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OUR MISSION…

Larrea & Ortega commits itself to providing first-rate legal services and the highest degree of professionalism combined with exceptional service at a reasonable cost to the client.  We make it a point to listen and understand the client’s desires and devise innovative, cooperative strategies to accomplish those goals.

 

Larrea & Ortega concentrates its practice in real estate, business, tax and estate planning.  The legal services that we offer in those areas include the following:


FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Representing both financial institutions, including foreign financial institutions, and borrowers in a wide variety of commercial and real estate loans (including construction loans, conduit loans, recourse and non-recourse loans, and residential loans).  We understand that the customer of the bank is valuable and strive to not only protect the bank, but to make each transaction as smooth and pleasant as possible for the bank’s customers.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Structuring legal entities such as general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and domestic and foreign corporations, and the tax implications of such structures.  Assisting in the sale or purchase of businesses or any necessary business contract documents.


DEVELOPERS

Aiding individual developers and investors in their acquisition, development, operation and sales of projects, including assistance in meeting strict environmental regulations; and structuring transactions with tax, asset protection and estate planning goals in mind.

 


FOREIGN CLIENTS
Assisting foreign clients with their investments in the United States, be it real estate or other investments and the ensuing tax implications and corporate structuring necessary to avoid FIRPTA and estate taxes.
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPERS AND HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS
Preparing condominium, timeshare and homeowners’ association documents for developers and assisting those associations in their day-to-day issues.
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Affiliated with Cambridge Title & Closing Services, Inc., title agent for Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, in issuing owner and mortgagee title insurance policies for both commercial and residential transactions.  You may visit our title company’s website at www.cambridgetitleservices.com.
LANDLORD AND TENANT

Negotiating all types of leases from shopping centers to Class A office buildings and drafting form leases for building managers to use.



INDIVIDUALS

We help individuals with their estate planning, tax planning and asset protection goals, along with their small businesses, purchases and refinances.

 

 

MORE ABOUT OUR FIRM EXPERIENCE

Represented several financial institutions in multimillion-dollar equity loans providing first and secondary financing secured by assets other than real estate, including mezzanine financing.

 

Represented banks in commercial and residential real estate transactions involving millions of dollars in loans. 

 

Represented local, out-of-state and foreign lenders in many multi-million dollar loans secured by commercial real estate such as office buildings, condominium projects, undeveloped land and retail shopping centers.

 

Represented the purchaser of a 122-acre site in Miami-Dade County, Florida from the initial acquisition through the development of the site into an upscale office warehouse park entitled Miami International Business Park, including the negotiation of the development loan, the creation of the maintenance association, and the structuring of the purchase and sale contracts.

 

Represented the Seller of the largest land sale in the history of Palm Beach County for approximately $160,000,000.

 

Prepared form agreements for office building and retail projects.

 

Represented, on a pro bono basis, several community groups in connection with the purchase of real estate to be used for new facilities.

 

Prepared stock purchase and sale documents for closely held corporations owning real estate in the United States.

 

Negotiated construction contracts for the construction of multimillion-dollar projects.

 

Prepared several opinions of title, including one in favor of the City of Miami covering the real property known as the Bicentennial Park and the “FEC Property”.

 

Represented several purchasers of restaurants and nightclubs.

 

Prepared and negotiated complex limited partnership agreements between unrelated partners used for the structuring of real estate transactions.

 

Represented many foreign clients in their real estate and commercial transactions in the United States.

 

Represented a large institution in its disposition of assets purchased from the Resolution Trust Corporation.  This included loan payoffs, loan workouts and commercial property sales (REO’s).

 

Handled complex title issues in the sale of a major parcels of land.

 

Represented both sellers and purchasers in several downtown Coral Gables office building transactions, including extensive tenant lease negotiations.

 

Represented a developer in the acquisition, development, and lot sales of a 150-acre industrial office park known as Pan American North Business Park located in West Miami-Dade County, Florida.

 

Prepared many declaration of condominiums and condominium conversions including warehouses, retail, and offices.

 

 

MORE ABOUT OUR FIRM EXPERIENCE

Larrea & Ortega represents or has represented various well-known real estate developers, investors and investment companies, local and national corporations and banking institutions, as well as foreign investors and foreign investment groups.  The Firm also works closely with several highly respected South Florida commercial real estate brokers.

 
LARREA & ORTEGA | Attorneys at Law | 2007