The law firm of Fernando J. Portuondo, P.A. concentrates its practice in the areas of Real Estate Law, Corporate and Business Law, Condominium and Association Law, and Real Property and Commercial Litigation.

The firm’s Real Estate Law practice includes representation of developers, banks, private lenders and borrowers, purchasers and sellers, domestic and international investors, and landlords and tenants in commercial and residential transactions, real estate acquisitions and sales, development, construction, real estate financing, debt restructuring and loan workouts, leasing, IRS Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, and all aspects of title insurance. A significant portion of Fernando’s practice is dedicated to utilizing sophisticated techniques to assist developers and other real estate investors in acquiring, constructing and developing large real estate projects, obtaining construction and permanent financing, platting, subdivision and creation of or conversion to condominium, obtaining regulatory and land-use/zoning approvals, structuring condominium, homeowner and master associations, and leasing and dispositions of such projects. Fernando often structures complex 1031 exchanges, including construction forward and reverse exchanges, to achieve significant tax benefits for his clients. Fernando also represents both institutional and private lenders and banks in commercial, construction, term, and residential real estate secured and mezzanine loan transactions. Furthermore, Fernando assists foreign companies and individuals in acquiring, developing, selling, and investing in U.S. real and personal property interests. Fernando has been a title agent for Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc. and Old Republic National Title Insurance Company for 21 years and has received The Fund President’s Circle Award multiple times, which recognizes an elite group of the top 100 agents statewide out of a membership in excess of 4,000.

The firm’s Corporate and Business Law practice includes domestic and foreign entity selection, formation and structuring, corporate acquisitions and sales, corporate financing, asset-based lending, preparation of limited liability company operating agreements, corporate shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements, business assets and stock purchase and sale agreements, consulting and employment agreements, non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, asset protection planning, and business dissolution planning . 

The firm’s Condominium and Association Law practice includes representation of developers as well as condominium, homeowner and master associations in all aspects of condominium and association law, including preparation and filing of declarations and related sales and disclosure documents, review and amendment of existing governing documents, the turnover process, association governance and management, construction and service provider contracts review and negotiation, prosecution and defense of construction defects claims, and collections.

Our firm handles Litigation in connection with real property, commercial and business disputes, including construction lien and construction defects litigation, residential and commercial mortgage foreclosure actions, residential and commercial landlord-tenant litigation and evictions, condominium litigation, quiet title and declaratory actions, business disputes and shareholder derivative actions, and contract claims.

The firm represents both creditors and debtors in residential and commercial mortgage foreclosures, loan workouts, loan modifications, and debt restructuring, as well as state insolvency and receivership actions and federal bankruptcy proceedings under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.