NJBIZ Leaders in Law 2026 – Mark Levenson
NJBIZ
April 1, 2026
As one of the NJBIZ “Leaders in Law” honorees, Sills Cummis Real Estate Department Chair Mark Levenson was highlighted in the NJBIZ Leaders in Law Supplement.
NJBIZ had this to say about Mark Levenson:
Mark Levenson, Chair, Real Estate Department, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., has navigated commercial real estate through boom cycles and downturns for over forty years — and the past two have tested even the most seasoned practitioners. As Chair of the Real Estate Department, he responded to a sharp contraction in commercial real estate lending by pivoting his practice toward distressed debt, loan workouts, restructurings and foreclosures. The result: more than 250 closed transactions valued collectively at over $5 billion, spanning asset classes from multifamily and industrial to hotels, affordable housing and retail redevelopment.
A Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and a consistent presence in Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America, Levenson also chairs the firm’s Israel Business Practice Group and sits on its Management Committee. Appointed by successive New Jersey governors, he has long served as Co-Chair of the New Jersey-Israel Commission and was recently inducted as President of the American Zionist Movement.
His career arc stretches from early work at American Express where he helped to navigate transactions involving the World Financial Center and post-9/11 real estate matters, to nearly a quarter-century building one of New Jersey’s most active real estate practices.
The “Leaders in Law” list recognizes legal professionals whose dedication to their occupation and to their communities is outstanding. According to NJBIZ, “Leaders in Law” honorees “have contributed in a variety [of] ways to the development of New Jersey’s jurisprudential landscape and the state’s legal economy.” The NJBIZ “Leaders in Law” honorees were recognized at a ceremony at The Marigold in Somerset, NJ on March 31, 2026.
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