Real Estate, Loan Transactions and General Business Matters

We have handled a broad variety of real estate, loan, and business transactions. In the past two years, the firm has lawyered real estate transactions having a gross value in excess of two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000). These matters include the following:

1. Developer, purchaser, seller, and borrower representation in all types of real estate transactions for product types including hotels, office buildings, apartment buildings, cooperatives, multi-family residential projects, residential communities (PUDs), industrial parks, mini-warehouses, parks, marinas, condominium conversions and mixed-use projects.
   
   
2. Lender and borrower representation in matters such as asset based loans, construction loans, acquisition, development and permanent financing.
   
   
3. Loan modification, restructuring, and workouts on behalf of borrowers and lenders.
   
   
4. Partnerships between investors and developers and landowners and contractors, for all types of real estate projects. Representation of individuals and groups of developers in handling many types of acquisition and partnership arrangements.
   
   
5. Representation of landlords and tenants in all types of leasing transactions for shopping centers, office buildings, industrial property, apartment buildings, medical buildings, and condominiums.
   
   
6. Representation of developers, contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers in all types of construction related contracts.
   
   
7. Long-term leasing, licensing, easements, and other real estate use arrangements.
   
   
8. Environmental law matters relative to real estate including review and analysis of environmental reports and their impact on ownership and lending transactions.
   
   
9. Residential closings of purchases and sales for developers, buyers, and sellers and residential loan closings for lenders.
   
   
10. Title Insurance matters in a variety of commercial and residential transactions. The firm is an approved title insurance agent for the following title insurance companies: Ticor Title Insurance Company, First American Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc., and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.