Kutak Rock represents landlords and tenants in leasing transactions across nearly every commercial property type including office, retail and shopping center, hotel and restaurant, warehouse and distribution, manufacturing, medical office, agricultural and telecommunications properties, as well as billboards and timeshares. Our attorneys handle the full range of lease structures, including ground leases, build-to-suit leases, reverse build-to-suit leases, lease-purchase agreements and subleases. We have served as lead counsel on large-scale national leasing programs, including sale-leaseback transactions, and we structure, restructure and modify those programs as our clients’ portfolios change.
Our work extends beyond the individual lease. Our team prepares lease forms and related real estate documents for use across entire portfolios. We negotiate tenant estoppel certificates and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements. We advise on fair market rent determinations and commercially reasonable lease terms, and we help clients evaluate market valuation studies. Additionally, we help clients put lease administration processes in place so that obligations and deadlines are tracked and met after the lease is signed.
We also represent lenders in connection with leasehold mortgage financing transactions as well as review and negotiate ground leases for financeability, including, without limitation, leasehold mortgagee protections. Our attorneys understand the risks facing each party and work diligently to reduce those risks by negotiating contracts that clearly state the scope of responsibility and timeline for each party involved. Tight timelines do not deter us.
By precisely understanding each real estate market we work in, as well as the competing interests of landlords, tenants and lenders, we reasonably and quickly resolve problems for our clients faster than our competition, saving time and money. From negotiating tenant improvements and favorable default structures to advising on lease administration, we make sure our clients rely on us to provide practical and proactive advice to help them achieve their business goals.
