Zeidel & Associates hires real estate and hospitality attorney

Rye Brook, New York-based law firm, Zeidel & Associates PC recently hired Senior Counsel Raymond Pruchnicki, a veteran real estate and hospitality attorney located outside of Chicago. 

Pruchnicki bolsters the firm”™s core transactional practice, having handled a wide range of complex purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases for landlords and tenants and financing agreements. He has served as outside real estate counsel with national and regional law firms and as in-house counsel for major hospitality corporations, including McDonald”™s and Starbucks. 

“Ray is known for prioritizing efficient transactions and favorable outcomes for his clients,” said Robin Zeidel, founder and principal of Zeidel & Associates. “His strong negotiation skills enable him to excel at identifying potential issues and building consensus to protect his clients”™ interests.” 

Pruchnicki also adds a land-use capability to the firm”™s service offerings and enhances its core practice by anticipating issues related to development projects. He has served as a city planner for Chicago, outside counsel to several Chicago-area municipal corporations and master planner embedded contractor with the United States Air Force in southern Afghanistan.

Pruchnicki earned his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, a master”™s degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a bachelor”™s degree from Iowa State University. Zeidel & Associates is a high-end boutique law firm serving hospitality, corporate and real estate clients throughout the country.