Commercial Lease Due Diligence 101: Landlord and Tenant Considerations, Provisions to Mitigate Client Risk
Property Inspection, Financial Health of the Parties, Environmental Concerns, Zoning, and More
A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide new real estate attorneys with an overview of the due diligence process to be conducted before finalizing any commercial leasing transaction. The panel will examine obligations and issues facing tenants and landlords, how to define the scope of the due diligence process, and how to draft due diligence provisions in the commercial lease to mitigate risk for each party.
Outline
- Introduction
- Purpose of due diligence
- Defining the scope of due diligence
- Due diligence process and required documentation: tenant and landlord considerations
- Physical inspection of the property and buildings
- Zoning laws
- Environmental review
- Financial analysis of the parties
- Lender considerations
- Other
- Due diligence provisions in the lease
- Practitioner takeaways
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key considerations:
- What areas should tenants focus on when performing due diligence? Why?
- What are key due diligence considerations for landlords? Why?
- How may counsel best protect their clients' interests when drafting due diligence provisions in the lease?
- What are best practices for practitioners when guiding clients through the due diligence process?
Faculty
Jennifer Bruton
Partner
Venable
Ms. Bruton is a real estate attorney representing clients in all aspects of sophisticated commercial real estate... | Read More
Ms. Bruton is a real estate attorney representing clients in all aspects of sophisticated commercial real estate finance, acquisition, disposition, development, and leasing projects. She has significant experience in capital formation for real estate investments, including joint ventures, mezzanine financing, commercial loans and securitized financing transactions, EB-5 financing, and preferred equity transactions. Ms. Bruton assists clients in the acquisition, development, and financing of a variety of real estate projects in multiple asset categories, including residential and commercial developments, office buildings, retail and shopping centers, and multifamily housing, and represents entrepreneurial and institutional investors.
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Adriana M. Peters
Member
CSG Law
Ms. Peters has more than 20 years of in-house and private experience directing legal efforts with regard to real estate... | Read More
Ms. Peters has more than 20 years of in-house and private experience directing legal efforts with regard to real estate development, construction and finance – and is a trusted advisor to local, regional and national landlords and tenants on commercial leasing matters spanning all asset types. Ms. Peters joined the firm from Lightstone Group, one of the largest, privately-held real estate management and development companies in the country with a commercial real estate portfolio of over 6 million square feet. As Lightstone’s General Counsel, she was deeply involved with commercial leasing and various transactions across the company’s portfolio – overseeing the legal components of the company’s acquisition, development, disposition, financing and land use functions on a national scale.
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You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.
