BRONSTER LLP

Founding Partner
156 W 56th Street, Suite 703, New York, NY 10019
T. 347-246-4650
Bbronster@bronsterllp.com

Bruce Bronster, a renowned real estate, litigation, and hospitality attorney in Manhattan, started Bronster LLP in 2018 – a firm nimble enough to quickly and efficiently help its clients, but with a length and breadth of experienced attorneys from mid-size and larger firms to handle matters with gravitas.

Bruce helps his varied clientele navigate business formations, real estate and leasing issues, intellectual property, employment issues, ADA compliance, food and beverage consulting, licensing, corporate transactions, contract issues, and bankruptcy. Bruce’s legal practice also focuses on litigation and corporate and general business advice. He is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He received his B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, from New York University in 1987, his J.D. from New York Law School in 1991, and his M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1998 with Beta Kappa Sigma honors.

Commercial Disputes

Mr. Bronster's litigation practice spans a variety of industries including real estate, finance, insurance, banking and retail, and covers such commercial litigation matters as:

• myriad types of breach of contract and fiduciary duty in the commercial context;

• disputes involving promissory notes, indemnification clauses, guarantees and various breaches of leases, tort claims, conversion and replevin, tortious interference and nuisance; and

• employment law matters, UCC actions, shareholder, membership, and partnership disputes.

Tax Lien & Mortgage Foreclosure

He manages the Tax Lien & Mortgage Foreclosure Practice Group, managing highly contested and problem cases with novel issues. Prior to founding Bronster LLP in 2018, he managed similar practice groups foreclosing thousands of matters. In April 2013, Mr. Bronster was elected to the National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) Board of Directors, in February 2014, was named President, and in February 2015 was re-elected as President.

General Business Advice

Mr. Bronster serves as a finance and management consultant to developing businesses, providing advice with regard to matters such as the formation of the business entity, government regulatory compliance, intellectual property, employment issues and the development of a business plan. In addition, Mr. Bronster has participated in diverse land acquisition and development deals, financial restructurings, refinancings, mergers, and is frequently called upon to provide a business perspective to legal problems.

Hospitality, Entertainment, & Fashion

The hospitality, entertainment, and fashion industries are frequent partners in today's taste- and experience-driven culture. Mr. Bronster has an acute understanding of the myriad businesses that operate in these industries, from the genesis of an idea to the defense of an interest.

He represents prominent restaurants, investors, night clubs, celebrity chefs, boutique and nationally- recognized food purveyors and distributors, industry personalities, fashion designers, actors, supermodels and others in a host of projects and legal concerns. Matters include: corporate formation; partnership agreements and related disputes; all aspects of real estate, including loan workouts; all forms of licensing and contract negotiations; liquor licensing; intellectual property and brand protections; tax, estate and trust matters; management agents; as well as litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
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Mr. Bronster is frequently sought by national, regional and trade media and event organizers to generate a dialogue on the issues affecting these industries. He is an author of numerous articles and book chapters on topics such as celebrity chefs and their restaurants, food halls, and other trends in leisure and hospitality.
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In addition to being a staunch advocate for his clients, he is also devoted to charitable and cultural causes that often incorporate a hospitality, entertainment or fashion component, including: Dan's GrillHampton, Family Dynamics, Food & Wine's Annual Festival, Habitat for Humanity, Hamptons Classic, Hope & Heroes, Love Them All, Meatopia, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Skin Cancer Awareness, and Beach Volleyball Tournament: Models & Chefs.
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He is a member of the Restaurant & Hospitality Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Media Mentions

Mr. Bronster is widely quoted in the media on topics that are as diverse as his practice focus and the clients to whom he provides counsel.

• July 23, 2018 - Food & Beverage Roundtable - Crain's New York Business
  

• May 19, 2018 - "The Neighbor's Fence Is an Eyesore. What to Do?" - New York Times
  

• August 9, 2017 - "Coveted Country Club Residences Face An Uncertain Future" - Mutual Fund Reform
  

• February 16, 2017 - Food Dive - "The gig economy: Exciting opportunities, substantial risk for food manufacturers."
  

• February 10, 2016 - On the Air - "All in the Industry: Episode 95," broadcast via Heritage Radio Network.
  

• January 6, 2016 - "Marketplace: Joint Venture Seeks to Bring Culinary Market to SI Waterfront," New York Law Journal
  

• November 5, 2015 - "3 NYC Zoning Plans Hospitality Attorneys Should Know,"Law360.
  

• September 9, 2015 - "Why A Restaurant's Only As Good As Its Real Estate" Bisnow.
  

• July 29, 2015 - "Hotel Sector Hitting M&A Stride Amid Growth, Cheap Money," Law360.
  

• April 9, 2015 - "Public REIT Market Poised For Bustling M&A Run," Law360.
  

• February 25, 2015 - "Nation's Largest Tax Lien Conference" - National Tax Lien Association
  

• December 8, 2014 - "2015 Trends: Pieces and Parts" and "2015 Trends: Pack in the Protein,"Restaurant Hospitality Magazine.
  

• September 10, 2014 - "NYC's $1M Parking Spot Shows Appetite for Luxury," Law360.
  

• September 5, 2014 - "Ask Real Estate: Blinded by the Neighbor's Light," The New York Times.
  

• July 17, 2014 - "For Fine Dining Sector, Tip Pools Can Be Legal Trap," Law360.
  

• June 2014 - "Avoiding Lawsuits," The Cooperator.
  

• June 17, 2014 - "Ex-Aeropostale Fragrance Supplier Says Rival Stole Account,"Law360.
  

• May 15, 2014 - "Ask Real Estate: All About Fees," The New York Times.
  

• May 1, 2014 - "Ask Real Estate: Old Paint and Built-In Sticker Shock," The New York Times.
  

• April 21, 2014 - "Franchise Dining Deals Get Supersized In Development Boom,"Law360.
  

• April 10, 2014 - "RE Law Has Become Much More Than Deals And Dirt," Law360.
  

• March 19, 2014 - "National Tax Lien Association Announces 2014 President and Officers," NTLA.
  

• March 12, 2014 - "NY Title Agent Crackdown Opens Door For Alternatives," Law360.
  

• March 11, 2014 - "Branding, Leasing Woes Tip Dining Chains Toward Ch. 11," Law360.
  

• February 27, 2014 - "Ask Real Estate: A Residential Conversion," The New York Times.
  

• February 7, 2014 - "Politics May Curb Legal Rows Over Broken Sochi Hotel Deals,"Law360.
  

• January 27, 2014 - "Experts Bullish On Lower Manhattan Despite Flood Risk,"Law360.
  

• January 15, 2014 - "Super Bowl To Provide Short-Term RE Boost In NJ, NY," Law360.
  

• January 8, 2014 - "London Unseats NY As Top Spot For Foreign RE Dollars," Law360.
  

• January 3, 2014 - "Competitive Lodging Market Spurs Uptick In Hotel Closings,"Law360.
  

• January 1, 2014 - "Hospitality Regulation and Legislation to Watch in 2014," Law360.
  

• December 3, 2013 - "NYC Real Estate Market Roars, With No End In Sight,"Law360.
  

• November 29, 2013 - "Bronster on Retail Real Estate Outlook, Social Media," New York Real Estate Journal.
  

• November 14, 2013 - "4 World Trade Center opens, a shining symbol of a vibrant New York," Christian Science Monitor.
  

• November 13, 2013 - "Restaurants Hope High Court, Congress Curb 'Patent Trolls',"Law360.
  

• October 31, 2013 - "Chain Restaurants Gobble Up Refranchising Opportunities,"Law360.
  

• October 30, 2013 - "Five Ways Tech Is Changing Commercial Real Estate," Law360.
  

• October 25, 2013 - "6 Key Ingredients For Pop-Up Restaurant Deals," Law360.
  

• October 1, 2013 - "Market Anxiety Over Shutdown To Stall RE Deals," Law360.
  

• August 15, 2013 - "Lack Of Inventory, Not Overvaluation, Spurs NYC CRE Prices,"Law360.
  

• April 15, 2013 - "BNY Mellon, NYC Beat Class Action Over Tax Liens," Law360.
  

• March 9, 2012 - "Citing Judge's Error, Panel Reinstates Foreclosure Case," New York Law Journal.
  

• March 8, 2012 - "Judge overlooked missing filing in foreclosure case: court," Thomson Reuters News & Insight.
  

• July 11, 2011 - "Court sides with neighbors in Empire Hotel noise complaint ruckus," The Real Deal online.
  

• June 21, 2011 - "Jay Leno settles legal dispute over $1 Million vintage car... bought from heir to tycoon couple who sunk with the Titanic," Daily Mail Online (UK).
  

• June 20, 2011 - "Leno gets wheel deal in lawsuit," New York Post.
  

• May 31, 2011 - "More Rich Means More Estate, Insurance Claims," Financial Advisor (a Dow Jones blog) and Dow Jones Newswire.
  

• September 3, 2010 - "Noise Ruling Shakes Up Nightclubs," The Wall Street Journal Online.
  

• November 23, 2008 - "At a Poor Mosque, Debt and Dismay," The New York Times.
  

• October 23, 2008 - "Tragedy in Leno Case: Exec in Suit Over Vintage Car Deal is Found Shot Dead," New York Post. The story was also covered by the Associated Press and several entertainment blogs.
  

• October 3, 2008 - New York Post article regarding his client Stereo (a New York City nightclub).
  

• December 2007 - "Squatting Rights: Renter Protection," Multifamily Executive Magazine.
  

• August 18, 2007 - "City raid costs club workers.", New York Post
  

• October 25, 2006 - "Final $36M of equity financing secured for Sports Museum," Real Estate Weekly, a deal which was also recognized as Deal of the Year by Smith's Research and Ratings, a leading publication in the Municipal/Tax-Exempt bond field.
  

• July 28, 2006 - "Bidding for Attention: Some Sellers Turn to Private Auctions to Get Their Houses Sold," Newsday.
  

• July 22, 2006 - Cited in an on-camera interview on WCBS 2 News regarding the rise in residential foreclosures.
  

• April 9, 2006 - "Foreclosure Auctions: Bidder Beware," The New York Times.
  

• May 5, 2005 - "The Wine Shootout," Cigar Aficionado Online.
  

Speaking Engagements

• January 10, 2018 - Bisnow Hospitality Summit, New York, NY

• March 7, 2017 - Bisnow Hospitality Summit, New York, NY

• August 16, 2016 - Bisnow Restaurant Development Summit, New York, NY

• September 17, 2015 - Bisnow Restaurant Development Summit, New York, NY

• November 10-13, 2011 - First Annual Tax Lien Investors Conference, New Orleans, LA

Bylined Articles

• July 2016 - Restaurant Hospitality, authored "Is a mixed-use property right for your restaurant?"

• January 2016 - Leisure and Hospitality International, authored "Chefs and Hotels Unite."

• September 2015 - Restaurant Hospitality, authored "4 Strategies to Legally Protect an Expanding Brand."

• December 2014 - Aspatore's Inside the Minds: Representing Consumers in New York Real Estate Transactions, authored "Representing Purchasers and Renters in New York Real Estate Transactions andLitigation."

• August 2014 - Aspatore's Inside the Minds: Navigating the Complexities of Leisure and Hospitality Law, authored "Responding to Recent Trends in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry."

• Summer 2014 - Leisure & Hospitality International, authored "See and Be Seen: Triumphs and Pitfalls ofCelebrity-Run Restaurants."

• September 29, 2008 - New York Law Journal: Trends in Real Estate and Title Insurance Edition, co- authored "Adverse Possession Gets Reasonable."

• November 26, 2007 - New York Law Journal: Trends in Real Estate and Title Insurance Edition, authored "Seeking a Softer Landing in the Subprime Mortgage Crisis."

• July 2007 - The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, authored "The Risks Of Private Auctions."

• 2007 - Mortgage Developments 2007, co-authored the chapter on Subprime Mortgage Loans.