Commercial

  • April 14, 2025

    6th Circ. Upends Oil Co.'s Injunction Against Ohio Landowner

    The Sixth Circuit on Monday reversed a district court's preliminary injunction that gave EOG Resources Inc. access to the surface of an Ohio deer hunting site for drilling operations, saying the injunction didn't prevent injury to EOG but actually caused the owner of the property irreparable harm.

  • April 14, 2025

    4th Circ. Partly Backs $3.8M Award In 'Dickensian' Lease Row

    The Fourth Circuit on Monday partly affirmed and partly vacated a $3.8 million costs and fees award stemming from a soured lease agreement for a commercial building in Baltimore, potentially concluding more than 14 years of what the panel described as "Dickensian litigation."

  • April 14, 2025

    Allianz Unit Challenges Augusta Golf Club's $2.4M Award

    Allianz SE subsidiary Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. on Friday asked a federal judge to strike down a $2.4 million storm damage appraisal in favor of an Augusta, Georgia, golf club that the insurer said goes far beyond what it agreed to cover.

  • April 14, 2025

    Northwind Lends $90M To Fund 32-Story NYC Office Deal

    Northwind Group, a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm, has provided a $90 million senior first-mortgage loan for a joint venture's acquisition and pre-development of a 32-story, Class A New York City office building that is planned to be converted into apartments, according to a statement.

  • April 14, 2025

    Developer Buys 1.2M Square Feet Of Texas Industrial Space

    Hillwood Investment Properties announced that the industrial real estate company has recently acquired four buildings spanning about 1.2 million square feet across the greater Dallas-Forth Worth metropolitan area.

  • April 14, 2025

    NJ Casino To Wrap Up Hotel Refresh With $50M In Upgrades

    Ocean Casino Resort on Monday said it is planning more than $50 million in improvements to its Atlantic City, New Jersey, property this year that will add 500 new hotel rooms.

  • April 14, 2025

    Real Estate-Focused SPAC Prepares For $200M IPO

    Special purpose acquisition company Timber Road Acquisition Corp. filed documents on Monday that outlined its plans for a $200 million initial public offering in search of merger targets in real estate and consumer industries, with Reed Smith LLP representing the company and Loeb & Loeb LLP as counsel for an underwriter.

  • April 14, 2025

    Pierson Ferdinand Adds Real Estate Litigator To Philly Office

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP continued to grow its Philadelphia roster with the recent addition of a real estate attorney, the firm's second lateral hire in the city in less than a week.

  • April 14, 2025

    Jacksonville Office Market On The Rebound, CBRE Says

    The office market in Jacksonville, Florida, is rebounding because of a major jump in transactions in Q1 2025, CBRE said in a recent report.

  • April 14, 2025

    NYC Real Estate Week In Review

    Simpson Thacher and Seyfarth Shaw are among the law firms that landed work on the largest New York City real estate transactions that hit public records last week, a period that saw sizable transactions across three boroughs.

  • April 14, 2025

    Ala. High Court Says Condo Incorrectly Classified

    An Alabama condominium unit owned by a limited liability company was put in the wrong property class by a trial court, the state's Supreme Court said, because it was not exclusively used as a dwelling by the LLC.

  • April 14, 2025

    Broward Industrial Demand Steady Even As New Projects Stall

    A 15-year streak of positive net absorption in Broward County, Florida's industrial market continued in the first quarter in a sign of resilience, even as development activity tailed off, with no new groundbreakings to start 2025, according to CBRE.

  • April 11, 2025

    GAO Backs Feds' Setback, Co-Location Terms In Lease Deal

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said the General Services Administration reasonably set colocation and setback requirements in a request for lease proposals to house several agencies in one Wilmington, North Carolina, building, denying a protest that challenged the terms as unnecessary and overly restrictive.

  • April 11, 2025

    Investor Properly Obtained Tax Liens, Conn. Justices Rule

    An investor specializing in tax liens properly obtained assignments from a Connecticut city before seeking to force a social club's property into a foreclosure sale, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, criticizing how the case unfolded and clarifying a lower ruling that muddied the burden of proof.

  • April 11, 2025

    Seattle Port Says Housing Project 'Poor Fit' In Industrial Core

    The Port of Seattle has gone to court to block a rezoning ordinance that allows nearly 1,000 new residential units near the city's sports stadiums, a project the port said threatens to snarl the nearby movement of cargo from a seaport that is a key driver of the region's economy.

  • April 11, 2025

    Ga. Law Firm Says Lender's Malpractice Suit Is Doomed

    An Atlanta real estate law firm has urged a federal judge to toss a lender's legal malpractice suit alleging the firm bungled the paperwork of a $2 million closing, arguing the lawsuit fails to meet the most basic standard for such a claim — an existing attorney-client relationship.

  • April 11, 2025

    Greenspoon Marder Promotes 4 Attys To Partner

    Full-service law firm Greenspoon Marder LLP promoted four attorneys in different offices to partner roles, the firm announced.

  • April 11, 2025

    Attorney Owners Of Pot Co. Accused Of $46M RICO Scheme

    A Florida-based real estate lender is suing two attorneys with civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy in New York federal court, alleging they engaged in racketeering in connection with more than $46 million in loans intended to fund cannabis facilities they own in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

  • April 11, 2025

    Philly Dispensary's $24.5M Award Upheld In Fraud Suit

    A Philadelphia state court judge stood by her decision to award $24.5 million to the co-owner of a medical marijuana company who alleged her partners defrauded her by convincing her to reduce her ownership stake in the company without telling her it was up for sale, noting the trial court wasn't empowered to modify a money calculation it didn't make.  

