• Zoning entitlements and approvals

• Rezoning

• Variances, special exceptions, and conditional use approvals

• Administrative appeals and litigation

• PUD (Planned Unit Developments)

• Zoning opinions and verification letters

• Expert witness services

• Zoning codes and ordinances

• Public records requests

• Pro hac vice counsel for matters across the United States

• Administrative appeals

• U.S.C. Section 1983 claims

• Writs of mandamus

• Declaratory judgment actions

• Temporary restraining orders and injunctions

• Real estate contract disputes, real estate misrepresentation and fraud

• Takings, eminent domain, inverse condemnation

• Appellate litigation

• Purchase and sale transactions (buildings, land)

• Leasing (retail, office, industrial, ground)

• Development agreements/covenants (CC&Rs)

• Easements and licenses

• Distressed assets, foreclosures, and loan workouts

• Condominiums

• Minerals and subjacent rights

We represent clients on matters involving both regulatory and physical takings (condemnation and inverse condemnation).

• Certificates of appropriateness

• Landmarking and designations

• Preservation advocacy

• Tax valuation challenges and appeals

• Real property tax abatements