Real Estate Development

O'Reilly Rancilio's Michigan real estate development attorneys represent developers and builders with respect to developing land for industrial, commercial or residential purposes. Our lawyers counsel clients and draft documents related to the development of commercial, industrial and residential real estate, including, but not limited to assisting in the rezoning of real estate, assisting and counseling clients and preparing documentation for land splits and land combinations to facilitate the development of real estate. We also handle preparing easements to assist in the development of the real estate, drafting declaration of covenants and restrictions related to future construction, operations and use of the real estate, and counseling clients with respect to environmental and wetland issues related to the real estate.

Our Latest News & Articles
BOI Reporting Update: U.S. Department of Treasury Will Not Enforce the Corporate Transparency Act Against Domestic Companies
Small business owners can breathe a sigh of relief this week as the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it would be suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for U.S. based companies. The news followed after the Treasury D… Read More
UPDATE: BOI Reporting Requirements Under The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Are Once Again Back In Effect
The obligation for the majority of small businesses to file their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports has been reinstated. On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department… Read More
UPDATE: Injunction Reinstated on Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations
On December 26, 2024, three days after reinstituting the mandates of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its decision. The court previously granted the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunc… Read More
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Mandatory Reporting Obligations Return After Lifting of Injunction
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction previously issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al.,[i] which reinstated the obligations of small busin… Read More
Corporate Transparency Act on Hiatus as Nationwide Preliminary Injunction is Implemented
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction over the obligation of small businesses to file BOI Reports under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The ruling comes after… Read More
Five O'Reilly Rancilio Attorneys Named to Peer-Selected Super Lawyers List for 2024
Five O’Reilly Rancilio attorneys have made the peer-selected Super Lawyers lists. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in Michigan are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Nearly 50,000 attorneys… Read More
FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Set Aside Nationally
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Final Rule”, which would have banned certain non-compete agreements beginning on September 4, 2024, has been indefinitely set aside. On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of… Read More
The Corporate Transparency Act to Continue In Full-Effect as the End of 2024 Nears
As we approach the end of 2024, the deadline for nearly 32 million companies to comply with their reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is right around the corner. As we first reported at the beginning of this year, the CTA… Read More
Alyssa Ericson Named Firm Shareholder
The Firm is pleased to announce that Alyssa M. Ericson has been named a Shareholder of the Firm. Alyssa has been with the Firm since 2019 and concentrates her practice in the areas of general civil litigation, municipal litigation, ordinance and misd… Read More
Before Naming A Successor Trustee, Make Sure to Get Consent
One of the most important decisions when drafting a trust is deciding who will serve as the successor trustee, which is the person or institution who takes over management of the trust when the trustor (the creator of the trust) has died or has becom… Read More