Mark Dioguardi focuses in the areas of commercial real estate including development, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, finance, leasing, and zoning and entitlements. We provide legal support for a wide scope of real estate projects, from apartment complexes, hotels, offices, retail, commercial and residential condominiums, to industrial, residential and business properties.
Dioguardi Law Firm LLC represents investors, lenders, developers, builders, contractors and property managers, as well as brokers, appraisers, planners, architects, engineers, and title companies.
Regardless of the size or complexity of your real estate transaction, acquisition or development venture, Dioguardi Law Firm LLC can assist with negotiations, help navigate through the legal maze of zoning, regulations and permitting, as well as protect your rights and ensure that your transactions are legally sound.
Mark Dioguardi’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
- Purchases
- Sales
- Leasing
- Financing
- Covenants & Restrictions
- Building Permits
- Zoning & Variances
- Environmental Regulatory Compliance
- Economic Development Incentives
- Tax Credits & Abatement
- Construction Management
- Condominiums
Business Transactions
Dioguardi Law Firm LLC handles a broad scope of transactions related to the formation and operation of a business such as starting or acquiring a new business venture; raising investment capital; and selling, dissolving or liquidating an established business.
Other fields of expertise include:
- Entity Formation
- Syndications and Securities Compliance
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Business Structure & Format Consulting
- Partnership Agreements
- Contracts
- Supplier/Customer Agreements
- Business Succession Planning
- Private Securities Issuances
- Venture Capital Financing
Dioguardi Law Firm LLC focuses on providing practical legal advice and solutions that can protect your business from liability. We counsel our clients concerning the choice of entity, handle entity formations, prepare contracts and a wide range of business agreements, as well as assist clients with corporate governance and succession planning. In addition to working with corporate clients regarding ongoing operational issues, we handle extraordinary events such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and liquidations. We are also equipped to assist you with legal compliance during private or venture capital fundraising.
We carefully work with our clients’ CPAs to weigh the tax implications and assist clients with planning, negotiating and structuring business transactions to avoid or minimize taxes.
Our clientele includes lending institutions, investors, business and private clients in all aspects of banking and finance such as commercial real estate financing, leasing, sales, acquisitions and developments.
Mark Dioguardi has handled an estimated $4 billion of real estate and venture capital transactions and financings including office buildings, shopping centers and malls, industrial properties, multi-family residential housing, infill development, and mixed-use projects.
We have the expertise to analyze complex statutory and regulatory issues relating to licensing, we are qualified to assist insurers and financial holding companies in acquisitions of control, asset transfers and other matters before state regulators.
We collaborate with our clients on issues such as:
- Licensing, including: Banks, Real Estate Brokers, Title Companies, and Mortgage Brokers and Bankers
- Regulatory Compliance
- Financial Transactions (Negotiations & Documentation)
- Complex Loan Workouts
- Loan Structuring & Documentation
- Business Capitalization
- Multi-Housing Loans
Mark Dioguardi’s experience in this practice area is exemplified by his work in the creation and licensing of a national bank and its holding company. Mark coordinated the documentation and transactional work including the successful regulatory approvals by the OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve.
Towns and municipalities regulate the use of land through zoning laws and ordinances. Planners divide towns and cities into areas specifically zoned as residential, commercial or mixed use. When developers, builders, home or business owners construct, remodel or renovate dwellings or other buildings, permits, variances and site approvals may be required before work begins.
Nearly all counties, cities and municipalities have permitting requirements of one sort or another, which often complicate the process of building and development. State and federal regulations related to the environment, water, waste facilities and utilities add to the complex steps involved in construction and the development of real estate.
To keep your project on track, legal advice, guidance and skillful negotiation assistance is frequently a necessity. Mark Dioguardi is an expert in both commercial and residential developments requiring site plan approvals, permitting (including special use permits) and assorted variances in towns throughout metro-Phoenix and beyond. Mark has worked with city officials, investors, planners, project managers, engineers, architects and lawyers representing both developers and communities.
Mark has handled projects ranging from small subdivisions, office complexes, golf course communities and shopping centers to mixed-use developments, LEEDS green building ventures to recreational centers, resorts and even entire communities. Whatever the need, the objective is to present the proper proof and information in a clear manner, and comply with federal, state and local regulations.
Dioguardi Law Firm LLC has the expertise and skills to coordinate with your project’s team and help you effectively navigate through complicated regulations and procedures.