COMMERCIAL LEASE services

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Bay Area Commercial Lease Counsel for Growing Businesses.

Your leases aren’t just documents. They’re long-term financial commitments that impact valuation, operations, and future optionality.At Bend Law Group, we help established California businesses negotiate, restructure, and manage commercial leases with foresight, not firefighting.If you operate multiple locations or are preparing for growth, capital, or exit, your lease strategy matters.

How We Help You Reduce Risk and Preserve Optionality

1. Avoid Costly Lease Surprises and Protect Long-Term Profitability: Negotiate smarter terms, control escalating expenses, and preserve flexibility before you sign.
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We don't just mark up documents. We align lease terms with your long-term business strategy.

For new locations, relocations, or expansion.

We negotiate:
1.Rent and escalation structures
2.CAM and operating expense controls
3.Personal guarantee limitations
4.Assignment and sublease flexibility
5.Exclusive use provisions
6.Co-tenancy protections
7.Termination rights
8.Tenant improvement protections

2. Reduce Hidden Risk Across All Your Locations: Normalize inconsistent lease terms, limit guarantee exposure, and prepare your portfolio for future scrutiny. If you’ve grown quickly, your leases may not be consistent.

We review and normalize:
1.Legacy provisions that create risk
2.Inconsistent guarantee structures
3.Renewal terms that limit flexibility
4.Assignment restrictions that complicate exit
5.Hidden cost escalators

The goal: clean, institution-ready documentation.

3. Improve Leverage and Lower Risk Without Moving Locations: Renegotiate unfavorable terms, secure better protections, and adapt your leases to today’s realities. When growth shifts, markets change, or leverage improves.

We support:
1.Early renewals
2.Buyouts
3.Amendment negotiations
4.Location consolidation
5.Strategic relocations

Proactive adjustments now prevent expensive disputes later.

4. Protect Optionality for Sale, Investment, or Succession: Align assignment rights, guarantees, and flexibility now so you’re not negotiating under pressure later.
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If you anticipate:
1.A sale within 2–5 years
2.Minority investment
3.Recapitalization
4.Succession planning

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What Makes Our Approach Different

We are strategic partners in your business growth:
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1.We negotiate leases with your long-term business goals in mind: growth, scalability, and exit.
2. We look beyond base rent to hidden risk: personal guarantees, CAM charges, assignment clauses, expansion rights, and termination flexibility.
3.We understand how lease terms impact fundraising, valuation, and future sale.
4.We act as business counsel, not just lease reviewers.

You receive:
1.Clear recommendations, not legal theory
2.Early issue spotting
3.Practical negotiation strategy
4.Professional communication
5.Respect for your time
6.Predictable billing
7.A long-term legal partner

We work with established operators who treat legal as an investment in stability and growth, not a last-minute expense.

What Working With Us Looks Like: Small Firm Attention. Big Firm Results

Commercial Lease Counsel Across California

Bend Law Group represents established businesses throughout California, with a strong concentration in the Bay Area. We understand local market conditions, landlord norms, and regional negotiation dynamics. Whether you are leasing office, retail, or industrial space, we bring experience negotiating with sophisticated landlords and property managers.

Retail centers

We help retail operators:
1.Negotiate strong exclusive use protections
2.Protect against co-tenancy failures that reduce traffic
3.Cap and audit CAM charges
4.Structure percentage rent provisions strategically
5.Limit relocation rights
6.Preserve assignment flexibility for future sale
7.Align renewal options with growth plans

Restaurant locations

We assist restaurant operators with:
1.TI allowances and buildout protections
2.Use clauses broad enough to preserve concept flexibility
3.Alcohol and patio permissions
4.HVAC, grease trap, and utility responsibility clarity
5.Personal guarantee negotiation and sunset provisions
6.Early termination and casualty protections
7.Assignment rights critical for sale or recapitalization

Office space

We help companies:
1.Negotiate flexible expansion and contraction rights
2.Avoid long-term space commitments misaligned with headcount forecasts
3.Structure sublease and assignment flexibility
4.Control operating expense pass-throughs
5.Protect against broad default triggers
6.Align term length with strategic growth timelines

Industrial and warehouse facilities

We support operators with:
1.Maintenance and repair allocation clarity
2.Environmental risk limitation
3.Equipment and fixture ownership protection
4.Dock, access, and logistics rights
5.Utility and power capacity assurances
6.Insurance and indemnity risk balancing
7.Assignment rights for future transactions

Mixed-use developments

Mixed-use environments introduce layered risks: residential neighbors, retail restrictions, parking conflicts, and shared systems.
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We help tenants navigate:
1.Conflicting use restrictions
2.Shared facility and maintenance cost allocations
3.Parking rights and access limitations
4.Noise and nuisance protections
5.Hours-of-operation constraints
6.Expansion or exclusivity conflicts

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We support Californian entrepreneurs and companies in all kinds of industries.

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