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Delivering high volume leasing solutions across commercial real estate asset classes for both landlords and tenants.

Whether negotiating a complex lease or managing aggressive growth, the ability to quickly negotiate and execute leases and other deal contracts can mean the difference between success and failure.

HOW WE HELP

Our Leasing team, comprising more than 40 attorneys, handles thousands of leases each year for many of the largest owners and developers of office buildings, shopping centers, and industrial parks nationwide, as well as national big-box retailers, convenience stores, restaurant chains, office tenants, and property managers. Our representation of both landlords and tenants gives us a rare, practical perspective on how deals are negotiated, where risk truly lies, and how to reach efficient, commercially sound outcomes, as well as insight into the latest issues and trends facing sophisticated space users and owners, from ADA regulations and cutting-edge cannabis to creative spaces and common area expense issues.

We operate nimble, coordinated teams that juggle multiple parties and properties simultaneously, whether working on behalf of landlord or tenant. Whether negotiating a highly structured, complex lease or supporting an aggressive expansion strategy, our focus is always on clarity, efficiency, and value—aligning lease terms with our clients' business objectives and operational realities. With decades of market experience, we confidently handle virtually any leasing matter across all major asset classes and jurisdictions in the US.

THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE

Clients choose to work with us because they know we tirelessly negotiate fair leases that add value to their business operations. For large portfolios, our high-volume, nationwide real estate leasing solution brings together the very best of our real estate experience and excellence with our long-term investment in process design, technology, and data analytics. As a result, we offer the highest levels of service with tailored and predictable fee arrangements. Equally important, the solution offers clients real insight into the state of their real estate portfolios, including performance metrics of their legal and property teams.

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08/29/2019

High-Volume Real Estate Leasing

EXPERIENCE

Examples of our work in the leasing space, for both landlords and tenants, is evidenced below:

TENANT

Represent a national convenience store chain in connection with new store leasing and acquisitions throughout the US. Our team of lawyers, paralegals, and dedicated project managers manage in excess of 500 new retail acquisitions/leases from letter of intent to store opening on an annual basis.
Represent a fast-growing national quick-service restaurant chain in the negotiation, ground leasing, acquisition, scrape and rebuild, reinvestment, and property management issues related to 1,400+ project sites across approximately 45 states in the continental US.
Represent a specialty retailer with over 1,000 retail locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico in all aspects of its store leasing program, including new and relocation leases, restructured leases, lease amendments, sublease, termination and ancillary agreements, and related construction, management and administrative issues for locations ranging from regional malls and upscale lifestyle centers to smaller retail developments.
Represent one of the largest public/private cloud providers in its various leases and acquisitions of buildings (both existing and build-to-suit) and land across the US for the operation of hyperscale data centers.
Represented a leading British hospitality group in the signing of a restaurant lease and rooftop management agreement at Hudson Yards in New York.
Represented, as national outside counsel, an international health care company on a variety of real matters, including the preparation and negotiation of health care facility leases around the country, sale-leaseback transactions, and purchase of land for development for new regional corporate headquarters. We have also handled the real estate aspects of various M&A deals.

LANDLORD

Represented a national real estate investment company in the leasing of a newly developed 65,000 square foot mixed-use office and retail facility in Berkeley, California, including negotiations with high profile lifestyle brands.
Represented a joint venture in a lease for the entire office portion of a building containing nearly 90,000 square feet in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago.
Represented a real estate fund with over $50 billion under management in leasing office and industrial space in various parts of the country.
Represented a large Midwest shopping center owner in more than 200 retail and restaurant leases over a five year period.
Represented a real estate owner in its 14 year lease of nine floors to a law firm in Atlanta.
Represented a national shopping center developer in more than 200 retail and service retail leases over a period of 20 years.

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Delivering high volume leasing solutions across commercial real estate asset classes for both landlords and tenants.

Whether negotiating a complex lease or managing aggressive growth, the ability to quickly negotiate and execute leases and other deal contracts can mean the difference between success and failure.

HOW WE HELP

THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE

Featured Content

Case Study

08/29/2019

High-Volume Real Estate Leasing

EXPERIENCE

Examples of our work in the leasing space, for both landlords and tenants, is evidenced below:

TENANT

Represent a national convenience store chain in connection with new store leasing and acquisitions throughout the US. Our team of lawyers, paralegals, and dedicated project managers manage in excess of 500 new retail acquisitions/leases from letter of intent to store opening on an annual basis.
Represent a fast-growing national quick-service restaurant chain in the negotiation, ground leasing, acquisition, scrape and rebuild, reinvestment, and property management issues related to 1,400+ project sites across approximately 45 states in the continental US.
Represent a specialty retailer with over 1,000 retail locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico in all aspects of its store leasing program, including new and relocation leases, restructured leases, lease amendments, sublease, termination and ancillary agreements, and related construction, management and administrative issues for locations ranging from regional malls and upscale lifestyle centers to smaller retail developments.
Represent one of the largest public/private cloud providers in its various leases and acquisitions of buildings (both existing and build-to-suit) and land across the US for the operation of hyperscale data centers.
Represented a leading British hospitality group in the signing of a restaurant lease and rooftop management agreement at Hudson Yards in New York.
Represented, as national outside counsel, an international health care company on a variety of real matters, including the preparation and negotiation of health care facility leases around the country, sale-leaseback transactions, and purchase of land for development for new regional corporate headquarters. We have also handled the real estate aspects of various M&A deals.

LANDLORD

Represented a national real estate investment company in the leasing of a newly developed 65,000 square foot mixed-use office and retail facility in Berkeley, California, including negotiations with high profile lifestyle brands.
Represented a joint venture in a lease for the entire office portion of a building containing nearly 90,000 square feet in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago.
Represented a real estate fund with over $50 billion under management in leasing office and industrial space in various parts of the country.
Represented a large Midwest shopping center owner in more than 200 retail and restaurant leases over a five year period.
Represented a real estate owner in its 14 year lease of nine floors to a law firm in Atlanta.
Represented a national shopping center developer in more than 200 retail and service retail leases over a period of 20 years.