REAL ESTATE PRACTICE
A TRACK RECORD YOU CAN TRUST
Holland & Knight has served the legal needs of the real estate industry for more than 100 years, drawing upon the depth and experience of one of the largest real estate groups of any law firm in the U.S.
Whether real estate is your business, a part of your investment portfolio or an asset to be managed, Holland & Knight real estate lawyers are ready to advise, guide and protect your interests. With multiple offices throughout the U.S., our ability to act locally, nationally and internationally helps ensure the right know-how to properly staff, negotiate and close transactions from a simple lease amendment to the most complex real estate matter.
AT A GLANCE
OUR CLIENTS
range from developers and builders to investors, lenders, managers and advisors, as well as industry and trade associations.
NEARLY 350
attorneys and land use professionals operate in our Real Estate offices throughout the U.S., each providing regional insight while at the same time being able to assist clients with national interests.
LEADING LAWYERS ON YOUR SIDE
2025 Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Guide
Holland & Knight received national first-tier rankings for Real Estate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law in the 2025 Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide; in addition, the Firm earned metropolitan first-tier rankings for practices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Orlando, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa, Tysons, and Washington, D.C.
2025 The Best Lawyers in America Guide
205 real estate lawyers recognized | Noted in the areas of Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation − Real Estate, Environmental Law, and Land Use and Zoning Law
2024 Chambers USA Guide
37 real estate attorneys recognized
Lawyers recognized in the areas of Real Estate, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Real Estate: Finance and Leisure & Hospitality
INDUSTRY GROUPS
in which we are members include ULI, ICSC, CREW, AFIR, CREFC and the National Mortgage Association.
2024 The Legal 500 United States Guide Firm recognized as top-tier nationwide for Land Use/Zoning
Recommended for Real Estate, Real Estate –Construction (including Construction Litigation) and Real Estate – Finance
Real Estate lawyers highlighted as Leading Lawyers in the guide
DYNAMIC PRACTICE COLLABORATION
We utilize a team approach to address all of the legal needs of clients engaged in the development, construction and operation of real estate projects in the U.S., Latin America, South America and the Caribbean. Our services include:
Bankruptcy
Condominium Construction
Corporate
Environmental
Finance
Hospitality and Leisure
Insurance
Joint Ventures
Labor and Employment
Land Use and Zoning
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Private Equity
Public Policy and Regulation
Real Estate
Real Estate Capital Markets
Retail Tax
OUR TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PROWESS ALLOW US TO BE:
INNOVATIVE
by offering cutting-edge counsel on evolving issues affecting every aspect of the real estate industry
COMPREHENSIVE via working relationships with local regulatory and policy authorities throughout the country, including municipalities and the executive and legislative branches
HIGHLY RESPONSIVE to market changes, creatively adapting as circumstances demand
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
Real estate finance is a core strength of our Real Estate practice, as demonstrated by our significant track record within the national real estate finance space.
RETAIL
Holland & Knight has one of the strongest retail practices nationwide. As other law firms abandon their focus on the retail sector, we are even more committed to it and continue to organize our retail practice around the needs of clients to fit their business services and structures in the ever-changing retail environment.
HOSPITALITY
We have a focus on the hotel and hospitality industry, with particular emphasis on hotel and mixed-use communities. We advise hotel owners, brands and developers of mixed-use resort and urban communities both domestically and internationally in Asia, Latin America, South America and the Caribbean.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Holland & Knight was one of the first law firms with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-accredited attorneys. We have attorneys who are certified to advise clients on green building, environmentally sustainable construction and performance issues.
REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS
Our attorneys represent traditional and nonconventional financial institutions, private equity groups, senior secured conduit originators, mezzanine lenders, master servicers and special servicers of securitized real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) trusts, as well as servicers of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Our attorneys have served as lead counsel in thousands of loan origination and workout transactions (involving equity, debt and related instruments) that have included senior, junior and subordinated secured, unsecured and mezzanine loan structures, along with A/B note splits, B-notes and every aspect of the CMBS and CLO markets.
CONTACT US
Joseph A. Guay
Real Estate Section Leader
New York | +1.212.513.3226 joe.guay@hklaw.com
Vivian C. de las Cuevas-Diaz
Real Estate Deputy Section Leader
Miami | +1.305.789.7452 vivian.cuevas@hklaw.com
