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Frederick R. Berk, partner at Friedman LLP, specializes in the real estate industry and works with commercial and residential real estate owners, management companies, leasing companies, developers, and investors. His expertise also includes working with institutional lenders and owners and REITs. Fred advises corporate, institutional, and entrepreneurial clients in all areas of real estate tax and accounting issues. His areas of expertise include: Analyzing passive activity tax laws Analyzing real estate investments to maximize tax benefits Analyzing property cash flow projections, supporting documentation and historical information for due diligence purposes Evaluating and reviewing the accounting and income tax implications to owners and lenders of loan restructurings Analyzing, evaluating and structuring strategies to maximize tax savings In addition, Fred is actively involved in the area of real estate securitization, working with companies originating commercial property mortgage loans for purposes of issuing commercial mortgage-backed securities. He is responsible for performing due diligence and issuing agreed-upon procedures reports. He has worked on commercial office buildings, residential developments, retail shopping centers, hotels and industrial centers throughout the United States. With experience well beyond traditional due diligence, he structures reports to meet the specific requirements of investment bankers, rating agencies, sureties, issuers, and purchasers. He has vast experience providing reports for lenders and conduits related to mortgage financing and performing various underwriting procedures for lenders. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Education, Board of Directors Mortgage Bankers Association National Realty Club New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Real Estate Board of New York Young Mortgage Bankers Association, Chief Financial Officer Fred Berk received a B.S. in Accounting from SUNY Binghamton in 1981 and was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in New York in 1984.
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