Richard M Bezold
REAL ESTATE
Akerman Senterfitt has more than 140 lawyers who focus on the needs of clients in the real estate industry. We are able to provide comprehensive representation, through changing business cycles, at all levels of activity. We manage the legal aspects of large land deals and construction projects, assist developers in meeting environmental regulations and green building standards, and advise on all aspects of transactional work including leasing, acquisitions and sales, financings, and workouts and restructurings.
National Presence
Our Real Estate Practice has been active since the firm’s founding in 1920. Today, we operate from twelve offices providing in-depth knowledge of the communities, boards, commissions, and regulators from Miami to New York to Los Angeles. We also have a network of practitioners, third-party consultants, and experts that is critical to the successful completion of real estate transactions.
Representation of Clients in All Aspects of the Real Estate Industry
Our attorneys represent a range of public and private entities and individuals in the real estate business, such as lenders, borrowers, sellers, buyers, developers, investors, landlords, and tenants. These diverse parties include financial institutions, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), investment advisors, pension funds, insurance companies, institutional investors, tax-exempt entities, governmental units, and foreign investors. Our experience in working with this variety of parties in a broad range of real estate transactions adds value to our work.
Our areas of focus include:
Key Practice Areas
* Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales
* Construction
* Real Estate Development: Commercial and Residential
* Distressed Property
* Economic Development and Government Incentives
* Environment and Natural Resources
* Real Estate Financing
* Green and Sustainable Development
* Land Use and Entitlements
* Commercial Leasing
* Taxation of Real Estate
Key Asset Types
* Affordable and Workforce Housing
* Condominiums and Cooperatives
* Hotels and Resorts
* Industrial: Warehouses, Storage and Distribution Facilities
* Mixed-Use Developments
* Medical Office Buildings
* Multifamily Housing
* Office Buildings
* Residential Subdivisions and Planned Communities
* Retail, Shopping Centers, and Strip Centers
* Senior Living
* Transportation Infrastructure
* Undeveloped Land
Certified Real Estate Attorney - Florida Bar
Richard M Bezold
Akerman Senterfitt PA
1 SE 3rd Ave - 28th floor
Miami FL 33131-1715
Tel: 305 374-5657
Fax: 305 374-5095
E-mail: rbezold@akerman.com
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Commercial Leasing, Distressed Property, Environmental Due Diligence, Forest Resources, Indoor Air Quality, Medical Office Buildings and Healthcare Facilities, Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Financing, Senior Living
Experience
Richard Bezold serves as Chair of Akerman's Real Estate practice. He has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in the acquisition, development, and financing of office buildings, medical facilities, shopping centers, senior living facilities, multifamily, industrial, and hotel properties. He has served as the lead real estate attorney on numerous national corporate merger and acquisition transactions including those in the automobile, hospitality, rental car, security, and solid waste industries. His client work has included representing Dean Foods, The Rockefeller Group, North American Properties, and others in numerous real estate transactions. Richard's broad range of experience includes commercial landlord and tenant representation, public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, distressed loan and property workouts, and analysis of hazardous material contamination for the acquisition, operation, and clean-up of real property. He has also served as the Chairman of the Advisory Board to the Bergstrom Center For Real Estate Studies at the University of Florida. Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Real Estate, Richard has been recognized by The Legal 500 US as one of the leading real estate lawyers in Florida.
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