Real Estate

Nothing is quite so lasting or so constantly changing as real estate. To handle the paradox that real estate represents, you need legal counsel who understands how the business works - from acquisition and financing through construction and leasing. At Polsinelli Shughart PC, more than three decades of successful experience proves we know the business, inside and out.

We are one of the Midwest’s leading firms when it comes to handling transactional, zoning, land use, environmental, tax credits, economic incentives and tax abatement for development needs. That’s why we have been behind many of the biggest projects throughout the region - and why some of the country’s largest corporations call us to the table with their real estate needs. The firm has been recognized each of the last four years by Midwest Real Estate News as one of the top six law firms in an eleven-state area based upon the number of real estate transactions handled during those years.

With offices and highly experienced attorneys spanning all time zones in the continental United States, we are prepared to handle our clients' real estate needs in an expert, timely and cost-effective manner.

Notable Experience

  • Lead counsel in $45 million and $70 million multi-state railroad infrastructure construction projects financed through specialized multi-series bond financings utilizing unique transportation corporation entities.
  • Lead lending counsel in $200 million multi-currency loan transaction to a local corporation and its international subsidiaries in over 17 countries.
  • Lead local lending counsel in $430 million loan to a Missouri public utility secured by specialized utility assets in over 200 locations in over 35 counties.
  • Lead counsel in the purchase out of bankruptcy and financing of multiple manufacturing facilities in three states.
  • Lead counsel in the negotiation, documentation and closing of numerous business, acquisition, real estate, financing and lending transactions involving businesses, companies and assets in over 35 states.
  • Serving as outside general counsel for numerous clients, including an international agricultural products manufacturing company headquartered in Nebraska and with manufacturing facilities in four states, a non-profit senior living and health care community located in Kansas City and a Kansas City-based railroad terminal company owned by five major class-one railroads operating in the western United States (including representing this company for over 12 years and serving for over seven of these years as this company's formally-elected corporate Secretary and General Counsel).