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Jones Walker LLP

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

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Jones Walker LLP

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Jones Walker LLP real estate attorneys advise clients on matters ranging from simple acquisitions and sale transactions to structuring all aspects of large-scale developments and financings. We represent regional and national clients in a wide array of real estate development projects throughout the country, including mixed-use developments, industrial projects, and public projects. Property owners, developers, investors, and lenders rely on Jones Walker for all aspects of real estate matters, including acquisition; development; planning; management; zoning; licensing; all types of permitting, including Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and US Army Corps of Engineers; disposition; financing, securitization; sale-leasebacks; leasing on behalf of landlords and major tenants; construction contracting; and the acquisition and disposition of distressed properties.

Jones Walker's real estate clients include property owners; local, regional, and national developers; government entities; domestic and foreign investors and lenders; syndicators; pension funds; tax-exempt organizations; underwriters; broker-dealers; municipalities; real estate investment trusts; mortgage bankers; life insurance companies; major financial institutions and other lenders; landlords and tenants; design professionals; and consultants in all facets of commercial real estate and land use matters.

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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - Louisiana


What the Team is Known For

Jones Walker LLP has a distinguished real estate practice that frequently acts on high value transactions, including major retail, industrial and residential developments. It offers notable expertise in hotels and hospitality, energy and healthcare projects and draws from wider strengths in environmental law, land use and taxation. The team also has notable experience in representing financial institutions in real estate financing matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Jones Walker LLP represented GMB Properties, LLC in connection with the acquisition of a 27-story Class A office tower in the New Orleans business corridor.

Strengths

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  • Jones Walker has a good understanding of what we do and our risks tolerance. The firm is very flexible and solution-oriented in its approach.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
  • Jones Walker offers practicalism, efficiency, thoughtfulness and business acumen in addition to legal advice.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
  • The work is top notch, the team is always responsive and the advice is practical with an eye towards what realistically works from a business operations standpoint.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Remy Donnelly
    Band 2Remy Donnelly

    Remy Donnelly

    Remy Donnelly is noted for handling financing, acquisitions and leasing matters, for various clients from banking to energy companies.
    • Remy has a great knack for complex transactions and the ability to navigate complexity very well.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
    • Remy is extremely knowledgeable and thinks of all aspects of some very complicated transactions.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
    • Remy is excellent and very responsive.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
  • Band 2Richard F. Cortizas
    Band 2Richard F. Cortizas

    Richard F. Cortizas

    Richard Cortizas represents developers, individuals and corporations in complex land use and zoning matters.
  • Band 2Susan M Tyler
    Band 2Susan M Tyler

    Susan M Tyler

    Susan Tyler regularly handles hotel, mixed-use and condominium projects, primarily for developer clients. She offers expertise in leasing, financing and title matters.
  • Band 3Jeffrey P. Good
    Band 3Jeffrey P. Good

    Jeffrey P. Good

    Jeffrey Good is a New Orleans-based lawyer who works on large real estate projects, particularly for energy companies. He is also noted for his expertise in land use and zoning matters.
    • Jeffrey is very detailed.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
  • Band 3Jeffry W Gray
    Band 3Jeffry W Gray

    Jeffry W Gray

    Jeffry Gray regularly handles acquisitions for developer clients. His experience also includes advising on sales and leasing of real estate assets to major REIT organizations.
  • Band 3Tyler Marquette
    Band 3Tyler Marquette

    Tyler Marquette

    Tyler Marquette assists on a range of real estate projects, including luxury apartment units, office headquarters and retail developments. His experience includes advising on financings.

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