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Thomas D. Kearns

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP: Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Group • New York City, NY
Real Estate LawGround LeasesLoan Restructuring & Distressed Real EstateReal Estate Joint VenturesInternational Law

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Contact

Email
mmehaj@olshanlaw.com?subject=mmehaj%40olshanlaw.com
Phone
212-451-2258
Address
New York City, NY, 10019, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
New York1985New Jersey

About

Thomas D. Kearns has significant experience in both real estate and corporate law. Tom represents owners, operators and developers in the acquisition, development, leasing and financing of office, residential and retail properties. He has extensive experience with joint venture, LLC, tenant-in-common and other agreements between co-venturers, and has negotiated and drafted sophisticated condominium and joint ownership arrangements on behalf of real estate and non-real estate businesses. Tom is highly knowledgeable regarding the impact of federal and state securities laws on real estate, and is a regular contributor to Lexis® Practice Advisor. He also regularly represents professional athletes and sports executives and other high-net-worth individuals in their residential transactions in New York.

Credentials

Education
Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1984 | J.D. | Fordham University, 1979 | M.B.A. | Fordham University, 1976 | B.A.

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
Elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), class of 2015, 2024 | Named a “Leading Lawyer” in Real Estate: Mainly Dirt by Chambers USA, 2022-2024, 2024 | Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America ® for Real Estate Law annually since 2019, 2024 | Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, 2024, 2024 | Named annually to the Super Lawyer by New York Metro Super Lawyers list since 2006
Associations
American Bar Association | New York State Bar Association
Speaking
Speaker, Commercial Real Estate After the Great Recession, Fordham's Business Law Practitioners Series, Spring 2012 | Presenter, Real Estate for Corporate Counsel, New York State Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Institute, October 11-12, 2007 | Lecturer, Pre-Contract Due Diligence on Commercial Real Estate Transactions, American Land Institute for Continuing Education, 2007 | Lecturer, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Stephen Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College, 2000 | Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education courses in Limited Liability Companies and Residential Real Estate, Fordham Law School, 1995-1999
Updated: May 25, 2026