Glenn D. Wright, Esq.
Principal
Tel: (212) 619-1500
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Practice
Retail and Office Commercial Leasing; Purchase/Sale of Commercial Businesses; Americans with Disabilities Law (ADA) Litigation; Billboard Leases
Bar Admissions
New York State
Federal Courts:
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Articles
Author: Glenn Wright is the author of “Key Considerations in Negotiating REBNY Office Leases (NY)” for Lexis-Nexis Practical Guidance, May 2025
“Evolution of the Pop-Up” was published in the American Bar Association Probate & Property Journal in May/June 2023. It was co-authored by Glenn Wright and Robin Abrams, Vice Chairman of Compass Realty.
“Billboard Leasing” was published in the American Bar Association Probate & Property Journal in May/June 2024. It was co-authored by Glenn Wright of Wright Law Firm, Marnie C. Cody, and Richard F. Hamlin of Hamlin/Cody in Santa Monica, California. The article covered the history of billboard regulation, the various types of traditional and digital billboards, and the practical concerns of outdoor advertising companies and property owners when entering into a billboard lease.
Author: “Does New York City Need Electronic Surveillance of its Clubs & Bars?” hospitalitynet.org
Author: “Breaking the Grand Jury Seal” in the New York Law Journal,
Speaking Engagements:
Seminar for real estate brokers on “Is this location suitable for a liquor license?”
Panelist at a Restaurant Compliance Seminar for Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce.
“Liquor Licensing for Accountants”- Continuing Education Seminar for New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Panelist at “Hospitality & Restaurant Committee Breakfast Technical Session “2015 and 2016 Sessions- Continuing Education Seminar for New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Panelist at “Pop-Up Leases: Innovative Ways to Showcase Your Art” – 2017 New York Foundation for the Arts
Speaker- Seminar on Purchase & Sale of Businesses -April 2018 NYC Business Solutions at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Lecturer for Strafford Publications national continuing legal education seminar-Billboard Leasing Agreements-2018
Lecturer for Strafford Publications national continuing legal education seminar – Pop-Up Leases- 2020
Lecturer for Strafford Publications national continuing legal education seminar – Leases v. Licenses 2022
Lecturer for Strafford Publications national continuing legal education seminar – Pop-Up Leasing: Drafting Delivery, Insurance, and Maintenance Provisions, Mitigating Risks in Short-Term Agreements, Sept. 2022
Lecturer for Strafford Publications national continuing legal education seminar – “Lease vs. License: Short-Term Property Use, Access, and Exclusive Control, Termination Remedies, May 2023
Lecturer for Strafford Publications national continuing legal education seminar- Billboard Lease Agreements for Landlords & Tenants, May 2023
Former Mentor and Judge for Columbia University Graduate Business School’s Lang Fund for advising aspiring entrepreneurs
Television, Press: Court TV, Fox News, and Law View, quoted in many newspapers and online articles, including the premier New York real estate magazine, The Real Deal, on multiple occasions, and the Billboard Insider, among others
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York, member of Real Property Committee, Commercial Leasing Committee; University Club; Past President- New York Lawyer’s Network, Martindale-Hubbell- Peer-Reviewed
Education: J.D., Boston University Law School
A.B., University of California at Berkeley
Member of Nextlaw Referral Network—Chambers & Partners has named Nextlaw Referral Network the 2019 Leading Global Legal Referral Network.
Of Counsel to the Firm
Jason Lowe
Admitted to the New York, New Jersey, and California Bars
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Wright Law Firm has strong relationships with niche, boutique law firms and, for complex matters, will work with them on an “of counsel” basis.