One of the largest real estate boutique law firms in metropolitan Washington, D.C., GDL represents clients in virtually all aspects of real estate transactions, as well as in commercial lending, litigation, lending regulation, mortgage banking, financial institutions, government assisted housing programs, administrative regulation and adjudication, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, land use, tax and estate planning, representation of trade organizations, corporate and partnership law, and public finance. In 2009 The Legal 500, a nationally recognized independent source, ranked GDL among the best real estate and construction law practices in Washington, D.C. GDL's client base includes individuals and entities of substantial national and international reputation, as well as many of the region's most respected real estate developers, financiers and managers.