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Aaron J. Gorovitz

Partner

Practice Areas

• Land Use and Zoning
• Real Estate Transactions, Development and Finance
• Real Estate, Land Use and Property Rights Litigation
• Commercial Leasing
• Developments Of Regional Impact
• Administrative Law
• Environmental Law

Education

• George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1983
• Muhlenberg College, B.A., 1980

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1983
• New Jersey State Bar - 1984

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2006-2008
• "Florida Legal Elite" 2007 Florida Trend Magazine
• Orlando's Best Lawyers 2007-2008 Orlando Magazine
• Tree of Life Award, Jewish National Fund
• "Florida's Top Lawyers" Florida Monthly Magazine
• Listed in Legal 500 US

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
The Florida Bar
International Council of Shopping Centers
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Urban Land Institute Foundation

Community Activities

Orange County School Board Business Advisory Group
Central Florida Economic Development Commission
Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando
Jewish National Fund

Publications and Lectures

"Executive Summary of Certain Major Growth Management Issues in 2002 Florida Legislation" in the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Newsletter
"Indoor Air Quality & Mold Issues," Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society & NAIOP

Representative Client Experience

• 24+ years advising local, national and international clients in the areas of land use approvals, real estate transactions and finance
• Represents private sector clients for a wide array of land use approvals throughout Central Florida including lead counsel on Developments of Regional Impact (DRI)

Representative Projects

Condominium

• Perle du Lac (Winter Park)
• Vizcaya (Orange County)

Large Scale Mixed Use

• The Paramount (City of Orlando)
• Providence (Polk County)
• Turkey Lake Road Consortium (Orange County)
• Quadrangle (Orange County)
• Fallchase (Osceola County)
• Polo Park (Polk County)
• Celebration Mania (Osceola County)
• Viera (Brevard County)

Multifamily

• CED (largest private apartment developer in Florida, variousmatters)
• Post Partners (Daytona Beach)

Single Family and Townhouse Residential

• Counsel for Park Square Homes, Centex Homes, ABD Homes and other large builders throughout Central Florida
• Emerald Island (Osceola County)
• West Groves (Ocoee)
• Aviana (Polk County)
• Various Villages in Horizons West (Orange County)
• Riviera Bella (City of Debary)
• Tusca Ridge (Seminole County)

Commercial

• Oviedo Marketplace (Seminole County, Winter Springs, Oviedo)
• Kohl’s Shopping Center (Altamonte Springs)

Office

• Maitland Forum (Maitland)
• Downtown Wachovia Building (Orlando)
• Maitland Concourse (Maitland)

Hotel

• Special Florida counsel for Wyndham Resorts (various jurisdictions)
• Marriott (Orange County)
• Bonnet Creek Resort (Orange County)

Outparcels

• Special Florida counsel for Dunkin Donuts; Baskin Robbins; BP; Racetrack; Sonnys Bar-B-Q; Allied Tires; and others