Drawing on cross-disciplinary and cross-border strengths, Steptoe’s property team is skilled in navigating a wide range of real estate transactions. This includes property acquisition and disposition, financing and leveraging real property for working capital, and property development, redevelopment and repositioning. We also aid with negotiating leases, address planning, zoning, and environmental concerns, and guide investments in performing or distressed real estate.
We handle a variety of real estate matters for owners, property managers, developers, investors, and tenants. Our representation spans various asset classes, including industrial, infrastructure, office, mixed-use, residential, retail, and hotel and leisure properties and developments. Our capabilities include advising on real estate and property issues, regulatory issues, acquisition and disposition negotiations and transactions, real estate financings, leasing issues, construction and development negotiation and documentation, creation of special purpose entities to hold real property assets such as limited partnerships and limited liability companies, and distressed asset workouts and opportunities. Our services are complemented and supplemented by our corporate transactions, tax, regulatory, and restructuring practice groups as well as our litigation groups, which are well-versed in construction disputes and other disputes to help us obtain swift and efficient resolutions for our clients.
Our aim is to provide responsive, cost-effective, and excellent service to clients.
"The property team at Steptoe is very partner-focused and as a result, provides clients with a service that we have found to be second to none."- Legal 500 UK, 2023
Noteworthy
- Chambers UK, Real Estate - Lower Mid-Market, London (2016 - 2023)
- Legal 500 UK, Commercial Property: Development (2020 - 2024)
- Legal 500 UK, Commercial Property: General (2010 - 2019)
- Legal 500 UK, Commercial Property: Investment (2020 - 2021)
News & Publications
Press Releases
Steptoe Lawyers and Real Estate Practice Recognized in Chambers UK 2025
October 17, 2024
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives Seven Practice Rankings and Nine Individual Awards in The Legal 500 UK 2025
October 3, 2024
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives Seven Practice Rankings, Seven Individual Awards in The Legal 500 UK 2024
October 4, 2023
Client Alerts
BE-12 Report Filing Deadline Approaches for Foreign Investments in US Real Estate
February 28, 2023
Press Releases
Steptoe Continues Growth in London with Promotion of Andrew Miles to Partner
November 1, 2022
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives Seven Practice Rankings, Six Individual Awards in The Legal 500 UK 2023
September 29, 2022
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives 67 Rankings in 2021 US News - Best Lawyers' 'Best Law Firms'
November 5, 2020
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives Seven Practice Rankings, Five Individual Awards in Legal 500 UK 2021
October 9, 2020
Events
Webinars
What You Need to Know About the CTA: A Primer
February 13, 2024
Speakers: Danielle F. Fern, Sabina Jacobs Margot