Our Practice Areas > Real Estate

From the local business looking to expand, to the Fortune 500 company looking to relocate its corporate headquarters, we have extensive experience in transactions of all sizes and levels of sophistication. Our clients include commercial and residential developers, lenders, REITS, shopping center owners, investors, insurance companies, title insurers, and other businesses and institutions. We assist them in a wide range of matters involving the acquisition, development, leasing, construction, and financing of real estate. "Creative", "dealmaker", "pragmatic", "efficient" - these are just a few of the words our clients have used to describe our team of real estate lawyers.

Representative clients and matters include the following:

	One of the nation's largest office landlords in negotiating a master lease arrangement with one of the client's largest tenants to govern existing leases covering approximately 800,000 square feet in multiple locations, and all future leasing needs of the tenant.
	A major shopping center developer in the acquisition of a regional "lifestyle" shopping center site, and the negotiation of a joint venture relationship with a major pension fund, and acquisition and construction financing with a consortium of national commercial banks.
	A residential developer of a new urban community in the sale of building lots in various stages of development approvals to multiple developers and builders during a period of significant downward pressure in the residential housing industry.
	A mezzanine lender in the successful acquisition of a development project which was the collateral for the loan and the subject of a major bankruptcy filing by the borrower/developer.
	A national public utility in the acquisition of regional utility companies, as well as related non-regulated businesses.
	A major regional shopping center operator in the refinancing of select properties in its portfolio.
	A regional home builder in forging joint venture relationships with land developers holding projects distressed by the collapse of the housing market and credit unavailability.
	A landlord in a 150,000 square foot build to suit office lease transaction with an international insurance company.
	An investor in the acquisition and condominiumization of an 80,000 square foot office building.
	The developer of 800-acre residential golf club community in every phase, including land acquisition, obtaining all subdivision and land development approvals, acquisition and construction financing, homeowners' association documents and agreements with home purchasers and golf course operator.
	A landlord in a 115,000 square foot lease transaction with a national retailer.
	A law firm in the negotiation and closing on the acquisition and financing of its new headquarters, utilizing both conventional financing and economic development assistance.