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Eleanor Vance
Eleanor Vance
Founding Partner · Real Estate
Acquisitions & sales
Leasing
Development
Lease disputes
Eleanor Vance
Founding Partner · Real Estate
Office
New York
eleanor.vance@gravislaw.com
Phone
+1 (212) 555 0148
Languages
English, French
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Biography
Eleanor founded Gravis on Park Avenue in 2004 after a decade of trial work at a Manhattan litigation firm. She leads the Real Estate practice and still runs her own matters, from portfolio acquisitions to contested lease disputes.
She is recognised by Chambers USA for real estate litigation and sits on the board of the New York City Bar real property committee.
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Focus areas
Acquisitions & sales
Office, retail and mixed-use assets for owners and family offices.
Leasing
Landlord and tenant leases, from flagship retail to full-floor offices.
Development
Zoning, land use and construction contracts from site to certificate.
Lease disputes
Commercial Division litigation over rent, defaults and surrender.
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Notable matters
2023
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Land use
Rezoning approved for mixed-use site
140 homes cleared on a former Brooklyn warehouse site.
2022
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Acquisition
$86M office portfolio acquired
Three Midtown buildings closed in a single transaction.
2020
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Lease dispute
Flagship lease surrendered on terms
A national retailer’s exit agreed with every dollar of arrears paid.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Education & admissions
Education
J.D., Yale Law School
1996
B.A., Princeton University
1993 · summa cum laude
Bar admissions
New York State Bar
1997
U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
1998
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Languages
English
Native
French
Fluent
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Recognition
2025
Real Estate Litigation, Band 1
Chambers USA
2024
Women in Law Leadership Award
Metropolitan Law Journal
2022
Top 100 Lawyers in New York
Counsel Review
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Insights by Eleanor Vance