Andrea Coppola Presents at her Law School Alma Mater on Real Estate Law

FLB Law attorney Andrea Coppola presented a timely talk on landlord–tenant issues to students at her alma mater, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Addressing the class titled Real Estate Externship Seminar, she delivered a presentation entitled “Commercial Leasing” to an audience of approximately fifteen law students.

In her presentation, Andrea discussed the full lifecycle of a commercial lease transaction, from LOIs to lease expirations and terminations, highlighting key negotiation points, common pitfalls, and drafting strategies that protect clients in real-world deals. She also walked students through practical issues that arise during lease administration, including CAM reconciliations, tenant improvement obligations, operating covenants, default/notice mechanics, and how to navigate assignments and subleases. Her talk emphasized how commercial leasing blends legal analysis with business judgment, giving students a clear view of what effective deal-making looks like in practice.

At FLB Law, Andrea is an associate in the Real Estate and Land Use & Zoning practices. Her primary focus is guiding both landlords and tenants through leasing transactions, advising national restaurant-group clients including Hawkers, Mecha Noodle Bar, bartaco, Barcelona Wine Bar, Sixty Vines, Mexican Sugar and Hatch. She also counsels clients from emerging businesses to large-scale retailers on acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and development, leveraging her background as in-house counsel and litigator to deliver business-minded legal strategy.