You’re at the cutting edge of public project development. But working on government-sponsored development initiatives requires close working relationships between government and commercial bodies. It also requires a real understanding of the local political, social and commercial environment. Dentons can be your bridge between government organizations and commercial bodies, providing the most effective ideas and advice to jump-start your projects and bring them forward.

Together we can work with multilateral institutions on trade initiatives, special trade and development zones, and a range of other special tax jurisdictions. For private participants, we can advise on all aspects of construction, permitting, financing, trade requirements, regulatory, political and labor issues.

Benefit from our tax increment financing capability and local asset-backed vehicle experience that can provide you with valuable advice on enhancing your redevelopment proposal. Get access to our planning, zoning, development and redevelopment knowledge. Together we can create workable, innovative structures and solutions for government-backed schemes. We can drive planning, development, redevelopment and funding initiatives on a local, national and global level. 

Look to our lawyers for effective solutions across government-sponsored development zones and participants, including:

• Statutory interpretation
• Planning
• Development
• Environmental issues: emissions, discharges, hazardous materials
• Funding and development agreements
• Procurement processes
• Acquisitions and disposals
• Land assembly and compulsory purchase
• Public-private partnerships, private finance initiatives and other joint venture arrangements
• Utilities, waste, water, highways and transportation
• Judicial review
• Trade
• Facility and infrastructure construction
• Labor and employment
• Tax