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Location: New York City | Net Worth: $1.01 B
Location: New York City | Net Worth: $1.01 B
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Leon soon built his practice out further working with oil partnerships and maximizing their tax benefits. Probably his most historically significant accomplishment, however, is advising then-President Jimmy Carter in brokering the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978.
In 1980, on the very night Carter lost the re-election, Leon bought his first property: One Times Square. He’s since spread his name across three skyscrapers in the Square, owning 1.2M SF of commercial space.