To effectively handle commercial real estate transactions in New Jersey, you must be aware of a wide range of complex issues including environmental, land use and financing, all of which will impact the outcome of a deal.  Complex deals also require the ability to recognize when there is need to bring other professional specialists onto the team, such as corporate attorneys when structuring the entities of a transaction, redevelopment counsel when working within redevelopment areas and CPAs when you are dealing with analysis and structure of PILOTs and tax issues. Knowledge of these areas and the ability to anticipate problems and pitfalls are essential tools for transactional attorneys.

This definitive course on commercial real estate transactions in New Jersey will teach you how to craft and negotiate commercial real estate and ancillary contracts that protect your clients against untoward or excessive risk. You will also learn how to address and anticipate the problems arising from environmental, land use and financing issues, and find out how to guide your client with regard to the newest State incentive programs that may help ensure your client’s project is successful.

In addition, the program features an ethics component which will alert you to situations that create and raise legal ethical issues in this line of practice.

This is a “must attend” program if you handle commercial real estate matters. It will be of special interest to attorneys who represent sellers, buyers, commercial real estate owners, developers, contractors, financial institutions, title search companies, insurance companies, and others seeking to hone their skills in this area.

PSA Negotiation- Todd Lehder, Esq.; Matthew Schiller, Esq.
   - how to negotiate the hard stuff on commercial real estate contracts

Environmental - Camille V. Otero, Esq.
   - what constitutes prudent environmental due diligence in a commercial real estate
     transaction

Land Use - Jennifer Mazawey, Esq.
   - how to guide your client through a focused land use diligence investigation

Luncheon

Luncheon Presentation -  Jeffrey Otteau
   - how is COVID affecting commercial real estate and what will be the lasting impact of the
     pandemic on the market

PILOTS - Jennifer L. Credidio, Esq.; Craig M. Gianetti, Esq.
   - what are the common attributes of a PILOT and what are the pros and cons of utilization

Financing - Heidi Hoffman-Shalloo, Esq.; Charles Wilkes, Esq.
   - the importance of negotiating a term sheet and how to get it done

Corporate/Joint Ventures - Josh M. Mann, Esq. 
   - the ins and outs of structuring joint ventures for real estate projects

Ethical issues - John E. Hogan, Esq.; Todd Lehder, Esq.; Mathew J. Schiller, Esq.
   - we ask the GC about how to handle ethical quandaries common to transactional
     practices

Adjourn