Investors, developers, public authorities and real estate and construction professionals: secure your projects and enhance the value of your real estate assets
The real estate and construction sector is subject to a complex regulatory framework, significant financial and operational stakes, and substantial professional liability risks. Cornet Vincent Ségurel assists both public and private stakeholders in securing their projects, optimising their investments and anticipating risks.
Which industry players do we advise?
We act for:
- Developers, project owners and contractors: securing construction agreements and assisting in related disputes
- Landlords and tenants: drafting, negotiating and monitoring leases and occupancy agreements, and resolving disputes
- Real estate professionals: property managers, real estate agents, property traders, surveyors and diagnosticians, with management of professional liability risks
- Investors and asset managers: structuring investments, enhancing value and managing real estate portfolios on a day-to-day basis
- Local authorities and public developers: designing, implementing and financing development projects and enhancing public assets
Our in-depth understanding of sector-specific issues enables us to deliver tailored solutions for each stakeholder.
What strategic and legal challenges do we address?
Securing your projects and optimising your investments
Real estate and construction stakeholders must:
- Structure and secure complex real estate transactions
- Control technical, legal and financial risks
- Manage urban planning and zoning law requirements
- Secure relationships between developers, contractors, investors and end-users
- Support asset acquisitions and disposals
- Anticipate risks and manage disputes
- Assist with contaminated land redevelopment projects
Each action is designed to reduce risk, secure projects and optimise asset value.
Real estate projects: comprehensive and structured support
We assist at every stage of the project lifecycle:
- Before the project: legal structuring, financing, contract design, risk anticipation, obtaining required authorisations
- During the project: drafting and negotiating contracts, operational monitoring, coordination between public and private stakeholders
- After the project: dispute and insurance risk management, asset monitoring, tax optimisation and ongoing value enhancement
This approach ensures legal and operational consistency from development through to operation.
Our team’s strengths
A multidisciplinary approach dedicated to real estate and construction
Our teams bring together the following expertise:
- Real estate law: construction, leases, asset management and value enhancement
- Public law: planning, permits and urban development
Environmental law: ICPE regulation, contaminated sites and soils - Banking & finance: negotiation and structuring of project financing
- Tax law: tax structuring of real estate transactions
- Insurance law: coverage of real estate project risks
- Litigation – Arbitration – Mediation: resolution of disputes relating to real estate projects, property transactions and construction contracts
- Restructuring & insolvency: support in distressed situations and restructuring processes
- Employment law: workforce management and labour relations
- Corporate law – M&A – Private equity: structuring and optimisation of transactions and investments
Our dedicated project-team approach ensures a comprehensive, consistent and operational response at every stage of real estate projects.
Recent engagement example
Structuring and securing an eco-district development project in a major metropolitan area
We advised a developer and its partners (developers and investors) on:
- Structuring the legal framework of the development project and defining contractual arrangements between public and private stakeholders
- Securing administrative authorisations and ensuring compliance with environmental and urban planning requirements
- Drafting and negotiating project management, construction and development agreements
- Organising project financing in coordination with banking and institutional partners
- Anticipating and managing insurance risks and stakeholders’ liabilities
Supporting plot marketing and the implementation of leases and asset transfers
Preventing and handling potential disputes throughout the project lifecycle
Do you have a real estate or construction project?
Secure your operations and enhance your assets
Investors, developers, landlords, local authorities and real estate professionals: we support you to:
- Structure your projects and investments
- Secure your contracts and authorisations
- Optimise the management and value of your assets
- Steer your operations with efficiency and legal certainty