Matthew Cosentino joined TerraCRG in the winter of 2010 and is currently a Vice President of Investment Sales. Matt is responsible for building the multifamily and mixed-use practice in the rapidly developing Bushwick and Bedford- Stuyvesant Brooklyn neighborhoods. In the last two years, Matt has sold approximately 25 multifamily and mixed-use properties in Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant and is one of the foremost experts on the Bushwick Real Estate market. Before joining TerraCRG, Matt was a trial attorney at Jones Day. At Jones Day, Matt represented numerous high profile clients including the Royal Family of Brunei, American Electric Power (AEP), and Cablevision. As part of his representation of AEP, Matt assisted the corporation in obtaining a $123 million judgment in a contract dispute related to a power generating facility AEP built in Louisiana. Matt represented Prince Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei, in a highly publicized case in which Prince Jefri sued his former advisors for fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty. Matt also was involved in asylum related cases, including the successful representation of a Moroccan man seeking asylum in the United States based on persecution in his homeland. Matt also worked as an attorney at the New York City Department of Education where he was lead attorney representing the Department in “rubber room” related arbitrations in order to terminate teachers charged with incompetence. Matt is a member of the New York State bar, holds a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a BSBA in Marketing from Georgetown University. Matt enjoys spending time with his wife Liz (a public school teacher in Brooklyn), their son Charlie and their dog Roscoe.