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Biography

Ms. Alvarado focuses her practice on multiple disciplines within commercial real estate law, mainly in New Jersey and New York. Beyond negotiating deals and drafting pertinent documents to memorialize terms, Ms. Alvarado takes a hands-on approach to serving her clients by advising them of potential risks, assisting them in problem solving, and coordinating with their other professionals to successfully close deals. Ms. Alvarado brings a unique perspective and set of skills stemming from her Latin heritage and bilingual abilities, allowing her to represent clients’ interests in Latin America. Ms. Alvarado’s experience in commercial real estate spans leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate finance, condominium, redevelopment, and tax incentives matters. She has overseen local counsel and handled matters for clients in more than 15 United States jurisdictions and in Europe and Latin America, and she has routinely worked on large-scale leasing, acquisition, and disposition projects.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Leasing

  • Analyzed and identified potential exit strategies for a global diversified manufacturing company operating in the energy, transportation and industrial markets, which was undergoing an internal reorganization and had real estate leaseholds in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America
  • Analyzed and negotiated a leading global financial services firm’s rights under more than 100 existing and new leases to accommodate the client’s massive branch expansion into the Northeast Region of the United States
  • Negotiated office and retail leases on behalf of a real estate investment trust (REIT), that owns and operates a large portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers
  • Acted as leasing counsel for a multibillion-dollar global manufacturer in the negotiation of more than 30 new leases, lease modifications, and subleases in several United States jurisdictions over the span of one year

Acquisitions/Dispositions

  • Coordinates the disposition in bulk of real estate assets in eleven different jurisdictions in the United States, including addressing local requirements, overseeing local counsel, and addressing transfer tax issues for a global diversified manufacturing company operating in the energy, transportation and industrial markets
  • Represents a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a large portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers, in its disposition of several properties in the northeast

Redevelopment/PILOT and Condominium Law

  • Negotiated and drafted a Master Redevelopment Agreement on behalf of a redeveloper for a massive redevelopment project in Central New Jersey, addressing multiple construction and development phases, brownfields and environmental issues, riparian grant issues, and multiple land acquisitions (including through eminent domain proceedings)
  • Represented a municipality in Northern New Jersey in the negotiation of several aspects of a multifaceted redevelopment project, which included a redevelopment agreement, financial agreement for payments-in-lieu of taxes (PILOT), issuance of bond anticipation notes, and a ground lease
  • Worked closely with the sponsor of a multi-unit medical office and treatment center condominium to create and implement a complex leasehold condominium regime under New Jersey law

Education

Rutgers School of Law – Newark|Rutgers University

J.D.|B.A.

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  • Managing Notes & Comments Editor, Computer and Technology Law Journal
  • President, International Law Society
  • Member, Association Latin American Law Students

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Courts

Ivette is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

State of New York|State of New Jersey|United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

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Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Hispanic Bar Association (New Jersey and New York Chapters)

Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Board of Directors, Programming Director

New Jersey State Bar Association
Board of Consultors, Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section

National Association of Women Lawyers

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Mentor, NJLEEP, 2009-2012