Real Estate

We are among a handful of preeminent New York-based law firms with a destination real estate practice — one that attracts clients interested primarily in our real estate talents. We are regularly involved in many of the major real estate transactions throughout the city, including acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, financings and development. For example, we recently represented The Walt Disney Company in the sale of the ABC Studio complex on the upper west side and its relocation (in a creative structure) to Tribeca. We are actively involved in every aspect of real estate law and regularly advise on all aspects of a wide variety of transactions. This experience enables us to understand market terms and conditions and advise our clients accordingly.

We pride ourselves on anticipating issues and providing responsive and creative solutions to real estate developers and owners, investment bankers, merchant and commercial bankers, hoteliers, and others, helping clients buy, sell, develop, redevelop and finance offices; retail/shopping centers; hotels/resorts; and industrial, residential and mixed-use properties across the United States.

We regularly advise and assist clients in the following areas:

• Acquisitions and sales
• Condominiums
• Development
• Finance
• Joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements
• Leasing
• Real estate taxation
• Real estate and construction litigation
• Workouts and restructuring

In France, our Real Estate practice covers the following areas:

• Legal and tax structuring of investments
• Corporate and other structures
• Financing
• Construction and development
• Leases
• Property and co-ownership
• Construction-related dispute

Working closely with our Land Use, Environmental and Tax lawyers, we ensure seamless service on everything from zoning, development rights transfers, landmarks proceedings, eminent domain and condemnation to tax-efficient deal structuring, permitting, environmental impact reviews, environmental risk allocation and remediation.