Robert C. Schachter is a partner of the firm in its Real Estate Department. Mr. Schachter concentrates his practice in all aspects of real estate, with a particular emphasis on commercial leasing. He also has extensive experience in the areas of commercial mortgage financing, real estate brokerage, acquisitions, land use planning and zoning. Mr. Schachter received a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College, New Brunswick (1967), where he graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from Rutgers Law School, Newark, (1972). From 1968-70, he served in Afghanistan as a Peace Corps volunteer, where he taught English as a foreign language. He joined the firm in 1972. In 1992, Mr. Schachter was elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He is listed in Chambers USA - America’s Leading Business Lawyers 2004-2005 guide as a leading individual in the Real Estate practice area, as well as in The International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers, 2004. He is listed in the Real Estate category of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Schachter is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the New Jersey Bar Association. He has also served as vice chair of the Literature and Publications Committee of the Real Property Division of the American Bar Association. Mr. Schachter is a co-author of New Jersey Real Estate Forms: Practice (Michie 1992, Lexis Law Publishing) and the Leasing Chapter in Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey (New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2003). He has served as an adjunct member of Rutgers Law School in Newark, where he has taught senior level courses in real estate transactions. He presently teaches commercial leasing at the Real Estate Institute of Monmouth University. A frequent lecturer, Mr. Schachter has participated as a panelist in seminars sponsored by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Professional Education Systems, Inc.; the Community Associations Institute; and the Graduate Realtor Institute. Mr. Schachter is admitted to practice in New Jersey (1972). |