Closing the Deal: A Practical Guide to Commercial Real Estate Transactions serves as both a textbook for students and a practice guide for attorneys by providing a step-by-step roadmap through the lifecycle of commercial real estate transactions. Balancing doctrinal foundations with applied skills training, the book enables students to think like practicing attorneys and provides practicing attorneys with the necessary tools to navigate complex deals.  

This publication includes chapters on: 

• The Role of the Attorney in Commercial Real Estate Transactions, with discussion of the wide scope of the attorney’s role in the transaction process, including how to navigate situations where legal advice contrasts with the client’s business goals (Section 1:12) 

•  The Role of Brokers, Title Officers, Escrow Agents, and Other Third Parties, which addresses the intersections of other third parties over the course of commercial real estate transactions, including surveyors, engineers, and environmental consultants (Section 2:4 and 2:5) 

• Leasing Transactions with a chronology of the lease transaction, types, common issues in commercial leasing, and lease administration, including coverage of COVID’s effect on the force majeure clause (Section 9:2, 9:7, 9:12, and 9:12.1[A])  

• Emerging Trends and Future Directions, covers recent innovations and trends in property technology, such as virtual due diligence, e-signatures, and cannabis uses (Section 12:3 and 12:8) 

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