Our Real Estate practice serves a wide range of clients, from multinational corporations to local companies, family-run businesses and innovative start-ups. We regularly advise construction companies, property developers, real estate investment funds, private equity firms, property managers and high-net-worth individual investors. We combine our knowledge of the real estate sector with a collaborative approach focused on problem solving. We are dedicated to our clients and help them managing complex real estate matters.
Our legal services include:
- Handling real estate acquisitions, including due diligence processes and negotiation of sale agreements or share purchase agreements according to clients’ requirements and specific circumstances (share deals and asset deals);
- Providing legal support to landlords and tenants for negotiating leasing and subleasing transactions, including office, commercial/retail and residential leases;
- Assisting projects owners, developers and construction companies in a wide range of real estate projects, from contract negotiation to execution and delivery of an asset;
- Advising owners and property managers regarding operational and management issues;
- Assisting clients on property development projects (infrastructure, office, commercial, residential or mixed-used development), including zoning compliance and planning regulations as well as environmental requirements;
- Liaising with local authorities to obtain building and operating permits;
- Guiding clients through private equity and venture capital investments in real estate, including project financing and project structuring;
- Addressing legal aspects of insolvency and restructuring within the real estate sector;
- Addressing emerging issues to prevent litigation, advocating for our clients’ positions, and handling any kind of real estate litigation disputes (construction disputes, emergency expertise proceedings, eviction proceedings and termination of lease agreements, environmental liabilities, etc.).