Real Estate Litigation

Gray Reed’s Real Estate Litigation team helps our clients successfully resolve a wide range of disputes efficiently and effectively, whether they stem from landlord-tenant disputes (including lockouts and evictions); land use issues; workout litigation; partnership disputes; title disputes; ROFRs (rights of first refusal); real estate brokerage matters; homeowner association, condominium association and cooperative corporation disputes; sale and acquisition disputes; condemnation proceedings; ad valorem property tax disputes; or other related commercial and business disputes.  Gray Reed has experience dealing with a wide range of properties, including retail properties (shopping centers, malls and lifestyle centers), industrial properties and residential developments (master planned communities, condominiums and apartments). 

As a full-service firm, our litigators routinely involve our transactional real estate, environmental and construction law attorneys as part of the team. When necessary, strategically-assembled teams work closely to assess the unique needs of each dispute and develop plans of action to either quickly resolve the dispute and avoid litigation altogether or to aggressively position it for a successful outcome in court.

Our real estate litigation clients vary from developers and builders to owners, landlords, commercial tenants, real estate management companies, institutional investors, lenders, real estate investment trusts (REIT), sponsors of cooperative and condominium plans, contractors and neighborhood groups.  Such clients range from high net worth individuals to publicly-traded companies.

Our real estate litigation experience covers a broad spectrum of areas, including:

Access to Resources and General Counsel Capabilities

As a full service firm, we are uniquely positioned to effectively represent and counsel clients beyond routine or the most complex litigation matters. When a client's need goes beyond the expertise or jurisdiction of a Gray Reed real estate litigator, our firm has a worldwide network of lawyers for international and cross-border issues and other Gray Reed attorneys who focus on areas such as banking and financeenergyconstructionhealthcarelabor and employmentmergers and acquisitionsprivate equitytaxreal estategovernment investigations and compliance, and appellate. These resources allow us to serve as outside general counsel for our clients and help solve nearly any issue they may face in the life cycle of their business. 

Why Clients Feel at Home at Gray Reed

Your experience with our real estate litigators will be fully aligned with your goals and objectives and tailored specifically to how you want to do business with us. Our lawyers are adaptable and nimble – you will never be forced into a box that doesn’t fit your opportunity or problem, or your needs and desires. Whether we solve your disputes using alternative dispute resolution procedures or in the courtroom, you’ll be comfortable with our skill and practical approach. We know exactly when to turn up the heat and when collaboration is the smartest way for you to achieve your goals.

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