PT LEGAL - Construction Development Law Practice

Balancing Law With Business

Pistiolis - Triantafyllos & Associates Law Firm

CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE& LAND DEVELOPMENT

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CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE & LAND DEVELOPMENT LAW

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What can we do for you?WeWe offer specialised advice in all aspects of Construction and Land development law and all areas of Real Estate Law. Our extensive experience and the outstanding reputation of both the firm and our lawyers as individuals enable us to achieve exceptional results. We pinpoint chances, optimise positions, structure contracts and negotiate skilfully.contracts and negotiate skilfully.We deal with the many complex issues surrounding real estate and land use within a single team, giving clients the benefit of the know-how of a team of highly specialised lawyers. Our lawyers stand out for their ability to use their imagination and their technical knowledge, to help their clients realise their most important projects. This combination of experience and creativity ensures the Firm’s position at the forefront of the market.

Sectors Clients

• Major Construction companies• Project Development companies• Investment Funds• Real Estate &Land Development companies• Engineers, assets and property managers• Major Architects firms

• Offices• Shopping centers and retail• Industrial premises• Power and Energy projects• Residential• Hotels and Resorts• Telecommunications networks• Telecommunications networks

• Railways• Airports• Pipelines• Road construction• Healthcare• Sport Facilities• Factory premises• Factory premises

Who are our clients?WithWith businesses around the world constantly striving to maximize their Real Estate portfolios, responsiveness is essential. Our awareness and thorough understanding of the business environment enables us to offer immediate and well informed advice on the simplest to the most complex issues. WeWe advise national and international real estate companies, real estate funds, project developers, major construction companies, industrial enterprises and their real estate subsidiaries, local authorities, enterprises from the trade sector and leisure industry, hotel enterprises, consultancy firms awarded projects for institutional private and public investors. for institutional private and public investors. Our aim is always to achieve the best possible result for our clients.

Overview TheThe construction and land development world is experiencing a significant change. Today, more than ever before, construction law and property development are essential economic factors subject to changing legal conditions. Therefore, seasoned, reliable counsel on matters pertaining to construction and allied industries,industries, including legal counsel in connection with corporate finance, capital markets, M&A, antitrust, international dispute resolution, and commercial litigation is critical for the success of all businesses – from entrepreneurs to large multinational enterprises.Our Construction, Real Estate & Land Development Law Practice has the resources and experience to offer a full range of legal services to clients operating across a wide spectrum of industries and business sectors. Through our understanding of the commercial, legal and regulatory pressures and sensitivities whichwhich impact upon corporate and commercial transactions, our team is ideally placed to provide effective advice.


CONSTRUCTION


We cover all stages of construction and engineering projects including feasibility work, preparation of tender documents, project structure, contract documentation and related securities, advice during design and construction, contract administration, and dispute resolution – including the various forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).More analytically, we have broad experience in advising clients on all aspects of international engineering, procurement and construction projects from bid documents to financing, financial support arrangements, concession contracts, joint ventures, construction contracts, subcontracts, technology supply and licenselicense agreements, technical service agreements, project management agreements, operational management agreements, contract administration, claims, disputes, alternative dispute resolution techniques and, where necessary to resolve disputes, international conciliation and arbitration.Our knowledge, experience, and understanding of clients' needs in the construction industry has been gained in advising developers, principals, contractors, major subcontractors, engineering and architectural consultants.

The relatively rapid development of infrastructure and commerce has provided the construction industry and allied fields with a powerful lever for change, sending the demand for materials and services to new highs. Whether a particular company chooses to enter new, international markets or not, all businesses feel the effects of the new markets.businesses feel the effects of the new markets.Our Construction, Real Estate & Land Development Law Practice is focused on helping companies handle the risks and opportunities resulting from the changing nature of the marketplace. While some of our clients are actively seeking a bridgehead in new markets, others come to our firm seeking domestic transactionaltransactional and litigation advice. In either event, our law firm is capable of fielding just the right team, drawing from experienced practitioners across several disciplines of particular relevance to industry clients, including corporate finance, antitrust, real estate, M&A, international dispute resolution, investigations andand commercial litigation, tax, corporate, corporate employment and labour law.Our Construction, Real Estate & Land Development Law Practice provides legal services in respect to domestic and cross-border construction issues.



