For the past 36 years, Mr. Zukerman has practiced real estate law, concentrating his practice in the areas of real estate secured lending, from the lender and the borrower side, real estate development and acquisitions. He has represented investment banks including Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley, Paine Webber Securities, Nomura Securities, Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette, and Daiwa Securities, in conduit financing and interim financing. He has also represented lenders in mezzanine financing. He represented the first credit lease financing conduit, and was involved in the first mortgage conduit ever done. He has represented borrowers in numerous transactions including a joint venture between Credit Suisse First Boston and Dames Moore Brookhill to acquire $125 million loan and workout portfolio. He represented two Reits that were going public and a merger of a private company into a Reit that has a present Market Capitalization of over $700 million. His expertise includes the representation of borrowers and lenders in all phases of dealing with troubled real estate including loan workouts, foreclosures and the ultimate disposition of real estate collateral acquired by lenders. He is working with another lender who will be specializing in financing the development of the hotels.

Mr. Zukerman is a graduate of St Johns University School of Law in 1964 with an LLB and New York University School of Law with a an LLM in Corporate Law in 1966.