Eli counsels individuals, institutions, corporations, lenders, public entities, and public-private partnerships involved in real estate transactions and horizontal and vertical construction projects. In particular, he serves on transactions and projects that are publicly supported, including healthcare projects supported by HHS, infrastructure supported by USDA, housing developments supported by HUD and CHFA, infrastructure and remediation projects supported by the Clean Water Fund, and school construction funded by the State of Connecticut.
Eli is one of only a handful of Connecticut lawyers who have earned designation as a LEED Accredited Professional. Eli counsels clients on developing and executing "green" construction programs and works with clients to incorporate LEED and other "green" benchmarks into design, construction, and real estate documents.
- LEED Accredited Professional
- Article and Notes Editor, American Criminal Law Review
- Georgetown Appellate Moot Court Team, Advocate and Coach
- Leahy Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist
- Cardozo/BMI Moot Court Competition, Quarter-Finalist
Acquisition, Financing, Procurement, Contracting, and Compliance for Publicly-Financed Communications Facility
Represented a non-profit corporation in its purchase of property for a regional communications facility and in securing construction financing for the project from both private lenders and the US Department of Agriculture. Subsequently represented the client in procurement, contracting, contract management, and USDA financing compliance for the project.
Quasi-Governmental Financing
Represented a quasi-governmental entity in over $100,000,000 in real estate financing and refinancing.