The Real Estate Group offers experienced real estate lawyers to meet clients’ needs in the U.S. and other countries. These lawyers can handle a wide variety of real estate transactions and litigation, including purchases and sales, Section 1031 exchanges, leases, development agreements, construction contracts, real estate financing, tax credits, loan workouts and land use issues. Many of our firms also have expertise in specific types of real estate projects, such as multi-family housing, condominiums and cooperatives, office buildings, shopping centers, or hotels. Unique local issues are also covered, such as condominiums and cooperatives in New York or oil and gas issues in Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Firms participating in this initiative have experience in the following practice areas:

• Conveyances
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Development
• Land Use and Zoning
• Specific Types of Developments (apartments, hospitality, office buildings, shopping centers, condominiums, liquor licenses)
• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction
• Landlord-Tenant Law
• Environmental Law Issues
• Oil, Gas, and Mineral Rights
• Water-related Property Rights

Membership Criteria:

1. Each attorney in the Real Estate Group must have a minimum of five years of experience in real estate law and devote at least 800 hours per year to real estate practice.
2. Most of our real estate practitioners exceed those standards and are recognized in their jurisdictions as top real estate advisors.