Area development is a broad and complex field. As well as shaping the quality of residential, office and recreational spaces, and local quality of life in general, it also determines the social, economic and ecological strength of a location and its environment far into the future. Area development involves long-term initiatives and political sensitivities, which in turn demand vision, impetus, collaboration and perseverance. Moreover, given the challenges of our times, solutions also have to be sustainable and innovate on the spatial, financial and legal fronts.

Our team understands all of the factors that feed into area development and has extensive experience with metropolitan development and redevelopment projects, industrial parks, residential sites, rail, road and water infrastructure works and other large-scale projects. We are well-versed in straddling the many legal disciplines this requires and skilled at forging strong, effective partnerships between public and private partners. We understand what is at stake in such procedures and have a keen eye for the myriad of interests to be served in area development projects. Not surprisingly, our team is regularly approached by joint public and private partners to act as a central legal advisor and a link between parties, and to supervise legal and other associated processes.