Meet Long Island’s Outstanding Real Estate Industry Professionals

The Law Offices of Gilbert Balanoff, P.C.

Gil has lectured for the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations as well as serving on several committees. Tiffany is following right in her father’s footsteps. She was recently elected for a 3-year term to serve on the Board of Directors for NYSAR (New York State Association of REALTORS®); she is a Graduate of the NYSAR ITI Instructor Training Institute so that she can teach real estate classes for continuing education. She also sits on several committees for both NYSAR and LIBOR (Long Island Board of REALTORS®) just like her Dad.

Tiffany also gets her drive to continuously educate herself, from her Dad. She has several accreditations and designations such as ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative), PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor), RENE (Real Estate Negotiation Expert), SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist), and SRS (Seller Representative Specialist).

Gil has a great rapport with agents and brokers and is always willing to share knowledge and information with them even when he is not the attorney involved in the transaction. His clients know that they can communicate with him throughout the process and even well after the closing.

Gilbert Balanoff has been practicing law for 50 years, representing clients in real estate matters for both commercial and residential transactions.

In 2016, when his daughter, Tiffany Balanoff, decided to get her real estate license they started a collaboration that still exists today. Tiffany credits her father with having provided her an enormous amount of insight and education that not only helped her get ahead in the industry but also allows for smoother transactions with her clients.

Both Father and Daughter are award winners in this family. Gil has recently received the Herald Long Island Top Lawyer Award and is currently a Top 3 Finalist for the Herald’s Long Island Choice Awards. Tiffany has been a #1 agent at Rockville Centre’s Douglas Elliman Real Estate office, a company wide Douglas Elliman Leading Edge Award Winner, and recently received the Top 5 Agent in Nassau County Award for the second year in a row from RateMyAgent.

Category: SPECIAL AWARDS

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT / DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR

Michael Maturo President RXR Realty

Michael Maturo is a founding Managing Partner and serves as President of RXR Realty LLC (“RXR”), a multi-billion dollar private real estate company which was formed subsequent to the sale of Reckson Associates Realty Corp (“Reckson”)(NYSE:RA) to SL Green, one of the largest public Real Estate management buyouts in REIT history. In this capacity, he develops, implements and oversees RXR’s corporate strategy and investment fund and asset management businesses as well as all capital markets activities. Michael is a member of RXR’s Investment Committee and its Board of Directors. He is also a Principal and member of the Investment Committee of RXR Real Estate Opportunity Fund, RXR Real Estate Value Added Fund, RXR New York Metro Emerging Sub-Market Venture and RXR Real Estate Value Added Fund III.

Prior to the Reckson/SL Green merger, Michael served as President and a member of the Board of Directors at Reckson. Michael was also Chairman of the Investment Committee and had oversight responsibility over the company’s allocation of capital. Michael worked in tandem with the Company’s CEO in developing and implementing Reckson’s corporate and operating strategies. Michael was at Reckson from 1995 until January 2007. During his combined tenure between Reckson and RXR, Michael completed over $50 billion in capital markets transactions.

In addition, Michael serves on a number of outside Boards and Committees including First Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Association (LIA), as well as a Member of its Executive Committee and Chairman of its Economic Development Committee, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Foundation of Long Island, Member of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Board of Directors, and Member of the Real Estate Roundtable. Michael was appointed by Governor Cuomo in December 2012 to the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) where he served as Chairman of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and member of the Finance and Audit Committee and the Operations Transition Committee. Michael completed his tenure on the LIPA board in January 2014.

& Managing Attorney

Michael Ackerman, managing partner at Ackerman Law, PLLC, boasts over 20 years of real estate law experience and oversees the full service firm, which includes three additional and highly experienced attorneys, as well as a support staff of top paralegals and operations/administrative assistants. The firm is highly involved in local Long Island civic and charity organizations, including being represented on the Board of Directors of the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce.

Ackerman Law was founded with one simple mission — to not only guide our clients with the knowledge and expertise expected of a top real estate law firm, but to also provide a superior service experience that one might not expect, however, should expect. The process of buying and selling Real Estate can be complicated and stressful, we help simplify it.

A graduate of Hofstra Law, Michael was named a Power Attorney and Power Professional in 2022 by the Long Island Press, and the firm has received Avvo’s prestigious Client’s Choice Award four times since 2017.

John Chillemi is a partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P. C., where he is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department, Land Use and Environment Practice Group and IDA and Municipal Development Incentives Practice Group.

John’s practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing of commercial properties throughout the United States. Specifically, has experience handling “zero net bond leasing” transactions and 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange transactions. He also represents borrowers and lenders with respect to construction and permanent financing.

John also has experience with land use and zoning transactions, including representation of land developers of various projects ranging from change of zone petitions, variances, municipal hearings and IDA financing.