Uniondale, NY According to Jeffrey Forchelli, managing partner of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana LLP, Landon Dais and Lindsay Mesh have joined the firm as associates.
Dais is a member of the employment, labor, construction, and commercial litigation practice groups at the firm.
Prior to his legal career, Dais worked on multiple political campaigns throughout the east coast. He also became the deputy director of urban planning & policy to the VP of the NY senate. Before 2008, Dais worked in the construction and real estate development industry. As a project manager and engineer at Turner Construction, he worked on high profile projects such as: The Yankee Stadium, IAC, and 3 World Financial Center.
Mesh concentrates her practice in the areas of real estate finance, banking, foreclosures, and creditors rights.
Mesh primarily counsels institutional and private lenders on commercial mortgage loan transactions and represents lenders, mortgage loan servicers, and homeowner associations in the various aspects of foreclosure and collection law. While earning her degree, Ms. Mesh worked as a law clerk with the Firm, where she gained a diverse range of experience in transitional and litigation matters by working with the Firm’s various departments.
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