Legal Services

The Vendor is required to provide legal services for include:
•    General corporate law and corporate governance;
•    Real estate (including but not limited to, redevelopment) and land use;
•    Residential and commercial landlord and tenant;
•    Environmental;
•    Construction;
•    Labor and employment;
•    General litigation (other than personal injury litigation); and
•    Municipal and government entity representation.
- Real estate and redevelopment
•    Includes, but is not limited to, review and drafting of contracts, transforming raw land or existing properties into functional, valuable real estate, involving conceptualizing, financing, managing, and overseeing construction or renovation from idea to completion, creating residential, commercial, or mixed-use buildings. 
•    Assist with coordinating diverse activities like site selection, design, permits, and construction, often requiring vision, financial acumen, and leadership to bring a project to market
- Land use
•    Includes, but is not limited to, advising on and representing cooperation interests in, national, regional and local land use matters, including zoning exemptions due diligence and analysis, condominium conversions, and advising on various city tax exemption programs including city’s 421-a program. 
•    Experience handling land use disputes (pre-litigation and litigation) is also desirable.
- Construction 
•    Includes, but is not limited to, review of contracts, specifications, purchase and job orders and change orders relating to construction and design projects, contract template review and analysis, advising on procurement laws and bid award process, and construction dispute resolution, including litigation and alternative dispute resolution procedures.
- Labor and employment
•    Includes both non-litigation and litigation matters. 
•    Non-litigation matters may include, but not be limited to, advice on internal employee matters, including severance-related matters, organized labor disputes and negotiations, aid in drafting policies and best practices, and internal investigations. 
•    Litigation matters may include representation of cooperation in labor and employment-related claims in state and federal court, as well as administrative proceedings and hearings, arbitration and mediation.
- Residential and commercial real estate and landlord and tenant 
•    Includes, but is not limited to, any matter involving the cooperation real property assets, both commercial and residential, such as representing cooperation in its acquisition, sale and leasing of real property, all negotiations related thereto, compliance, enforcement of lease provisions, property maintenance, and title disputes.
- Environmental 
•    Includes, but is not limited to, advising in environmental regulatory matters, strategic advice, zoning opinions and letters, advising on the public trust doctrine, environmental approvals for development projects, litigating environmental disputes, and matters relating to flood and storm resiliency.