SERVICES

The Sharing Economy: Legal Tools

• Drafting Agreements: relationship road-maps for sharing and access transactions.
• Forming and Structuring Entities for  new types of collaborative ventures, including, low-profit LLC’s, Benefit Corporations, 501(c)(7) non-profits, cooperative corporations, etc.; along with use of traditional entity forms with specially crafted agreements for cooperative ventures.
• Innovative agreements for cooperative use of land, including navigating real estate, subdivision, and land use regulations.

Real Estate

• Real estate purchase agreements, investment properties.
• Title review
• Due diligence investigations, including land use and zoning restrictions
• Commercial Leases
• Environmental contamination due diligence and problem resolution
• Conservation Easements
• New forms of cooperative land ownership and use.

Planning, Environmental, and Resource Conservation Law

• Land development project management, including coordination of entitlement process.  (Scope of involvement tailored to client needs)
• Development Agreements
• Preparation of Project CC&R’s for both residential and commercial projects.
• Environmental Impact Report supervision or evaluation
• Liaison with state and federal agencies on regulatory issues, including Endangered Species Act, Wetlands Regulation, and Fish & Game Stream Alteration Agreements.
• Zoning
• Program Development: Open Space, Sustainable Communities, Watershed Management, Habitat Conservation and Natural Communities Conservation Plans.
• Mediation of land use and environmental disputes.
• Community Outreach Facilitation.

Business Formation

• General Partnerships
• Limited Liability Companies
• Limited Partnerships
• Corporations
• Cooperatives

Construction

• Owner / Contractor Agreements
• Contractor / Subcontractor Agreements
• Contract administration, including disbursement control, for owners and lenders.
• Mechanic’s Lien related  documentation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Mediation
• Work-out Agreements
• Arbitration