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WELCOME

We are a law firm based in Southern California.  Our growing team is uniquely equipped to handle a variety of legal matters on behalf of individuals and businesses. The firm was founded in response to business owners, friends and family expressing concerns about the difficulty in finding attorneys that are truly dedicated to serving the best interests of their clients. The task of finding the right attorney is becoming increasingly difficult due to a number of ongoing trends, including generalist attorneys marketing themselves as specialists, online marketing companies posing as law firms, and the rising costs of large law firms.

The goal of AR | Legal Team is to provide clients with exceptional “big firm” results for a reasonable “small firm” price.

Our experienced real estate attorneys focus on commercial real estate transactions, with a particular focus on commercial real estate leases (including NNN leases), and purchase and sale agreements. The firm represents a number of shopping center owners and single-tenant triple net (NNN) investors, as well as family offices and domestic and international companies engaged in the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of industrial, office, hotel, multi-family, and land portfolios.

Since founding the firm, Alex has been committed to assembling a diverse group of talented and compassionate professionals that share a genuine interest in understanding the unique circumstances faced by each client.  Each attorney is an expert in his or her chosen practice area(s), but, most importantly, strives to keep each client informed and generally pleased with the level of service provided.  Our litigation team focuses on personal injury matters.  Aside from our highly regarded litigation attorneys and dedicated case managers, our personal injury team includes a registered nurse, which enables the firm to reach a level of understanding and compassion that is unmatched by other personal injury law firms. We invite you to contact us to learn more about our specialties and background.

Prior to founding AR | Legal Team, Alex focused on helping clients with respect to their commercial real estate transactions while working at regional and international law firms, and later as in-house counsel for national and international private equity groups focused on commercial real estate ventures in major cities across the country.

Commercial Real Estate Transactions

We review and edit commercial contracts and perform legal due diligence for investors. 

Whether you simply need a contract reviewed, or whether you need us to actively represent you in a transaction, we will provide the level of involvement and guidance you need.  We work with various property types all over California, including retail, industrial, office, hotel, multi-family, and land.  We will tailor the scope of our services to fit your needs and budget.  We offer unbundled legal services (also known as limited-scope representation) so that you only pay for the agreed-upon services that you need.

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Transactional commercial real estate legal services include:

  • Review and edit proposed letters of intent (LOI) relating to purchase and sale agreements (PSA), and commercial lease agreements,
  • Draft and/or edit proposed commercial lease agreements and purchase and sale agreements, including preprinted form agreements (AIR CRE),
  • Perform legal due diligence with respect to commercial property acquisitions, including title and survey review,
  • Prepare commercial lease amendments (e.g., lease term extension, expansion, rent modification),
  • Review and edit tenant estoppel certificates,
  • Review and edit subordination, non-disturbance and attornment (SNDA) agreements,
  • Review and edit landlord lien waiver agreements prepared by lenders,
  • Prepare assignment and assumption agreements on behalf of commercial landlords,
  • Prepare early termination agreements on behalf of commercial landlords, and
  • Prepare demand letters on behalf of commercial landlords.

Business owners also rely on us to prepare: independent contractor agreements, consulting agreements, employment agreements, service agreements, license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, loan opinion letters, and joint venture agreements.

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Review of Purchase Agreements

Buying a commercial property can be a daunting process, whether it is the purchase of an income-producing property, the acquisition of an existing building by a user/operator for purposes of expanding business operations, or the purchase of land for development.

From the initial letter of intent through the closing of the deal, we provide all the necessary services to get the deal done. We provide comprehensive commercial real estate legal services to buyers and sellers of virtually all types of commercial real estate, including:

  • Office and Industrial
  • Shopping Centers, outparcels and other retail buildings
  • Hotels
  • Vacant Land
  • Multi-Family
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Review of Commercial Leases

We handle a broad range of large, complex, high-profile leasing transactions for both landlords and tenants, as well as short-term leases for small and medium-sized business.  We have negotiated leases involving national and international retail chains, as well as industrial leases, restaurant leases, dental leases, office leases, and ground leases.  Whether you need continuing advice about the wide range of commercial lease problems that can arise in the real estate investment or property management business, or if you need advice about the best ways to negotiate or renew a business lease agreement with a current or prospective landlord, we can help you.

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Title and Survey Review

We perform title and survey reviews and other due diligence activities on behalf of buyers within specified time frames while maintaining a superior level of review and analysis.  All too often, investors and business owners are unable to give the due diligence process the attention it deserves when making a major commercial real estate acquisition. As a result, buyers may find themselves unable to fully understand the risks involved, which can lead to unmanaged (or mismanaged) legal and financial risk.  We specialize in commercial real estate transactions. Put our experience to work for you.  Let us help your team manage the due diligence process.

Title review is crucial in a commercial real estate transaction. An experienced commercial real estate attorney can help you identify and evaluate legal issues that are specific to your transaction.  In some instances, depending on the context, a comprehensive title review may reveal issues which may justify a price reduction or highlight an issue that needs to be resolved by the seller prior to closing.  An experienced real estate attorney can also be instrumental in reviewing the title commitment and proforma title policy, and suggesting applicable endorsements and working with the title company to obtain the best rates and the optimal level of coverage.

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Our Testimonials

“Extremely satisfied and highly recommend. I hired Alex Ramirez to review our Commercial Lease set to be used for our new incoming tenant. Needless to say the lease was very outdated and Alex did an excellent job updating it in order to protect our interests. Alex educated us on the many facets of the commercial leasing industry related to our situation. He is very professional, knowledgeable, trustworthy, competent, fair and patient. Alex answered and clarified every question we had and I certainly had many. Thank you so much for all your help !!”

Gloria A.

“Alex Ramirez is everything great you hope for but typically do NOT find in an attorney:  He’s calm, intelligent, grounded, very detail oriented and makes time for you even when he is busy.  He understands things quickly and is also to work with you at any level regardless of what situation you are in.  You don’t need to look beyond him, he’s truly a great guy to have in your corner.”

Dan F.

“Alex is an excellent attorney.  Very fair, easy to talk to, and extremely well versed in his area of legal expertise.  Alex has assisted me in complex lease contract negotiations several times and I’ve always  been more than pleased with his services.”

Scott W.

“The AR Legal Team helped us with urgent and complicated contracts.  Alex is very responsive and resourceful.  Their prices are competitive and I would consider them for future business.”

Mario V.

“Alex Ramirez was very helpful in reviewing our commercial lease and making sure small details weren’t missed. My business partner and I had a lot of questions and he was very responsive, knowledgeable, and thorough.  He went over every single page of the very lengthy contract and found small details that I would have certainly missed. I recommend him and would use his services in the future.”

Julieta M.

“As a lawyer myself, I can say that Alex has been a tremendous asset to our investment company. He has assisted in sophisticated documents and transactions and understands the various complexities involved. His style is much more of a business person than a lawyer—and it has been great to work with him. I recommend him highly.”

Stu S.