Real Estate

Legal and tax due diligence. Acquisition and disposal of individual properties and real estate portfolios. Residential portfolios and commercial properties of all types. Asset and share deals. Residential privatisation and subdivision. Distressed real estates. Acquisition from insolvency. Project development and forward deals. Construction contracts. Leasehold rights. Sale and lease-back transactions. Real estate joint ventures. Corporate and tax law structuring. Cross-border matters.

Rental and leasing agreements. Real estate leasing. Contract and debt management. Support for asset management, property management, and facility management. Land registry law. Workout and real estate realization. Termination of contractual relationships. Fees and commission issues. Optimization of operational cost arrangements. Contracts with real estate agents. Insolvency matters. Financing issues. Mediation in complex conflict situations.

Structured real estate financing. Acquisition and project financing. Arrangement of securities. Advising financiers on distressed real estate loans. ISDA agreements. Credit insurance arrangements.

Advice on location decisions. Renegotiation of existing arrangements. Special real estate. Forced administration proceedings and foreclosure proceedings. Special issues of real estate. Advisory opinions. Contract control. Insolvency issues.

Enforcement and defense of claims of all kinds. Representation of interests and litigation representation. Conducting settlement negotiations. Preliminary legal protection. Independent evidentiary proceedings. ADR (including administrative law dispute resolutions). Expert appraisal procedures. Arbitration proceedings domestically and internationally. Actions for annulment. Securing assets domestically and internationally. Enforcement proceedings.

Acquisition of project properties. Support with tenders. Consortium contracts and cooperation agreements. Drafting and negotiating of construction agreements (including FIDIC agreements for international construction projects). Forward deals. Architectural, general planning, engineering and project management contracts, general contractor and builder contracts. Performance and warranty issues, including performance and warranty bonds. Claim and contract management. Advice on termination issues, suspension of works and services as well as advice regarding insolvencies of involved parties. Regulatory matters. Advice on building permit issues. Negotiation and advice on required neighbour agreements. Advice on zoning and planning issues. Drafting of lease agreements tailor-made for the project development. Project management.

Tax-efficient transaction structuring including real estate leasing, sale and lease-back, REITs, design of fund structures, capitalisation rules, tax due diligence, withholding tax and real estate transfer tax. Structuring of international group activity. Analysis of the impact of GAAR clause and other tax exposure (including CFCs). Analysis of VAT consequences. Establishment and support of SPV’s and real estate joint ventures. Structuring of group reorganizations (merger, demerger, in-kind contribution, transformation).

Design and monitoring of public tender procedures. Advice on participation in tenders and support in the preparation of tender documentation. EU programs, documentation and contract negotiation, review proceedings, post-contractual advice, advice in bidding procedures. Claim management and legal protection (including ADR), public-private partnerships (PPP), service concessions and licenses.