shmulewitz advised sponsors in condominium conversions and represented landlords and tenants in commercial and professional lease negotiations.
Mr. Shmulewitz also represented thousands of clients in the purchase, sale, and financing of apartments, buildings, single-family homes, and other real estate assets.
Recognized as a leading authority in cooperative and condominium law, Mr. Shmulewitz frequently lectured before industry organizations, was regularly quoted by major media outlets including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and appeared as a commentator on CNN and NY1.
Associations
New York State Bar Association
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers®, Real Estate Law (2024 – 2025)
Super Lawyers®, New York Metro Area, Real Estate (2006 – 2025)
Media
- Quoted in 3 Parrots, 1 Shared Wall, 2 Ruptured Lives (The New York Times), February 2025
- Quoted in My Condo Sponsor Owes the Building $30,000. How Do We Make Him Pay? (The New York Times / Habitat Magazine), December 2024
- Quoted in Q&A: Don’t Show Me the Money (Cooperator News New York), January 2024
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