Landowners and the Farm Bill
This blog post was written by our friends Field Sport Concepts, Ltd. and Field Sport's staff member Macy Anne Carman. Please take a...
Leasing 101, Part 9: Term Length and Alternatives
The length of the lease term is a business decision that needs to be negotiated with the landlord, reviewed with the broker, and analyzed...
National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association Publishes Firm Article
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association recently published this article by Jamie Moorhead. For more information, please see...
Drafting Purchase Contracts: Make Sure Your Due Diligence Period Is Long Enough
A good purchase and sale contract is like a road map for the real estate transaction. It will articulate the business terms clearly and...
Can the Cubs Win the Real Estate Negotiation Game?
This article appeared last week in my Sports, Business & the Law column in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Here is the link to the...
Leasing 101, Part 8: Opportunity and Disaster in Assignments and Subleases
An assignment and sublease provision rarely has an immediate impact on a tenant at the time it signs its lease. As a result, tenants...
Outdoor Retail Tenants: 10 Things To Know About Your Lease
I spoke at the Outdoor Retailer Summer and Winter Markets in Salt Lake City in 2010 and 2013 and know about the unique store concerns...
Leasing 101, Part 7: Nine Tips for Negotiating Additional Rent
In a lease, 'additional rent' generally is defined as any amount due to landlord by tenant over and above base rent. Depending on the...
Passing Lance: Rethinking Cycling’s Route Forward
This article appeared today in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in my Sports, Business & the Law column. Here is the link to the article...
Leasing 101, Part 6: Base Rent
There are three main types of rent in leases: base rent, additional rent, and percentage rent. Additional rent and percentage rent are...
