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Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP

        We hereby consent to the reference to us under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Mack-Cali Realty Corporation's Registration Statement No. 333-44443 on Form S-8.


/s/ Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP


 

 

New York, New York
July 10, 2003




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CONSENT OF PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP