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Wooden & McLaughlin has one of the most experienced, diverse real estate groups in Indiana. We have extensive experience in virtually any kind of real estate development matter. Commercial real estate projects require complex planning, structuring and documentation. The attorneys of the Wooden & McLaughlin Real Estate Practice Group provide sophisticated representation for local, regional and national developers and owners serving the industrial, office, retail and multifamily markets.
Our team approach allows clients to take advantage of legal resources in related areas. The result is seamless, high-quality representation for businesses and individuals in Indiana and throughout the country.
Our attorneys assist our clients with a wide-range of construction needs including:
- AIA contracts
- Bid protests & mistakes
- Changes & differing site conditions
- Construction defects
- Contract negotiations & drafting
- Defaults & terminations
- Delay & impact claims
- Design build issues
- Mechanics' liens & related payment remedies
- Public contract law
- Site safety & OSHA claims
- Surety law & bond claims
Buying, selling or investing in real estate requires extensive planning. We help our clients answer key planning questions including what kind of entity should hold title. We will help structure the entity and then negotiate the purchase and sale contract, conduct due and will draft all necessary closing documents. When it's time to sell, our legal team will advise clients on a variety of issues, including how to minimize tax consequences.
Our team includes several attorneys who have significant and varied leasing experience. We represent landlords and tenants in office, medical office, retail, industrial and warehouse leasing.
We have attorneys who are concentrate on the litigation of real property disputes. Their broad-based experience covers areas such as:
- Breach of contract cases
- Commercial landlord lease enforcement
- Condemnations
- Foreclosures
- Landlord/tenant disputes
- Land-use disputes
- Mechanic’s lien enforcement
- Zoning and land use disputes
We strive for proactive participation in litigating complex real estate issues, such as vested rights and regulatory takings. This further enhances our ability to anticipate and identify problems and helps save our clients time and money.
The attorneys of the Wooden & McLaughlin Real Estate Finance Practice Group represent major financial institutions, regional lenders, other providers of capital and borrowers in structuring and closing construction, term, permanent and mezzanine loans, including commercial mortgage loans intended for securitization, syndication or other secondary market conduit programs.
We advise clients with respect to tax aspects of acquisitions and dispositions, financing techniques, partnerships, joint ventures and other real estate matters so they can structure their real estate transactions to maximize tax benefits.
Making a mistake in the permitting process can kill a project. We regularly advise clients about both developed and undeveloped properties.
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