Michael Oxman

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Michael Oxman practices in the Firm's commercial litigation; construction law; and real estate finance, investment, and development groups. Mr. Oxman has developed extensive experience in the field of condemnation law while serving as counsel to the redeveloper of the City of Asbury Park, New Jersey. In that capacity, Mr. Oxman has represented the redeveloper as it assembles redevelopment properties in the City and has participated in judicial condemnation proceedings and hearings before Condemnation Commissioners. Michael also represents construction clients and their sureties in contract disputes before the courts, in arbitration proceedings and before administrative tribunals. Michael has also obtained successful results for clients utilizing the New York and New Jersey Lien Laws.

Prior to joining Becker Meisel, Mr. Oxman spent ten years as in-house litigation counsel to the New York Power Authority, a state owned and operated electric utility. While working for the New York Power Authority, Mr. Oxman handled general commercial litigation, contract litigation, construction litigation and condemnation proceedings. Mr. Oxman was also among the first New York attorneys to successfully argue against grants of attorneys' fees to prevailing plaintiffs in eminent domain proceedings pursuant to NYRPPA S 701. Mr. Oxman is well versed with governmental organizations and the most effective means of attempting to obtain information and resolve disputes with them.

He is a frequent contributor to legal, real estate and business trade publications. Most recently, he co-authored an article entitled “Lenders Beware: The Project Influence Rule and Other Legal Intricacies Affecting Lending in Redevelopment Areas,” which was published by Northeast Real Estate Business in February 2008 and "Understanding the Complexities of Redevelopment Law and Eminent Domain" that appeared in a number of real estate trades. In addition, Mr. Oxman co-authored the article “Securing Construction Costs From a Tenant,” which was published by the New Jersey Law Journal in October 2007.

Mr. Oxman is a member of the New York and New Jersey bars, and is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Published Decisions of Interest

Consolidated Edison Co. v. Power Authority, 177 Misc. 2d 234 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1998) (dismissing Con Edison's combined Article 78 and declaratory judgment challenge to an Authority power allocation to Smith Barney on grounds of standing and contract interpretation);

Carillion Realty Corp. v. State of NY, 212 A.D.2d 660 (2d Dep't 1995) (affirming that a property owner was not landlocked after a Power Authority taking);

Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc. v. Power Authority, 81 N.Y.2d 670 (1993) (Article 78 proceeding challenging the company's statutory authority to raise a category of electric rates).

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