Akerman Senterfitt
Real Estate
Akerman represents clients in complex real estate transactions, development and redevelopment projects, public-private initiatives, loan recovery, and litigation matters. We offer substantial industry experience and prominent local presence, advising corporations, developers, investors, and governmental entities, often in high profile matters.
Our lawyers manage the legal aspects of large land deals and major construction projects, assist developers in meeting environmental regulations and green building standards, conceptualize and obtain development incentives, advise on all aspects of transactional work, including leasing, acquisitions, sales, financings, and loan restructurings, and represent clients in disputes and litigation.
Practice Highlights
* Team includes former general counsels and staff attorneys for local, state, and federal governments and agencies
* Leasing, acquisition, and development counsel to publicly traded REITs and institutional investors, for office, industrial, and retail properties
* Extensive real estate financing experience, including the restructuring, workout, and enforcement of complex and multi-state real estate loans
* Significant urban infill, mixed-use development, and construction project counsel experience, representing major development projects in urban centers and throughout the U.S.
* Large-scale infrastructure project experience, advising clients on contracting and regulatory issues in connection with transportation, energy, and public infrastructure projects
* Leading brownfields redevelopment team with extensive experience in the reuse of contaminated sites
* Experience in environmental due diligence and permitting matters with a team of former state and federal officials, including the former Chief Counsel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
* Sought after firm in real estate and construction litigation, and dispute resolution
Service Offerings
* Affordable & Workforce Housing
* Brownfields Redevelopment
* Construction
* Distressed Property
* Economic Development & Incentives
* Eminent Domain & Property Rights
* Energy Project Development & Finance
* Environment & Natural Resources
* Green & Sustainable Development
* Hotels & Resorts
* Industrial Leasing & Development
* Land Use & Development
* Medical Office Buildings
* Office Leasing & Development
* Public-Private Partnerships
* Real Estate Acquisitions & Sales
* Real Estate Financing
* Real Estate Litigation
* Real Property Tax Planning & Appeals
* Residential & Multifamily Development
* Retail Leasing & Development
* Transportation & Public Infrastructure
Akerman Senterfitt
420 S Orange Ave #1200
Orlando FL 32801
Tel: 407 423-4000
Fax: 407 843-6610
Akerman serves clients throughout the United States and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, and Nevada. We are ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2011) in number of lawyers and we are the largest firm in Florida.
Akerman was founded in Orlando in 1920. The firm was instrumental in the routing of Interstate 4 through the Orlando area, the procurement of land for Disney World, and the founding of Sun Banks, now SunTrust. With a long-standing commitment to the community that has helped shape Florida's economic growth, Akerman has grown into the leading Florida firm, serving clients in Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., Virginia, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas.
Our team has been recognized by Chambers USA and other industry publications for its market leading practices in the areas of corporate, banking, finance, bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, environmental, insurance, healthcare, and labor & employment.
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