NAIOP Corporate - Sunshine Law Best Practices for CRE Development Projects

NAIOP Corporate
Sunshine Law Best Practices for CRE Development Projects

Many key actions must take place in public meetings throughout the development process, and most of what developers provide to public authorities will become public record. However, developers may not understand enough about how they can maximize confidentiality while working within the confines of sunshine laws. (The Sunshine Act of 1976 states that “every portion of every meeting of an agency shall be open to public observation.”) Based on his experience representing clients in confidential projects throughout the U.S., this expert will summarize the most important things to know about states' sunshine laws and share a list of best practices for balancing the need for confidentiality with the need to complete CRE development projects.

  Scott Ziance
Partner and National Economic Development Incentives Practice Leader, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP