PRACTICE AREAS

Barton’s real estate attorneys have extensive experience handling a wide spectrum of real estate transactions in addition to having extensive real estate related litigation experience. We routinely handle acquisitions, financings, and leasing as well as drafting construction contracts and other agreements related to the development and management of real estate. Our real estate attorneys often work in conjunction with our corporate, tax litigation and bankruptcy attorneys to ensure that our clients maximize the efficiency and control of their real estate assets while minimizing their exposure to market forces and adverse parties. Our clients include REITs, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders and domestic and foreign investors. Some of the real estate legal services we provide include:
- Property acquisition due diligence
- Drafting partnership and joint venture agreements
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts for acquisitions and sales of property
- Acquisition and construction financing
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating construction contracts
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating office, retail and restaurant leases
- Drafting and filing condominium offering plans
- Prosecuting and defending commercial landlord-tenant eviction proceedings
