We offer expertise in complex commercial and residential real estate transactions on behalf of builders, developers, investors, individual land owners, contractors, joint venture partners, and homeowners’ associations. Members of our firm negotiate loan documents on behalf of lenders and borrowers in real estate loan transactions, REO and OREO sale, workouts, forbearance agreements, and modifications. We handle the negotiation of purchases and sales, title reviews, development and entitlement, management and financing for residential communities, office and industrial buildings, hotels, shopping centers, and other properties. We frequently deal with leasing, zoning, land use, landlord/tenant, water law, and state and federal registration issues for lenders, individuals, and businesses. We also assist with property tax appeals, foreclosures, trustee's sales, short sales, note purchases, dees-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions, property tax redemptions, and other matters involving distressed assets.

Demonstrative matters include:

• Assisted a midwest-based lender with the disposition of multi-property REO portfolios
• Handled the acquisition, development and entitlement, management, and sale of a 3,500 acre master planned golf community in Northwest Arizona
• Represented a land developer in the acquisition, development and entitlement, management, and sale of a 5,000 acre master planned community in the West Valley
• Represented a land developer in the acquisition, development and entitlement, management, and sale of a 1,300 acre master planned community in Pinal County
• Formed several Community Facilities Districts
• Annually negotiate various multi-project joint development agreements with governmental agencies and private land owners
• Counseled a business owner relating to bond financed acquisitions of a charter school
• Annually handle millions of dollars worth of real estate acquisition and development transactions, including planned communities and commercial developments
• Represented a lender on a multi-project workout with one of Arizona’s largest landowners
• Negotiated several multi-state workouts between homebuilders and landbankers/lenders

Our clients range from individuals to national public company homebuilders.

One of our lawyers is the current chairman of the Executive Council of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and two of our lawyers are past chairs of the Executive Council of the Real Property Section. Our lawyers frequently speak on various real estate-related topics.