PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial leasing practice.  Representing commercial building owners and managers and commercial tenants in lease negotiations regarding office, retail, telecommunications and industrial premises and in the effective prevention and resolution of landlord-tenant disputes over rent, rent escalations, environmental matters, and construction and zoning issues;

Corporate practice.  Handling the full range of corporate and business  transactional matters, including corporate formations, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, service agreements, employment agreements, business financing, trademarks, licensing, equipment leasing and other operational matters for manufacturing, retail, and service businesses, professional practices and public entities;

Real estate practice.  Negotiating and documenting real estate sales, tax-deferred exchanges, real estate financing, redevelopment agreements, and partnership and other business arrangements for acquiring, developing and investing in real estate, as well as advising property owners on land use, construction and environmental issues;

Nonprofit organizations practice.  Forming and servicing nonprofit organizations, including public benefit, mutual benefit and religious corporations, assisting such organizations in gaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, and dealing with corporate contract, employment and real estate issues facing nonprofit clients;

Trusts and wills practice.  Assisting individuals in planning and administering their estates in the best manner to maximize the after-tax benefits to their children, grandchildren and other beneficiaries in accordance with their wishes and to minimize administrative delay and expense; and