Real Estate, Construction, Environment & Tourism

Our Real Estate, Construction, Environment & Tourism Practice Group provides a seamless service covering all aspects of law relating to ownership and use of land and buildings and the environment.   • Real Estate • Construction • Environment • Climate Change • Hotels, Resorts & Tourism

Real Estate Maximizing Opportunities Businesses and individuals around the world are trying to maximize the efficiency of their real estate portfolios. Whether you rent space in a single location or have real estate investments in dozens of countries, optimizing the value of "bricks and mortar" is a complex matter requiring high-level business and legal support. There is risk in what you do — and what you don't. Acquiring new office space, disposing or leasing property, investing in real estate across borders. Whatever real estate challenge your business faces, it is important to manage it in a way that optimizes returns and minimizes costs and disruptions. At SLSP, we understand the issues and the stakes. Most especially in the Nigerian environment with its myriad of problems. Our Real Estate Practice includes locally experienced, globally knowledgeable lawyers familiar with all aspects of property development, sales, acquisitions, leases, and the provision of security in commercial, retail, industrial, residential and mixed-development markets

How We Can Help • Commercial finance — Lenders and borrowers depend on us when financing transactions, negotiating loan portfolio sales, workouts, and loan syndications and participations. • Acquisitions, dispositions and exchanges — Buyers and sellers of commercial property benefit from our knowledge of local markets and advice beyond basic legal requirements. • Commercial leasing — We advise landlords and tenants in commercial and leasing activity. • Development and construction law — We advise on construction and development of real property, from inception to completion. • Mortgage-backed securities — We advise banks, rating agencies, sellers, issuers and underwriters on all aspects of commercial mortgage securitizations. • Public and private funds — We apply our real estate, corporate and tax knowledge to advice on the creation and operation of public and private funds investing in real estate worldwide. • Real Estate Investment Trusts — We work with our Corporate, Tax and Banking & Finance colleagues to advise sponsors, underwriters and cornerstone investors on structuring, establishing and listing REITs and other real estate financing instruments. • Hotels, resorts and tourism — We advise on the development and management of hotels, theme parks, resorts, private residence clubs, timeshare projects, and gaming and liquor licensing. • Environmental counseling — Clients depend on us for environmental advice regarding risk assessments, compliance, climate change and permitting matters. • Tax — We advise on how to structure and plan transactions to minimize state, national and international tax exposure. • Disputes — We are experienced in complex litigation, including dissolutions, insolvency and workouts, environmental matters and construction disputes.

Construction Practice The Construction Law Group provides legal services in respect to domestic and cross-border construction issues. We cover all stages of construction and engineering projects including project structure, feasibility work, contract documentation and related securities, contract administration, advice during design and construction, and dispute resolution—including the various forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Our knowledge, experience, and understanding of clients' needs in the construction industry has been gained in advising developers, principals, contractors, major subcontractors, engineering and architectural consultants, and banks. We advise in all project types including: • Commercial Offices, Hotels, Retail, and Industrial • Telecommunications, Software, and Technology projects • Engineering, Infrastructure, Transport, and Power Projects • BOOT and BOT projects • Major Residential