The Firm's real estate litigation team includes seasoned trial lawyers with broad experience in all types of real estate litigation. The real estate litigation team regularly handles lawsuits and arbitrations presenting the full variety of traditional real estate litigation issues, including disputes arising out of the sale or development of land, joint venture disputes, title and adverse possession claims, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty allegations relating to land sales or development, land use and permitting issues, and commercial landlord/tenant and lease litigation.
The trial lawyers on the real estate litigation team have particular expertise with lender and financing litigation, allegedly breached loan commitments, and wrongful foreclosure claims. Our lawyers also have extensive experience in the trial and appeal of property valuation and condemnation matters both for the condemning authorities and for the affected landowners. Members of the real estate litigation team are also deeply involved in the trial of construction lawsuits and arbitrations, including construction contract claims, construction defect claims, architect's or engineer's liability, insurance coverage disputes, payment disputes and lien claims. The team also handles real estate tax valuation appeals.
Our trial lawyers are regularly involved in real estate transactions the Firm handles to provide evaluation and counseling necessary to avoid or to prepare for potential litigation. Clients served by the real estate litigation team include owners, developers, lenders, managers, contractors, design professionals, government agencies and commercial landlords and tenants.