Construction and Real Estate Law
The core of our legal services involves advising on real estate development. We support clients at every stage of construction projects – from property acquisition, through the design and construction phases, to the use of the building by tenants. We assist in obtaining building permits and other necessary administrative decisions. We support the negotiation of construction contracts. We conduct legal due diligence on properties to determine their legal status, prepare contract drafts and other documentation, and represent clients in administrative and land and mortgage register proceedings, including permits for foreign nationals to acquire real estate.
We have advised contractors on construction contracts related in particular to:
a shopping center valued at over PLN 200 million;
a sports stadium for Euro 2012;
numerous residential buildings with a total value exceeding PLN 90 million;
several hotels with a total value exceeding PLN 100 million;
the development of several infrastructure facilities under FIDIC Red Book (roads, swimming areas, sewage systems, claims analysis, claim management), with total claims exceeding PLN 200 million.
We have advised investors, including on:
claims by subcontractors based on joint liability during the construction of a shopping center;
the development of an infrastructure project (transportation and communication) under the FIDIC Red Book, involving claim analysis (claim management) exceeding PLN 50 million.
We have supported architectural studios in drafting design service agreements for infrastructure (transport), shopping centers, stadiums, and airports. We also represented one of the largest Spanish construction companies in a tender for highway construction in Poland.