PRACTICE AREASsorlo2024-07-03T01:11:11-08:00
Drafting, review and negotiation (representing both landlords and tenants) of:
- Retail leases–including national chain tenants; restaurants (sit-down and quick-serve); big-box retailers; financial institutions; shopping centers; and mixed-use centers
- Office space–from 1,000 square foot space to multi-floor high-rise occupancies
- Ground leases– hotels, office buildings, and restaurants
- Maritime terminals
- Cell sites
Development of project-specific mixed-use lease forms
Drafting, negotiating and closing of commercial loans, representing lenders and borrowers
- Amounts ranging from less than $1 million, to $100 million+
- Lender clients include a major life insurance company, a San Francisco Bay Area community bank, and private lenders
- Borrower clients include investors, developers, and growing businesses
- Both real estate and commercial and industrial (“C & I”) loans
Advising lenders on loan restructurings, and guidance through non-judicial foreclosure process, including trustee’s sales
Representation of buyers and sellers during negotiation and closing of sales
- Including office and retail buildings; hotels; community shopping centers; and raw land
- Representative clients include shopping center developers and owners; small but growing developers; restaurant operators; big-box retailer; long-term property owners; and condominium unit purchasers
Property acquisition due diligence
Title review, and analysis and resolution of title issues
Representation of buyers and sellers in sales of businesses
Formation of corporations (both C and S), limited liability companies, and general and limited partnerships
Advice regarding the management and operation of various entities, including partner/member rights and remedies
