Andrew R. Lubin

Biography

Andrew R. Lubin practices primarily in the areas of commercial real estate and commercial finance law. He provides clients with counsel in connection with the wide array of real estate acquisition, ownership, development, financing and leasing issues.

In connection with his real estate practice, he assists clients in all aspects of retail, commercial, office and industrial properties. Matters include acquisition, financing, leasing (landlord and tenant), management and disposition. Attorney Lubin heads the firm’s real estate practice group, holding a “Best Law Firms” as Metropolitan Tier 1 rating.

In his commercial finance practice, Attorney Lubin provides comprehensive legal services to regional and national financial institutions and others. Legal services include structuring, documenting and negotiating numerous types of financing transactions. These transactions include commercial real estate loans, construction loans, asset-based loans, and commercial loans, as well as working-out and restructuring troubled credit. In addition to his traditional lending roll, Attorney Lubin has developed a subspecialty in closing both SBA 7a and 504 Loans. Andy is one of only a handful of lawyers in the State of Connecticut who have received a “Designated Attorney” certification from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Attorney Lubin is an elected Fellow of both the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (former Vice Chair, Leasing Subcommittee) and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Best Lawyers in America has listed Attorney Lubin in the practice area of real estate law since 2001. Best Lawyers in America named Attorney Lubin as “New Haven Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year” in 2014, 2017 and 2020. He is also listed in Chambers USA and Who’s Who Legal (WWL). Connecticut and New England Super Lawyer’s lists have included Attorney Lubin since their inception. Additionally, he is included in Connecticut’s Super Lawyers’ Top 50 lawyer list for 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Attorney Lubin is an elected Fellow of The Connecticut Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation. He is also a current Executive Committee member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Real Property Section (Chair 1997 – 1999). As well, Andy is the founder and current member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Finance Section (Chair 1999 – 2000). He is a member of the Real Estate Committee of the New Haven County Bar Association (NHCBA). And he is a former member of the NHCBA Board of Governors. Andy is a member of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. In addition, he serves on a number of municipal and nonprofit boards. He lectures frequently on various real estate related topics.

Attorney Lubin received his B.A. from Clark University and his law degree from the John Marshall Law School, with distinction.

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• Connecticut
  
• Illinois
  
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois