REDEAL 2025
Monday, June 9th 2025
Legacy Castle, 141 NJ-23, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Insight. Opportunity. Energy.
Monday, June 9th 2025
Legacy Castle, 141 NJ-23, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Online Ticket Sales Are Now Closed
You may still purchase tickets on-site at registration starting Monday at 9:30 AM.
Please bring proper credentials to confirm your ticket eligibility:
• General Admission is limited to real estate owners and operators only.
• Lender/Broker tickets are available for qualified industry professionals.
We look forward to seeing you at ReDeal.
Insight. Opportunity. Energy.
Insight. Opportunity. Energy.
REDEAL 2026
Monday, June 9th 2025
Legacy Castle, 141 NJ-23, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Online Ticket Sales Are Now Closed
You may still purchase tickets on-site at registration starting Monday at 9:30 AM.
Please bring proper credentials to confirm your ticket eligibility:
• General Admission is limited to real estate owners and operators only.
• Lender/Broker tickets are available for qualified industry professionals.
We look forward to seeing you at ReDeal.
Insight. Opportunity. Energy.
ABOUT REDEAL
Now in its 5th year, The ReDeal Conference is where top real estate leaders connect, learn, and grow. Featuring expert-led panels and exclusive networking, this premier event gives you actionable insights to drive success in today’s market, all while enjoying a relaxing, luxurious experience.
Location
This year, join us at our new, one-of-a-kind location, The Legacy Castle. Enjoy world-class catering, handcrafted cocktails, and live
music—all set in an upscale atmosphere designed for meaningful connections and great vibes.
ABOUT REDEAL
Now in its 4th year, The ReDeal Conference is where top real estate leaders connect, learn, and grow. Featuring expert-led panels and exclusive networking, this premier event gives you actionable insights to drive success in today’s market, all while enjoying a relaxing, luxurious experience.
Location
This year, join us at our new, one-of-a-kind location, The Legacy Castle. Enjoy world-class catering, handcrafted cocktails, and live
music—all set in an upscale atmosphere designed for meaningful connections and great vibes.
ABOUT REDEAL
Now in its 4th year, The ReDeal Conference is where top real estate leaders connect, learn, and grow. Featuring expert-led panels and exclusive networking, this premier event gives you actionable insights to drive success in today’s market, all while enjoying a relaxing, luxurious experience.
Location
This year, join us at our new, one-of-a-kind location, The Legacy Castle. Enjoy world-class catering, handcrafted cocktails, and live
music—all set in an upscale atmosphere designed for meaningful connections and great vibes.
schedule
9:30 AM
Registration
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Light Breakfast
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Main Hall Open to Attendees
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lunch
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cocktails & Passings
Main Meeting Hall
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner
panel sessions
Survival Stories:
Real Estate Bankruptcy from the Inside
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bankruptcy is often seen as the end of the road, but in real estate, it can be a strategic tool for survival and reinvention.
This panel, led by Leo Jacobs, Founder of Jacobs P.C., will share firsthand accounts of navigating real estate bankruptcies—both the challenges and the opportunities.
From high-profile restructurings to tactical asset repositioning, this discussion will offer behind-the-scenes insights on what it takes to weather financial distress and emerge stronger.
Key Discussion Points:
• Lessons from the Trenches & Understanding the Bankruptcy Playbook
• Different Legal and Financial Strategies
• Distressed Assets & Comeback
• Market Trends & Future Outlook
Leo Jacobs
Jacobs P.C.
Managing Partner
Leo Jacobs
Jacobs P.C.
Managing Partner
Leo Jacobs
Jacobs P.C.
Managing Partner
Leo Jacobs
Jacobs P.C.
Managing Partner
Inside Look
At the Table: An Inside Look at How Lenders and Servicers Decide on Modifications
12:00 - 12:45 PM
A Deep Dive into the Decision-Making of Lenders and Servicers, Workouts, and the Pathways to Resolution
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Danny van der Reis
Arbor
Executive Vice President, Servicing, Asset Management and Workouts
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Danny van der Reis
Arbor
Executive Vice President, Servicing, Asset Management and Workouts
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Distress to Success Panel: Strategies for Restructuring
Real Estate Deals
12:45 - 1:45 PM
Greg Corbin
Northgate Real Estate Group
Founder & President
Joseph Kahn
VisionRE
CEO and Founder
Shlomo Chopp
CASE
Managing Partner
Y. David Scharf - Moderator
Morrison Cohen LLP
Chair, Co-Managing Partner
Greg Corbin
Northgate Real Estate Group
Founder & President
Joseph Kahn
VisionRE
CEO and Founder
Shlomo Chopp
CASE
Managing Partner
Whos Got the Money? Cracking the 2025 Debt Code
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Benjamin Nevid
Meridian Capital Group
Senior Managing Director
Shimon Eisikowicz
Cross River Bank
EVP Chief Lending Officer
Aaron Kurlansky
Sheridan Capital
Principal & Co-Founder
Peter Rand
Key Bank
SVP, Senior Banker
Joseph E . Fingerman - Moderator
Peapack Private
Senior Managing Director & President of Commercial Real Estate
Benjamin Nevid
Meridian Capital Group
Senior Managing Director
Shimon Eisikowicz
Cross River Bank
EVP Chief Lending Officer
Aaron Kurlansky
Sheridan Capital
Principal & Co-Founder
A Spotlight Session
Built On Principles: A Fireside chat with Rubin Schron
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Mr. Rubin Schron
Cammeby's International
Founder
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Mr. Rubin Schron
Cammeby's International
Founder
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Other Critical Things to Consider in Today’s Real Estate Market
It’s not just about the buy and the cap rate anymore
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Topics that will be discussed include:
• The tax bill investors forget to plan for: cost segregation recapture, depreciation claw backs, phantom income on losses
• Selling at a loss: when losses aren’t simple, capital gains offsets and passive activity rules
• Foreclosure tax liability: why losing a property might still trigger a tax bill
• 1031 strategies and options
Sam Sontag
The Sontag Group
President
Jason Herskowitz
Breuer Herskowitz LLP
Partner
Ben Spielman
Roth&Co
CPA, Partner
Joshua W. Dobin - Moderator
Meland Budwick P.A. (Florida)
Partner
Sam Sontag
The Sontag Group
President
Jason Herskowitz
Breuer Herskowitz LLP
Partner
Ben Spielman
Roth&Co
CPA, Partner
schedule
schedule
9:30 AM
Registration
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Light Breakfast
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Main Hall Open to Attendees
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lunch
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cocktails & Passings
Main Meeting Hall
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner
9:30 AM
Registration
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Light Breakfast
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Main Hall Open to Attendees
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lunch
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cocktails & Passings
Main Meeting Hall
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner
panel SEsSions
Survival Stories:
Real Estate Bankruptcy from the Inside
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bankruptcy is often seen as the end of the road, but in real estate, it can be a strategic tool for survival and reinvention.
This panel, led by Leo Jacobs, Founder of Jacobs P.C., will share firsthand accounts of navigating real estate bankruptcies—both the challenges and the opportunities.
From high-profile restructurings to tactical asset repositioning, this discussion will offer behind-the-scenes insights on what it takes to weather financial distress and emerge stronger.
Key Discussion Points:
• Lessons from the Trenches & Understanding the Bankruptcy Playbook
• Different Legal and Financial Strategies
• Distressed Assets & Comeback
• Market Trends & Future Outlook
Leo Jacobs
Jacobs P.C.
Managing Partner
Inside Look
At the Table: An Inside Look at How Lenders and Servicers Decide on Modifications
12:00 - 12:45 PM
A Deep Dive into the Decision-Making of Lenders and Servicers, Workouts, and the Pathways to Resolution
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Danny van der Reis
Arbor
Executive Vice President, Servicing, Asset Management and Workouts
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Distress to Success Panel: Strategies for Restructuring Real Estate Deals
12:45 - 1:45 PM
Greg Corbin
Northgate Real Estate Group
Founder & President
Joseph Kahn
VisionRE
CEO and Founder
Shlomo Chopp
CASE
Managing Partner
Y. David Scharf - Moderator
Morrison Cohen LLP
Chair, Co-Managing Partner
Greg Corbin
Northgate Real Estate Group
Founder & President
Joseph Kahn
VisionRE
CEO and Founder
Shlomo Chopp
CASE
Managing Partner
Whos Got the Money?
Cracking the 2025 Debt Code
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Benjamin Nevid
Meridian Capital Group
Senior Managing Director
Shimon Eisikowicz
Cross River Bank
EVP Chief Lending Officer
Aaron Kurlansky
Sheridan Capital
Principal & Co-Founder
Peter Rand
Key Bank
SVP, Senior Banker
Joseph E . Fingerman - Moderator
Peapack Private
Senior Managing Director & President of Commercial Real Estate
Benjamin Nevid
Meridian Capital Group
Senior Managing Director
Shimon Eisikowicz
Cross River Bank
EVP Chief Lending Officer
Aaron Kurlansky
Sheridan Capital
Principal & Co-Founder
A Spotlight Session
Built On Principles: A Fireside chat with Rubin Schron
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Mr. Rubin Schron
Cammeby's International
Founder
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Other Critical Things to Consider in Today’s Real Estate Market
It’s not just about the buy and the cap rate anymore
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Topics that will be discussed include:
• The tax bill investors forget to plan for: cost segregation recapture, depreciation claw backs, phantom income on losses
• Selling at a loss: when losses aren’t simple, capital gains offsets and passive activity rules
• Foreclosure tax liability: why losing a property might still trigger a tax bill
• 1031 strategies and options
Sam Sontag
The Sontag Group
President
Jason Herskowitz
Breuer Herskowitz LLP
Partner
Ben Spielman
Roth&Co
CPA, Partner
Joshua W. Dobin - Moderator
Meland Budwick P.A. (Florida)
Partner
Sam Sontag
The Sontag Group
President
Jason Herskowitz
Breuer Herskowitz LLP
Partner
Ben Spielman
Roth&Co
CPA, Partner
Survival Stories: Real Estate Bankruptcy from the Inside
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bankruptcy is often seen as the end of the road, but in real estate, it can be a strategic tool for survival and reinvention.
This panel, led by Leo Jacobs, Founder of Jacobs P.C., will share firsthand accounts of navigating real estate bankruptcies—both the challenges and the opportunities.
From high-profile restructurings to tactical asset repositioning, this discussion will offer behind-the-scenes insights on what it takes to weather financial distress and emerge stronger.
Key Discussion Points:
• Lessons from the Trenches & Understanding the Bankruptcy Playbook
• Different Legal and Financial Strategies
• Distressed Assets & Comeback
• Market Trends & Future Outlook
Leo Jacobs
Jacobs P.C.
Managing Partner
Inside Look
At the Table: An Inside Look at How Lenders and Servicers Decide on Modifications
12:00 - 12:45 PM
A Deep Dive into the Decision-Making of Lenders and Servicers, Workouts, and the Pathways to Resolution
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Danny van der Reis
Arbor
Executive Vice President, Servicing, Asset Management and Workouts
David Goldwasser
FIA Capital Partners, LLC
Principal
Distress to Success Panel:
Strategies for Restructuring Real Estate Deals
12:45 - 1:45 PM
Greg Corbin
Northgate Real Estate Group
Founder & President
Joseph Kahn
VisionRE
CEO and Founder
Shlomo Chopp
CASE
Managing Partner
Y. David Scharf - Moderator
Morrison Cohen LLP
Chair, Co-Managing Partner
Greg Corbin
Northgate Real Estate Group
Founder & President
Joseph Kahn
VisionRE
CEO and Founder
Shlomo Chopp
CASE
Managing Partner
Whos Got the Money? Cracking the 2025 Debt Code
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Benjamin Nevid
Meridian Capital Group
Senior Managing Director
Shimon Eisikowicz
Cross River Bank
EVP Chief Lending Officer
Aaron Kurlansky
Sheridan Capital
Principal & Co-Founder
Peter Rand
Key Bank
SVP, Senior Banker
Joseph E . Fingerman - Moderator
Peapack Private
Senior Managing Director & President of Commercial Real Estate
Benjamin Nevid
Meridian Capital Group
Senior Managing Director
Shimon Eisikowicz
Cross River Bank
EVP Chief Lending Officer
Aaron Kurlansky
Sheridan Capital
Principal & Co-Founder
A Spotlight Session
Built On Principles: A Fireside chat with Rubin Schron
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Mr. Rubin Schron
Cammeby's International
Founder
Ralph Herzka
Meridian
Founder & Senior Chairman
Other Critical Things to Consider in Today’s Real Estate Market
It’s not just about the buy and the cap rate anymore
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Topics that will be discussed include:
• The tax bill investors forget to plan for: cost segregation recapture, depreciation claw backs, phantom income on losses
• Selling at a loss: when losses aren’t simple, capital gains offsets and passive activity rules
• Foreclosure tax liability: why losing a property might still trigger a tax bill
• 1031 strategies and options
Sam Sontag
The Sontag Group
President
Jason Herskowitz
Breuer Herskowitz LLP
Partner
Ben Spielman
Roth&Co
CPA, Partner
Joshua W. Dobin - Moderator
Meland Budwick P.A. (Florida)
Partner
Sam Sontag
The Sontag Group
President
Jason Herskowitz
Breuer Herskowitz LLP
Partner
Ben Spielman
Roth&Co
CPA, Partner
Emcee
Steven Weinstock
WE Capital LLC
Steven Weinstock
WE Capital LLC
Steven Weinstock
WE Capital LLC
Steven Weinstock
WE Capital LLC
SPonsoRS
Emcee
Steven Weinstock
WE Capital LLC
Emcee
Steven Weinstock
WE Capital LLC
SPonsoRS
Main Event
Main Event
Gold
Gold
Silver
Gold
Gold
Silver
Main Event
Gold
Gold
Silver
REDEAL 2024 STATS
REDEAL 2024 STATS
75
Sponsors
1000+
Attendees
200,000+
Multi-Family Units
Represented
15
Industry-leading
speakers
75
Sponsors
1000+
Attendees
200,000+
Multi-Family Units
Represented
15
Industry-leading
speakers
