Real Estate Practice

Scope of our Real Estate Acquisition Practice

ZLG’s Real Estate group has extensive experience in all facets of commercial real estate (CRE) from handling purchases, sales and financing to advising and consulting with clients regarding joint ventures, asset management and brokerage matters. 

Our real estate team provides experienced counsel to our clients in a variety of matters including:

 
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Acquisitions

·      Purchase Structuring

·      Contract Negotiation

·      Due Diligence and Inspection

·      Commercial Loan Transactions

·      Mezzanine Financing

·      Real Estate Fund and Portfolio Management

·      Joint Ventures

·      1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges

·      Opportunity Zone Acquisitions

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Dispositions

Our Real Estate group attorneys regularly represent sellers in predicting market trends, finding the right buyer, and identifying cost and tax savings so that our clients may maximize the value of their asset upon its sale. 

The Real estate at ZLG provides experienced counsel to our sellers and purchasers of a variety of commercial property types including:

·      Strip Malls                              

·      Shopping Centers

·      Multi Family Buildings

·      Office Space

·      Industrial

·      Flex Space

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Leasing

ZLG represents an array of regional and national landlords and tenants on a variety of commercial, industrial and retail leasing matters. Representative clients include [retail chains? Property owners? RE portfolio companies?

Practical & Pragmatic Approaches to Solving Problems 

We take pride in our proven ability to identify potential problems and spot issues which could cause significant delays or expenses to a project or transaction, and carefully suggest workarounds or ways to avoid any such impediments to the timely closing of a transaction or completion of a project.  On more than one occasion, our team members have solved complex situations by often taking unique and fully transparent approaches.

 Further, in a number of instances, we have accomplished what other attorneys said was not possible.  We relish the challenge of doing what others say cannot be done. In addition to helping clients proactively avoid imbroglios and problem situations, we focus in helping clients work through and out of conflicts and seemingly unresolvable situations. 

Dispute resolution and litigation is time-consuming, costly, and rarely productive so we attempt to resolve conflict as easily and as cost effectively as possible. 

·       Acquisitions and Disposition

·       Financing

·       Leasing

·       Development

·       Construction

·       Property Management

·       Assemblages

·       Build-to-Suits

·       Joint Ventures

·       Purchases of Debt / OREO

·       Restructurings & Workouts