Businesses and individuals involved in real estate-focused transactions and disputes face complex, and often costly, challenges and opportunities.
Businesses and individuals involved in real estate-focused transactions and disputes face complex, and often costly, challenges and opportunities.
Regulatory and environmental requirements and financing issues are a part of the evolving nature of real estate. Known for our breadth and depth of experience, Perkins Coie’s attorneys handle a broad scope of commercial real estate and development projects in acquisitions and dispositions, construction and project development, financing, land use strategies, leasing, real estate fund formation, and tax structuring. We represent major clients in regional, national, and international matters, both within the industry and in other sectors whose business objectives involve real estate, land use, and development.
Regulatory and environmental requirements and financing issues are a part of the evolving nature of real estate. Known for our breadth and depth of experience, Perkins Coie’s attorneys handle a broad scope of commercial real estate and development projects in acquisitions and dispositions, construction and project development, financing, land use strategies, leasing, real estate fund formation, and tax structuring. We represent major clients in regional, national, and international matters, both within the industry and in other sectors whose business objectives involve real estate, land use, and development.
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Recognized as a leading practice in real estate law.
The Real Estate Sector
Our attorneys work with a diverse range of clients throughout the United States and in certain international jurisdictions. We are exceptionally strong in the following industries:
Land Development
We have handled some of the most significant development projects in the country, including large-scale residential, commercial, and mixed-use urban and suburban communities.
Hospitality
Our Hospitality industry group has handled virtually every aspect of hotel ownership and operations, helping clients structure transactions so that the interests of all parties—hotel owners, management, and lenders—properly align.
Housing
Businesses and individuals engaged in housing development must anticipate and respond to rapidly changing laws and regulations, as well as market pressures and trends. In order to succeed, they rely on informed counsel with industry experience.
CMBS and Real Estate Workouts
From first notice of default to final conveyance of property or loan resolution, complex transactions related to real property secured loans, such as real estate workouts and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) lending, require experienced representation.
As COVID-19 and related government orders have affected the industry, our attorneys have advised dozens of clients and published numerous updates on the impact of COVID-19 government orders on land use and development. We have advised clients on how to operate and build (or not) under these orders in many states across America, as well as numerous South American countries, since the first pandemic-related orders were issued in March 2020.
Real Estate and Land Use for Businesses
Our Real Estate & Land Use team works on real estate sales and acquisitions, financings, and construction and development projects, both nationally and internationally. The team also has a wealth of experience with restructurings and workouts and has represented clients on thousands of transactions involving commercial loans secured by real estate. Our matters have spanned the range of commercial, residential, and industrial properties, including:
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Areas of Focus:
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Clients rely on us to handle all aspects of transactions involving the purchase or sale of real estate. Our attorneys are experienced in due diligence, negotiations of purchase and related agreements, tax-efficient structuring, title and survey review, and preparation of formation documents for the acquiring entity.
Construction and Project Development
With experience in all aspects of development projects, our construction attorneys prepare and negotiate design and construction contracts, development agreements, restrictive covenants, and easement agreements. They administer contracts, prepare and negotiate claims, and manage all aspects of dispute resolution, up to and including litigation.
Financing
Representing both lenders and borrowers in public and private financings, our attorneys’ knowledge ranges from single-asset financings to large multistate transactions. Their projects include:
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Land Use Strategies
Perkins Coie attorneys solve complex land use issues arising under local, regional, state, and federal laws. We assist clients in obtaining land use and environmental entitlements for a wide range of development projects in both urban and rural settings. Our team also advises public and private clients on planning, development and permitting strategies, including infrastructure financing, transportation facilities, and access management.
Leasing
Representing developers, owners, and lenders, our attorneys’ experience comprises all aspects of leasing activity, including industrial ground leases, sale-leaseback arrangements, and all forms of retail and office leases and subleases.
Real Estate Fund Formation, Including REITs
With deep and diverse real estate capabilities, our attorneys help clients, including a number of private equity and other real estate funds and REITs, with all aspects of the financing, acquisition, development, and disposition of major projects nationally and internationally. We work with clients to form private equity funds for different classes of real estate investment, as well as form other investment vehicles. We provide comprehensive legal counsel to privately held and publicly traded REITs in connection with the full range of entity formation, qualification, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrations, governance, tax compliance, development, and operational issues.
Tax Structuring
Applying deep knowledge and understanding of real estate transactions, our tax attorneys guide clients in structuring transactions to minimize tax impact and realize client goals.