Real Estate

Our real estate practice focuses on transactional real estate matters, including drafting, review and negotiation of residential and apartment leasing, office leases and sub-leasing contracts, ground leases and land contracts, real estate due diligence and sales. In conjunction with our business, estate planning and immigration practices, we also focus on creating appropriate risk-mitigation strategies for protection of your personal wealth from any real estate business risks through diverse legal and non-legal strategies, including formation of LLCs and series LLCs for rental business, adoption of strong real estate contracts, purchase of appropriate insurance policies and other permits, and real estate advisory work. We also assist clients with sourcing real estate projects and investments, including creating pooling arrangements with 'friends and family' for purposes of joint investments in real estate projects.

SERVICES

Residential Real Estate

  • Set up of individual and joint rental LLCs
  • ​Drafting of LLC operating agreements and related business/partnership documents
  • Lease agreements for apartments and residential properties
  • Advisory on business licenses and other set up matters
  • Purchase and sale of residential real estate
  • Recording of grant deeds, warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds and other title documents
  • Referrals to real estate bankers, brokers, title/escrow companies, and financial and tax planners

Commercial Real Estate

  • Set up of corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), series LLCs and real estate joint ventures (JVs)
  • General partnerships (GPs) and limited partnerships (LPs)
  • Tenants-in-common and joint tenancy rights
  • Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
  • Office leasing and industrial/warehouse leasing
  • Assignment and subleasing
  • Purchase options in commercial real estate
  • Secured and unsecured commercial real estate loans