Attorney
Cristine Sivec
Practice Areas
- Commercial Development & Leasing
Cristine Sivec represents local as well as national tenants, landlords, retailers and developers in commercial real estate transactions and development projects. Cristine is licensed in both Georgia and New York.
Representative Experience
- Clients include commercial real estate tenants, landlords, retailers and developers
- Assists with declarations, REAs, leasing, titles and surveys for outlet malls, shopping centers and restaurants
- Represents the developer of a planned 350,000-square-foot retail outlet complex in New York
- Served as in-house counsel for one of the largest residential developers in the New York metro area and worked directly with New York City Housing Preservation and Development Department on multiple projects
- Reviewed title and survey, and attended residential closings for major residential developments throughout New York
- Represented a Fortune 500 sporting goods retailer in ground lease and development transactions
- Represented national restaurant chains in leasing and purchase transactions and development projects
Education
- Touro Law Center, J.D. 2008
- University of Central Florida, B.A. Legal Studies, minor in Business Administration, 2003
Publications
- Guest Columnist, “Top 5 Ways the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act May Affect the Outlet Center Business, Value Retail News (2018)
- Coverage of Millenia Commons a 131,800-square-foot lifestyle destination center, in which Cristine advised developer Sudberry Properties, REBusiness Online (2017)
Industry Engagement
- Member of Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia
- Member of State Bar of New York and Suffolk County Bar Association
- Member of CREW Atlanta
- Member of International Council of Shopping Centers
- Board member, representing developer, for multiple homeowner associations
Fun Stuff
Cristine grew up in Hollywood, Florida, and moved to Atlanta in 2011. She is fluent in Spanish, and grew up in a large Cuban household. Cristine volunteers at Faith Lutheran School and is involved with March of Dimes. When Cristine is not at work, she loves to spend time with her husband and 2 children, and go boogie boarding at the beach.