Lippes Mathias LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 135 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, N.Y.; Albany, N.Y.; Burlington, Ontario; Chicago, Ill.; New York City; Jacksonville, Fla; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents a wide range of clients, including individuals, publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, and governmental entities.
From acquisitions and divestitures to litigation and dispute resolutions, our attorneys concentrate in a wide range of practice areas, providing clients with guidance and insight to help them achieve their business goals and navigate obstacles they might encounter along the way.
Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized year after year by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers and Chambers USA.
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BANKING & FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
CORPORATE
Transactional Tax
Our attorneys assist clients with the transactional tax issues involved in:
HEALTH CARE
Our Intellectual Property Team is uniquely positioned in its focus areas of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, patents and unfair competition matters. With the combined decades of experience leading the in-house IP legal departments at some of the world largest companies and the significant depth acquired by our law firm IP partners and associates representing clients across all industries, we carved a niche in providing outstanding IP legal representation in the most cost-effective manner.
Our experience in representing companies that own some of world’s most valuable brands and helping start-up companies to be the future owners of such valuable IP starts with a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses. We then partner with our clients to help them achieve their business objectives and goals in all facets of IP including:
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Our Real Estate Practice Team represents clients located throughout the United States and in Canada, and has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of real estate law, including sales and acquisitions, leasing, financing, construction, litigation and title matters. We have the expertise to provide our clients with comprehensive advice throughout all phases of a project, from conception to completion. Our attorneys have been responsible for major multimillion and billion dollar real estate transactions, including the financing, sale, leasing and acquisition of shopping centers, office complexes, industrial buildings, warehouses, apartments, student housing, condominiums, mobile home parks, and hotels.
Collectively, our attorneys and paralegals have decades of experience representing developers in all facets of their business. Two partners in this practice group share a combined 25 years of experience as senior in-house counsel and advisors to the largest family-owned commercial real estate developer in the United States and were engaged in all aspects of that company’s real estate development and financing. Another of our attorneys has more than 30 years of experience practicing real estate law with a concentration on condominiums. We leverage this wealth of experience for the benefit of each of our clients to not only provide superior legal services, but also to offer advice on the business components of a deal.
Our Practice Group has consistently earned the highest ranking (Tier 1) in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” ranking for excellence in Real Estate law.
Real Estate Sales and Acquisitions
Our Practice Group represents buyers and sellers of all sizes, counseling them in the structuring, negotiation and closing of all types of commercial real property transactions. We have the expertise to guide and protect our clients through even the most complex deals, providing advice that not only protects their legal interests, but also maximizes their business opportunities.
Real Estate Finance
We assist our clients in structuring, documenting, and closing a wide variety of real estate debt and equity transactions. Our attorneys bring a broad range of experience in virtually all aspects of financings, including junior and senior mortgage loans, development and construction loans, mezzanine debt financing, bond financings, industrial development agency transactions, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, bridge loans, securitized financings, payoffs and defeasances.
Real Estate Leasing
Our leasing attorneys work with our clients to negotiate and draft leases of all types, including retail, office, industrial and multi-family. Our experience is wide-ranging, encompassing everything from large shopping centers to smaller commercial deals, giving us the ability to tailor agreements to meet our client’s specific needs. We represent landlords and tenants of all sizes in leases throughout the United States.
Real Estate Litigation
We partner with our Litigation Practice Group to represent our clients when real property disputes arise, leveraging the combined real estate and litigation expertise of our attorneys to obtain favorable results for our clients. We also work to maximize our clients’ return in eminent domain matters, assisting with the compilation and presentation of claims for compensation. In addition, our attorneys are there for our clients when they are dealing with troubled assets, guiding them through complicated workout and foreclosure procedures.
Title Insurance
Our attorneys provide comprehensive title review services, including examining title and reviewing surveys. Our experience allows us to proactively address potential issues before they threaten a transaction. In addition, we maintain agency and examining counsel relationships with several national title insurance companies, which provides our clients with the opportunity to timely and efficiently close deals.
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations
We represent developers in all phases of the condominium formation process, including preparation of Offering Plans for filing with the New York State Department of Law, as well as throughout the approval process with New York State. In addition, our attorneys also represent many condominium and homeowners’ associations to ensure continued compliance with all laws and regulations.
Renewable Energy Projects
Our Team has experience negotiating solar and other energy related option and lease agreements on behalf of solar companies, private utilities, and tenants; and addressing real property due diligence issues, including, but not limited to, title and survey review and other real property related considerations in connection with real estate agreements and transactions.
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The attorneys on Lippes Mathias’ Litigation Practice Team regularly serve clients across the country. From individuals and closely held companies to large multi-national corporations, our litigators have the ability to represent you in many state, federal and appellate courts throughout the United States. We additionally regularly appear before governmental/administrative boards, agencies and commissions as well as arbitration and mediation panels. Regardless of the venue or size of the client, we consistently strive to tailor a cost-effective defense or prosecution of your claims.
At Lippes Mathias, our litigators pride themselves in working collaboratively with the firm’s other corporate-based practice groups to counsel corporate clients on the structure of contracts and transactions so that our clients are able to minimize risk and avoid litigation.
While litigation is rarely the preferred outcome when a dispute arises, in the event a dispute is imminent, we encourage you to contact Lippes Mathias' Litigation Practice Team so that we can help you develop a comprehensive strategy to manage your legal concern while protecting your current and future business interests.
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At Lippes Mathias, our Trusts & Estates group of creative planners and tax advisors will ensure your estate plan meets your goals. Our attorneys can help you with everything from drafting a straightforward power of attorney to meeting with you and your financial team to develop an aggressive, tailored tax planning strategy. We utilize the best techniques available to ensure that your estate plan will withstand the test of time
Lippes Mathias provides counsel on all aspects of estate and succession planning. From taking advantage of tax laws to asset management, our planning services provide you with a well-crafted strategy to achieve your personal and family goals.
Our expertise helps you preserve a lifetime of hard work, by protecting, strengthening, and transferring assets from one generation to the next.
We will also assist you in understanding your needs and objectives to tailor a plan that fits your individual situation with enough flexibility to withstand the changing tax and economic environment.
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