Welcome to Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, P.C.
We are a rapidly growing boutique law firm with a global outlook and a focus on corporate and real estate law. We provide legal services to businesses of all sizes, from small entrepreneurial companies to large corporations.
We are committed to delivering high-quality legal services with an entrepreneurial spirit and the highest standards of performance. We help our clients solve their toughest legal problems with knowledge, expertise, and personal care. In addition, we understand the challenges of conducting business in a global economy. Our attorneys advise clients on a broad array of global concerns including navigating the cultural and legal differences between the East and the West. When necessary, we leverage our extensive experience and contacts throughout the world to identify and supervise local counsel.
A special area of expertise unique to our firm is providing a bridge across the vast sea of commercial opportunities in Russia, Ukraine, and other emerging markets.
English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese are spoken at our offices in New York.

"PARTS OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET ARE BEGINNING TO SEE GROWTH":
August 23, 2010 -- Interview with Edward Mermelstein at FOX Business
"WE SEE MIDDLE CLASS WEALTHIEST FAMILIES FROM EMERGING COUNTRIES BUYING APARTMENTS VALUED BETWEEN $2 AND $5 MILLION":
August 17, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein comments on several hundred percent increase in New York residential transactions involving wealthy citizens from BRIC in article by Nicolas Madelaine, Les Echos
"THE U.S. REAL ESTATE MARKET IS THE ENVY OF MOST NATIONS, AND NEW YORK CITY IS A SAFE, LONG-TERM BET FOR MANY FOREIGN INVESTORS":
August 16, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein discusses largest international metropolitan markets attracting significant institutional capital in his article for Hamptons.com
"AMERICA SEEMS FURTHER ON THE ROAD TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THOUGH":
August 05, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein comments on London prime residences being currently at least 50% dearer than ones in Manhattan in article by The Economist
"THE OWNER IS LIKELY TO SELL NOTES OR REPOSITION THE BUILDING AND LOOKING TO LEASE UP AS MUCH AS IT CAN":
July 21, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein ñonsiders $49 psqf Madoff's space in Lipstick would have been upwards $80 just a few years ago in article by Lauren Elkies and Adam Pincus, The Real Deal
Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, P.C.
302 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Tel (212) 213-3818
Fax (212) 213-3747