Ulmer & Berne’s shopping center practice attorneys serve as general counsel to a wide variety of shopping centers and retail businesses across the country. We provide targeted advice based on the practical, real world requirements of the retail client. At the same time, our goal is to provide our clients with exceptional service: to get it done right, faster and easier than expected, and in a cost effective manner.
Our practice ranges on the landlord side from serving as general counsel to Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio – a recognized leader for the new lifestyle format – to representing more traditional regional malls, urban entertainment centers, other lifestyle centers, strip centers, big box, power centers, out lots and single build-to-suit locations. On the tenant side, we serve as leasing or general counsel to a number of national and regional retail businesses. Examples include Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.; Office Depot, Inc.; Yum! Brands, a large franchisee with KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, A&W and Long John Silver's brands; and a large number of smaller operators.
Since we represent both landlords and tenants, we understand each side’s legitimate concerns. Therefore, we can speak with authority on how the other party to a lease looks at issues and propose solutions which we know will work. And, because we have represented landlords and tenants in lease disputes, we know how to craft solutions during lease negotiations that will provide the appropriate level of protection later. We are committed to providing incredibly quick turnaround times and responses, superior technical work, continuous up-to-date status reports, fixed fee arrangements where desired, and solutions — not problems.