BizVoice July/August 2016

July/August 2016 – BizVoice/Indiana Chamber

Our Real Estate and Construction Law Groups Assist

Public and Private Owners • General Contractors

Developers • Subcontractors

Real Estate Law

• Zoning and land use

• Purchase, sale and option agreements

• Easements, operating agreements and restrictive

covenants

• Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

• Formation of operating companies

• Ground leases and leasehold financing

• Commercial leasing

• Real estate secured financing

• Farm and agribusiness acquisitions and sales,

financing, zoning, and 1031 like-kind exchanges

• Condominiums and condominium conversions

• Leasing and management agreements

• Green initiatives

• Opinion letters

• Title, survey, environmental and archaeological

due diligence

• Eminent domain proceedings

• Tax deferred property exchanges

Construction Law

• Contract negotiation and drafting, using industry

documents (AIA, Consensus, EJCDC)

• Development of project specific contracts

• Bidding, bid mistakes and bid protests

• Labor and employment issues

• Construction claims including delay, changed and

extra work, and defective work

• Payment, including mechanic’s liens, personal

liability and stop work notices, public withhold-

ing laws, surety bond claims, and joint check

agreements

• Public-private partnership

• Insurance coverage issues in construction claims

• Termination litigation, arbitration and mediation

including the engagement of necessary consul-

tants and experts

Indianapolis

Fort Wayne

Washington, D.C.