Real Estate

Practice Leader: Jay Yurow [Download VCard]

LTB attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in the following areas of commercial real estate, real estate finance, and commercial leasing:

Commercial Real Estate

• National and local representations of buyers and sellers of commercial properties, including office buildings, hotels, warehouse facilities, apartment properties, and shopping centers, in both individual-property and multi-property transactions;
• Draft and negotiate letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, and related conveyance and transfer documents;
• Offer guidance with respect to transfer tax issues and all diligence related activities;
• Represent owners and brokers in the negotiation of listing agreements for sale and leasing transactions;
• Represent owners in the negotiation of property management agreements;

Real Estate Finance

• Represent borrowers and lenders, nationally and in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, in construction and permanent loan transactions secured by hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, apartment properties, and warehouse facilities;
• Represent borrowers and lenders in mezzanine finance transactions secured by the equity interests in the entities owning real estate;
• Counsel lender and borrower clients on strategies and options for restructuring troubled or defaulted debt obligations;
• Offer guidance in negotiations between loan participants, and between credit-enhancers and lenders;

Commercial Leasing

• Represent landlords and tenants in leasing transactions involving office, warehouse, retail spaces, and hotel properties;
• Represent landlords, tenants, and lenders in ground lease transactions;
• Provide guidance in the negotiation of subordination and non-disturbance agreements;

Litigation of Real Estate Disputes

• Purchase and sale disputes;
• Encroachment issues;
• Receivership actions;
• Landlord - Tenant disputes;
• Debt obligation enforcement actions and defenses.