Commercial Real Estate and Mortgage Transactions
The firm has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate, including representation of developers, lenders and tenants in the construction, leasing, operation and sale of large and small projects throughout the United States.  Representative transactions include the acquisition, renovation, leasing and financing of a one million square foot retail portfolio, a large securitization and sale of the mortgage portfolio of a national insurance company, and acting as primary counsel for the real estate lending department of a regional bank. Our practice includes:

• Mortgage lending and refinancing
• Acquisition and disposition
• Joint ventures and partnerships

Corporate and Business Law
The firm has extensive experience in transactional matters, secured transactions, business and corporate law, assisting and counseling businesses from initial organizational start up issues and choices through private placement or commercial bank loan financings, and employment and contracting matters. Representative transactions include a multimillion dollar private placement for an expanding Connecticut company, SBA and Non-SBA commercial financings, negotiation of asset purchase transactions (covering various asset classes and valuations) and participation agreements relating to mezzanine financings, advice concerning employment matters including company policies and manuals, termination and severance issues, and the negotiation and drafting of sale contracts, employment contacts, nondisclosure and confidentiality and limited liability operating agreements. Our practice includes:

• Commercial financing
• Secured transactions
• Organizational documentation and choice
• General business law
• Corporate law

Commercial Leasing
The firm has represented commercial landlords and tenants in retail, commercial and multifamily projects throughout the United States.  Projects include representing a national insurance company and one of the world’s largest banks in the leasing of their office building investments and the leasing and management of big box and in line retail space for owners throughout the country.  Our practice includes:

• Landlord representation
• Tenant representation
• Property management issues
• Due diligence
• Environmental
• Liquor Licensing