In its Real Estate practice, the Firm represents local, regional and national real estate owners, developers and investors in the acquisition, development, financing, leasing and sale of office and industrial properties, retail shopping centers, apartment projects, hotels and raw land. Common Real Estate matters include:
- Acquisitions and Sales
- Land Development
- Construction Contracts
- Leasing
- Tax Free Exchanges
- Financing
- Agency Lending (FNMA and FHLMC)
- Structuring Business Ventures
- Underwriting and Due Diligence
- Income Tax Matters
The Firm is well known for its expertise in structuring and documenting complex business ventures involving multiple investors and various payment priorities.
Members of the Firm counsel clients on federal and state income tax matters (with particular emphasis on entity tax matters) in the context of real estate and other business transactions and in estate planning. Firm clients include individual and institutional real estate developers, hedge funds, pension funds and property managers.