Our attorneys in the Housing and Community Development practice group possess extensive experience in economic development areas such as public finance, tax, real estate, and government regulation. Our team has been instrumental in drafting legislation which promotes economic development efforts such as tax credits, tax increment financing, and infrastructure improvement legislation. Attorneys in this practice area regularly represent lenders, investors, developers, contractors, nonprofit entities, underwriters, and mortgage insurance companies.
Recognizing the complexities of participating in the housing development process, our attorneys work with our clients to:
- Assist businesses in working with local, state, and federal governments
- Arranging financing through private lenders
- Obtaining necessary licenses and permits through appropriate regulatory authorities
- Negotiating development contract terms
- Siting issues
- Brownfields
- Environmental permitting and regulatory services
- Land use and redevelopment
- Privatization and public-private partnerships
- Project development coordination
- Governmental relationship and legislative services
- Corporate and tax structuring
- Industrial and economic development revenue bonds
- State and local taxation
- Tax-exempt bonds
- Tax increment financings
