Biography:
Marc A. Malfitano is a self employed attorney and real estate developer with residential projects in Onondaga County.
From October, 2003 through July, 2004 Mr.Malfitano was a development principal in Destiny USA Management LLC. He was responsible for the environmental due diligence, creation of legal structures for the various entities, negotiation of the state and local incentive programs and coordination of legal matters with the many outside counsel assisting in this project.
Prior to joining Destiny in the fall of 2003, Mr. Malfitano was associated with Pyramid Management Group, Inc. and The Pyramid Companies for over twenty five years. The Pyramid organization is one of the largest privately held shopping mall developers in the country. He is a partner in a number of properties which have been developed by the company. During most of his tenure there he acted as General Counsel of the company. At various time he also held the titles of Director of Management and Operating Officer. Mr. Malfitano’s legal experience with the company grew out of his negotiation of hundreds of complex lease transactions and reciprocal easement agreements, his participation in and negotiation of the business and legal terms of over $2 Billion of financing transactions, the coordination of litigation and governmental affairs matters for the company and the supervision of an in house staff of lawyers and paralegals.
Mr. Malfitano is also the Chairman of the Town of Onondaga Planning Board, a board member of the Onondaga Community College Foundation and a member of its Executice Committee, and a board member of the Syracuse College of Law Board of Advisors .
Mr. Malfitano is an adjunct professor at the Syracuse University College of Law where he teaches commercial real estate. He is also a frequent lecturer at the International Council of Shopping Center’s annual Law Conference.
Mr. Malfitano received a B.A. from Syracuse University and a J.D. from the Syracuse College of Law. He is admitted to the New York bar.