COVID-19 Resources

NAIOP NJ Member to Member COVID-19 / Coronavirus Resources

We appreciate our members’ willingness to provide information during the current health crisis. NAIOP NJ does not assume responsibility for the content of any off-site pages or documents linked herein. No endorsements are implied. Check back often: we will be updating this page regularly.  To be listed here (or to provide updates), please contact Ernest Landante.

• NAIOP NJ Member Building Re-Entry Resources & Services
• NAIOP NJ Member Online Resources
• NAIOP NJ Member Alerts, Blogs, Bylines & Guidance
• NAIOP NJ Member Experts (topics & contact information)
• NAIOP Corporate Resources

NJ.GOV’s Resources for NJ Businesses is constantly updated with public directives in coordination with the Governor's Office. Jobs Portal and Intake for Employers looking to hire. The Road Back - Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health.

NEW COVID Alert NJ: Learn more and/or download a free App to help NJ fight COVID-19

NEW COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (NJ Department of Health)

Archive of Governor Murphy's Executive Orders (also see our home page under News & Headlines).

Archive of NAIOP NJ webinar recordings can be found here.

Agency Guidance

• DCA Public Meeting Guidance
• CDC: Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
• DCA Construction Guidance
• DEP COVID-19 Regulatory Compliance
• DEP Temporary modification to allow for waiver of certain provisions of the Department’s requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites.

NAIOP NJ Member Online Resources

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi COVID-19 Resource Center

Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP: COVID-19 Resources Library

Lindabury McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper: COVID-19 Resource Center

Pepper Hamilton LLP COVID-19 Resource Center

SAX COVID-19 Resource Center

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.: COVID-19 Legal Resources

NAIOP NJ Member Alerts, Blogs, Bylines & Guidance

NEW: Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer - Flattening the COVID-19 Approval Delay Curve: Public Hearings in a Socially Distanced Virtual Universe

NEW: BRAINBOX AI - Using AI to Combat COVID-19 in Commercial & Corporate Real Estate

Archer & Greiner: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force: Articles will be posted as published.

Archer & Greiner: COVID-19: Legal Issues and Considerations 

Archer & Greiner: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resource Guide (this page will be updated as new pages/links are identified)

Managing Communications During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond By Caryl Bixon-Gordon, president, Caryl Communications

Cole Schotz PC: COVID-19 ALERT: NJDEP Confirms Site Remediation Work Allowed Under Statewide Shut Down of Construction Projects; Social Distancing Practices Required

Cole Schotz PC: COVID-19 Alert – Site Remediation Work Allowed Under New Jersey’s New Construction Restrictions

Cole Schotz Coronavirus Employer Checklist

Cole Schotz COVID-19 Alert Business Considerations

Gibbons: Insurance Coverage in the Age of COVID-19

Gibbons: Litigation Issues that May Arise

Gibbons: Workplace Planning for Coronavirus Concerns

Gibbons: Economic Loss Recovery/Minimization with State and Federal Programs

Gibbons: Force Majeure Provisions in Contracts

Gibbons: Federal Tax Response to the Coronavirus

Gibbons: Successfully Navigating Troubled Real Estate Waters in Novel Times

Giordano Halleran & Ciesla, PC Business Interruptions Due to Coronavirus and Its Impact on Environmental Remediation Deadlines

Greenberg Traurig: For Developers and Owners: How COVID-19 Is Affecting Construction Projects and Actions You Should Consider

JLL: Re-Entry Guide for Working in the Next Normal

Ted Zangari, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.: Rent Obligations on Retail Space in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Path Forward for Landlords and Tenants

NAIOP Member Experts

Caryl Communications

• Messaging for Clients, Media & Social Media

Karen Ravensbergen karen@caryl.com  T: 551-999-0937

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi

• Employment, HPPA, Tax, Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate, Environmental, Contract, Corporate Securities and Regulatory Issues

Dennis Toft DToft@csglaw.com T: 973-530-2014

Gibbons P.C.

• Lease and Transactional Issues; Evictions; Financing; Insurance; and State and Federal Programs.

Russell Bershad rbershad@gibbonslaw.com  | http://www.gibbonslaw.com T. (973) 596-4623

Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla P.C.

• Business Interruption/Delay; CRE Transactions and Contracts; Redevelopment; Construction Issues; Landlord Tenant Issues; Renewable Energy Issues.

Brian Shemesh bshemesh@ghclaw.com

Karp Environmental Law

• Site Remediation Issues

Susan Karp skarp@karpenvironmentallaw.com T: 201-704-0425

Pepper Hamilton LLP

• Landlord/Tenant; Real Estate Transactions; Land Use; Labor and Employment; Corporate Governance; Insurance & Re-Insurance.

Tom Letizia letiziat@pepperlaw.com T: 609-951-4136

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

• Commercial tenant relief requests to landlords; Excusable delays under “force majeure” clauses in leases and contracts; Business interruption & rent loss coverage disputes with your insurer; Business assistance from federal and state authorities; Construction loan disputes; Restructuring & work-outs.

Ted Zangari TZangari@sillscummis.com T: 973-643-5781

Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer

• Leasing, Contracts, Insurance, Employment law

David Gordon dgordon@wilentz.com T: 732.855.6078

Windels Marx

• Employment, Employee Benefits and Risk Mitigation Considerations; Insurance Coverage Concerns; Borrower Scenarios; Obligations Pertaining to Construction Agreements (such as the types of delays that might be permitted) for projects under construction; Triage (among state, city and local resources) for projects in the midst of development or redevelopment; Leasing; Delayed Payments (related to projects and commitments from a lender and borrower perspective). We are assembling a list of key COVID-19 related Executive Orders, legislation and local actions for reference. 

Chuck Liebling cliebling@windelsmarx.com, or visit www.windelsmarx.com