Stephan is the co-chair of the real estate and finance department. His real estate practice encompasses a wide range of real estate activities, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, development, construction and restructuring for a wide variety of clients, including REITs, private equity funds, retailers, medical, dental and other professional service providers, gaming companies, universities, and non-profit organizations. Stephan is adept in a broad range of property types such as retail, office, industrial, multi-family and mixed use and ownership structures including fee simple, ground lease, air space, condominium, planned community and cooperative.
Stephan’s recent significant matters include:
Temple University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation
Villanova University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
University of Pittsburgh, B.S., cum laude
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Sustaining Member, Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (2019 – present)
Member, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (2010-2014)
Co-Chair, Commercial Leasing Committee of the Real Property Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association (1997 – 1999)
Author, “Calif. Commercial Lease Hardship Bill May Be Unconstitutional,” Law360, June 12, 2020
Presenter, “The Influencer: A Zoom Networking Series,” The Daly Group, April 29, 2020
Presenter, “What You Need to Know and Do Before Construction Resumes on May 1,” April 29, 2020
Author, “What Should Business Owners Do if they Receive a Notice of Unavoidable Delay (AKA Force Majeure Notice)?” March 19, 2020
Author, “Will Business Owners Be Able To Recover COVID-19 Related Losses Under Their Business Interruption Insurance?” March 17, 2020
Author, “Coronavirus/COVID-19: Issues for Commercial Real Estate Owners and Operators to Consider,” March 13, 2020
Author, “Lease Extension Options, Baseball Arbitration and Forfeiting the Ball Game,” published on LinkedIn, February 21, 2017
Author, “Some Things Can and Should Go Without Saying,” published on LinkedIn, February 2, 2017
Speaker, “Advanced REA Issues and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales,” ICSC U.S. Law Conference in Orlando, Florida, October 26, 2012
Author, “Facility Owners, Operators Rev Up to Comply With Motor Vehicle Idling Act,” The Legal Intelligencer, February 4, 2009
Author, “Act 52 Amends the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963,” September 2006