  • April 11, 2025

    Lloyd's Sues Aramark To Recoup $5M Payout To NJ University

    Lloyd's London has sued Aramark to recoup a $5 million payout the insurer made on a policy held by a New Jersey university, alleging the facilities management company was responsible for water damage to one of the college's properties in Jersey City. 

  • April 11, 2025

    Columbus Office Absorption Dips, With Supply On The Way

    Columbus, Ohio's office market saw net absorption decline 8.5% between the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025, even as more than 192,000 square feet of additional office space is under construction in Columbus submarkets, CBRE reported.

  • April 11, 2025

    Adler & Stachenfeld Hires Ex-Developer Counsel As Partner

    New York real estate firm Adler & Stachenfeld LLP announced Friday that commercial real estate attorney Ryan McCaffrey will join the firm as a partner after most recently serving as in-house counsel for a developer for more than a decade.

  • April 11, 2025

    Goodwin Guides $106M Loan For Stalled NYC Hotel

    In a deal guided by Goodwin Procter LLP, a fund tied to Related Cos. provided $106 million in financing to an affiliate of Maverick Real Estate Partners, even as the borrower litigated its takeover of the property via a foreclosure auction. 

  • April 11, 2025

    Liberty Mutual Unit Beats Suit Seeking Bigger Fire Payout

    Ohio's law governing total loss insurance coverage does not necessarily mandate that insurers pay out the maximum policy limit, according to a new order from a Buckeye State federal judge granting a Liberty Mutual subsidiary a victory over claims brought by a woman seeking a larger payout for her burned property.

  • April 11, 2025

    Another Calif. Tribe Files Suit Over $700M Casino Project

    A California Native American tribe alleged in District of Columbia federal court that the federal government unlawfully placed land in a trust and approved a $700 million, 160-acre casino resort project that was proposed by another California tribe.

Expert Analysis

  • Calif. GHG Disclosure Law Will Affect Companies Worldwide

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    California's Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, which will require comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions disclosures from large companies operating in the state, will mean compliance challenges for a wide range of industries, nationally and globally, as the law's requirements will ultimately trickle out and down, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • What Retail Landlords Must Know About Permitted Transfers

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    As trying economic times require tenants to create options to cease their operations by transferring their lease obligations to other parties, retail landlords must give significant thought to how permitted transfers are drafted, and how parties are to be protected in the present and the future, says Scott Grossfeld at Cox Castle.

  • Proactive Measures While NY Foreclosure Law Is In Limbo

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    While questions about the scope and constitutionality of New York's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act might not be resolved by courts for years, lenders, borrowers and other interested parties can take action to protect their rights and potentially expedite appellate review, say Allison Schoenthal and Andrew Kim at Goodwin.

  • EB-5 Investment Period Clarification Raises More Questions

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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' recent clarifying guidance for EB-5 investors, specifying that the statutory investment period begins two years from the date of investment, raises as many questions as it answers given related agency requirements and investors' potential contractual obligations, says Daniel Lundy at Klasko Immigration Law Partners.

  • A Guide For Landlords Pivoting To Medical Office Buildings

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    The current commercial real estate landscape presents a unique opportunity for landlords, real estate developers and investors to accommodate the growing health care industry's need for office buildings, though proper navigation of complex regulations and leasing concerns is necessary, says Mehdi Sinaki at Michelman & Robinson.

  • NY Co-Ops Must Avoid Pitfalls When Navigating Insurance

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    In light of skyrocketing premiums, tricky exclusions and dwindling options, New York cooperative corporations must carefully review potential contractors' insurance policies in order to secure full protection, as even seemingly minor contractor jobs can carry significant risk due to New York labor laws, says Eliot Zuckerman at Smith Gambrell.

  • What To Consider When Converting Calif. Offices To Housing

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    In light of California legislators' recent efforts to expedite the process for converting offices into residential buildings, developers should evaluate both the societal upsides, and the significant economic and legal hurdles, of such conversions, says Steven Otto at Crosbie Gliner.

  • Ch. 12 Ruling Is A Helpful Addition To Interest Rate Case Law

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    In its recent In re: Topp ruling, the Eighth Circuit addressed the question of which rate of interest debtors should pay under a bankruptcy plan, showing that the choice of interest rate plan is a factual issue subject to appellate review for clear error, and not a legal issue subject to de novo review, says Donald Swanson at Koley Jessen.

  • Appellate Rulings Highlight Telecom Standard Uncertainties

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    Two recent contrasting appellate opinions in Cellco v. White Deer Township and NMSurf v. Webber — interpreting Sections 332 and 253 of the Communications Act, respectively — demonstrate the continuing uncertainty carriers face when challenging state and local requirements that may impede their provision of telecommunications services, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • How Investors Can Seize Renewables Opportunities In RE

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    As governments and stakeholders increasingly focus on sustainability in the real estate sector, investors could capture significant upside by implementing an operational real estate strategy focused on renewable energy sources, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • Insurance Cos. Are Stretching Construction Standard Limits

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    In the construction sector, the importance of closely vetting downstream parties' insurance policies has never been more critical — owners and general contractors need to be on the lookout for ever broader carrier-specific expansions of standard insurance provisions that are perilous for risk transfer, says Eric Clarkson at Saxe Doernberger.

  • Potential WeWork Bankruptcy May Disrupt Coworking Spaces

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    If WeWork files for bankruptcy, as hinted at in its recent quarterly earnings report, landlords may struggle to take over management of WeWork's coworking spaces, but the coworking industry as a whole is showing some promise in adapting to the market's evolving post-pandemic office needs, says Ann Chandler at Hall Estill.

  • A Cautionary Tale Of Flawed Debt Accounting And SEC Fines

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent improper-accounting charges against Malvern Bancorp and its ex-CFO highlight crucial practice issues, including the need to objectively evaluate borrowers' credit, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.