L&K represents, among others, developers, domestic and foreign investors and corporations in connection with real estate-related transactions. Our attorneys work on transactions involving the purchase, sale, construction, financing, development, management and operation of and investment in commercial, industrial and residential projects throughout the United States. L&K’s attorneys also assist with lending transactions, leasing on behalf of landlords and major tenants, and restructurings on behalf of lenders and borrowers.
Traditional real estate purchase and sale transactions are a significant part of L&K’s real estate practice. L&K represents buyers and sellers of existing property and new developments. L&K frequently negotiates on behalf of its clients and prepares each of the acquisition or disposition sale agreements and ancillary documentation for these transactions. The firm also assists clients interested in a 1031 exchange to defer taxes on immediate gains from the sale of a property.
L&K provides services regarding zoning and permitting matters, subdivision processing and approvals, general plans, entitlements, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) issues. Our attorneys also help clients comply with zoning and land use laws governing such issues as allowed activities on a piece of property, building height, parking requirements, and other concerns.
L&K counsels property owners, investors and financial institutions in a wide range of real estate investment and loan transactions on standard income property transactions, including office, retail, mixed-use, industrial and multi-family, and on a wide variety of special properties. L&K’s attorneys help structure complex transactions, bringing together developers, lenders, pension funds, corporate investors, overseas investors, institutional investors and private investors. L&K handles a range of real estate investment opportunities and deal structures including property acquisitions, loan financing, and equity structuring. L&K’s attorneys have worked with passive and active investors acquiring an interest in single assets and on a portfolio-wide basis.
L&K’s real estate attorneys have substantial leasing experience and have represented developers in leasing of office buildings and shopping centers. The firm regularly represents institutional clients as both landlords and tenants, in lease negotiations for space in sophisticated office, retail, and industrial markets. Working in conjunction with property owners, our attorneys have developed leasing structures which attract top-quality tenants while limiting the exposure to owners and lenders of the increased costs associated with such leases. L&K’s attorneys regularly assist in contract negotiations, financing arrangements, and ground leases. The focus of this activity ranges from downtown urban office buildings and suburban office campuses to industrial parks.
L&K advises clients with respect to a wide range of environmental issues. Our attorneys counsel clients in connection with site assessments prior to purchasing, selling, leasing or lending secured by real property. L&K’s attorneys also negotiate and document remediation activities, both with private parties and with governmental authorities. L&K’s attorneys have represented clients in connection with CERCLA enforcement actions, clean-up and abatement orders, underground storage tank regulation, removal and remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous waste storage and transportation.
L&K’s real estate attorneys provide clients with the means to achieve their real estate development and construction goals. L&K provides full-service advice and representation to owners, developers, project managers, contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers. L&K can provide assistance with construction project negotiations, documentation, continuing legal advice and contract services for every phase of a construction project.