Our Land Use practice is a cross-disciplinary team of lawyers, professional planners, and environmental analysts. We combine our resources to collaborate in the interrelated fields of planning, land use law, and real estate development.

We provide legal services to a wide variety of public and private clients, including property owners, real estate developers and investors, commercial and industrial users, and government entities. We bring extensive knowledge of land use law and procedure to all matters, as well as practical experience gained from decades of working with clients on complex and challenging projects nationwide.

Every member of our team brings skill and proficiency to the matters we handle for you. We apply a strategic and proactive approach to all land use matters, and we are responsive to your needs as each project evolves. We are committed to understanding your objectives and finding innovative solutions to achieve your goals.

Our Services

We are committed to providing you with excellent, high-quality service by promptly responding to your needs. We deliver critical path services, such as:

• Development permitting for complicated projects that involve multiple levels of government review
• Due diligence review and analysis of individual sites and portfolios of properties for real estate acquisition and financing
• High-stakes litigation arising out of government decision-making controlling real estate development
• Integrating land use strategies with real estate financing, ownership, and development structures

We are experienced in virtually all areas of land use practice, offering services such as:

• Affordable Housing
• Brownfields Redevelopment
• Coastal Development And Permitting
• Common Interest Ownership Communities
• Development Agreements
• Endangered Species Habitat
• Environmental Impact Review
• Floodplain Regulation
• Form-Based Codes
• Government Economic Incentives For Development
• Historic Preservation And Adaptive Reuse
• Mixed-Use Projects
• Parking Agreements
• Property Tax Appeals
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Religious Rights And Land Use
• Regulation And Ordinance Drafting
• Takings, Property Rights, And Condemnations
• Tax Increment Financing
• Traffic Planning And Regulation
• Transit-Oriented Development
• Subdivision Regulation
• Utilities And Infrastructure
• Wetlands And Waterways Permitting
• Zoning Regulation

Our Team

Our Land Use team consists of attorneys from Robinson+Cole’s Real Estate + Development practice group, collaborating with members of the Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications and Construction practice groups. We also work with attorneys from the Business Litigation team on complex matters, including actions in state and federal courts. Together, we engage with multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, and business professionals to create successful strategies for our clients. We also take on leadership roles for some of the largest, most exciting development projects in the region—and in the country.

Members of our team are leaders in the profession, nationally renowned for being on the cutting edge of land use law practice. We frequently appear before local, state and federal reviewing bodies, gaining knowledge of the most current procedures, personalities, and trends in land use law.

Industry Leadership

Our lawyers are active in regional and national industry and professional organizations. We hold leadership positions in many of these organizations, including committee chairs and board memberships:

• American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Section of State and Local Government Law
  • Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
  • Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
• American Planning Association (APA)
• Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA)
• National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP)
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
• World Jurist Association (WJA)

Whatever your business needs are in public or private land use, our Land Use practice group is equipped to help you on the most complex and challenging projects.