Perkins Coie’s diverse and sophisticated leasing practice includes lawyers well versed in all aspects of the leasing process.

We handle industrial, office, and retail leases, as well as ground leases, build-to-suit leases, and sale-leaseback transactions, on behalf of tenants, landlords, developers, owners, and lenders. In addition, we represent several institutional owners with high-volume transactional needs.

Mindful of the competitive pressures our clients face and sensitive to the long-term relationships that leases create, we focus on timely, efficient, and results-oriented counsel. We find ways to bring deals to completion—not to derail them. We work closely with clients’ real estate and operations teams to maximize the performance of client portfolios. The scope of our leasing counsel and services include:

Leasing Clients, Properties, and Projects

Our team of more than 50 lawyers focusing on real estate and land use has represented owners, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, and lessees with projects or transactions in nearly all 50 states as well as Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We work with a range of clients, including:

Areas of Innovative Counsel

We pursue creative approaches and practices in service of the deal and clients' goals. We have focused on such efforts as:

• Developing and updating clients’ lease forms and procedures.
• Helping create form letters of intent specific to major client issues for up-front, efficient lease negotiations.
• Introducing due diligence, document management, and tracking practices to help clients know the status of each matter at any time.

• Helping clients across the United States and internationally (with local counsel help as needed) manage large portfolios of leases to provide consistent and efficient strategies.

• Engaging local counsel as needed from across the world on behalf of the client from Perkins Coie’s trusted relationships. We act as the intermediary to guide local counsel on client issues and advise the client on differences between jurisdictions and transactions.

• Responding immediately to day-to-day advice on real estate matters and issues so that focused issues are handled by our team on a responsive basis.

• Using charts to track issues and the flow of responses for negotiations so that the client can review and remember where we have conceded, where we have closed, or where issues were left open.

Our lawyers stay updated on industry developments and participate in major events and conferences. Perkins Coie lawyers are active members in the International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and Commercial Real Estate Women, in addition to many other industry groups.