Real Estate
Our Real Estate Practice Group handles a comprehensive range of real estate matters throughout New York State and the country. Major areas of concentration include:
- Commercial and residential purchase, sale, lease and lending transactions
- Title examination, title insurance and title opinions
- Private and municipal land use and land development matters
- Tax assessment protests
- Workouts and tax-deferred exchanges
- Foreclosures (judicial and non-judicial) and enforcement actions
- Real property litigation
- Contract negotiations
- Landlord/tenant matters
- Easements, rights of way and boundary agreements
- Affordable housing
Equipped for and capable of providing complete legal services for the varied needs of commercial lenders, the firm represents clients in origination, closing and enforcement of commercial and residential mortgage loans, while also counseling on regulatory compliance issues.
Our firm represents and works closely with several title insurance companies. Several of our attorneys are approved examining counsel for Ticor Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and Monroe Title Insurance Company, among others.
For the business or not-for profit client, the firm offers expertise in purchases, sales, land use rights, development, site subdivision, tax assessment protests, new construction and condominium creation and conversion. In the area of leasing, our attorneys advise on lease negotiations, evictions and form document preparation for commercial and residential landlords. When structuring an acquisition or sale, our analysis includes an assessment of the corporate and tax consequences to the client. Where individual are involved, we provide counsel on estate planning needs and liability considerations.
We have a broad-based land use practice and the depth to respond to any legal issues that may arise as the regulatory environment changes. Our attorneys represent both private and public clients in matters involving all phases of development, including zoning and variance matters.
Related legal areas:
- Affordable housing
- Banking and finance
- Health care
ATTORNEYS
Partners
Vincent J. Moore, Chair
Timothy C. Cashmore
Anne C. Evans
Franklin W. Heller
Jeffery D. Palumbo
Special Counsel
Cindy Algase Gradl
Serafina M.Mitri
Karen Cook Serotte
Frederick A. Wolf