The firm has a broad-based practice in real estate representing owners, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in real estate and related transactions. This work includes:

• Sales and Acquisitions of Commercial Properties
• Commercial Real Estate Loans and Other Transactions involving Letters of Credit and Interest-Rate Swaps
• Mezzanine Financings
• Real Estate Development, in particular Industrial and Warehouse Developments
• Commercial Leasing of Retail, Office and Industrial Projects, Sale and Leaseback Transactions, Ground Leases and Synthetic Leasing
• Zoning, Land-Use Planning and Compliance with Federal, State and other Local Laws associated with Real Estate
• Statutory Construction-Type Liens
• Mortgage Foreclosure Proceedings and State-Law Receiverships
• Environmental Issues and Compliance Affecting Real Estate Projects
• Americans with Disabilities Act Issues and Compliance Affecting Real Estate Projects

Timber Transactions

The firm has a specialized practice in timber transactions representing owners of timberland, lenders and businesses. This work includes:

• Sales and Acquisitions of Timberland
• Structuring, Negotiating and Documenting Disposals of Timber Involving Advance Payments under 631(b) Cutting Contracts
• Structuring and Negotiating Outright Sales of Standing Timber, and Strategies to Avoid “Dealer” Status under the Tax Code
  Timber Tax Planning and Audit Controversies
• Structuring Taxable Gift Transfers and Charitable Contributions of Timberland
• Structuring Transfers of Timberland to Family Limited Partnerships
• Long-Term Timber Leases
• Special Environmental and Endangered Species Issues
• Dispute Resolution and Equitable Divisions Arising from Co-Ownership of Timberland
• Litigation of Tax and Non-Tax Disputes Associated with Timber Transactions and Ownership

Firm Contact: F. Gerald Burnett