LAWYERS AT EVERY STAGE OF YOUR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
« We design pragmatic, innovative solutions to address all your real estate issues and projects. »
Our teams of lawyers have been keeping abreast of changes in the real estate sector for many years, working alongside a wide range of players: institutional investors (listed and unlisted real estate companies, mutual funds, insurance companies), investment funds, banking institutions, property developers and consumers (supermarkets, boutiques, serviced residences), construction companies and design offices.
We advise and litigate on all legal aspects of your complex public or private real estate transactions, from design and construction to marketing and management.
Our department is also involved throughout the year in training your legal and operational teams.
Real estate financing
Bank financing (asset and share deals) and bond financing, real estate leasing, latest securitization methods for real estate, receivables, liens and securities used in real estate financing, green financing.
Contractual arrangements for real estate projects
Leases in future state of completion, sales in future state of completion, property development contracts, etc.
Promotion construction planning
Drafting and negotiating commercial leases
Commercial premises, offices, logistics buildings, apartment buildings, etc.
Sales in future state of completion (VEFA) leases in future state of completion (BEFA)
Drafting legal documents
Terminations with renewal offer, request for three-yearly review, etc.
Sale of a business, leasehold rights
Setting up and managing networks.
Real estate taxation
Acquisition audits, structuring, setting up investment vehicles, monitoring tax obligations, managing and optimizing the impact in terms of VAT, registration duties, CVAE, property taxes, etc.
Energy law
Renewable energies, energy, efficiency, mobility.
Town planning law
TOWN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Audit of building permits/planning approvals;
Planning permission litigation – PLU
Expropriation and right of first refusal
COMMERCIAL TOWN PLANNING
PUBLIC REAL ESTATE
Enhancing the value of public property and setting up complex real estate arrangements.
ECOLOGICAL AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Project management assistance;
Construction litigation, particularly in relation to environmental performance and energy efficiency issues;
Assistance with the application of the French tertiary sector decree and energy performance measures;
Green lease and environmental appendix, energy audit and energy performance diagnosis.
Of real estate assets
Outsourcing of premises, sale & leaseback, construction leases, etc.
Restructuring and development
ICPE : WATER LAW
Assistance in preparing and obtaining environmental permits;
Support in dealing with the authorities (public enquiries, consultation);
Monitoring and assistance with ICPE site operations;
ICPE litigation, water law, protected species.
ENVIRONMENT AND M&A/REAL ESTATE
Target analysis for acquisition projects;
Drawing up contractual documentation.
Drafting of real estate legal opinions
Rebilling of charges and works, indexation clauses, delivery obligation, urban and commercial.
Real estate transactions
Legal and transaction structuring, negotiation of contractual documentation, legal audits and identification of transaction-related risks.
We draw up innovative and secure legal packages (creation of partnerships, outsourcing of real estate assets, sale and leaseback, creation of real estate investment vehicles (REITs, OPC SIC, etc.).
Drafting and negotiating contractual documentation tailored to the specific features of the transaction and the expectations of the parties involved.
Real estate investments
Acquisition and disposal of real estate assets from real estate companies and real estate receivables portfolios.