Craig P. Gambardella is a Partner at Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, and focuses  his practice on complex commercial and residential real estate matters throughout New York City. He regularly advises institutional property owners, developers, landlords, and other real estate stakeholders on a broad range of litigation, transactional, leasing, management, and operational issues affecting commercial and residential real estate assets.

Craig’s practice spans high-stakes real estate litigation, landlord-tenant disputes, commercial leasing matters, purchase and sale agreements, brokerage and license agreements, relocation and surrender agreements, settlement negotiations, and matters involving the day-to-day management of real property. He regularly counsels clients through challenging disputes and nuanced transactions involving both commercial and residential properties across New York City. Craig understands the operational and business pressures facing New York property owners and operators and approaches matters with a practical, strategic mindset.

Craig is actively involved in New York’s real estate community. Most recently, he was appointed to the Economic Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY), a body that helps shape policy, investment, and long-term growth strategies across New York City’s built environment. He also serves on the BUILD NYC Advisory Board, an organization dedicated to empowering high school students through entrepreneurship and mentorship. Craig is also a frequent lecturer on New York real estate law and has presented to organizations and industry groups, including Small Property Owners of New York (SPONY)and New York Apartment Association (NYAA), on issues impacting property managers, owners, and the broader real estate industry.

He earned his   J.D. from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and his B.A. from Fordham University.  While at Pace, Craig was an associate editor of the Journal of Court Innovation and participated in the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition.