Real Estate Litigation and Land Use Hearings

Disputes over development rights, purchase and sales agreements, easements, licenses and leases benefit from counsel with an understanding of real property law, zoning and land use law, easement rights, landlord-tenant relationships, and the rights and obligations of adjacent landowners.  Our attorneys are long-time members of organizations such as the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers, regular contributors to real estate industry publications, and speakers at regional and national conferences.  Practicing in state and federal courts and appearing before local zoning and municipal boards, our litigators have represented clients in many types of real estate-related proceedings and negotiations.

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Representative matters involving real estate litigation and land use hearings include:

• Defending an international manufacturer of industrial inks in litigation alleging real property damage following closure of a manufacturing facility.
• Prosecuting construction claims resulting from unforeseen environmental conditions.
• Representing a multi-property real estate developer in obtaining conditional use and related land use approvals for a transformative multi-building apartment complex.
• Representing a national grocery wholesaler and multiple national and regional grocery retailers in significant real estate, contract and tort litigation.
• Challenging, on behalf of affected nearby property owners, proposed development of land in New Jersey’s coastal area in violation of the state’s Coastal Zone Management Act.
• Prosecuting lease enforcement claims for, among other defaults, breach of radius and use covenants, violation of operating and going dark provisions, and recovery of CAM charges on behalf of owners and managers of enclosed shopping malls, lifestyle centers and strip centers.
• Representing the owner of a major cargo port in connection with remediation activities related to a Superfund site, and with access and easement disputes concerning accessory facilities related to a significant natural gas pipeline.
• Negotiating relocation agreements and litigating access to move or temporarily interrupt operating businesses for purposes of allowing a large Superfund remediation project to proceed.
• Representing manufacturers in plant closure cases involving the restoration of facilities in compliance with lease terms.
• Representing landlords, tenants and subtenants in a variety of disputes concerning easement and lease interpretation and enforcement.
• Prosecuting injunction proceedings involving protestors' access to private property.
• Representing supermarkets and other “big box” stores in cases involving shopping center design, development, and renovation.
• Representing entities in cases involving the dissolution of partnerships and joint ventures holding and/or developing real property.