Real Estate / Construction / Environmental & Hotel, Resort and Tourism

Businesses around the world are trying to maximize the efficiency of their real estate portfolios. Whether you rent space in a single location or have real estate investments in dozens of countries, optimizing the value of "bricks and mortar" is a complex matter requiring high-level business and legal support.

There is risk in what you do - and what you don't. Acquiring new office space. Disposing or leasing property. Investing in real estate across borders. Whatever real estate challenge your business faces, it is important to manage it in a way that optimizes returns and minimizes costs and disruptions.

How We Can Help

• Commercial finance : Lenders and borrowers depend on us when financing transactions, negotiating loan portfolio sales, workouts, and loan syndications and participations.
• Acquisitions, dispositions and exchanges : Buyers and sellers of commercial property benefit from our knowledge of local markets and advice beyond basic legal requirements.
• Commercial leasing : We advise landlords and tenants in commercial and leasing activity.
• Development and construction law : We advise on construction and development of real property, from inception to completion.
• Mortgage-backed securities : We advise banks, rating agencies, sellers, issuers and underwriters on all aspects of commercial mortgage securitizations.
• Public and private funds : We apply our real estate, corporate and tax knowledge to advise on the creation and operation of public and private funds investing in real estate worldwide.
• Hotels, resorts and tourism : We advise on the development and management of hotels, theme parks, resorts, private residence clubs, timeshare projects, and gaming and liquor licensing.
• Environmental counseling : Clients depend on us for environmental advice regarding risk assessments, compliance, climate change and permitting matters.
• Tax : We advise on how to structure and plan transactions to minimize state, national and international tax exposure.
• Disputes : We are experienced in complex litigation, including dissolutions, insolvency and workouts, environmental matters and construction disputes.