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Provided by Gordon Arata

Gordon Arata represents developers, investors, lenders, owners, operators, and corporate users in complex real estate transactions, projects, and disputes throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South. The firm advises clients across the full lifecycle of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, construction, land use, and operational issues involving office, industrial, retail, hospitality, multifamily, energy-related, and mixed-use assets.

The team is recognized for navigating the unique legal, regulatory, title, and operational considerations impacting real estate development and investment in LA and TX. Attorneys regularly structure and negotiate sophisticated purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, secured financings, development agreements, and joint venture arrangements, while advising on zoning, permitting, servitudes, title matters, and complex due diligence issues.

The firm also represents clients in complex real estate litigation involving commercial leases, construction and development disputes, title and boundary issues, land use and zoning conflicts, servitudes and property rights, purchase and sale disputes, and other commercial real estate claims. Backed by the firm’s strength in construction, energy, environmental, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation, the team provides practical, business-focused counsel on both transactions and disputes involving commercial and infrastructure assets.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Louisiana

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Gordon Arata is highly competent in leasing transactions and real estate litigation. The breadth of the team's work extends to retail, commercial and industrial projects.

Work Highlights

  • Gordon Arata acted as lead counsel for OMNI Environmental Solutions in a strategic asset exchange in which OMNI acquired environmental, transportation, logistics and disposal assets and 250 new employees from Select Water Solutions while Select acquired certain of OMNI’s non-core waste disposal infrastructure assets.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Marion W. Weinstock
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Marion W. Weinstock
Head of Real Estate
3
Band 3
Marion Weinstock serves as chair of Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett's commercial transactions section. Her broad real estate practice includes the sale and acquisition of a range of property classes, including retail, commercial and industrial.

Marion has great experience and a superhuman memory. She is a legend.

Marion is highly experienced and sophisticated in her area of practice.

Michael Botnick
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Michael Botnick
3
Band 3
Michael Botnick is a former Deputy City Attorney for New Orleans who has over 40 years of experience in commercial transactions and litigation in construction and real estate matters.

Michael makes sure every T is crossed and every I is dotted and he fights to the end to make sure our goals are met.

Michael has a lot of knowledge. He has many strengths across the board. He takes care of small details and follows up all the time.

Ranked Lawyers at
Gordon Arata

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Louisiana

Real Estate

Marion W. Weinstock
3
Marion W. Weinstock
Head of Real Estate
3
Band 3
Michael Botnick
3
Michael Botnick
3
Band 3

Members

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A. Gregory Grimsal

Adam J. Russ

Ben M. Parks

Howard E. Sinor Jr.

Jefferson B. Goldman

John Philip "J.P." Graf

Marion W. Weinstock

Marion W. Weinstock

Head of Department

Martin E. Landrieu

Phil Antis

R. Ethan Zubic

Industries

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Banking & Finance

Chemical, Industrial & Manufacturing

Commercial Office

Condominiums

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Healthcare

Hospitality

Railroad

Retail