John B. Egnatios-Beene

John’s intricate understanding of both the technical requirements of land use regulation in New York and the practical considerations and politics of city government make him uniquely qualified to serve as a business advisor to the firm’s many real estate clients.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, John was a member of the real estate group at a major U.S. law firm. John has also served as General Counsel to the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). In that capacity, he worked on scores of complex projects involving residential, commercial and community facility development throughout the five boroughs. He advised city agencies and the private sector on the city’s zoning resolution, construction codes, and environmental review requirements, and he drafted hundreds of resolutions for board adoption. John also participated in public hearings and worked closely with the New York City Law Department to defend the BSA’s decisions.

Prior to BSA, John served for six years as an assistant general counsel with the New York City Department of Buildings, where he represented the agency in interpretive appeals before BSA, served as a technical advisor to executive staff, and regularly appeared as an Acting Assistant Corporation Counsel in Unsafe Buildings proceedings in New York Supreme Court.