Real Estate - Connecticut
What the team is known for
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP houses a deep bench of expert real estate attorneys, offering impressive land use capabilities that complement its strong development practice. The team offers particular strength in affordable housing projects and condominium matters, alongside broad transactional capabilities, which sees it acting for borrowers and lenders on financing transactions.
Strengths
"The Carmody team is a very capable group of attorneys who are best in class in their respective fields and especially strong in matters of zoning, land use and entitlements."
"It's an excellent team which is extremely professional."
"They're extremely knowledgeable in all facets of our matters and, in terms of commercial awareness, they know the market."
Work highlights
Carmody advised Wellbuilt Company on the Lafayette development project in downtown Stamford, involving multiple property acquisitions, zoning matters and financing transactions.
Notable practitioners
William Hennessey isrespected for his expertise in challenging permitting matters. He is frequently involved in large-scale development projects and zoning disputes. "Bill is a pro's pro. He gets the highest marks in all categories. He's very capable, aware, humble and well connected - he's very effective in his craft."
Patrick Hanna advises lenders, developers and landlords on a broad array of transactional issues, including acquisitions and corporate formations. "Pat is a very capable attorney who has always been a thorough and capable negotiator, but also a deal maker."
