Retail
Real Estate
We have significant experience in the retail sector, and understand the specific issues associated with use, operation and investment in this area. Representative transactions include:
- Advising the world’s largest retail company in site assembly, ground leases, acquisitions and entitlement throughout the New England states and the mid-Atlantic region. We have counseled this client for almost a decade on all of its legal issues associated with over 100 new store or expansion projects.
- For over 10 years, providing guidance to another one of the country’s largest retailers on site assembly, ground leases and land use in New England, New York and the mid-Atlantic (over 100 sites). In the course of this company’s entry into existing malls that are being reconfigured, we have reviewed virtually every shopping center and strip mall retail lease. We have also negotiated Operating and Easement Agreements (Easements Covenants Conditions and Restrictions ECCR's) with all major anchors and junior anchors of the United States.
- Providing a complete spectrum of commercial leasing services to an international retailer with approximately 120 store locations in North America. We have represented the client as tenant in drafting and negotiating direct leases, as sublandlord in drafting and negotiating subleases, and as assignor in connection with the assignment of a series of subleases to a single replacement subtenant. We also manage local counsel in multiple states in connection with eviction proceedings brought by our client against subtenants.
- Representing investors, lenders and developers in numerous regional shopping centers and community centers around the country.