If you throw a stone in Norwalk, you”™re likely to hit a company or organization that has worked with FLB Law. The venerable full-service law firm, which provides legal counsel to businesses of all sizes, has been involved in many complex business and real estate transactions and litigation within the coastal city.
FLB Law attorney Eric Bernheim helped transform the South Norwalk landscape when he represented the City of Norwalk as special counsel on the development of The SoNo Collection. The 725,000-square-foot retail center, billed as the last newly constructed enclosed mall in the country, was the largest redevelopment in the city”™s history. Eric negotiated amendments to the Land Disposition Agreement, facilitated the modification of zoning regulations that enabled the project to proceed, negotiated easements that permitted the mall to straddle a road, and much more.
The firm also serves as general counsel to Norm Bloom & Son, LLC, a fourth-generation family-owned and operated shellfish farm better known as Copps Island Oysters. FLB Law takes care of all the company”™s legal needs, from structuring corporate entities to handling real estate transactions and related land use and zoning issues. Most recently, the firm represented Jeanne Bloom with the formation of VESSL, LLC, which creates body care products using sugar kelp from the family”™s aquafarm. In addition, the firm assisted the family with their expansion into food service with the creation of The Copps Island Oyster Shack, a food truck that provides casual seaside dining with the highest quality seafood.
Then there”™s Norwalk Art Space and MoCA Westport, for which Eric serves on the advisory board and board of directors, respectively. He represents both organizations on real estate transactions and zoning approvals and has assisted with obtaining 501c3 status, property tax matters, and other issues.
The firm is also working with Capital Equities Group on SONO 50, a state-of-the-art office space at 50 Washington St., on several aspects of the project, including helping to protect the developer”™s rights to adjacent parking with the planned rewrite of Norwalk”™s zoning regulations and major urban renewal plan. The firm is also working with other clients on their projects and businesses to ensure they align with the new zoning regulations.
Among FLB Law”™s notable clients in Norwalk are Garavel Subaru, Fairfield County Bank, Barcelona Wine Bar, supermarkets, utilities and other businesses. The firm presents its annual Real Estate Outlook roundtable, which features the who”™s who of Norwalk real estate and is sponsored by the Greater Norwalk Chamber and the Westport-Weston Chamber.
So, without a doubt, FLB Law has its finger on the pulse of Norwalk and is prepared to represent clients across all practice areas. If you are in need of legal representation and would like to learn how FLB Law can add value, or if you are a lawyer looking to move your practice to a welcoming firm, please contact FLB Law Partner Rick Costantini at costantini@flb.law.
