Our Real Estate practice area provides comprehensive, business-focused counsel to owners, developers, investors, lenders, and occupiers across the full life cycle of real estate assets. We advise clients on a variety of transactions and projects involving office, industrial, retail, multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, health care, and specialized real estate assets nationwide.
The Real Estate practice area represents a broad range of clients, including institutional investors, private equity funds, developers, lenders, public and quasi-public entities, and corporate users of real estate. We regularly assist both domestic and international clients with acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, development, financing, joint ventures, and asset management matters.
Our real estate lawyers work seamlessly with colleagues across the firm to deliver integrated solutions tailored to our clients’ strategic goals. We collaborate closely with our finance and public finance teams on traditional, structured, and tax-advantaged financings as well as distressed loans and assets; with corporate attorneys on real estate components of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; and with tax, environmental, land use, and regulatory lawyers to address project-specific risks and opportunities. When disputes arise, our litigators provide practical, results-driven representation in real estate–related litigation, claims, workouts, and restructurings.
Known for responsiveness, commercial judgment, and deep market knowledge, our Real Estate practice area helps clients navigate evolving market conditions, manage risk, and maximize value across their real estate portfolios.
Core Real Estate Services
Our experience includes advising clients on:
Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Purchase and sale of commercial, industrial, multifamily, mixed-use, and specialty properties
- Portfolio and single-asset transactions
- Sale-leaseback transactions and structured acquisitions
- Distressed asset acquisitions
Title, Survey, and Closing
- Title review, curative matters, and endorsements
- Survey review and resolution of access, boundary, and encroachment issues
- Closing coordination and escrow matters
- Complex multi-parcel and multi-state closings
Real Estate Development and Redevelopment
- Ground-up development and redevelopment projects
- Public-private partnerships and incentive-based developments
- Construction contracts and risk management
Land Use, Zoning, and Entitlements
- Zoning, rezoning, variances, and special use permits
- Planned unit developments (PUDs) and site development approvals
- Subdivision, platting, and annexation
- Entitlement and land-use risk analysis for acquisitions and financings
Leasing
- Office, retail, industrial, and multifamily leasing
- Ground leases and build-to-suit arrangements
- Headquarters, mission-critical, and portfolio leasing
- Landlord and tenant representation
Financing and Capital Markets
- Mortgage and mezzanine financings
- Construction, bridge, and permanent loans
- Syndicated and structured real estate financings
- Tax-exempt and other public finance–related real estate transactions
- Joint venture and equity financing arrangements
Joint Ventures and Investments
- Formation and structuring of real estate joint ventures
- Operating agreements and governance structures
- Private equity and institutional investments
- Co-development and programmatic investment platforms
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Transactions
- Real estate aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Due diligence and portfolio analysis
- Restructuring and repositioning of real estate assets in corporate transactions
Asset Management and Operations
- Ongoing property management and operational matters
- Portfolio strategy and optimization
- Workouts, restructurings, and distressed asset solutions
Public Sector and Regulated Real Estate
- Transactions involving governmental and quasi-governmental entities
- Public finance, incentives, and economic development programs
- Compliance with regulatory and procurement requirements
- Annexation
Real Estate Disputes and Risk Management
- Real estate–related litigation and arbitration
- Lease, contract, and development disputes
- Lender liability and enforcement matters
- Construction disputes and mechanic’s liens
Construction
- Drafting and negotiation of construction, design, and consultant agreements
- Design-build, GMP, cost-plus, and other delivery structures
- Contractor and design professional procurement
- Change order, payment application, and retainage management
- Mechanic’s lien prevention and compliance
