.cls-no-mobile-1{fill:none;}.cls-no-mobile-2{fill:#ebd500;}.cls-no-mobile-3{fill:#fff;} Menu Outside General Counsel HWA has expanded its Outside General Counsel Areas to include capabilities in real estate planning, financing, and acquisition to address the needs of our individual commercial real estate clients, banks, and financial institutions. We work with you to provide a wide variety of real estate planning and financing options. 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Our experience and expertise enables us to assist you with the most complex transactions and to anticipate and address transaction issues before they become problematic. We have represented clients in many types of loan transactions, including: Acquisition Financing Asset-Based Lending Bridge Financing Construction Loans Debt/Equity Financing Development Loans Leasehold mortgages Like-kind tax deferred exchanges Loan Restructuring and Bankruptcy Loans Secured by Multi-Family Projects (including Freddie Mac and similar programs) Refinancing Tenant-in-Common (TIC) transactions ACQUISITION AND SALES TRANSACTIONS In addition to advising clients about land use, environmental issues, platting, permitting and related matters, HWA has substantial experience in representing buyers and sellers in a diverse range of real estate purchase and sale transactions including: Apartment Projects Condominiums Golf Courses and Country Clubs Hotels and Resorts Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities Mixed-Use Developments Office Buildings Owner-Occupied Facilities Residential Developments Sale-Leaseback Transactions Self-Storage Projects Shopping and Retail Centers Unimproved land CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Our Real Estate practice group attorneys represent owners, architects, construction managers, engineers, general contractors and subcontractors in all aspects of construction and development including: Acquisition, construction, and permanent financing Contracts with architects, contractors, engineers, and property managers Joint ventures with debt and/or equity partners Parcel assemblage LEASING HWA attorneys have extensive experience serving clients in all aspects of leasing. We skillfully guide our clients through the various business issues, legal issues and “silent” issues which arise in leasing transactions. In addition to representation of companies in leasing and maintaining their corporate locations in retail centers or office buildings across Texas, we also represent clients in the following types of leasing transactions: Commercial Office Leases Ground Leases Industrial Property Leases Medical Facilities Leases Mixed-Use Developments Restaurant Leases Retail Leases Subleases, Lease Assignments and Extensions REAL ESTATE INVESTING Our Real Estate Practice group attorneys will work with you to select and create the appropriate legal entities based on investing and operational objectives and needs. We are diversified, egalitarian and tech savvy. Our services regularly include representation of clients with regard to private placements of equity, joint ventures, and general and limited partnerships. WORKOUTS AND RESTRUCTURING OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS HWA represents lenders and borrowers in the workout and restructuring of hundreds of non-performing loans involving commercial, residential, and industrial properties and businesses. We also represent lenders and financial institutions in the enforcement of debt obligations, foreclosures, and related matters. We use an entrepreneurial and pragmatic approach to Chapter 11 reorganizations, representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, liquidating trustees, and asset purchasers in all phases of the Chapter 11 process. TITLE CURATIVE WORK Our Real Estate Practice attorneys resolve title issues for both buyers and sellers. From representing you before city governments, to working through easement and complex ownership issues, our title curative efforts help transform virtually unsalable parcels into highly marketable properties. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND LITIGATION At HWA, we work hard to help our clients resolve their disputes in the most efficient and effective way. But if it becomes necessary to go to court, our trial lawyers are ready. Our attorneys have prosecuted and defended a wide variety of real estate litigation, litigating everything from complex title issues to property condemnations to mechanic’s liens, in a diverse array of venues. Gary Gunn PARTNER Partner Tel: 713.328.2806 Email Gary Gunn Gary Gunn Claude Anello Aaron Espinoza Robin Phillips Bill.com Pay invoice Pay Retainer Total Plaza 1201 Louisiana St, 28th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Tel:. 713 - 759 - 0818 Fax 713 - 759 - 6834 Copyright © 2021 Hughes Watters Askanase, LLP. HWA. All rights reserved. Disclaimer and Terms of Use | Privacy Policy