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The
Firm's Real Property & Construction Practice Group represents
a diverse group of real estate owners, developers, investors, landlords,
tenants, managers, and lenders. We provide legal services and advice
relating to all aspects of real estate, with a concentration in
entrepreneurial development and construction activities. Our clients
are involved in the full spectrum of real property transactions
from the very small to the very large.
We represent developers, owners, and investors in planning, negotiating
and implementing transactions that involve purchasing, selling,
developing, leasing, and constructing all types of projects. Through
years of experience, the firm's real property matters attorneys
have developed a proficiency in handling a wide variety of sophisticated
real estate matters, including acquisition, disposition, zoning
and other governmental approvals, site and easement acquisitions,
reciprocal operating agreements, leasing arrangements, project financing,
condominium and homeowners association documentation, design and
construction contracts, and resolution of real estate disputes.
The Firm also represents both tenants and landlords in leasing residential,
as well as, commercial shopping centers, offices, warehouses, and
flex space.
The Real Property Practice Construction Group is experienced in
all aspects of project financing, including acquisition, development,
construction, and permanent loans (both public and private). We
advise both borrowers and lenders in the origination and closing
of real property and mixed collateral loans, as well as workout
of loans on troubled projects. If compromise fails, we are experienced
in foreclosure and bankruptcy proceedings. We are also experienced
in real property related tax matters, from property reassessment
to agricultural preserve treatment, as well as negotiation of tax
increment as inducements for industrial development and urban redevelopment.
Private Development
We represent buyers, sellers and developers in all types of purchase
and sale transactions from large residential, commercial or industrial
projects to individual home purchases and sales. We are experienced
in reviewing and resolving title issues for our clients. We also
have experience in tax-free exchanges, including dealing with multiple
properties, deferred exchanges, and escrowed transactions. We work
closely with developers, engineers, architects and planners to obtain
municipal zoning and land use entitlements for residential, commercial,
industrial, office and mixed-use developments. Our real property
lawyers have experience in drafting condominium documents and assisting
in related matters such as association meetings and collection of
assessments.
Real Estate Financing
Our attorneys represent lenders and borrowers in preparing and reviewing
loan documents for financing of all types of commercial and residential
real estate projects, including bank financing through mortgages
and construction loans and seller financing through land contracts
and purchase money mortgages.
Leasing
We have significant experience in drafting and negotiating office,
industrial, shopping center, commercial and residential leases for
both landlords and tenants.
Foreclosures, Workouts and Real Estate Litigation
We represent both lenders and borrowers in mortgage foreclosure.
Our experience in this area allows us to initiate creative solutions
for distressed real estate projects on behalf of both lenders and
borrowers. We have experience in a wide range of real estate dispute
resolution processes such as arbitration, mediation and litigation,
including disputes between sellers and purchasers, boundary disputes,
quiet title actions, adverse possession claims and riparian rights
issues.
Environmental Issues
While
we are not expert's in environmental law, we do understand the implications
of environmental issues significantly affect real property transactions.
We are experienced in dealing with expert environmental consultants
and the California Department of Health Services in remediation
of environmental contamination.
Construction
The increasing complexity of the building process has intensified
the need for effective construction representation. Our construction
attorneys know all aspects of the construction process as well as
how to handle disputes among participants. We represent owners,
architects and engineers, general contractors, construction managers
and specialty contractors/subcontractors and we can handle any size
project.
We also have extensive experience in the various steps involved
in the construction process. For example, we assist in the selection
and implementation of project delivery methods (such as traditional
lump sum and cost plus contracts, design/build, construction management
and fast-track). We also assist with the formation and negotiation
of contracts, project financing and bonding, claims for defective
work, delay claims, lien claims, equitable adjustments and foreclosure
proceedings.
Our experience extends to a wide variety of legal areas that are
needed by clients, including surety claims, issues involving employees
and independent contractors, real estate brokers, zoning and governmental
matters, debtor-creditor issues and matters related to parties who
are bankrupt or insolvent.
We have assisted many of our clients in the resolution of construction
related disputes. The resolution process may involve litigation
in the federal and state courts, arbitration, mediation and various
types of proceedings before administrative agencies and boards.
We have participated extensively in construction arbitration proceedings
and encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques
when they are strategically appropriate to our clients' interests
and may result in a more timely and economical disposition of controversies.
Our Real Property attorneys are actively involved in matters that
include the following:
- Acquisitions
- Architectural
Contracts
- Condominium
Associations
- Construction
Contracts
- Design/Build
Contracts
- DispositionEnvironmental
Matters
- Financing
- Public and Private
- Government
Assisted Housing
- Homeowner
Associations
- Land
Development
- Landlord/Tenant
Matter
- Leasing
- Loan
Foreclosures
- Loan "Work-outs"
- Planned
Unit Developments
- Property
Tax Appeals
- Receiverships
- Reciprocal
Easement Agreements
- Sale/Leasebacks
- Zoning
and Land Use Controls
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