Our construction practice provides expert legal advice on all aspects of construction and engineering law from the inception of a project through to completion. Domestic construction expertise encompasses complex construction and engineering projects such as shopping centers, commercial offices, corporate headquarters,headquarters, power stations, roads, railways, infrastructure projects, office, retail and residential projects, headquarters and factory premises and retail park developments.In addition, our construction team has an im-pressive track record on major international projects, including infrastructure, utilities, me-chanical and electrical systems, power and pro-cess plants, pipelines and hotels. Consortia, sponsors, public sector authorities and lenders also instruct our lawyers on PFI/PPP work for hospitals, schools, roads and railways.

We undertake both contentious and non-con-tentious work. In particular, our team provides construction law and risk management advice in relation to all aspects of domestic and inter-national construction procurement. We advise on the construction aspects of property invest-ment and development, property sales and purchases and both publicly and privately financed energy, transport, infrastructure and regenera-tion projects. We also advise on procurement strategy and structure and negotiate all forms of engineering and construction contracts and associated documentation (including security and agreements with adjacent owners of transport infrastructure). Furthermore, our team comprises contentious construction lawyers whose advice is readily available if potential claims arise to protect the client's position and be prepared for any dispute.Our construction practice focuses on the fol-lowing core areas:

In particular, our clients include major international civil works and process plant contractors; sovereign states and state-owned bodies, including government ministries; private owners and real estate developers; commercial companies in telecommunications and IT industries; architectural, consulting engineeringengineering and similar professional service firms. We advise in all project types, including: engineering, infrastructure, transport and power projects; telecommunications, software and technology projects; commercial offices, hotels, retail, and industrial. Our experience in and knowledge of many fields of building and engineering extends to industries such as rail, road,road, airports, civil engineering, process plants, power and infrastructure, and manufacturing.



Plant ConstructionEveryEvery project is unique and so is the legal posi-tion, which calls for widely diversified expertise. Plant construction invlolves a whole web of in-dividual contracts, with different contents and time scales. We offer the entire range of services you need to support you all the way. From the initial battle for a building permit to the just intime order for the very last component, our lawyers understand all the technical details.

Private Constructionsand architects lawPrivate construction and architects law are par-ticularly important during building projects. Nu-merous, often highly complex technical and legal questions can arise before completion and a large number of different enterprises are involved alongside the architects and building experts.We can advise you at all stages of your project and undertake litigation on your behalf, or simply help you draw up standard contracts and terms and conditions of business not directly re-lated to a specific building project. Over the years we have also acquired considerable ex-pertise in the law relating to public tenders.Our legal advice is based on our expert knowl-edge and tried and tested cases. We aim to sup-port you long before litigation becomes inevi-table. However if a case does have to go to court, we have all the necessary expertise and experi-ence to help you enforce, or defend against, re-ciprocal claims.

Public construction and planning, environmental lawOurOur team includes experts in construction planning, building regulations and environmental law, enabling us to offer a closely coordinated service in all legal matters relating to construction and real property. We have significant experience advising and representing companies before relevant authoritiesauthorities and in administrative court proceedings.We specialise in dealing with authorisation pro-cedures relating to construction and environ-mental law, particularly those of waste manage-ment, emissions, inherited environmental li-abilities etc.

Public procurementWeWe represent both the contract placing authorities and the bidders in tendering procedures, from the preparation of the tender through to the subsequent review procedure by the administrative authorities and courts. This includes the award of building contracts, waste management contracts, public transport contracts,contracts, IT and advertising services. Our team also cooperates closely with our attorneys in neighbouring fields of law such as privatisations law, EU competition law and corporate law.


Real Estate &Land Development


Real estate law has been a mainstay of our law firm since we opened for business. We represent some of the largest and best-known developers, financial institutions, opportunity funds, real estate operating companies. We cover all areas of real estate finance, sales and acquisitions, private equity real estate funds, development, hotelshotels and hospitality, leasing, synthetic leasing, joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies as well as every area of bankruptcy and restructuring of real estate portfolios. Our environmental, planning, construction and real estate litigation expertise is extensive as is our experience in debt, equity and hybrid investments.investments.In addition to achieving an extraordinary breadth of experience in deal type and property type, our lawyers work hard to remain current in their knowledge of market trends in the real estate industry. These capabilities have enabled the firm’s lawyers to be effective negotiators and taskmasters for some of the most impressive playersplayers competing in the real estate marketplace.In general, our real estate experience covers, inter alia:



OurOur lawyers have negotiated and drafted docu-ments relating to the construction, manage-ment, financing and operation of real estate projects, including grading and other improve-ment contracts, contracts with architects, engi-neers and other consultants, contracts with gov-ernmental agencies concerning the entitlement and improvement of projects, agreements with other developers and owners concerning mat-ters of mutual interest, covenants, conditions and restrictions, easement agreements and management agreements.

Furthermore,Furthermore, we assist both real estate owners and service providers in the operation and man-agement of a real estate asset, such as advising on asset management agreements, real estate agency agreements and mandates, building management agreements, and various out-sourcing agreements. In addition, we advise sellers, issuers and underwriters on all aspects of commercial mortgage securitizations and apply our real estate, corporate and tax exper-tise to advise on the creation and operation of public and private funds investing in real estate.

Real Estate ManagementCommercialCommercial and residential properties have dif-ferent management requirements at different stages of their life. We act as an outsourced legal department dealing with routine business. We draw up leases and monitor and adjust them to reflect new developments in relevant case law and legislation. Our clients benefit from our ex-pertise in successful claim enforcement.



Commercial FinanceLenders and borrowers depend on us when fi-nancing transactions, negotiating loan portfolio sales and loan syndications and participations. We also counsel clients on how to structure public financing of infrastructure improve-ments, including conventional assessment and facilities improvements districts. We have been involved in the development of planned com-munities, resort developments, mixed use, low- and moderate-income tax credit housing and various urban renewal projects. All of these re-quire strategic thinking and people skills, in ad-dition to legal counsel, to successfully complete the projects.

Tax and Accounting ConsultancWe also co-operate with our affiliated tax and accounting Private Consulting House UNITY FOUR to provide comprehensive tax structur-ing advice as well as advise on how to structure and plan transactions to minimize state, nation-al and international tax exposure. This collabo-ration gives us the opportunity to advise on all aspects of real estate investment including structuring, financing, acquisitions and dispos-als, lease negotiations and other landlord and tenant matters and portfolio management.

We also co-operate

with our affiliated tax and accounting

Private Consulting House

UNITY FOUR to providecomprehensive tax structuring comprehensive tax structuring advice as well as advise on how to structure and plan transactions to minimize state, national and inter-national tax exposure.

Dispute Resolution & LitigationOurOur team provides comprehensive advice in re-lation to dispute avoidance and dispute resolu-tion matters whereas we counsel banks, insol-vency practitioners, borrowers and distressed real estate investors on all aspects of real estate insolvency including administrations, receiver-ships and voluntary arrangements. Finally, our Construction, Real Estate & Land Development Law Practice advises on local land use regula-tions and helps on the preparation of permits and approvals prior to real property develop-ment.

Property Development PropertyProperty development is about adding value by changing the physical and legal structures of a building; creating balance between new usage and compensating areas and blending valuable old buildings with modern surroundings. Au-thorities need creative partners and you can rely on us.With regard to acquisitions, dispositions and exchanges, buyers and sellers of commercial property benefit from our knowledge of local markets and advice beyond basic legal require-ments. Furthermore, we advise landlords and tenants in commercial and leasing activity whereas we offer a full range of legal services to specificspecific clients (e.g. hotels, resorts and tourism) on the development and management of hotels, theme parks, resorts, private residence clubs timeshare and fraction projects.

Real Estate transactionsA real estate transaction is a part of business life. A due diligence review discussing real estate issues will disclose the risks involved to the potential purchaser and at the same time safeguard the seller against warranty claims. We structure and support due diligence review procedures and, if necessary, integrate external advisersadvisers into the team. We are able to help with more innovative concepts as well, such as real estate acquisitions through share purchases within the limits of options available under in-solvency law.



Our Construction, Real Estate & Land Development Law Practiceoffers legal and strategic advice on a wide range of transactions and matters, including the following:

CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE & LAND DEVELOPMENT LAW PRACTICE• Real Estate Litigation & Dispute Resolution• Real Estate Development & Regeneration

• Real Estate Finance• Real Estate Investment

• Real Estate Planning & Environment• Leasing• Leasing

• Real Property Transactions• Construction & Engineering• Construction Site accidents• Planning and Zoning Land Use

• Energy Processes• Real Estate Taxation

• Public – Private Partnerships• Public – Private Partnerships• Legislative &Regulatory Advices and Compliance

• Procurement-Tendering and Process• Due Diligence

• Corporate structures• Facility Management• Plant Constructions• Permit Procedures • Permit Procedures

Teamworkthe best solutions come from

working together with colleagues and clients

Imaginationusing it in a practical and creative way

Determination Hard work to get the job done

Quality is our first priority

Our way of life is enjoying what we do

Commitment going the extra mile

to delivering what we promise and adding value beyond what is expected


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