Qualifications & Expertise
CMS Hasche Sigle has many years of experience in the area of property, construction and environment.
Our specialised lawyers have a command of all facets of this extensive material from project management of large property projects to marketing and utilisation. They regard property, construction and environment as a uniform area of commerce and life, which is not seen as being inappropriately split into traditional legal areas but as integral and inclusive. This way of looking at things makes it easier for complex tasks to be handled by a team. This team not only includes experts in building and architectural law but also for example lawyers from our firm who work in administrative and environmental law or in competition law. In the case of international projects we advise our clients jointly with our international partners in CMS offices.
Our clients include national and international market leaders in the construction industry, small and medium-sized construction companies, builders and property developers, architects, engineers and project managers, public corporations, banks, savings banks and insurance companies, institutional investors, property administrators and facility managers, wholesale and retail operations and industrial enterprises.
Main Focus
Our activities in the area of property, building and environment are mainly focused on
- legal project management of property projects
- property acquisition and development
- advice in the purchase of real property
- drafting and negotiating the necessary contracts such as general planner and financing contracts, operator agreements and town planning agreements
- advice on marketing properties from agency, tenancy and competition aspects
- advising local authorities on the development of building land and resettlement for major projects.
- handling the evolution of development areas from urban-planning, technical, legaland financial aspects
- designing contracts for architects andengineers
- drafting and negotiating general planner and project management contracts
- pre-court and in-court disputes
- contract-awarding law
- ongoing advice on preparing, designing and implementing tender procedures
- advising bidders participating in tender procedures
- representing the company in verification procedures
- urban planning, licensing procedure and environment
- advice on project and development plans
- reviewing planning and licensing requirements
- advice on environmental aspects such as investigating and cleaning up underground contamination
- marketing and letting
- drafting and negotiating contracts of sale and tenancy agreements
- legal crisis management for needy projects
- constructioncomprehensive ongoing advice
- representation in independent proceedings for taking evidence, arbitration proceedings or ordinary court proceedings
- drafting expert reports
- enforcing or warding off claims
- claim management
- structuring agreements regarding construction delays