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Featured Articles: Real Estate

A view of retail development in the United States

Richard R Goldberg

The last twenty years have seen a dramatic shift in retail development in the United States.

Editorial

Editorial: Real Estate

Editorial: Real Estate

This chapter identifies 428 leading practitioners from 34 jurisdictions. Compared with the make-up of the previous edition, it is clear that many firms are expanding their reach, offering clients the benefits of an increasingly international platform.

Editorial: Real Estate in Texas

Times are tough in the real estate sector, and Texas is feeling the pinch as much as any other state.

Editorial: Real Estate in the UAE

From the ever-impressive Palm development to a hotel to be designed by Hollywood star Brad Pitt, the UAE's expanding real estate portfolio has caught the attention of the world. As the region's real estate sector booms, a new foreign investment law designed to facilitate and regulate foreign investment and due to come into force after 2008 is only expected to increase the influx. In a jurisdiction where construction law has traditionally been more prominent than real estate law, firms have spotted the opportunity to further aid their clients by tapping into this practice area. Practitioners able to keep pace with the changes in the law in this increasingly sophisticated market are essential in such circumstances, and seven lawyers from six firms make the grade, a mixture of local and international experts.

Editorial: Real Estate in Illinois

Faced with a market slowdown, fewer residential deals and an increase in mortgage foreclosures, Illinois real estate lawyers are feeling the pinch as much as anyone.

Editorial: Real Estate in Florida

Florida boasts a huge real estate market, with new developments in constant demand. Even in the throes of a general market slowdown Florida’s combination of mild climate and natural beauty continues to attract businesses, both domestic and international, interested in buying and developing properties. Twenty-seven practitioners from 12 firms are included here, many of the firms originated in the state and exert a healthy presence in the field.

Editorial: Real Estate in Singapore

Singapore is witnessing huge developments in its commercial and residential real estate sectors, with a massive influx of foreign investment. Four of the largest acquisitions in Asia were carried out in Singapore and the level of activity shows no signs of slowing.

Editorial: Real Estate in California

Continuing expansion in the increasingly competitive real estate sector ensures that this is one of the best-represented practice areas in the publication and a key competency for many of the law firms listed on the following pages. The practitioners we list provide advice to clients – tenants, investors and developers – on all aspects of buying, selling, letting, developing and managing real estate. There are 52 practitioners listed on the following pages, from 28 firms across the state of California.

Editorial: Real Estate in Georgia

Home to swelling ranks of Fortune 100 companies – with the addition in 2006 of Newell Rubbermaid and the construction of Kia’s new auto assembly plant – Atlanta has long enjoyed a reputation for economic growth and urban development. Its distinctive skyline took shape in the 1970s and 80s, with later renewal coinciding with the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Lawyers

All Lawyers in Real Estate (Listed Alphabetically)

Click on the name of a lawyer below to view their profile. Lawyers shaded in purple have professional biographies in one or more practice areas.

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Anthony J Aiello

Sidley Austin LLP
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Virginia L Aronson

Sidley Austin LLP
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Stefan Artner

Dorda Brugger Jordis
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Michael R Boulden

Vinson & Elkins LLP
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Hamith Breedveld

Loyens & Loeff NV
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Dorothy Chia

Rodyk & Davidson LLP
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Taco de Lange

Lexence
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Jan Holásek

Havel & Holasek