Providing the Full Range of Counsel for Retail, Sports, Entertainment, and Mixed-Use Development
As the fiercely competitive retail real estate market continues to expand, so does the role of legal counsel. Once, a legal partner was brought in to advise a client on a few specific issues on a project-by-project basis. Now, positioning yourself for success in the retail industry requires a firm that will work with you to provide a comprehensive scope of advice on all aspects of retail business strategy. Often, successful projects are mixed-use projects, and many have entertainment components.Our Real Estate attorneys bring years of retail experience and excellent contacts to both national specialty and big box users. When you add to this our flair for entertainment, sports and hospitality projects, the result is current, cutting-edge counsel. Our representation includes overseeing development approvals; negotiating entitlement documents with local governments; drafting restrictive covenants and site development agreements with an impressive range of national users; and negotiating and preparing retail leases and financing.
Developing, managing, selling, or acquiring a sports and entertainment real estate property poses a unique set of challenges, risks, and potential rewards. Public interest and concern is intense, government agencies are often deeply involved, and securing financing can be complex. Success in sports real estate requires a true team effort from the initial strategy to project completion.
That's where our integrated industry focused approach can help. Working with our Sports Industry Team, we have developed and implemented winning strategies for some of the most nationally recognized clients in the sports and entertainment industries. Our experience in this area includes advising on all areas of arena development; working with land acquisitions; handling permitting concerns; forming public-private cooperation agreements; helping to secure financing; advising on construction and operations issues; forming partnerships; and negotiating leases and contracts, including negotiating and drafting construction contracts, leases with public bodies, suite license agreements, and concession contracts.
In addition, our attorneys can assist with creative financing structures, including tax-exempt revenue bonds, tax incremental financing districts, business improvement districts, and community development districts.
Our attorneys represent professional franchises and leagues, amateur and collegiate teams, owners, stadium operators, sponsors, promoters, developers, and sporting goods manufacturers. Our firm also provides legal services for major sporting events. Many of our attorneys have served or currently serve as senior executives within professional sports leagues, franchises, and sports-related associations, including the USGA and Major League Baseball.
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