Dykema maintains a large, full-service real estate practice with decades of experience in commercial real estate leasing and property management. The attorneys in our leasing group devote the majority of their time to commercial leasing matters in office, retail and industrial transactions. We bring value to our clients beyond legal knowledge; our attorneys have extensive experience in the business of real estate. We leverage our familiarity with the leasing market to assist our clients in achieving their business goals.

Dykema’s commercial leasing team provides legal representation of institutional and entrepreneurial owners, including REITs, multi-national pension funds, insurance companies, developers and mortgagees. We work with leasing agents and managers of hundreds of commercial properties throughout the Midwest and the nation, aggregating millions of square feet of office, retail and industrial space. We have represented landlords and tenants in numerous "big box" lease transactions. We also represent several Fortune 500 companies and other national tenants in their leasing matters across the country.

Our mission is to resolve issues efficiently while keeping our clients’ business objectives in mind – we are known as "deal makers," not "deal breakers." We focus on clarity and brevity in all of our documentation, as well as a fast response time on all drafting assignments.

We economically handle standard leases and lease amendments as well as sophisticated and complex lease transactions, including those that involve significant negotiation of issues such as lender subordination, equity participation and joint ventures. We have particular expertise in the legal ramifications of construction issues in lease transactions.

Our experience extends to property management. For example, we negotiate brokerage agreements, vendor contracts and telecommunications licenses. We also represent landlords and tenants in lease disputes and in bankruptcy proceedings.

Our attorneys speak and write regularly on cutting-edge topics and issues that affect both property owners and tenants. We are frequent contributors to, and are on the Board of Advisors of, the Commercial Lease Law Insider and the Shopping Center Management Insider. Several of our attorneys have taught RPA courses and have conducted seminars for the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA/Chicago and BOMA/Suburban Chicago).

For more information about our Leasing practice, please contact:
Kyle R. Hauberg 248-203-0871
Robert C. Linton 312-627-2274
Neil T. Neumark 312-627-2276
Brian J. Page 616-776-7509
Cameron H. Piggott 313-568-6575