John Busey Wood

John Busey Wood, Esq. is a Partner in the New York City office of Akerman Senterfitt LLP. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Neutral Panel and a Fellow of the American Bar Association Foundation. Mr. Wood has authored a number of books and publications including Navigating the Dangerous Shoals of a Commercial Lease and chairs the Practicing Law Institute Commercial Leasing Panel Programs nationally for over a decade. Mr. Wood counsels international and US based...See more

John Busey Wood, Esq. is a Partner in the New York City office of Akerman Senterfitt LLP. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Neutral Panel and a Fellow of the American Bar Association Foundation. Mr. Wood has authored a number of books and publications including Navigating the Dangerous Shoals of a Commercial Lease and chairs the Practicing Law Institute Commercial Leasing Panel Programs nationally for over a decade. Mr. Wood counsels international and US based retail tenants and corporate property owners and lessees on cost reduction and safe leasing. The Wall Street Journal called him The Father of the Modern Killer Lease Form and the New York Times noted that he negotiated the largest ground lease of its kind ever in New York City. Mr. Wood received his MBA in accounting from the University of Kansas and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is also a certified Public Accountant. http: //www.officeleasingusa.com/bios_wood.html See less