Practice Areas & Industries: Baker & Hostetler LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Effectively managing and leveraging real estate assets are critical to the success of today's businesses.

The foundation of Baker Hostetler's Real Estate Practice team rests on the broad experience of our real estate-focused lawyers. With capabilities in finance, development, acquisition, disposition and leasing matters, as well as the energy and hospitality industries, we offer a full range of legal services to help clients meet their real estate objectives. Consistent with the multi-layered nature of our clients' transactions, our Real Estate Practice team frequently calls upon , and works seamlessly with, our colleagues in other disciplines such as tax, corporate, and environmental to achieve results in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

The nation's leading practice in timeshare, fractional and resort property development. Please see our Hospitality description, for information on our Hospitality practice.

Recognition

• Represented the sponsors in connection with the Project Finance Magazine's North American Industrial "Deal of Year" for 2005
• Named a top two real estate firm in 2006 in Ohio by Chambers USA, along with several lawyers as leading attorneys
• Six team members listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Two Fellows in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Services Available

Development and Land Use

We advise major developers and financial institutions involved in every type of development project, including: resort hotels, shopping centers, office complexes, residential subdivisions, manufacturing facilities, marinas, golf courses, historical renovations and major sports complexes, among others. Our lawyers recommend the best entity structure to help developers achieve their financial, tax and operating objectives, then handle all aspects of the land acquisition. We also prepare the leases, management agreements, development agreements, financing documents and any other documents necessary to bring the development to life. Please see the Development and Land Use description for more information on this practice.

Finance

We can facilitate the financing of any project, whether using conventional lending or more unconventional sources including syndications, synthetic leasing, tax deferred exchanges, tenant-in-common trusts, securitization and real estate investment trusts (REITs). Our lawyers advise owners, syndicators, underwriters and investors on financing strategies, and are nationally recognized for preparing and critiquing disclosure materials and risk factors involved in private placements. Please see the Real Estate Finance description for more information on this practice.

Real Estate Asset Program

Our Real Estate Asset Program (REAP) lawyers assist clients through the evaluation of their real estate and facility portfolios to identify ways to gain fiscal, management, and financial value. Our goal is to convert your real estate holdings from a liability to a performing asset. Please see the Real Estate Asset Program description for more information on this practice.

Transactions

We assist clients in selecting and acquiring land for location or relocation of all types of projects including plants, manufacturing facilities, office complexes, sports facilities, resort properties and headquarter buildings. We handle all aspects of an acquisition, including negotiation of construction and permanent financing arrangements, acquisition agreements, building and architectural agreements, leases and management agreements and resolution of title deficiencies and analysis of zoning, planning and land-use issues. Please see the Real Estate Transactions description for more information on this practice.

About Our Real Estate Team

Baker Hostetler's real estate team has a history of getting projects developed and deals done. Our firm has the multidisciplinary strengths to solve all the complex contractual, environmental and tax problems that can arise in single-use or multi-use developments. We regularly work on multimillion dollar projects, and our team includes lawyers recognized by their peers as being at the top of their game.

About Baker Hostetler

Baker Hostetler lawyers help clients establish, maintain and protect market-leading positions across the United States and around the world. We offer clients the strength of 600+ lawyers in a full range of practices, a unique geographic platform including both the coasts and the center of the country, a deep knowledge of industry issues and a 90-year track record of excellence and achievement.

For more information about our real estate practice:

National Contact

Harlan W. Robins
614.462.2665
hrobins@bakerlaw.com

Cincinnati

Marty R. Dunn
513.459.3098
mdunn@bakerlaw.com

Cleveland

Elaine A. Chotlos
216.861.7937
echotlos@bakerlaw.com

Columbus

Harlan W. Robins
614.462.2665
hrobins@bakerlaw.com

Denver

John L. Palmquist
303.764.4095
jpalmquist@bakerlaw.com

Houston

Michael Pappert
713.646.1371
mpappert@bakerlaw.com

Los Angeles

Gary York
213.975.1622
gyork@bakerlaw.com

New York

Jacqueline Weiss
212.589.4230
jweiss@bakerlaw.com

Orlando

Jeffrey E. Decker
407.649.4017
jdecker@bakerlaw.com

Clients:
Associated Estates Realty Corp., Developer's Diversified Realty Corp., Hyatt Hotels, LESCO, Inc., Steiner + Associates, The E.W. Scripps Company, The Orvis Company, Inc.