A thorough understanding of the common security documents used in commercial lending is essential for both borrowers’ and lenders’ lawyers. Explore commitment letters, mortgages, general and specific security agreements, guarantees, various assignments, environmental indemnity agreements, solicitors’ opinion letters, directors’ resolutions, and officers’ certificates. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Legal Strategies in Mergers & Acquisitions on April 29, 2025.  Total running time is 57 minutes.

Explore practical takeaways to support a seamless commercial real estate transaction. These programs are intended for lawyers in their first few years of practice and those who are looking to revisit the basics. These on-demand programs were originally presented as an in-person program titled Navigating Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Closing with Confidence on May 7, 2025. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 57 minutes to 1 hour, 12 minutes.

The paper explores commitment letters, mortgages, general and specific security agreements, guarantees, assignments of rents and leases, assignments and pledges of deposit accounts, assignments and pledges of interest reserve accounts, assignment of purchase agreements, assignments of insurance policies, environmental indemnity agreements, solicitors’ opinion letters, directors’ resolutions, and officers’ certificates. It also includes a sample opinion letter and sample borrower resolutions.

The full nature and extent of “Additional Rent” payable often remains elusive at the Offer to Lease stage, leaving the commercial leasing lawyer to get to its real meaning. Read this paper to develop a better understanding of operating costs, including particular inclusions, exclusions, and areas of dispute. This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Analyzing Commercial Lease Contracts seminar held in March 2012.