- The importance of zoning due diligence
- How to present an area variance and use variance application
- What is a special use permit and conditional use permit?
- What is the subdivision process in Nassau County?
Andrea concentrates her practice in land use, zoning, environmental and municipal law. She represents clients in the development of commercial and residential properties and has an extensive track record of success with, and before, municipal boards and agencies on significant projects throughout Long Island. Andrea has obtained approvals for multifamily housing, senior and assisting living communities, minor and major subdivisions, hotels, restaurants, auto dealerships, gas stations, urgent care and medical offices, office buildings, as well as shopping centers with big box retailers and supermarkets. She has also obtained approvals for industrial sites serving the booming ecommerce sector on Long Island.
Andrea is the Village Attorney for the Villages of Lake Success, Kensington and Russell Gardens. In 2020, she was appointed Chair of the Village of Roslyn Harbor’s Planning Board. Andrea also serves as a board member of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society’s (CIBS) Women’s Committee and is the Vice-President of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Foundation. She is an executive board member of the firm’s Women’s Initiative.
Andrea earned her J.D. from New York Law School and her B.A. from Hofstra University.
As a member of the firm’s Land Use & Zoning practice group, Gianni represents commercial and residential clients on a local, regional, and national basis, concentrating on complex land use and zoning matters, including diligence and applications for discretionary approvals with governmental agencies.
Gianni is also a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice group. In this role, he counsels corporations, real estate firms, property management companies, financial institutions, individuals, and other real estate holders and operators in relation to their management and transactions of commercial real estate.
Gianni earned his M.S. in Real Estate from New York University (Schack Institute of Real Estate); his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and his B.S. from Fairfield University.
