The original asset, real estate often serves as the cornerstone of progress and achievement. However, ownership of and investment in real property is wrought with potential pitfalls that can cost time and money. Drawing on our deep understanding of the competitive pressures of today’s market, the real estate lawyers at McDermott Will & Schulte provide clients a complete service offering for their real estate acquisition, operation, leasing, financing and development needs.
Our professionals handle matters spanning from the structuring of large, complex acquisitions through development and ultimate disposition. We advise a diverse group of clients, including developers, lenders, operators, private owners and real estate investment trusts (REITs), and frequently represent landlords and tenants in all facets of office, commercial, retail and industrial leasing transactions. Additionally, we counsel hospitality clients in all aspects of their businesses. Backed by the world’s leading health care law practice, we also have extensive experience handling real estate matters for companies in the health industry.
We take an interdisciplinary approach, providing a comprehensive offering that includes transactional, portfolio management and leasing counsel. The firm provides top-notch advice in all areas of real estate law as well as related legal issues, including litigation for construction and real estate disputes, environmental land assessments, labor and employment guidance for hotels and resorts, financing for renovations and expansions, and tax guidance for deal structuring.
A global team, we are immersed in our local markets. Our lawyers have worked on iconic commercial projects that have helped shape the Manhattan landscape, as well as the luxury hotels lining South Beach. Some of our clients include Ian Schrager Company, Hotel Association of New York City, RFR Holding LLC, Blackstone Group and NorthStar Capital. In Europe, our German real estate team is a market leader, advising developers on large-scale acquisitions, operators with retail property management, and private investors with their hospitality portfolios.
Competenze Correlate
Germany
Our real estate law team in Germany provides advice on the full spectrum of real estate transactions (including asset and share deals), joint ventures, financings, project development, leasing and inventory management in all of the top markets throughout the country. In addition to our German clients, we have counseled real estate businesses (including owner-operated companies), institutional investors, private equity funds, asset managers, insurers, pension funds, real estate consulting companies, family offices and financial institutions from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Austria and other countries. JUVE Handbook, The Legal 500 Deutschland and Chambers Europe regularly name us as a top practice and praise our lawyers for our “legal and commercial know-how” and our “quick, clear and practically oriented legal advice.”
Hotels and Hospitality
Our counsels clients in the hotels, hospitality and themed-entertainment space in all aspects of the acquisition, development and operation of their real estate assets. We advise hospitality clients on the full range of issues, including the structuring and implementation of hotel management agreements and the leasing or management arrangements for food and beverage operations. Our team regularly assist clients in solving the most challenging problems by bringing a cross-disciplinary team comprising corporate, tax, labor and employment, IP, government strategies and environmental lawyers to provide sophisticated and holistic legal advice. We have had the pleasure of working with some of the most respected real estate developers in the hospitality industry in the United States, including in New York, and are widely known as the go-to firm for luxury and boutique hotel developments.
Lo Studio è uno dei principali attori in Italia e nel mondo nella consulenza legale in ambito societario e in operazioni di M&A (acquisizioni mediante acquisto di azioni o di asset, operazioni di fusione, trasferimento di azienda e scissione), sia svolta per conto di società multinazionali coinvolte in operazioni cross-border, sia per piccole e medie imprese.
Attraverso il coinvolgimento dei nostri professionisti specializzati in diritto societario, fiscale e antitrust siamo in grado di fornire assistenza legale interdisciplinare anche quando le operazioni di M&A richiedono la definizione di complesse strutture societarie quali ad esempio la predisposizione di un finanziamento per l’acquisizione, la valutazione dei profili fiscali dell’operazione, nonché l’analisi delle implicazioni antitrust e regolamentari. Lo Studio assiste clienti italiani ed internazionali nelle operazioni che prevedono offerte pubbliche d’acquisto, sia ostili che amichevoli, compresa la gestione dei rapporti con le autorità di vigilanza e con tutti gli altri soggetti interessati. Assistiamo i nostri clienti nella gestione di tutte le fasi dell’operazione, a partire dalla lettera di intenti e dalle operazioni di due diligence legale e fiscale fino alla negoziazione e redazione degli accordi definitivi, all’assistenza al closing ed alle attività successive al closing.
Inoltre, il nostro team fornisce assistenza su tutti gli aspetti del diritto societario e commerciale, tra cui: la redazione e negoziazione di contratti commerciali e joint venture, la costituzione di società, la compliancesocietaria, il supporto nella progettazione e nella gestione di sistemi di governo societario (corporate governance), operazioni di finanziamento societario anche a livello infragruppo, sviluppo di modelli organizzativi delle società ai sensi della legge 231/2001.
Nel fornire i nostri servizi combiniamo le specifiche competenze legali con la conoscenza dei settori merceologici in cui operano i nostri clienti. La nostra esperienza ci permette di adattare le soluzioni legali alle necessità dei clienti, con particolare attenzione al contenimento dei costi, all’efficienza e al rispetto della tempistica, in modo tale da fornire un servizio di consulenza legale sofisticato e pragmatico.
Private Equity
Dealmakers need deal lawyers. Everything we do—from thinking creatively to acting with agility—is designed to help you secure the best possible outcome in every transaction.
Our first priority is to manage and assess your risks and opportunities, all while looking for the most efficient way to get the deal done. That begins with developing a strong thesis for the transaction, outlining exactly how you’ll benefit. We align our strategy and advice with your objectives to guide you through each step of the private equity lifecycle. When we spot a complex issue, we tackle it and move on, so your deal won’t get caught in the weeds. With our business-focused team working to anticipate the unknown and deliver actionable solutions, we help you stay ahead of the curve from fund formation to exit.
Deals are complex and require mastery of multiple disciplines. That’s why cross-practice collaboration is an integral part of our unique model. You have direct access to all of our experienced lawyers in any area you need. Our integrated team includes lawyers focused on a wide variety of practices, including:
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