Jonathan B. Weiss is a graduate of Temple University School of Law (J.D. cum laude 1995) and Clark University (B.A. cum laude 1990). Jonathan also earned a General Course degree in British Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (1989). Jonathan is admitted to practice law in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Prior to joining Siller Wilk LLP, Jonathan was associated with Buchanan Ingersoll in the Real Estate and Financial Institutions practice group. Jonathan was previously in-house counsel for one of the largest publicly-held retail apparel chains in the United States, where he regularly negotiated and drafted “big box” anchor tenant store leases, subleases and various commercial contracts.

Jonathan’s practice focuses primarily on representing media, technology and publishing companies in the negotiation and drafting of commercial office leases, subleases and related documentation, as well as the acquisition, development and financing of real estate projects throughout the United States. In addition, Jonathan specializes in representing both landlords and tenants in the structuring, drafting and negotiation of retail leases and subleases in New York City and throughout the United States, particularly high end retailers, financial institutions, restaurants and fitness centers. Jonathan also regularly represents real estate developers and residential cooperatives and condominiums in the acquisition, development and leasing of commercial, retail and mixed use real estate projects.

Jonathan periodically writes articles for the Commercial Lease Law Insider and the Commercial Tenant’s Lease Law Insider, real estate industry newsletters. In July 2007, Jonathan wrote companion articles on scaffolding issues in New York City leases for the Commercial Lease Law Insider and the Commercial Tenant’s Lease Insider. In July 2005, Jonathan’s article “Get Right to Replace Guarantor If You Assign Lease” was published in the Commercial Tenant’s Lease Insider.