Hemman, Lauren B.

MARTIN J. HEISTEIN became a partner of the firm in 1992.

Mr. Heistein was General Counsel to the Rent Stabilization Association of N.Y.C., Inc., New York City's largest real estate trade association whose 25,000 members own or manage over 900,000 housing units. Mr. Heistein served as General Counsel for seven years.

Mr. Heistein and Mr. Belkin head the firm's Administrative Law Department. Mr. Heistein is involved in diverse proceedings before the State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), including MCI, J-51 and ICIP applications.

Mr. Heistein was responsible for drafting legislation in the State Legislature and the City Council for RSA and will continue to specialize in governmental relations. He is an expert in the Rent Stabilization Code, having been responsible for analyzing the Code on behalf of property owners while at RSA. Mr. Heistein has also been a member of DHCR'S Owner Advisory Council.

Mr. Heistein is a member of the Landlord and Tenant Committee of the New York State Bar Association and its Special Task Force on Rent Administration. He has also served as a member of the Committee on the Housing Court of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has written numerous articles in the areas of housing and rent stabilization and has lectured at seminars sponsored by the Rent Stabilization Association, Associated Builders and Owners and at the Small Property Owners of New York.