Our Practice

FOCUS, EXPERTISE, AND EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE LAW

One of the largest real estate boutique law firms in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. region, GDL attorneys represent clients in virtually all aspects of real estate transactions, as well as in commercial lending, litigation, lending regulation, mortgage banking, financial institutions (including transactions with federal regulatory agencies), government assisted housing programs, administrative regulation and adjudication, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights (including foreclosure and lien enforcement), land use, tax and estate planning, representation of trade organizations, corporate and partnership law, and public finance.

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GDL attorneys know their way around the agencies with which they deal – several GDL attorneys have prior experience working ...
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GDL attorneys understand that in matters of bankruptcy and foreclosure, speed and precision are a must. GDL attorneys provide cost-sensitive ...
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GDL’s Business Formation and Organization attorneys provide clients with strategic and transactional planning advice and representation with regard to the ...
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GDL attorneys provide legal advice and strategic guidance in the negotiation and preparation of listing agreements, brokerage commission agreements and ...
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GDL’s commercial leasing attorneys are conscientious deal makers who fully understand the metropolitan Washington D.C. leasing market. GDL successfully negotiates ...
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Attorneys in GDL’s Condominium and Common Interest Community Practice counsel clients in the development of residential and office condominiums, including ...
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GDL's representation in the prosecution of real property tax assessment appeals in the District of Columbia is a significant part ...
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GDL lawyers represent employers to help develop and manage their workplace with as few legal conflicts as possible. GDL also ...
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The Firm's Land Use Group attorneys are urban strategists, active in all phases of the real estate development process, including ...
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GDL coordinates and provides lobbying efforts on behalf of real estate trade associations and property owners on District of Columbia ...
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GDL attorneys are zealous advocates providing assertive, result-oriented approaches in order to maximize results in a timely, cost efficient manner ...
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GDL attorneys have decades of experience in counseling commercial and residential real estate developers, property owners, construction contractors, real estate ...
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Real estate finance has been a pillar of GDL’s practice since the firm’s beginning in 1989. GDL lawyers have advised ...
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GDL's attorneys provide effective legal services for D.C. area hotels and restaurants, combining local know-how, business acumen, strategic thinking and ...
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GDL attorneys provide dynamic income, estate and gift tax planning advice and analysis with regard to planning, structuring, negotiating and ...
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