Real Estate
The GRSM Real Estate Practice Group is broad and diversified. We represent developers, manufacturers, retailers, technology companies, investors and office users in real estate transactions, ranging from commercial, retail and industrial leasing to purchase and sale transactions. We also have a substantial real estate litigation and dispute resolution practice. We maintain over a dozen national client accounts for real estate investors, users, and developers.
The group is divided into two sub-specialties: litigation and transactions. The litigation attorneys handle real estate litigation matters of every type and scope, including CEQA litigation, the prosecution and defense of unlawful detainer, and breach of lease actions, breach of guaranty actions, easement disputes, boundary disputes, rent control disputes, wrongful eviction actions, condemnation actions, brokerage commissions, mechanic's liens, purchase and sale agreement disputes, land use disputes and the defense of actions brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Group's transactional expertise is equally varied and includes the negotiation of commercial, retail and industrial leases, purchase and sale agreements, parking agreements, construction documents, development agreements and counsel to retail, commercial and industrial landlords on tax and entity formation matters.
GRSM also has a broad and diverse commercial real estate, creditor's rights and bankruptcy practice. GRSM attorneys have represented bankruptcy trustees in all areas of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases, creditors committees, secured and unsecured creditors and landlords in bankruptcy matters. The firm also has handled appeals of bankruptcy court orders and decisions to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. With respect to creditor and debtor rights practices, the firm assists creditors in collection matters, including obtaining the appointment of receivers and foreclosures, and assist debtors in negotiating workouts and in litigation.