Overview
Real Estate transactions are complex engagements that involve a variety of legal considerations throughout the purchase or sale of property. They also require an understanding of the industry-specific issues that arise at all stages of the purchase or sale of real property.
Post & Schell’s multi-disciplinary Real Estate Practice Group is composed of attorneys from our Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Environmental, and Tax Practices. As a group, they provide clients with counsel and representation related to the full life-cycle of real estate transactions, including:
Corporate and Transactional
- Assistance securing and negotiating terms of financing for acquisitions and project development, including equity and debt financing, and negotiation of environmental issues related to financing.
- Drafting and negotiating Purchase & Sale Agreements, loan documents, and other contracts.
Commercial Litigation and Construction
- Construction-related issues that arise before, during, and after the transaction, including mechanics’ liens, contractor agreements and contracts, and code compliance.
- Counsel related to subdivision and land development disputes, zoning issues, land use, civil rights litigation, highway occupancy permit issues, fair housing issues, and eminent domain litigation.
- Representation in litigation related to real estate transactions, including mediations and arbitrations.
Environmental
- Pre-acquisition environmental diligence and risk assessment.
- Selection of third-party consultants and development of scopes-of-work tailored to the needs of particular transactions.
- Drafting and negotiating environmental reps and warranties, covenants and indemnities in Purchase & Sale Agreements and loan documents.
- Evaluation of environmental permitting, auditing, and compliance, including stormwater permitting, sewage facilities approval, wetlands mitigation, tank removal, hazardous substances remediation, and related issues.
- Brownfield remediation and redevelopment counseling and funding assistance.
- Structure and negotiation of specialized environmental insurance products to address and mitigate risk.
Tax
- Counsel on federal, state, and local tax concerns related to the transaction, including tax structure and litigation avoidance.
Our clients include
- Commercial landlords and tenants
- Individual real estate investors, owners, sellers, and buyers
- Private equity and venture capital firms
- Real estate development companies
- Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Client industries
- Construction
- Commercial transportation
- Energy and alternative energy
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Higher education
- Manufacturing
- Multi-family residential
- Private equity/venture capital
- Public Utilities
- Retail
Attorneys
Mason Avrigian Jr.
Principal & Co-Chair, Construction Practice Group
Member, Firm Board of Directors
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1106
Mobile: 610-574-6099
Fax: 215-587-1444
F. Traynor Beck
Principal
Chair, Corporate Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1148
Fax: 215-587-1444
Brian W. Bisignani
Principal
Chair, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group
Lancaster
Phone: 717-612-6041
Fax: 717-291-1609
John W. Dornberger
Administrative Principal, Harrisburg Office
Co-Chair, Construction Practice Group
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6037
Fax: 717-731-1985
James J. Kutz
Co-Chair, Appellate Department
Chair, Regulatory & Administrative Agency Law & Professional Licensure Practice Groups
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6038
Fax: 717-731-1985
Ryan M. Logan
Principal
Construction and Commercial Litigation
Wilmington
Phone: 302-251-8856
Fax: 302-251-8857
Jodi S. Wilenzik
Principal
Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1101
Fax: 215-320-4159
News & Insights
Our clients include
- Commercial landlords and tenants
- Individual real estate investors, owners, sellers, and buyers
- Private equity and venture capital firms
- Real estate development companies
- Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Client industries
- Construction
- Commercial transportation
- Energy and alternative energy
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Higher education
- Manufacturing
- Multi-family residential
- Private equity/venture capital
- Public Utilities
- Retail