CoStar lists Brown Raysman in City's top lease deals.

Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP, a nationally recognized law firm with a fast-growing real estate, capital markets and finance practices, represented parties in two of Manhattan's top five leasing transactions during the first half of 2004, according to a Co-Star report.

Brown Raysman represented landlord Brookfield Financial Properties, L.P. in its lease of 458,000 s/f to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLE a New York-based international law firm, at One World Financial Center. Governor George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the transaction as a significant boost to down town redevelopment. Partner Raymond A. Sanseverino and associate Beth Goldstein worked on the 20-year deal. The lease is the third largest in Manhattan so far this year.

Brown Raysman also represented The Dreyfus Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Group, in the leasing of 377,000 s/f in the MetLife Building at 200 Park Ave. Raymond A. Sanseverino and associate Mark A. Shapiro helped close the 15-year lease. The deal was the fourth largest in Manhattan in 2004.

"With 45 attorneys on staff, the real estate department is the fastest growing practice at Brown Raysman," Sanseverino said. "Our involvement in deals of this magnitude reflects the firm's expertise in handling the most complex deals for the largest clients."