Commercial Transactions
Robbins Schwartz handles a full range of legal issues in commercial transactions and building construction.
Municipalities Commercial Transactions
In the realm of commercial transactions and building construction, we have handled the full range of legal issues, including all aspects of remodeling and repair under the Americans with Disabilities Act. We regularly assist clients with reviewing or developing commercial contracts with vendors, as well as owner-architect, construction management, and owner-contractor agreements for capital improvement projects.
Our attorneys assist clients in evaluating alternative avenues for funding construction projects. We have successfully represented local government owners in litigation over defective design and/or construction of buildings and their components, successfully recovering substantial money judgments and injunctive relief from architects and contractors. Similarly, where commercial expectations are unfulfilled, we have recovered damages for the client.
Where commercial expectations are unfulfilled, we have recovered damages for the client.
Municipal Redevelopment
Our attorneys represent municipalities in projects of various sizes and complexity. We possess an in-depth understanding of Illinois legislative structure pertaining to promoting development and growth while preserving the state’s long history.
Our law firm provides constructive, strategic, and consistent representation to municipalities throughout all phases of their projects. We have a long history of successfully advising clients through every stage of the redevelopment process, such as approval, financing, and building. Our attorneys exhibit extensive knowledge and demonstrate their legal acumen in transactional and litigation matters.
Our basic premise when representing clients in commercial transactions is that the expectations and responsibilities of the parties must be spelled out at the start of every transaction.
We write contracts not only to achieve our client's goals in entering into a particular agreement, but also to safeguard the client's related economic interests by including appropriate guarantees and warranties to protect the client in the event of breach or non-performance by the counter party, and defenses against or limitations on liability should arbitration or litigation ever ensue.
Our attorneys comprehensively review commercial contracts to make sure that they fully define the intended scope of the work and/or services involved, whether the subject matter of the parties' agreement is a facility and equipment purchase, sale and lease transaction, energy savings or performance contract, service contract, lease/purchase of technology, or building maintenance contract.
