In commercial real estate, you must learn to choose your investments carefully, and your partners even more so. Few projects can put as much capital at risk, or mean as much to the future of your business, as major commercial real estate and finance transactions. We have built our real estate and finance practice with the commitment to being good advisors and partners for our clients, providing innovative representation that is second to none in its vision, professionalism, and commitment to getting the deal done in a manner that achieves our client’s objectives.
We have the capability to focus on every aspect of even the most complex transactions. We have extensive experience representing private corporations, commercial and industrial developers, investment groups, contractors, and domestic and offshore investors, in a wide range of traditional and innovative real estate related matters and projects.
When important real estate deals are on the line, it’s comforting to know that experienced lawyers are there to provide guidance and help achieve results, averting potential delays and excess costs through insight, experience and sound planning.
Services Offered
In real estate, every transaction is different. Our lawyers craft each deal with individual care and understanding, and with the knowledge that seemingly minor differences can lead to major consequences of time and money. This focused, disciplined and customized approach to real estate law helps D&W clients achieve their needed results in a quick, professional and cost-effective way.
Transactional Real Estate
DWS lawyers have represented clients through the widest range of real estate transactions across industries and project types. From fairly straightforward deals to transactions of breathtaking complexity, we have the experience and insight to sort out the details, establish a strategic direction, overcome challenges as they occur and help guide important projects through to successful completion. We have significant experience in:
- acquisition, development and sale of office buildings, shopping centers, industrial parks, farm and ranch property, and other commercial properties
- preparation of restrictive covenants, operating agreements and reciprocal easement agreements
- preparation and negotiation of office, industrial, retail, ground and other leases
- preparation and negotiation of operating agreements for property management and other related business transactions
- negotiation of agreements with architects, environmental consultants, engineers and general contractors
- formation of joint ventures, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships
- negotiation of leveraged lease and sale/leaseback transactions
- review of necessary title commitments, surveys, and title documents related to real estate transactions
Real Estate Finance
Behind almost every substantive real estate project is a financial transaction, or series of transactions, as complex and as critical as the project itself. D&W’s extensive experience with lenders and borrowers, investors, loan servicers and other key players in the real estate financing process can mean time and money saved in such activities as:
- representation of lenders and borrowers in acquisition, development and construction financing in local and in multi-jurisdictional transactions
- mortgage warehouse lending
- representation of borrowers and lenders in structured finance transactions, including first lien and mezzanine loans, and preferred equity transactions
Our Philosophy
Our size allows us to provide the responsive service, sense of partnership that we would demand of other service professionals. Our lawyers have the insight and experience to help routine transactions go smoothly, and complex transactions reach successful conclusions routinely. Our approach is to find the right solution — which isn’t always the easy or obvious one — guided by our exceptional industry knowledge.
Our Experience
Our client’s track record of success has been achieved over multiple industries, across a wide range of real estate transactions. While the approach to each transaction is different, reflecting our clients’ diverse business needs and unique challenges, we bring to bear on each deal the same firm commitment to innovation, attention to detail, quality and practical solutions. To learn more about our experience in a particular industry or real estate finance sub-specialty, please contact any of our real estate and finance lawyers.
In real estate and finance, the obvious solution is not always the wise choice, and the wise choice is not always obvious. Success depends on having representation that is familiar with your industry and experienced in the type of transaction and range of services you require, while anticipating the types of challenges and complexities you may face. At D&W, that type of excellence Is standard.