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Mr John Opar

212 848 7697 jopar@shearman.com

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

John Opar is a partner in the Real Estate practice. He has extensive experience in all areas of commercial real estate law, including foreign investment in U.S. real estate. He has worked frequently on Shari’ah compliant investments and has been involved in development projects in the U.S., the Middle East, China, England, Germany and the Philippines.

John has authored several publications and participated in a number of speaking engagements at seminars and conferences on various real estate subjects.

Memberships

• Member, New York City Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Arab Bankers Association of North America
• Member, Real Estate Board of New York

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D.

Swarthmore College
B.A.