Real Estate Practice Group

The Real Estate Group at Pacifica International Law Group, LLP maintains a full-service practice. We represent local, regional and national clients who participate in every facet of the real estate business.

• Developers
• Syndicators
• Investors
• Lenders
• Life insurance companies
• Pension funds
• Real estate investment trusts
• Banks
• Retailers
• Utility companies
• Telecommunication companies
• Property managers
• Brokers

• Office buildings
• Hotels
• Shopping centers
• Industrial properties
• Residential developments.

We Have Evolved

Pacifica International Law Group, LLP's real estate practice has evolved with the real estate industry itself. Our firm was a pioneer and continues to actively represent owners and developers entering into joint ventures and management agreements with pension funds and other institutional investors.

Pacifica International Law Group, LLP is lead counsel representing major lenders in the mid-Atlantic region.  This includes assisting lenders in the areas of workouts on loan defaults, as well as the development and disposition of real property taken as security by those lenders.

Pacifica International Law Group, LLP has served as counsel (1) in the formation of REITs, (2) in the acquisition and sale of interests in real property for REITs, and (3) in other transactions involving the securitization of real estate.

Pacifica International Law Group, LLP represents owners and managers of hotels, including nationally branded hotel chains; several-chain retail stores; and other business clients, helping them meet day-to-day real estate leasing and operational requirements.

Pacifica International Law Group, LLP draws upon in-depth practical experience in handling client matters and is committed to providing not only the best legal talent available, but also timely and careful service to its clients.

Pacifica International Law Group, LLP's real estate practice encompasses a broad range of advisory and transactional experience, including:

• Office, hotel, pension fund portfolio, multi-family housing, and biotechnology building and warehouse building acquisitions and dispositions;
• Joint ventures
• Stock purchase agreements
• Hotel management agreements
• Shopping center development
• Golf course and resort development
• Telecommunications facilities acquisition and disposition
• Condominiums and cooperatives
• Like-kind exchanges
• Environmental concerns in real estate transactions
• Construction contracts

• General commercial, office, restaurant, retail and warehouse leasing
• Telecommunications facility leasing
• Build-to-suit transactions

• Mortgage lending and borrowing
• Synthetic leasing
• HUD financing
• Mezzanine financing
• Securitized lending
• Strategies for dealing with distressed real estate
• Tax-exempt bond financing

• PILOT agreements
• Recordation and transfer tax planning
• Real property tax exemptions

Real Estate Zoning and Land Use
The lawyers in the Real Estate Group bring a multidisciplinary approach to the practice of real estate law, drawing on the firm’s experience in related areas of taxation, securities, environmental law, bankruptcy and other fields to solve client problems and protect client interests.

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