Seeking advice on joint venture / partnership in Bay Area

[Eduardo Zepeda]

Hi BP'ers,

I'm in contract to purchase a property in the Easy Bay and I'm working with several partners on the deal that are contributing capital. I'm looking for an attorney that can help with setting up a joint venture / partnership agreement between the partners. For those of you who may have entered into this sort of arrangement as well, any advice you can offer would be a huge help, too. As of now, we plan on having a robust written agreement and I'm looking for advice on the proper structure (LP, GP) and how it plays into the mortgage, liabilities, holding title, etc.

Thank you in advance for your help!

PS - I've also posted this in the Oakland forum, but here also since I live in SF.