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Commercial real estate, done right.
Purchases, sales, and leases for business owners and investors, handled with the diligence a commercial deal demands.
Purchases, sales, and leases for business owners and investors, handled with the diligence a commercial deal demands.
Commercial real estate carries higher stakes and more moving parts than a typical home sale, from due diligence and financing to zoning, leases, and entity ownership. A misstep can affect your investment for years.
McLaughlin Law Group represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in commercial transactions throughout the Chicagoland area. We handle the contracts, diligence, title, and closing with the same thoroughness our clients praise on the residential side, scaled to the demands of a commercial deal.
Whether you are acquiring an investment property, selling a building, or negotiating a commercial lease, we help you understand the risks and protect your position.
Transactional counsel for the full range of commercial real estate.
Representing buyers of retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use property.
Managing the sale side, from contract through closing and transfer.
Drafting and negotiating leases for landlords and tenants.
Coordinating and reviewing title, survey, environmental, and property diligence.
Drafting and negotiating the terms that govern the deal.
Working with your business structure for how title is held.
Working alongside commercial lenders through closing.
Counsel for investors acquiring or disposing of income property.
Commercial transactions reward diligence. Here is how we approach them.
We review or draft the LOI and purchase-and-sale agreement, negotiating the key business and legal terms.
We coordinate title, survey, and property diligence and review what it reveals against your goals.
We work with your lender and confirm how ownership and title will be held.
We manage closing, review all documents and figures, and complete a clean transfer.
In commercial real estate, the issues that surface after closing, an undisclosed lien, a problematic lease term, an easement or zoning limitation, can undermine the value of the whole investment. Thorough diligence and careful drafting up front are the best protection.
We bring a detail-oriented, business-minded approach: understanding what you are trying to accomplish, then structuring the transaction and documents to get you there with the fewest surprises.
Let's protect your investment. Reach out for a consultation.