Real Estate

Covington advises clients across the full lifecycle of real estate investment including direct and indirect ownership, debt and equity investments, real estate development, restructuring, sales, acquisitions, commercial leasing and other occupational matters.

Our multi-disciplinary team has significant experience in complex multi-jurisdictional structures, joint ventures, development projects, purchase and sale transactions, sale leasebacks, ground leasing, income-strip structures, real estate-backed financing, distressed and performing real estate, and commercial leasing. The team has a proven track record of advising on some of the most complex and sophisticated investments and transactions in the market, and takes into consideration matters involving potential environmental liabilities, tax, and insolvency.</p">

Our clients include multi-national corporations, private equity investors, investment funds, financial institutions, developers, asset managers, landlords, tenants, property managers, estates, foundations, schools, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. Our cross-border team has experience working across all real estate asset classes including infrastructure and renewable energy, datacenters, healthcare and senior living, student accommodation, hospitality and leisure, research and development, retail, offices, sports stadia, residential projects, strategic land, and manufacturing, distribution and other industrial.

We also have substantial experience representing owners with respect to the negotiation of their development, design, construction, and project management documents for their facilities and other capital improvement projects.

We have been recognized as a leader in this area by a range of publications, including Chambers and Legal 500.