Providing legal advice designed to control real estate costs.

Commercial real estate tends to be one of the most substantive financial investments in every business operation, whether you acquire the building and property outright or you lease it from a commercial landlord.  Given its significance, it is extremely important that you not be lulled into signing the purchase agreement or lease agreement without input at the earliest stages from an experienced commercial real estate lawyer.

Your greatest advantage in any commercial negotiation exists at the outset and for that very reason you should be engaging legal counsel as early as possible.  On far too many occasions, I have witnessed business owners try to save a few dollars by waiting until the last moment to have the final lease reviewed, which results in their having a highly unfavourable agreement that is extremely difficult (and costly) to re-negotiate any concessions out of the owner/ landlord.  Given how significant real estate is to many business ventures, there is simply no rationale for not engaging the right legal professionals early on to protect your interests and obtain the best possible business deal.