Real estate

We have extensive experience in Italian real estate deals and land and property legal matters. Our multidisciplinary team brings together experts in banking and finance, corporate, taxation, litigation, capital markets and construction.

Our clients include real estate funds, developers and other investors, as well as debt arrangers, lenders, borrowers and financial advisers. We advise on real estate investment, finance and projects. Our advice includes contractual relationships with construction and engineering companies, risk management and compliance with local real estate planning, building and zoning codes, as well as dispute management.

The team in Italy is an integral part of our global real estate group.

Our strengths

• assistance in relation to the establishment of real estate funds
• advice on the acquisition, sale and development of all types of commercial real
  estate, including shopping centres, hotels, resorts and offices
• expertise in investment grade and leveraged financings, acquisition and capex credit facilities, securitisation take-outs and other complex financing transactions
• advice on zoning, tax, property and facility management issues involved in the acquisition and sale of real estate
• litigation and arbitration lawyers who specialise in real estate disputes and who are intimately familiar with the Italian property market.

Reputation

In the area of real estate law:

Legal 500 EMEA 2011 states that "Norton Rose Studio Legale is active on the purchase, sale and finance side of commercial real estate transactions, its team comprised of corporate, finance, tax, and dispute resolution experts, as well as environmental, administrative and town planning law specialists."

Legal 500 EMEA 2010 states that “Norton Rose Studio Legale advises both national and international investors and developers, and is well regarded for its strength in acting on the financing side of purchases of real estate and real estate portfolios.”