Real estate

Our Real estate team is involved throughout the investment cycle, advising investors on the acquisition and sale of real estate assets, as well as on leasing, asset management, construction, renovation and extension projects, and related litigation.

Our areas of expertise

Leases

With respect to leases, we can assist our clients at any of the following stages:

Drafting and negotiation of civil, commercial and professional leases
Renewal, termination or assignment of commercial leases
Drafting and negotiation of management and marketing contracts
Representation in rental disputes before the courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Real estate investments

We advise on the acquisition or sale of real estate assets, in particular for healthcare practitioners, operators or groups, but also for foreign individuals seeking to invest in France, on the following issues:

Structuring transactions and setting up the appropriate investment vehicle
Due diligence
Drafting of contractual documentation for operations
Liaising with the notary throughout the acquisition process, including prior review of preliminary sale agreements and notarial deeds of sale
Drafting of shareholders’ agreements and partnership agreements
Disputes relating to warranty and indemnity (garantie de passif) claims and other specific clauses negotiated in the transaction

Construction

We advise and represent project owners on construction and refurbishment projects, as part of client-side project assistance (assistance à maîtrise d’ouvrage), from contract signature through to completion, on the following issues:

Legal and contractual structuring of builders
Drafting and negotiating contracts, including off-plan reservation agreements and off-plan leases (baux en l’état futur d’achèvement)
Contract management
Claims handling
Amicable or contentious settlement of disputes

Property & co-ownership

We act for many managing agents (syndics) and property owners in co-ownership disputes, including:

Pre-construction condition surveys ordered by the court (référés préventifs)
Carrying out or challenging works
Court-appointed expert proceedings
Recovery or challenge of co-ownership / condominium fees (“charges de copropriété”)
Implementing or challenging decisions adopted during general meetings of co-owners.

Our clients

We advise a wide variety of French and international players in the real estate sector:

Institutional investors
Property investment companies (including REITs)
Asset managers
Investment funds
Individual investors
Public and private healthcare establishments, their practitioners, health authorities, healthcare manufacturers in the context of their real estate operations.

Key contacts

Luc Castagnet

Arnaud Picard

Our Real estate news

RANKING | LERINS RECOGNIZED FOR CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION IN THE REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION GUIDE BY DÉCIDEURS MAGAZINE – LEADERS LEAGUE

Lerins has been recognized as a “Highly Recommended” firm in construction litigation in the latest edition of the Real Estate & Construction guide by Décideurs Magazine. The firm advises and represents clients in disputes arising from construction and renovation projects, from contract signing through to project completion. The team handles claims management, dispute resolution, and both […]

Deal | Lerins advised Xelians in the context of the acquisition of SoDoc

Lerins supported the Xelians group, the French leader in document information management, in its acquisition of a majority stake in SoDoc, a publisher specializing in Microsoft 365 environments. The Xelians group is France’s leading provider of document information management services. A major player in the outsourcing and management of physical and electronic document flows, Xelians […]

Lerins x 2025 : Our objectives

Mathilde Croze, co-managing partner of Lerins, talks to LJA about Lerins’ goals and priorities for 2025. Teams “In 2025, the training and involvement of our associates in the firm’s development will be a priority. That’s why we’ll be stepping up our QWL and CSR initiatives, to build a sustainable future for all. As sustainability and […]

Ranking | Lerins referenced in Décideurs Magazine's Real estate, Promotion & Construction rankings

Lerins is referenced in 5 categories of the Real estate and Promotion & Construction rankings of Décideurs Magazine – Leaders League: Real estate litigation Tenancy law Urban complexes (Condominium) Advising and contracts (markets and construction) Construction litigation (including insurance) Congratulations to our partners Luc Castagnet and Arnaud Picard, and their teams ! Learn more […]

Arnaud Picard Speaker at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University's "Mutations of property" conference

Arnaud Picard, partner, was present this Tuesday 2 April 2024 at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, as part of its annual conference organized by the Paris 1 Master 2 in General Private Law, on the “Mutations of property”. He participated alongside Bruno Dondero, Sarah Bros, Laurent Aynès and Gauthier Blanluet, in a round […]