Jonathan L. Mechanic is chairman of Fried Frank's Real Estate Department. He first joined the Firm in 1978. He became a partner in 1987, when he rejoined the Firm after having acted for five years as general counsel and a managing director of HRO International Ltd., a real estate development organization responsible for the development of more than 2.5 million square feet of office space in Manhattan.   Invocation: Leslie Himmell

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Saul Scherl joined The Howard Hughes Corporation in December 2015 as Executive Vice President responsible for overseeing the company’s New York Tri-State Region, which notably includes the Seaport District that is currently undergoing redevelopment. Mr. Scherl has more than twenty years of retail, residential, hospitality and mixed-use real estate experience. Additionally, he is both a licensed attorney and CPA. Prior to joining The Howard Hughes Corporation, he was a Principal at Blackpoint Partners where he managed the company’s real estate…