REAL ESTATE PRACTICE GROUP
 The attorneys of the Real Estate Practice Group are experienced in all aspects of real estate transactions. They work in cooperation with other attorneys in the firm, who contribute their knowledge in such areas as tax, litigation, and environmental issues.
The Real Estate Practice Group represents a wide variety of clients including:
- Banks, savings and loan institutions, and other commercial lenders
- Real estate professionals and their companies
- Developers of residential subdivisions, condominium projects (both residential and business), apartment complexes, and planned unit developments
- Home buyers
- Municipalities
- Developers of shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial parks
- Insurance companies
- Oil companies
The Real Estate Practice Group also advises clients who have only intermittent involvement with real estate transactions, such as businesses that purchase, sell, or lease property in conjunction with their operations.
The firm represents real estate boards and also prepares forms and renders advice to these boards.
PUBLIC/PRIVATE FINANCING
The acquisition of commercial real estate often requires innovative and complex financial arrangements with public and/or private institutions. The firm is skilled in structuring and reviewing traditional, as well as nontraditional, financing packages - including equity participation loans, taxable and tax-exempt bond financing, UDAG financing, tax increment financing, private placements, and other sophisticated techniques.
ACQUISITION AND SALE
Our specialization in this area extends beyond the due diligence and documentation necessary to complete the transaction. We are skilled negotiators with in-depth experience in structuring transactions. The real estate attorneys work with the Business Practice Group to establish ownership and operating entities, such as corporations, joint ventures, and limited and general partnerships. The firm's tax attorneys review issues relevant to the determination of the most effective and appropriate structure for the transaction.
LAND USE/REGULATORY MATTERS
Developers must deal with land use and zoning issues; easements for utilities; vehicular, pedestrian, and construction access; and applicable government regulations and their impact. Our attorneys have developed an excellent working relationship with local, state, and federal authorities. This is important for the efficient resolution of regulatory matters, which are integral to the development process.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Today, a commercial real estate transaction cannot be properly consummated without careful consideration of the environmental laws, rules, and regulations of the transaction. Environmentally contaminated land may provide an attractive investment opportunity through the use of carefully planned Baseline Environmental Assessment and government incentive provided in the Brownfield Development Act.
Our Environmental Law Practice Group permits us to address and minimize the potential risks to purchasers, developers, lenders, brokers, and owners of real property.
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS
REAL ESTATE LEGAL ASSISTANTS
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