EDISON, N.J., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE: CLI) today announced that international law firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has signed a new 17-year, 6month, 37,404-square-foot lease at 125 Broad Street in Downtown Manhattan.

Wilson Elser is a full-service firm with clients in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Domestically, the firm is ranked among the top law firms identified by The American Lawyer and listed in the "Top 50" by The National Law Journal.  

Mitchell E. Hersh, Mack-Cali president and chief executive officer, commented, "We are delighted to welcome this outstanding firm to 125 Broad Street. The property's location and amenities make it one of Downtown Manhattan's most prestigious corporate addresses, and we look forward to serving Wilson Elser's office space needs there for many years to come."

Howard Nottingham and John A. Mambrino, both of Studley, along with Greg Gerber of The John Buck Company, represented Wilson Elser in the lease transaction. Mack-Cali was represented by CB Richard Ellis.

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is a fully integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) providing management, leasing, development, construction and other tenant-related services for its class A real estate portfolio. Mack-Cali owns or has interests in 277 properties, primarily office and office/flex buildings located in the Northeast, totaling approximately 32.2 million square feet. The properties enable the Company to provide a full complement of real estate opportunities to its diverse base of over 2,000 tenants.

Additional information on Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is available on the Company's website at www.mack-cali.com.

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