As Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mattone is responsible for the day to day operations of the firm including overseeing leasing, management, development, financing/capital activities, and acquisitions/sales. In addition, Mr. Mattone is responsible for the creation and execution of the firm’s long-term goals and strategies including portfolio leverage, geographic focus, and strategic institutional partnerships. Mr. Mattone began his career as an associate attorney at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle in the firm’s real estate department before joining the Mattone family business in 1993.

Mr. Mattone’s professional affiliations include the Queens Catholic Lawyers Guild, Queens County Bar Association, Columbian Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, Institute of Real Estate Management, American Bankruptcy Institute, The Retail Network, and Young Mortgage Bankers Association. Mr. Mattone has been appointed a receiver and manager in numerous real estate litigations and served on the Unsecured Creditor’s Committee in Bally’s Total Fitness Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case.

He is involved in several charitable causes and serves on the board of several not-for-profits including the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Queens Council of the Boy Scouts of America, St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District, Queens Economic Development Corp, University of Pennsylvania Alumni Sports Board and New York Presbyterian -Queens Board. He is also a charter member of the Legatus Long Island chapter.

Mr. Mattone received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (1987) and his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law (1991), where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Mattone is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Connecticut and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and is a triathlete, swimmer and Ironman finisher.