Leonard Boxer

Chairman Emeritus
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

Leonard Boxer, Senior Partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is the Chairman to the Real-estate Department.
Leonard is well known for his ability to see complicated real estate transactions through to a positive conclusion, including overseeing the acquisition of the World Trade Center site and the development of Starrett City, the nation’s largest affordable housing development.

Leonard serves as counsel to the Real Estate Board of New York. Beyond his practice, he is the chairman of JASA, an agency that services the elderly population of New York City, and chairman of the Children’s Hearing Institute for hearing impaired children.

Leonard has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 USA, Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. Clients called him “a dean of the real estate bar” with “great contacts in the business community.”

Leonard has been co-chairman of the China-United States Real Estate Council and serves on the Board of Governors of the New York University Real Estate Institute, among other public service contributions.