
Francis J. Giantomasi
Member Member, Executive Committee Roseland, NJEducation
- Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1979)
- St. Peter's College (B.A., 1976)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Has represented developers in many of New Jersey's major real estate projects, including Panasonic Corporation's North American headquarters and its eventual sale to KFH Capital Investment Co. for $165 million; the $35 million Newark Courtyard by Marriott hotel; the Newark Hotel Indigo; seven historic building conversions on Market Street developed into 35,000 SF of retail with over 80 residential units in a $35 million mixed-use project; an 11-acre property being developed into Springfield Avenue Marketplace, a mixed-use development in Newark; Richardson Lofts, an eight-story, 96,000 SF conversion of a former jewelry factory into 67 residential rental lofts; a senior citizen complex with 154 residential units in Belleville; Studebaker Lofts, an affordable housing community in the City of Newark's North Ward neighborhood; and Packard Lofts, luxury housing located at 1002-1008 Broad Street.
- Acted as Chief Development Counsel on the $500,000,000 Hudson Lights Retail/Residential Complex in Fort Lee.
- Acted as Chief Development Counsel for 75 Park Lane, a 37-story mixed-use project with 7,300 SF of retail and 359 residential units, and Shore Lofts, a 7-story mixed-use project with 15,500 SF of retail and 71 residential units, in downtown Jersey City.
- Essex County Counsel, 2003-2005.
- Chief counsel, Essex County board of freeholders, 1992-2003, overseeing its legal staff, a $500 million operating budget, and all county contracts and litigation.
- Managed land condemnations in connection with the development of the county-owned Newark Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.
- Special counsel, Essex County Utilities Authority, since 2005.
- Handled land condemnation matters involving the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the New Jersey Department of Transportation plus various matters involving Newark's Prudential Arena site.
January 23, 2020
Real Estate NJ: 2020 Market Forecast
December 5, 2019
Bisnow What's Next for Newark?
September 16, 2019
COMMERCE Magazine: New Businesses are Key to Economic Growth
June 19, 2018
4th Annual Newark CRE Summit
May 2, 2018
First Annual NJPAC Celebrity Roast
April 16, 2018
Real Estate NJ: Depth and Diversity
March 19, 2018
Newark's Stock is Rising
January 22, 2018
NJBIZ: Center of the Action
November 9, 2017
NJBIZ: Newark Embraces a Common Goal...Amazon
October 5, 2017
GlobeSt.com: ‘They Know It's Time To Put Their Money Up'
August 30, 2017
Real Estate Forum: Power of the Ports
July 27, 2017
CapRate: Third Annual Newark CRE Summit
April 27, 2017
Redevelopment Tools: PILOTs
June 28, 2016
Seton Hall Law: Colleagues, Classmates, Best Friends
June 21, 2016
CapRate: Second Annual Newark CRE Summit
March 2, 2016
REED Real Estate Market Forecast
January 27, 2017
New Jersey Planning Conference: The Politics of Redevelopment
December 16, 2015
GlobeSt: Extraordinary 5-Acre Development Planned in Ironbound
July 16, 2015
Newark CRE Summit
March 4, 2015
Real Estate Market Forecast
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2018-2023)
- New Jersey Super Lawyers, Real Estate (2013-2019; 2021-2022)
- ROI-NJ, Influencers Power List (2019-2022)
- ROI-NJ, Real Estate Influencers (2018-2022)
- ROI-NJ, Health Care Influencers (2021-2022)
- NJBIZ, Power 100 (2016; 2019-2022)
- NJBIZ, Power 50 (2019-2022)
Ranked third in 2022
Ranked fourth in 2021
Ranked sixth in 2020 - Morris/Essex Health & Life Magazine, Top Lawyers, Real Estate (2020-2022)
- Investors Bank, Advisory Board Hall of Fame (2019)
- NJBIZ, Icon Honors Award (2017)
- InsiderNJ, Insider 100 Power List (2017)
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey, Corporate Award (2017)
- Arthritis Foundation, Health Champion of the Year (2016)
- Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey, Man of the Year (2014)
- Essex County Bar Association, General Practice Trial Attorney Achievement Award (2010)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Saint Peter’s University’s Guarini School of Business, Board of Advisors
- The Drumthwacket Foundation, Board of Trustees
- The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- Newark Regional Business Partnership, Board Member
- Rutgers Business School - The Center for Real Estate, Advisory Board Member
- Essex County Bar Association, Trustee (2013-2016)
- Essex County American Heart Association Walk, Chairperson (2013)
- Greater Newark Holiday Fund, Chairman (2012)
- Newark Arts Council, Former Event Chair for Art & the City