S. Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Documents
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6923-SEM
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Corporate Law, Business, and Finance, Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility, Property, Real Estate, and Trusts & Estates
- Type
- Seminar
- Additional Attributes
- Experiential Credit
Section 001 Information
Instructor

Section Description
This course dissects the major commercial real estate documents--loan documents, contracts, and commercial leases--by focusing on the drafting and negotiation of each. The course examines the interplay between substantive legal issues and practical strategy questions in determining the contents of these documents. Some of the issues covered include the economics of the transaction, the rights and responsibilities of the parties and the consequences of default. A significant portion of the course will focus on the role of collaborations and negotiations in the process of determining the terms of the documents and will include simulated collaborations and negotiations.
The textbook is supplied by the Professor at no cost to the students.
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2023
- Location
- JGH 304
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Friday
- Points
- 3
- Method of Evaluation
- Paper
- J.D Writing Credit?
- Minor (upon consultation)
- LLM Writing Project
- Automatic
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- Learn the appropriate documents (loan, contract of purchase and sale, and lease) to be used for a commercial real estate transaction.
- Learn the meaning of the essential provisions of various commercial real estate documents.
- Learn the negotiability of various provisions of the commercial real estate documents.
- Learn the process of collaboration and negotiation with counsel representing all parties to a commercial real estate transaction.
- Learn the practical business aspects involved in a commercial real estate transaction.
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None