Real Estate

Real estate assets concentrate wealth, collateral and expected income, and are therefore often at the center of major business and family decisions. The security of a real estate transaction depends on prior due diligence, well-structured contracts and alignment between the deal, the tax regime and the asset structure of the party carrying it out.

Mendes advises companies, investors and business-owning families on the acquisition, sale and leasing of commercial properties, real estate due diligence, the contribution of properties to asset holding companies, the taxation of real estate transactions, and disputes involving possession, ownership, collateral and contracts. The practice works closely with the Estate and Succession Planning, Corporate and Tax practices.