Overview
Legal Counsel from Concept to Completion
Developing and financing complex projects demands cross‑disciplinary legal knowledge and industry insight. Michael Best’s Real Estate team partners with clients, consultants, capital providers, and end users as an integrated project team, drawing on the skills of lawyers across our firm to bring sophisticated projects from concept to completion.
Our Approach: Collaborative, Full‑Lifecycle Guidance
We collaborate with you to plan, structure, and deliver single‑ and mixed‑use developments nationwide. Our team understands the distinct considerations of each asset class and will guide you through every phase of the development lifecycle from land acquisition and zoning through financing, design and construction, build‑out, and ultimately leasing or disposition. We represent owners, tenants, developers, contractors, brokers, and lenders, and we counsel institutional investors, including pension funds, private equity sponsors, and insurers, on financing strategies such as fund formation, REITs, loan syndications, and bond financings.
Focus Areas
Industry Breadth and Financing Depth
We support projects across hospitality, sports and entertainment, retail, residential, office, industrial, education, agribusiness, medical, energy, and infrastructure. Our experience spans a broad array of financing tools and structures including:
- Construction lending and permanent loans
- Public‑private partnerships
- Tax increment financing, tax credits, and tax credit syndications
- Tax‑deferred exchanges
- Complex leasing arrangements such as ground leases, build‑to‑suit leases, space and subleases, sale‑leasebacks, and synthetic leases.
We also advise on purchase options, rights of first refusal, and forward commitment contracts to optimize project economics and execution.
