“We hired Summer Woodson Berg to incorporate my business, negotiate a commercial lease, and draft the operating agreement with my business partners. I was very impressed with Summer’s knowledge of the transaction and how well she handled the negotiations with opposing counsel. She always made sure we had the right paperwork filed with state and local agencies and that we met our deadlines to open in time.”
What We Do
Draft entity organization documents and develop strategies for new and existing entities to achieve management and ownership goals; counsel clients on new laws affecting certain industries and operations.
Coordinate land use, title, and real estate due diligence for the acquisition of improved and unimproved commercial property.
Act as general counsel to several companies in New York and Colorado with general business and contract matters.
Negotiate and draft purchase agreements, ground leases, leases and easements and restrictions for mixed and multi-use developments.
Perform due diligence, title work, and close transactions for residential and commercial properties.
Assist in providing clients with land use planning strategies and obtaining governmental approvals, zoning changes, variances, and real estate-based economic incentives.
What We've Achieved
· Counsel to a national bank in providing legal services to the custom home mortgage group for private wealth clients, including drafting loan and security documents and obtaining a lender’s title policy.
· Counsel to investment company acquiring two limited service hotels in North and South Carolina, including senior and mezzanine financing of $19,000,000.
· Counsel to buyer in acquisition of a limited service hotel in New Orleans and a $12,000,000 mortgage.
· Counseled a national retailer in the acquisition and development of multiple big-box shopping center locations and expansions in New York.
· Represented an athletic club in negotiating a commercial lease for tennis facilities.
· Prepared user and vendor agreements, privacy policies, and governing documents for a group-buying company in Colorado and a short term office brokerage in New York.
· General counsel support to New York City based office space leasing and management company.
· Negotiated the sale of a property below the note value on behalf of the seller in a real estate transaction.
· Negotiated contracts and conducted due diligence for numerous buyers in various jurisdictions on the purchase of residential properties, which included conducting due diligence and contract negotiations.
· Successfully negotiated a long term lease for a restaurant in Colorado and provided counsel regarding company formation and operating agreements.
· Counsel to foreign bank making a $175,000,000 loan secured by a pledge of a note and mortgage encumbering the New York Times Building in New York City.
· Counsel to governmental issuers with their economic development, public revenue finance and taxation programs, specifically in the area of housing, including work on financings and other matters for the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, the Nassau County Bridge Authority, and the Water Authority of Western Nassau County.