Global coverage for a global asset class
Real estate is a large and complex global asset class. Our 500+ real estate lawyers located in major markets around the world understand every aspect of the real estate business and are distinctively positioned to help you achieve your business objectives with maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
Real estate is a core area at DLA Piper. Our real estate team is trusted by many of the world’s leading institutional investors, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, investment advisors, fund sponsors, public and private REITs, real estate developers, lenders, and national and multinational companies to handle their most important real estate matters.
What we offer is simple: a deep, integrated team that understands your business and can handle all of your real estate related needs effectively and efficiently anywhere in the world. No other law firm can match our combination of real estate experience, modern industry insights and global footprint.
“The DLA Piper real estate practice is top tier. It’s hard to find a firm that has the same combination of technical talent, commercial savvy, and efficiency, while at the same time being pleasant people and fun to work with. There’s a reason they’re the first call we make when we’re looking at a new transaction.”
We handle all types of real estate and real estate-related matters, from multibillion-USD portfolio and M&A transactions to the acquisition, financing, joint venture formation, leasing and sale of individual properties. We also handle construction and design, planning/zoning and development, land use and related matters.
We have significant experience with cross-border and portfolio transactions. Our real estate sector team includes other experienced lawyers in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, fund formation, finance, tax, employment and employee benefits, litigation, data privacy, intellectual property, restructuring, regulatory and environmental. We work seamlessly across practice groups to provide high-value services to clients across all segments of the commercial real estate industry.
A large percentage of our largest real estate clients have been clients for multiple decades. We believe that a successful client-lawyer relationship involves more than just the execution of individual transactions; rather, we create and nurture long-term partnerships with our clients in which we anticipate challenges – and opportunities – that may be on the horizon, and work with our clients to navigate the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities.