Daniel H. Braff Named Partner at Sahn Ward Coschignano & Baker, PLLC

Feb. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Sahn Ward Coschignano & Baker, PLLC (http://swcblaw.com/index.html), has announced that Daniel H. Braff (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AttyDBraff.html), Counsel with the firm, has been named Partner.

Mr. Braff concentrates his practice in zoning (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewZoning.html) and land use planning (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewZoning.html), real estate (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewRealEstate.html), environmental (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewEnvironmentalLaw.html) and corporate law, with a particular emphasis on regulations governing the use and development of real property within the City of New York.

Mr. Braff provides zoning analyses, counsels clients in connection with air rights transfers, advises on environmental matters and represents clients before various City agencies (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewMunicipalAndLegislative.html), including the Board of Standards and Appeals, the City Planning Commission, the Department of Buildings and the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Mr. Braff has handled several high-profile New York City development (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewRealEstate.html) projects, including securing approval from the Board of Standards and Appeals for a new chapel in Flushing, Queens, on behalf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Mr. Braff is admitted to practice in both the states of New York and New Jersey. He is a member of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewZoning.html) of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York and a member of the New York State Bar Association. He is also an active member of the UJA-Federation of New York’s Real Estate Executives (REX) group, a member of the New Leadership Division at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and a Weinfeld Associate at New York University School of Law.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Sciences from Lehigh University in 2000, he attended the New York University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 2003.

“I thank the firm and my colleagues for the trust they have placed in me,” Mr. Braff said. “I look forward to continue offering the highest level of legal representation for my clients by helping them navigate through the complexities associated with bringing their projects to completion.”

The firm’s Managing Partner, Michael H. Sahn (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AttyMSahn.html), said, “Mr. Braff is one of a select group of attorneys who concentrate their practice in New York City-based development matters. He has distinguished himself since joining the firm and is truly one of the rising stars inreal estate development law (http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AOCnewRealEstate.html).”

For more information, call (516) 228-1300 or visit www.swcblaw.com.