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Today's bipartisan movement to improve infrastructure throughout the United States can jeopardize the constitutional rights of property owners. When a governmental entity proposes the taking of private property for public use, effective pre-condemnation planning can help property owners protect their rights and avoid costly pitfalls.

Akerman's Eminent Domain Practice represents private property owners, tenants, and business owners throughout the United States in condemnation, inverse condemnation, and other property rights matters of all sizes. From Fortune 500 companies, retailers, and real estate developers to private property owners, we work closely with clients, developing the right strategy to achieve their goals—whether defending against a proposed taking or securing a modification that lessens or eliminates the impact.

We have an extensive track record of securing negotiated, amicable, and creative solutions—obtaining settlements that reduce the cost, time, and stress associated with drawn out litigation and provide our clients with added benefits such as additional land, zoning concessions, parking, design modification of project to aid private property, and other enhancements. If a taking does occur, we fight vigorously to secure maximum compensation for the taking while lobbying to mitigate the impacts either through reducing the size of the taking or revising the design of the project.

Working in multidisciplinary teams, we call upon the right professionals to achieve the best outcome. From our own highly skilled real estate, land use, environmental, government affairs, tax, appellate, and litigation lawyers to leading outside experts such as engineers, architects, planners, accountants, and appraisers, we mobilize quickly to analyze the impact of the taking to secure full compensation for our clients.

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