Commercial Transactions, Real Estate, & Financing
Riess LeMieux has extensive experience with advising and handling complex commercial transactions and legal issues arising out of buying, selling, developing, leasing, and investing in commercial real estate assets. Our work involves leases and purchase agreements for complex, multi-million-dollar real estate transactions. Riess LeMieux represents borrowers and lenders in financing matters in accordance with complex state and federal law. Our attorneys have experience in lending and secured transactions, loan workouts, mortgages and foreclosures, public finance, state and municipal bonds and financing, venture capital, and international banking matters.
Our attorneys have experience in handling the following matters:
- Handling every aspect of a purchase agreement from preliminary negotiations through closing
- Negotiating and resolving issues involving neighborhood groups
- Drafting leases that foster cooperation and mutual interest from the start
- Resolving financing matters, including mortgage and non-traditional finance sources
- Proactively developing comprehensive and enforceable contracts
- Dealing effectively with all the “what ifs,” including debt relief measures
- Addressing all title insurance matters associated with a sale
Recent News
Legal Update: Weber v. BNSF Railway Company (Feb. 2021)
A recent federal court decision reiterates the importance of employers enforcing employee attendance policies to defend against potential lawsuits. In Weber v. BNSF Railway Company, the U.S. Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment disposing of an employee’s failure-to-accommodate claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), holding that regular worksite attendance, notwithstanding a diagnosis of epilepsy, was an essential job function.
Michael Blackwell Named as Chair of the NOBA Construction Law Committee for the Fourth Year
Riess LeMieux commends partner Michael Blackwell for being recognized on the cover of the New Orleans Bar Association’s monthly publication Briefly Speaking. Michael has served as the Chair of the NOBA Construction Law Committee for four consecutive years.
