Real Estate
GRSM represents developers, manufacturers, all varieties of national and regional businesses, institutional and entrepreneurial investors, commercial enterprises, retailers, technology companies, title companies, property owners, commercial and retail landlords and lessees in all forms and types of real estate transactions and litigation and dispute resolution. With offices in every state, we are able to and in fact do – represent clients wherever they use, develop, purchase, lease or invest in real estate.
We handle a wide variety of matters related to the acquisition, ownership, operation, and disposition of real estate. Our authorities in construction can assist with review and analysis of engineering, architecture and construction contracts. Our transactional work includes tax counseling and entity formation for retail, commercial and industrial landlords and negotiation and drafting of a variety of real-estate related agreements including:
- Commercial, retail and industrial leases
- Purchase and sale agreements
- Parking agreements
- Reciprocal easement agreements
- Property management agreements
- Construction documents
- Development agreements
In addition to partnering with our transaction attorneys in dealing with issues they may encounter, we handle real estate administrative and litigation matters of every type and variety, including land use and entitlement issues, the prosecution and defense of commercial lease-related matters including breach of guaranty actions, easement disputes, boundary disputes, condemnation (both direct and inverse) actions, brokerage disputes, mechanics’ liens, workouts, purchase and sale agreement disputes, land use disputes, and the defense of actions brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act.