Daniel H. Braff, Counsel to the Firm, concentrates his practice in zoning and land use planning, real estate, environmental and telecommunications law, with a particular emphasis on regulations governing the use and development of real property within the City of New York. He provides zoning analyses, counsels clients in connection with air rights transfers, advises on environmental matters, and represents clients before various City agencies, including the Board of Standards and Appeals, the City Planning Commission, the Department of Buildings and the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Daniel also has comprehensive experience counseling clients in connection with public utility projects. He has secured local discretionary approvals for numerous complex projects throughout the tri-state area, including telecommunications towers, telephone switching facilities and electric utility substations.
Mr. Braff is a member of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York and is 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 Fellow at New York University School of Law.
Mr. Braff advises clients on general real estate transactional matters as well, including purchase agreements and leases. He was most recently in-house counsel at a prominent Long Island-based real estate development company, and before that an associate at Blank Rome LLP, a prominent national firm with offices in Manhattan.
Mr. Braff is admitted to practice in both the State of New York and the State of New Jersey.
Mr. Braff graduated from New York University School of Law (JD, 2003) and has an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University (BA, Environmental Sciences, 2000).
Daniel H. Braff
Counsel
Zoning and Land Use Planning
Real Estate Law and Transactions
Litigation and Appeals
Municipal Law and Legislative Practice
Cellular and Telecommunications Law
E-Mail: dbraff@swcblaw.com
