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Real Estate
Maximizing Opportunities
Businesses around the world are trying to maximize the efficiency of their real estate portfolios. Whether you rent space in a single location or have real estate investments in dozens of countries, optimizing the value of "bricks and mortar" is a complex matter requiring high-level business and legal support.
There is risk in what you do — and what you don't. Acquiring new office space. Disposing or leasing property. Investing in real estate across borders. Whatever real estate challenge your business faces, it is important to manage it in a way that optimizes returns and minimizes costs and disruptions.
At Baker & McKenzie, we understand the issues and the stakes. Our Global Real Estate Practice includes more than 175 locally experienced, globally knowledgeable lawyers familiar with all aspects of property development, sales, acquisitions, leases, and the provision of security in commercial, retail, industrial, residential and mixed-development markets.
How We Can Help
- Acquisitions, dispositions and exchanges — Buyers and sellers of commercial property benefit from our knowledge of local markets and advice beyond basic legal requirements.
- Commercial leasing — We advise landlords and tenants in commercial and leasing activity.
- Hotels, resorts and tourism — We advise on the development and management of hotels, theme parks, resorts, private residence clubs, timeshare projects, and gaming and liquor licensing.
- Real estate management agreements – We assist both real estate owners and service providers in the operation and management of a real estate asset, such as advising on asset management agreements, real estate agency agreements and mandates, building management agreements, and various outsourcing agreements.
- Timeshare and fractional property — We advise on points-based, right to use or title-based entitlement to use a time share or fractional property and developments.
- Real estate finance — Lenders and borrowers depend on us when financing real estate transactions, negotiating loan portfolio sales, workouts, and loan syndications and participations. We advise banks, rating agencies, sellers, issuers and underwriters on all aspects of commercial mortgage securitizations and apply our real estate, corporate and tax knowledge to advise on the creation and operation of public and private funds investing in real estate worldwide.
- Real Estate Investment Trusts — We work with our Corporate, Tax and Banking & Finance professionals to advise sponsors, underwriters and cornerstone investors on structuring, establishing and listing REITs and other real estate financing instruments.
- Real estate tax — We work with our Tax lawyers to advise on how to structure and plan transactions to minimize state, national and international tax exposure.
- Planning and land use – We advise on local land use regulations and help on the preparation of permits and approvals prior to real property development.
- Development and construction law — We advise on all stages of the construction and development of real property.
- Real estate infrastructure – We advise on the real estate aspect of an infrastructure project, including transfer of real estate in regard to the creation of roads, bridges and other infrastructure assets. We help in the preparatory work prior to building and completing an infrastructure project.
- Construction litigation – We represent clients in construction law litigation, such as claims under construction contracts or surety bonds.
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