Foster Pepper has traditionally maintained one of the most extensive real estate legal practices in the Pacific Northwest. We have experience with virtually every sector of the real estate market, including office buildings, corporate and industrial parks, landmarks and special projects, public/private projects, shopping malls, hospitals/medical centers, hotels, destination resorts, golf course projects, sports stadiums, marinas, universities, multifamily projects, retirement facilities and nursing homes. The 2013 U.S. News/Best Lawyers survey named the firm's Real Estate practice as #1 in Washington, and the group was also recently top-ranked by the highly-regarded Chambers USA 2012 legal directory, which annually interviews firm clients. Chambers has noted that Foster Pepper's real estate group is "undoubtedly one of the top real estate groups in Washington."
The depth and breadth of our experience allows us to provide "full-service" assistance on projects of all complexity levels, from single asset transactions to portfolio acquisitions. Our services can span the entire life cycle of real estate projects from due diligence and acquisition, financing, tax planning, development, construction, insurance, property management and leasing agreements through property disposition. We also have a sophisticated team of creditors' rights attorneys who can assist with workouts, bankruptcies, and foreclosures. We apply practical knowledge structuring and documenting partnerships, limited liability companies, condominiums, and other ownership entities. We deliver productive and creative analysis to meet the business needs of our clients as regards syndications and securities regulation. We furnish sound advice to individual and institutional investors and lenders, as well as numerous public entities and public pension funds.
Foster Pepper's other practice areas — including land use and environmental, municipal government and public finance, litigation and financial institutions, among others — are also regularly tapped to produce a comprehensive and well-rounded approach to whatever challenges our clients may face. We combine our collective experience in all facets of the real estate industry, together with the will to explore and implement innovative approaches, in order to render value.
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