Diane Cantu

Diane Cantu advises on every aspect of real estate transactions by providing comprehensive legal counsel regarding its inherent opportunities and risks while negotiating and getting successful closings. Diane also consults with business owners and entrepreneurs to obtain better asset and membership purchase agreements and assists with associated due diligence.

Diane is a business owner, entrepreneur, and commercial organization's connection to our clients, seeking to leverage their property interests across the full array of purchase, sale, and leasing transactions for real estate. She has in her catalog million-dollar commercial real estate contracts, including letters of intent, sale and purchase agreements. She executes due diligence and title review for the purchase and sale of properties, reviews surveys, policies, tax records, tenant estoppels, and environmental reports.

Diane helps clients to enforce the terms of various leases, such as rent collection, default notices, certificates, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, and assignment of lease agreements. Skilled in corporate entity formation, Diane also drafts articles in incorporation and organization, certificates of assumed name, operating agreements, and other corporate documents. She advises on commercial contracts ranging from independent contractors and nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements to a multitude of service contracts.

Known for her candor and credibility as an advisor, Diane provides her clients with options for their distinct risk tolerance thresholds. Valued by everyone around her for being a fixer, there is no problem too difficult for Diane, who is at her best when faced with major deals that require creativity, people skills and a strategic approach to problem-solving.

Diane began her career litigating breach of contract, construction lien claims, collection, landlord-tenant, and real estate matters in circuit and district courts, including mediation and settlement negotiations. As a result, she can readily identify potential contractual issues that might result in costly future litigation. Through her in-house experience, she understands the challenges businesses face and has the practical experience to know what clients need when it comes to realizing tangible value from their legal spend.