JILL OBERLANDER
19 Bush Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-6825
Town of Greenwich Representative Town Meeting January 2008 – present
Elected Member, District 2
Budget Overview Committee, District Alternate January 2008 – December 2011
Finance Committee, District Delegate May 2008 - present
Labor Contracts Committee, Alternate October 2008 - present
Plan of Conservation & Development Implementation Committee September 2009 – present
Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc., New York, N.Y. November 2001 to June 2005
General Counsel/Counsel
Provided legal advice on all aspects of the lower Manhattan business improvement district management association services, including security, sanitation, economic development, marketing, tourism, and environmental enhancements. Negotiated contracts and inter-governmental agreements. Supervised in-house and outside counsel. Worked on state and local legislative initiatives and district concerns. Prepared materials for the Board of Directors. Also served as counsel to its affiliate, the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association.
Kalkines, Arky, Zall & Bernstein, LLP, New York, N.Y. October 2000 to October 2001
Attorney, Corporate Group
Provided legal and regulatory advice to firm clients on matters of contract, commercial, real estate and equipment procurement law and regulation. Clients included private companies doing business with state and federal governmental bodies, and various governmental entities as well.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, N.Y. June 1996 to August 2000
Attorney, Corporate Group
Provided legal advice on general corporate matters, statutory requirements, real estate law and legal compliance. Worked on grant agreements, contracts, inter-governmental agreements, concession license agreements and parking agreements. Analyzed requirements of New York State Ethics Law, Open Meetings Law, Personal Privacy Protection Law, and applicable procurement laws. Drafted and analyzed legislative proposals. Supervised Freedom of Information Law compliance.
Stroock & Stroock Lavan, New York, New York May 1995 to June 1996
Attorney, Real Estate Department
Weil, Gotshal Manges, New York, New York October 1993 to May 1995
Attorney, Real Estate Department
City of New York, Mayor’s Transportation Office August 1989 to August 1990
Project Planner, Environmental and Air Quality Issues
City of New York, Urban Fellows Program September 1988 to June 1989
Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner of Management, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.
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OTHER AFFILIATIONS
Sarah Neuman Center - Jewish Home Lifecare, Trustee January 2008 - present
Healthcare Committee
Nominating Committee
Governmental Relations Committee
Performance Improvement Committee
Brunswick School Parents Association
Class Representative September 2008 – May 2009
Head Class Parent (Second Grade) September 2010 – May 2011
EDUCATION
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, J.D. 1993
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, New York, B.A. 1988
cum laude, distinction in all subjects; Major: Government/International Relations