Experience
We are experienced in representing all parties, including landlords and tenants, sublandlords and subtenants, and assignors and assignees. Our team practices in all real estate arenas—retail, office, industrial and mixed-use. Alston & Bird represents one of the nation's largest privately held developers in all of its industrial leasing on a national basis. We represent one of the "Big Four" accounting firms in all of its major city office leasing. We draft and negotiate all types of leases, including space leases, master leases, credit leases, ground leases, subleases, build-to-suit leases and synthetic leases.
Accolades
- Our group is recognized by Chambers as one of three Band 1 practices in Georgia.
- Our group leader is recognized by Chambers as one of six Band 1 attorneys in Georgia.
- Our group leader is on the board of editors of Commercial Lease Law & Strategy, a national leasing publication.
- Our group leader has been co-chair of PLI’s Negotiating Commercial Leases Seminar and is a frequent speaker at leasing seminars across the country.
Bringing Value to Our Clients
Leasing is an important part of our practice—a core concentration, not merely adjunct to other real estate disciplines. Alston & Bird’s leasing team combines legal experience with business acumen in a flexible way that best serves the needs of our clients. From the smallest sublease to the office lease likely to be named “deal of the year,” our team approaches each transaction with attention to the interests, needs and goals of our clients. We are attentive to protecting the interests of our client, without losing sight of the fact that making a deal is our client’s objective. We make deals happen for our clients.