Real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, and development often present complex legal issues. Clarion's principals are national experts in analysis of real estate issues involved with partnerships, valuations, financing, leases, mortgages, joint ventures, development, eminent domain, and land use regulations. Clarion principals have been involved as objective experts in state, federal, and administrative hearings throughout the country, and have testified before federal and state legislative committees. Specialized services include: Evaluation of Damage Claims: analysis of events, actions, or omissions on the value of or financial return potential of real estate. Due Diligence Analysis: review of security offerings, proposed workouts, dispositions, equity/debt restructuring, assumptions, market support for analysis and conclusions; review of valuations and appraisals to determine consistency, and use of accepted professional standards. Theory of Damages: developing theories of damages as applied to real estate, or evaluation and analysis of proposed theories of damages, comparison of impact of alternative damage theories, and analysis of related case law. Value Estimates: research and analysis leading to conclusions regarding the value of real estate in a variety of circumstances. Witness Support: consultation and assistance for expert witnesses and others who must testify in court. Expert Testimony: preparation of reports, oral presentations, and exhibits for hearings or trial testimony in a variety of settings including bankruptcy, eminent domain, and regulatory takings. Environmental Impacts: analysis of contamination impacts, and the subsequent effects on property values and markets. Expertise on property value impacts in cases involving air, soil, or groundwater contamination, Superfund sites, landfills, power lines, resource damage, and waste disposal. Eminent Domain: valuation support and expert testimony for private landowners and government agencies.