Profile & Practice Areas
David Barbour brings extensive transactional real estate experience to clients in a wide variety of issues including:
- Representing numerous clients in the purchase, sale and operation of hospitality properties including financing, franchising and licensing, and liquor license transfers
- Representing governmental clients in the purchase of major downtown Detroit office buildings
- Negotiating and drafting industrial, commercial, retail and office building leases for both landlords and tenants
- Successfully prosecuting real property tax appeals resulting in significant tax refunds for clients and marked reduction in the taxable value of commercial properties
David also has also devoted a significant portion of his practice to labor and employment law, including:
- Collective bargaining
- Grievance arbitration
- Unfair labor practice litigation
- Employment discrimination
- Breach of employment contracts and non-competition agreements
- Constructive discharge, and violation of public policy
He is a member of the American Arbitration Association, Employment Law Panel of Arbitrators.
Practice Areas
- 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges
- Commercial Property Leasing
- Condominium Formation and Conversions
- Environmental Law for Real Estate
- Real Estate Financing
- Real Estate Project Development
- Real Property Sales and Acquisitions
- Real Property Taxation, Reassessments, Incentives and Abatements
- Real Property, Development, Construction and Financing
- Regulation and Compliance
Honors & Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell, Rated AV-Preeminent
- DBusiness Top Lawyers, Real Estate Law, 2024
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator
Community Involvement
- The Salvation Army
- Detroit Athletic Club (DAC), Member