Real Estate
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