Overview
Cathy Greenebaum Borten is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate practice group, where she focuses her practice in commercial real estate transactions and leasing, real estate litigation, and commercial financings and settlements.
During the course of her twenty-five year career, Cathy has negotiated and drafted leases and amendments for a variety of properties, including life science labs and offices, shopping centers, government facilities, airports, hotels, hospitals and retail establishments. She has also handled land use and zoning matters, appearing before county and city government bodies and pursuing zoning and text amendments in cities and counties. She has represented clients in contested proceedings in state and federal trial courts and in appeals before the Maryland courts of appeal. Prior to joining Miller, Miller & Canby, Cathy was a partner in the Law Offices of M. Gregg Diamond, P.C., in Bethesda, Maryland. Prior to this, she worked for the City of Gaithersburg, serving as the first in-house counsel for the city. There, she advised the Mayor and City Council and Planning Commission and drafted legislation to address a variety of city matters. She represented the City’s Planning & Code Enforcement Department in code violation proceedings, drafted and reviewed city contracts, and represented and advised city departments. She began her career working as a Law Clerk for The Honorable Paul H. Weinstein in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, after which she worked as an associate at Bethesda law firm Abrams, West, Storm & Diamond, P.C., handling matters at the local, state and federal levels for a diverse client base that included developers, a major national wireless telecommunication carrier, service station franchisees, and municipalities.
Cathy is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. She earned her Juris Doctorate, graduating cum laude, from Washington & Lee University School of Law and received her B.A. in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In her community, she is an advisor to the Ivymount School Board Property Committee and previously served on the school’s Board of Directors.
Testimonials
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
- Bar Association of Montgomery County
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Virginia State Bar Association
- CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women), Maryland Suburban chapter, Community Service Committee; Secretary, Board of Directors, 2021
- Member, Women in Wireless Leadership Forum
Education
- Washington & Lee University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1995
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 1985
Honors and Awards
- AV “Preeminent” Rating from Martindale Hubbell
Appellate Decisions
- Hamza Halici, et al. v. City of Gaithersburg, Maryland et al., 180 Md. App. 238 (2008)
- Montgomery County, Maryland et al. v. Anchor Seaford Restaurant, et al., 374 Md. 327 (2003)
- Dennis Alviani et al., v. Phyllis Dixon, et al., 365 Md. 95 (2001)
- Diana A. Cowles, et al. v. Montgomery County, Maryland, 123 Md.App. 426 (1998)(name misspelled as “Borsten”)
Representative Matters
Real Estate
- Lease of 5,000+ square feet of lab and office space for immunotherapeutic start up in newly renovated life sciences building (including requirements for non-standard equipment and BSL environment needs), including negotiations related to provisions of certain common area amenities
- Lease of 3,300+ square feet of office space for international biotech firm opening an office in Rockville, MD
- Purchase and sale, commercial financing, closing and associated documents for purchase of Comus Inn property for renovation and reuse
- Purchase and sale of local historic commercial property for reuse
- Successfully shepherded Liquor License applications and hearings for new indoor soccer complex and for conversion of fine dining restaurant to beer garden concept
- Lease of portion of Church property for solar farm development
- Handle document drafting, review and submittals to support major residential redevelopment project applications
- Handle applications for agricultural use of property for variety of commercial and residential clients
Telecommunications
- Successfully shepherded application for 110 ft. tower in Frederick County, Maryland through hearing process.
- Successfully prosecuted and obtained special exceptions and modifications for major national wireless telecommunications provider
Case Studies
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Real Estate
Appeal In Homeowner Association Dispute
Issue: Clients requested and received all necessary HOA and County approvals to build an exterior construction project at their home, but as construction neared...read more →
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