KAPLAN & GREENSWAG LLC represents clients in a wide range of real estate matters. We have represented real estate management and brokerage companies, developers, property owners, partnerships, investors, landlords, tenants, and apartment and condominium associations in transactions and disputes involving:
- Acquisition/sale issues
- Lease terminations
- Real estate ventures/partnerships
- Commercial lending issues
- Environmental contamination
- Broker fees
- Premises liability
- Workouts and foreclosures
In addition to traditional real estate issues, our firm represents property owners, developers and contractors in construction disputes involving breach of contract and mechanic's lien issues.
Examples of our work in this area include:
- Representation of the owner-operator of a major Midwestern shopping center in connection with a number of legal matters arising out of a serious fire that destroyed the facility of its anchor tenant
- Defense of partners in a multi-million dollar commercial real estate development in a lawsuit brought by other partners, including a trust established by a former president of the United States, alleging fraud, embezzlement and misrepresentation of partnership funds
- Representation of investors in actions to recover sums converted by syndicators of tax-shelter investment partnerships and other ventures
- Representation of a real estate development company and its officers in an action to enforce approximately $1 million in debt instruments, loan restructuring obligations and personal guaranties
- Defense of directors of a religious corporation in a dispute over title to church real estate
- Representation of residential and commercial property owners in state court actions to foreclose mechanic's liens and for breach of contract
- Representation of the lessee in an action against a lessor of retail property, in connection with the lessor's threatened termination of the lease based upon purported delays in building-out and occupying the premises
- Representation of real estate limited partnerships in foreclosure actions arising out of purported breaches of mortgage workout agreements
- Defense of condominium owners in an action seeking over $1 million for injuries and damages for alleged negligence, emotional distress and trespass
- Representation of a landlord in actions brought by tenants alleging breach of lease agreements resulting from the landlord's refusal to renew a commercial lease and entering into a new lease with a different tenant
- Representation of mortgage holders in $12 million foreclosure action
We have also represented buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in a variety of transactions including: shopping center, industrial building, office, residential and ground-leasing transactions:
- Purchase and sale of commercial real estate
- Purchase and sale of residential real estate
- Lease/Option transactions
Examples of our work in this area include:
- Successfully negotiated two separate store leases in one of the world's largest shopping malls
- Successfully negotiated shopping center leases for multi-state restaurant franchisor and one franchisee
- Leased, purchased and sold industrial and office buildings for international technology equipment manufacturing corporation
- Documented and structured office complex project
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