
Who We Serve
A Considered Approach to Every Transaction
Real estate transactions look entirely different depending on who is sitting at the table. An investor is thinking about capital and timeline. A lender is thinking about exposure and documentation. A tenant is thinking about occupancy costs they will live with for the next decade. We work across every one of those perspectives, and the way we structure each engagement reflects what that particular client actually needs.
Who We Serve
You've built a portfolio by knowing which assets are worth acquiring and when to move. What you need from counsel is someone who can match that pace, someone who sees the opportunity the way you do and structures the transaction to protect your position from acquisition through exit.
You need counsel fluent in capital structuring, ready to move quickly when the opportunity calls for it, and sharp enough to spot the issues worth getting ahead of before they become expensive problems.
We counsel commercial real estate investors across Florida, New York, and beyond on acquisitions, capital structuring, refinancing, portfolio management, and disposition, bringing the same rigor to a single-asset purchase as we do to a multi-site portfolio.
A commercial lease is one of the most consequential documents you will sign for your business. It governs your largest asset or your largest fixed cost for the next five, ten, or twenty years. The clauses that seem boilerplate today are the ones that show up in a dispute or a renegotiation five years from now.
You need counsel who knows which terms actually matter and which ones are negotiating posture. You need someone who has sat on both sides of the leasing table and can tell the difference between a fair compromise and a quietly bad deal. Whether you own the building or occupy it, the goal is the same: a lease that protects your position over the long term, without burning bridges in the negotiation.
We work with landlords and tenants across office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties throughout Florida and New York. Lease drafting and negotiation. Letter of intent review. Build-out and tenant improvement provisions. Subleasing and assignment. Renewals, extensions, and dispositions. We approach every lease as its own transaction, because every lease has its own stakes.
Your business is built on certainty. The loan needs to close, the collateral needs to be properly secured, and the documentation needs to hold up the day it gets tested. You do not need counsel who treats your file as another box to check. You need counsel who understands what you are actually exposed to and how to protect against it.
You need someone who can move at the pace of the deal without compromising on the work. Someone who knows how title gets cleared, how SNDAs get negotiated, how borrower-side issues tend to surface and how to resolve them without blowing the closing. Someone who treats your standards as the minimum.
We represent commercial real estate lenders on the full range of financing transactions, including acquisition loans, construction loans, permanent financing, and refinancings. Loan documentation. Collateral structuring. Title and survey review. Pre-closing due diligence. Post-closing matters. The work is detailed by nature. We treat it that way.
Hospitality real estate is an operating business sitting on top of an asset, governed by management agreements, franchise agreements, liquor licenses, food service contracts, and a regulatory landscape that varies from one jurisdiction to the next. The transactional work that sits underneath all of it has to account for the operational reality on top of it.
You need counsel who understands both layers. Someone who can negotiate the acquisition, structure the financing, paper the management agreement, and think through the operational issues that show up in due diligence and at closing.
We work with hotel, resort, and restaurant owners and operators on the full range of real estate matters that come with hospitality assets. Acquisitions and dispositions. Financing and refinancings. Management and franchise agreements. Leasing of restaurant and retail space within hospitality properties. Operational and regulatory issues that intersect with the underlying real estate. We approach every hospitality transaction with the understanding that you are not just buying a building.
You already have a legal team. What you need from outside counsel is not redundancy, it is bandwidth, depth, and the ability to step in without slowing your team down. The transactions on your plate are sophisticated, the timelines are real, and the standards your company expects internally do not change just because the work is being handled externally.
You need an attorney who can plug into your processes, work within your reporting structures, and deliver work product that is indistinguishable from what your in-house team would produce. Someone who knows how to coordinate across business units, work with your existing vendors, and communicate at the pace and register your stakeholders expect.
We serve as outside counsel to publicly traded corporations, REITs, and institutional real estate teams across the country. Overflow transactional work. Specialized matters that fall outside the in-house team's bandwidth or expertise. Multi-jurisdictional transactions requiring coordination across state lines. We operate as an extension of your team, not a replacement for it.
You've earned your client's trust from the first showing to the accepted offer. The closing is the last impression they'll walk away with, and it needs to reflect the same level of care you've given them throughout.
You need a closing partner who anticipates rather than reacts, who communicates without needing to be chased, and who handles every detail, every party, and every sensitivity with the discretion a high-value transaction deserves.
We provide neutral closing and title services for luxury residential transactions throughout South Florida, working exclusively through agent relationships to deliver the kind of closing experience your clients expect and your reputation depends on.
A Practice Designed Around the Work
We’re built around the idea that sophisticated transactions deserve sophisticated attention at every stage, not just the high-leverage moments.
When you work with us, you work with your attorney from the first conversation through closing. No handoffs, no junior associates learning on your file, no game of telephone between layers of the firm. The result is a practice that feels less like a vendor and more like trusted counsel, which is how it should feel.


Whether you are structuring a complex commercial deal or closing on a luxury residence, the first step is the same. Reach out, tell us what you're working on, and we'll take it from there.
FAQs
Answers to the questions clients ask most before they engage us.
How do clients typically find Vellum Law?
Most of our clients come to us through referrals — from prior clients, from real estate agents, from in-house counsel at other companies, or from professional networks in Florida and New York. We are a boutique firm by design, and that referral-based growth reflects the kind of practice we have built.
What jurisdictions are you licensed in?
Angelique is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, Georgia, and Washington D.C. The firm regularly counsels clients on transactions in those jurisdictions and coordinates with local counsel in other states when matters require it.
How does outside counsel work with an in-house legal team?
It depends entirely on what the in-house team needs. Some clients use us as overflow bandwidth during high-volume transaction periods. Others bring us in for specialized matters that fall outside their internal expertise. Others ask us to handle their Florida or multi-jurisdictional work as primary outside counsel. We are comfortable in any of those roles, and we adapt our communication and reporting style to match how your team already operates.
Do you handle hospitality real estate transactions specifically?
Yes. Hospitality real estate is a meaningful and growing part of our practice. We work with hotel, resort, and restaurant owners on acquisitions, financings, management and franchise agreements, leasing within hospitality properties, and the regulatory and operational matters that intersect with the underlying real estate.
What does ❝ concierge-level ❞ service mean for a residential closing?
We keep communication consistent, hold ourselves to careful attention on every closing detail, and coordinate thoroughly across every party involved in the transaction. We anticipate issues before they slow the deal down. We handle sensitive matters with the discretion the transaction deserves. The closing itself is one moment in a process that should feel managed from the day the contract is signed.
Can you represent both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing?
We can, though never on the same transaction. Many of our clients sit on one side of the leasing table consistently and rely on us as their primary leasing counsel. Others come to us only when they need experienced help on a particular lease. Either way, we know the document inside and out, regardless of which side we are representing.
Do you work with developers on ground-up projects?
Yes. We counsel developers across every stage of a project, from initial site control and land assemblage through joint venture structuring, construction financing, pre-leasing, stabilization, and exit. Our developer clients range from regional operators handling single-asset projects to institutional sponsors managing multi-site portfolios.
What kinds of real estate transactions does Vellum Law handle?
We handle the full range of commercial and residential real estate transactions, with a particular focus on complex commercial work. That includes acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing across office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use, construction and permanent financing, joint ventures and capital structuring, hospitality real estate, and luxury residential closings. If your matter involves real estate, there is a good chance it falls within our practice.
Every Considered Transaction Begins With a Conversation
We work with a focused group of clients across Florida, New York, and beyond on the kinds of real estate transactions that demand precision and personal attention. If you have a matter you'd like to discuss, we'd be glad to hear from you.
