Overview
Katharine "Kate" Coffey, Vice-Chair of the Corporate Department is a dirt lawyer, with over ten years of experience representing developers and property owners in all aspects of commercial, industrial, and multi-family development and redevelopment, including land use and zoning; rezoning; acquisitions and dispositions; financing; financial incentives, such as long and short term tax exemptions and redevelopment area bonding; and leasing. This experience has afforded her hands-on knowledge of the many nuances that make development in New Jersey so challenging, including affordable housing litigation and compliance, Highlands compliance, liquor license transfers and real estate-related litigation. Kate also focuses on reciprocal easement agreements and condominium sponsorship and conversion, and she serves as outside general counsel to commercial and residential condominium associations. Kate previously served as co-chair of the Real Estate, Environmental and Land Use practice.
Experience
Represented national luxury fitness chain in variation of General Development Plan and Planning Board subdivision and site plan approval, and associated development approvals
Represented redeveloper in amendment to redevelopment plan, negotiation of redevelopment agreement and PILOT, site plan approval for luxury 160-unit multi-family development, Waterfront Development Permit, Tidelands License and Riparian Grant, and associated development approvals, joint venture agreement with equity partner, over $40 million in financing, and acquisition of property
Represented redeveloper in negotiation of redevelopment plan; redevelopment agreement; and PILOT, site plan, subdivision and lot consolidation approvals for 140 multi-family units and acquisition of assemblage of over 10 lots with diverse ownership
Represented multi-family developer in negotiation of rezoning of property to permit multi-family development, site plan approval and associated development approvals
Education and Credentials
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2007
- Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 2003
Admissions
- State of New York
- State of New Jersey
Affiliations
- Morris County Bar Association, Land Use Committee, Co-chair, 2014-Present
- New Jersey Builders Association, Highlands Committee, 2012-2017
- New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, 2010-Present
- Rutgers Real Estate Center Emerging Leaders Council, 2016-Present
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) Real Estate Law, 2024-2025, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2025
Named PulteGroup's Land Consultant of the Year for the Northeast
Selected to "Forty under 40" by NJBIZ for "commitment to business growth, professional excellence and to the community," 2020
Selected to the list of "Recognized Practitioners" in Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in New Jersey, 2019
Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) of recognized practitioners for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in New Jersey, 2018-2024
Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate, 2022-2024
Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate, 2013-2021
Chosen as one of the New Jersey Law Journal's 2016 New Leaders of the Bar
Morris County Bar Association Young Lawyers Mock Trial Competition winner, 2008
Community Involvement
Washington and Lee University Alumni Association, Northern New Jersey Chapter, President
International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood, 2002-Present
In The Media
Media Mention
- NJLJ's On the Move and After Hours, New Jersey Law Journal, October 18, 2024
- Day Pitney Names Leaders in Corporate Department, Law360 Pulse , October 3, 2024
- Major CT Law Firm Names 3 to Corporate Department Leadership Team, Hartford Courant, October 1, 2024
- Day Pitney's Coffey Named Co-Chair of Corporate Department, Real Estate NJ, October 1, 2024
- Day Pitney Represents Developer Joint Venture in New Health and Wellness Center in Woodbridge, NJ, NJBiz, March 11, 2024
- Day Pitney Names Real Estate, Environmental Co-Chairs in NJ, Law360, April 4, 2023
- Coffey, Gianetti Named Co-Chairs of Day Pitney Real Estate and Environmental Group, Real Estate NJ, April 5, 2023
- New Leadership Announced at Day Pitney, New Jersey Law Journal, April 4, 2023
- Virus Creates Opening for Office Market In NJ Suburbs, Law360, August 18, 2020
- Planning Board Grants Preliminary Approval for Assisted Living Facility, centraljersey.com, March 12, 2019
- Rutgers real estate center names Emerging Leaders Council, NJBIZ, June 7, 2016
- Announcing the 2016 NJLJ New Leaders of the Bar, Day Pitney Press Release, April 25, 2016
- New Partners Yearbook 2016, New Jersey Law Journal, March 11, 2016
- Executive Moves: Who hired whom this week, NJBIZ, November 29, 2015
- On The Scene, Real Estate Weekly, October 16, 2015
- Movers & Shakers, The Deal, October 9, 2015
Speaking Engagements
- Into the Weeds: Legal Aspects of NJ Cannabis Regulation, November 4, 2021
- Redeveloper Selection and Redevelopment Agreements | Fall 2015, October 1, 2015
- Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law | Spring 2014, March 19, 2014