Our attorneys have extensive experience representing real estate developers, including individual entrepreneurs, traditional for-profit developers, nonprofit corporations, and public agencies in conjunction with all types of commercial real estate transactions. We also represent buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants.
Our experience includes working with office buildings, shopping centers, hospitals and medical offices, industrial properties, hotels and restaurants, residential and commercial condominium developments, and mixed-use projects.
Our Experience
Real estate development attorneys at Hodgson Russ regularly:
- Draft and negotiate complex, multi-party acquisition contracts and commercial leases
- Form and advise in the administration of homeowners and condominium associations, including providing assistance with enforcement matters
- Manage a variety of complex tax issues, including tax credits, abatements, and other incentive programs
- Provide representation after completion of construction, including on leasing, refinancing, sales, and 1031 deferred exchanges
- Represent borrowers and lenders in construction and permanent financing
- Represent project developers and municipalities in conjunction with various alternative energy projects, including wind-farm developments
- Secure regulatory, land use planning, and zoning approvals and resolve environmental impact issues
Hodgson Russ has been awarded prestigious “Best Law Firms” Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings by Best Lawyers/U.S. News & World Report in the Real Estate Law category.
Practice Leader
- Partner
Experience
People
- Evan F. AndersonAssociate
- Jeffrey R. BarberParalegal
- Michael E. CondonPartner
- Brandon R. CottrellPartner
- Katherine A. DelaneyParalegal
- Christofer C. FatteyPartner
- Amy J. FitchPartner
- Patrick T. FitzgeraldPartner
- Warren GelmanPartner
- Andrea M. GervaisSenior Associate
- Elizabeth A. HoldenPartner
- Bridget C. LambRenewable Energy Project Manager
- Alan J. LauritaPartner
- Peter C. LutzRochester Office Managing Partner
- Melissa E. MagieraParalegal
- Gavin MeadLaw Clerk
- Betsy J. MillsSenior Paralegal
- Bianca M. PaviaSenior Associate
- Rafael F. PignataroPartner
- Daniel R. PszonakLaw Clerk
- Chelsea C. ReinhardtAssociate
- Joseph M. ReynoldsOf Counsel
- Robert Paul Sands IIIAssociate
- Frank C. SarratoriPartner
- Richard J. SlavinPartner
- Brianne K. SzopinskiSenior Associate
- Shannon E. WagnerAssociate
- Dylan J. WeberAssociate
- Sujata YalamanchiliPartner
- Anthony R. YanezPartner
News & Insights
Highlights
- Press ReleaseHodgson Russ LLP Receives Multiple Top Tier National, Metropolitan Rankings in 2025 Best Law Firms Listings
- WebinarIntroduction to Commercial Real Estate Purchase Agreements: PSA Provisions, Drafting for Buyers and Sellers (Part 2 of 2)
- AlertAppellate Court Rejects Claims Under New York’s Green Amendment in Landfill Nuisance Case