Hillman Lam is an Adjunct Faculty at NYU SPS Schack Real Estate Institute and Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute. He teaches real estate finance, economics, market analysis, excel modeling, and Argus Enterprise (www.argussoftware.com). Hillman has over ten years of commercial real estate experience. He’s a Vice President at Lam’s American an affiliate of the Lam NYC EB-5 Regional Center and the Lam Group (www.lamgroupnyc.com). His former roles include financing advisory at Jewel Capital and Eastern Consolidated, acquisitions and development for Time Equities, Inc (www.timeequities.com), appraisal at Hudson View Appraisals, and retail leasing internship at Robert K. Futterman & Associates. His skills include acquisitions, development / redevelopment, asset / property management, capital financing, and disposition.

He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance (CUNY BA) from Baruch College, Associate from Project REAP (www.projectreap.org), and is pursuing the professional CCIM Designation (www.ccim.com). He was also the valedictorian when he received his “Certificate in Real Estate” from The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute.

He participated as a team member of “REAP NY” in winning the real estate development competition “Deal No Deal” at the Global Diversity Summit (www.globaldiversitysummit.net).

He volunteers at City Meals on Wheels a senior social services organization. His hobbies include swimming, yoga, weight training, and bicycling.

Professional Affiliations
Board of Advisor, Chinese American Real Estate Association (CAREA)
*Board of Director, Council of Urban Real Estate (CURE)
Co-Chairperson of Student Affairs Committee, National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP)
Committee Member, Life Science Builds Bio +
Associate, Project Real Estate Associate Program (REAP)
Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Member, Asian Real Estate Professional Association (AREPA)
Member, Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)
*Former Roles

Jeff Kurzon practices business law in downtown Manhattan. Jeff’s areas of practice range from business (formation, transfer of equity, finance) to litigation matters (commercial, civil rights, consumer class actions).

Jeff began his law career at Sidley Austin where he worked on M&A and private equity matters, including the sale of a company whose primary assets were shopping malls in different states. As part of his current practice, he represents clients with New York commercial leases, representing both tenants (particularly retail) and landlords.

In nearly twenty years of living in New York City, Jeff has lived in over ten apartments, always searching for the best deal. Expect Jeff to arrive on a Citibike and to be quick with a joke.

Professional Affiliations
Association of the Bar of the City of New York