Real Estate
Robbins Schwartz works with many public and private sector clients to help successfully complete real estate transactions.
Labor & Employment
We help clients address complex labor and employment issues, from negotiating executive contracts to managing employee discipline, misconduct, and dismissals, while providing legal representation in hearings and court.
Our attorneys advise on the full spectrum of legal issues
Contract
We assist governmental entities with navigating complex contract, grant, and regulatory processes, providing comprehensive support from bid solicitation to final audits, including dispute resolution and compliance.
Environmental
We offer a full range of legal services to help our park district clients navigate complex state and federal environmental laws, and the interplay of these laws with local municipal ordinances designed to protect public health and the environment.
Investigations
We provide expert legal guidance and conduct thorough inquiries into allegations of misconduct, policy violations, or other issues relating to park districts.
Our firm works with its municipal and public sector clients to successfully complete all varieties of real estate transactions, including leases, and easements.
We provide knowledgeable and experienced support on all aspects of the real estate acquisition process, including public engagement, strategy, referenda, purchase negotiations, including appraisal disputes, incentives, three-party purchases involving public and private parties and not-for-profit holding agencies, due diligence matters including environmental assessment, zoning/entitlement procedures, complex multi-party financing arrangements, and leasing and development agreements.
Robbins Schwartz is experienced in representing public sector clients in condemnation and eminent domain proceedings. This process can be complex, depending on the nature of the use, expectations of value and reasons for the taking. We advise our clients throughout all stages of condemnation, from working with appraisers and negotiating with property owners, to advocating for the Village in litigation and advising the Village on the public relations impact that these proceedings engender.
We place a strong emphasis on teamwork, which enables us to leverage the breadth and depth of knowledge of all our attorneys, paralegals and staff.
Planning, Zoning and Annexations
The firm has in-depth knowledge of all matters related to planning, zoning and land use laws and practices. We are often asked to assist our municipal clients through the real estate development process, including zoning hearings, annexations, planned unit developments, subdivision matters, comprehensive plans, map amendments, conditional uses, building and public safety codes, the formation of special service areas and/or “dormant” special service areas and constitutional issues arising from land use regulations. We are experienced in addressing issues related to Tax Increment Financing (TIF). We are experienced in addressing questions from Plan Commissions, Zoning Board of Appeals and municipal staff relating to variances, special uses, zoning amendments and zoning ordinance regulations and have litigated many zoning related cases.
Areas of Specialty:
- Acquisition and Sale of Real Estate
- Adverse Possession
- Boundary Disputes
- Commercial Lease Agreements
- Easements and Licenses
- Landlord / Tenant Disputes
- Zoning and Development
Robbins Schwartz works with many public and private sector clients to help successfully complete real estate transactions. In every step of this complicated, and sometimes political, process -- from land acquisition and sales, to zoning approvals, financing, leasing and development agreements -- we provide sound legal counsel and practical advice. In close consultation with you, we work with the involved private and governmental entities to achieve your development goals. A successful commercial real estate transaction begins with contract documents that meet your needs and our attorneys take pride in preparing meticulous contract documents to protect you against expected, and unexpected, problems. We also work closely with you to efficiently obtain any necessary local and state governmental approvals for any project. And the end of the transaction isn't necessarily the end of the project; timely post-transaction matters can be critical. Our work does not stop until your interests are protected and goals achieved.
