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Real Estate - January, 2012

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• Feds Poised To Charge Credit Suisse Traders With Fraud
• Ally Takes $270M Charge For ResCap, Foreclosure Issues
• Endurance Takes RE Loan Coverage Row To Federal Court
• Alston & Bird Guides Paramount Group In DC Office Buy
• German Bank Sues HSBC Over $122M In RMBS
• MTA Must Shell Out To Ousted Retailers: NY Court
• Sens. Try To Boot Out Bonuses For Fannie, Freddie Execs
• No Defense Owed To Law Firm In 3 Suits: Insurer
• Thompson National Sells Off 5-Building SoCal Office Park
• Boston Mogul Avoids Prison For Campaign Money Crimes
• Broker Fights For Commission From $1B Helmsley Deal
• Quicken Unit's Employee Contracts Violate FLSA: Judge
• Wynn, Top Shareholder Spar Over Asian Gaming Expansion
• Reno & Cavanaugh Nabs 2 Housing Stars From Goulston
• Akerman Launches Lodging Practice With Ex-Proskauer Team
• Ex-Mayer Brown Associate's Race Bias Claims Survive
• Chesapeake REIT Picks Up 2nd NYC Hotel For $77M
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• Q&A With Miles & Stockbridge's Jeffrey Seibert
• Taylor Bean Trustee Reaches $16M Deal With Sovereign
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Steptoe Litigator To LA Office
• Credit Unions' $629M Suit Over MBS Teeters On Loss
• Military Members Target Countrywide Over Foreclosures
• Quicken Loans Founder Buys Vacant Detroit Fed Building
• Jury Blows Insurer Over With $4M Award For Property Manager
• Toll Bros. Can't Dodge Down Payment Class Action
• Risky Loans Cost Calif. Bank $42M, Led To Demise: FDIC
• Admiral Drops Coverage Fight With Md. Law Firm
• Q&A With Dechert's Joe Heil
• Megachurch Sale Held Up By Claims Of 99-Year Lease
• Jones Day Nabs Simmons Real Estate Vet For Dubai Office
• White House Rolls Out New RMBS Crackdown Effort
• Latham & Watkins Expands London Office With New Lease
• BofA Loan Relief Terms Block Probe: Ariz. AG
• Chadbourne Said To Be On Verge Of WTC Lease Deal
• Defunct Firm Coudert Loses Fight Over Lease Valuation
• Property Manager's Hurricane Wilma Coverage Suit Survives
• Investor Admits To Real Estate Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Countrywide Fights Lower Fraud Bar In Insurer Suits
• Talent Giant WME Drops $30M In Parking Lot Fracas
• Case Study: Wells Fargo V. Cherryland Mall
• Weil Lures Real Estate, M&A Partner From Hogan Lovells
• Army To Offer Brooklyn Navy Yard For Redevelopment
• Q&A With Hunton & Williams' Jeff Giese
• European Banks Take On Morgan Stanley Over $1.2B In RMBS
• Group Can't Retee Enviro Claims In Parkland Suit: 6th Circ.
• Insurer Tries To Dodge Coverage In Robosigning Actions
• Banks' Actions Crippled Colo. Ski Resort, NY Judge Hears
• EPISO, Helios Pour $329M Into German Logistics Parks
• Real Estate Pros Predict More NY Multifamily Investments
• $25B Mortgage Deal In Trouble As California Backs Out
• London Developer Eyes Targets For $1.3B War Chest
• Miami Herald Finds New Home After Financing Problems
• Advantage Targets Japanese Remodeler Yasuragi For $166M
• Scion-Led Group Gets $52M For Student Housing Buys
• Brown Rudnick Grabs New RE Chair From Dickstein Shapiro
• Q&A With Bradley Arant's Richard Warren
• Case Study: ZING VII
• 9th Circ. Won't Overturn Sanctions Against Ariz. Attorney
• JPMorgan, McCarthy Grab Calif. Office In Landmark Deal
• Wrigley Rooftop Venue Sold In Bankruptcy For $5M
• Stifel Fined $1M Over Lax Oversight Of Convicted Broker
• Uncertainty Looms Around Obama's Mortgage Initiative
• Insurer Can't Rebuild Case In Construction Defect Suit
• Judge OKs Foreclosure For NY Hotels Facing $300M In Debt
• NY Court Refuses To Expand Domino Sugar Landmark Site
• Guarantors Can't Evade Suit Over $60M Mall Loan
• Planned Parenthood Buys NY Headquarters For $35M
• S&P Misled Investors With High MBS Ratings: Suit
• NY Condo Developer Must Return $16M In Down Payments
• House Bill Targets High Court's Eminent Domain Ruling
• $3M Ruling Against Border Patrol Upended By Fed. Circ.
• Capmark, Feds Reach $4M Deal To End FCA Suit
• Lehman Investors Can't Move $640M Fraud Suit To State Court
• Louvre, Guggenheim Branches In UAE To Open 3 Years Late
• Canadian Lender Wants $15M Back For WTC Financing
• Q&A With Foley Hoag's Jeff Mullan
• Ballard Nabs Schiff Partners To Launch 3 Atlanta Practice Areas
• Fortress CEO Resigns Amid SEC Fannie Mae Fraud Claims
• Judge Shuts Down Cellini's Bid For New Bribery Trial
• Cutting Mortgage Principals Won't Solve Debt Woes: FHFA
• Ex-Lehman Boss Loses Carter Ledyard Malpractice Suit
• Delaware Opposes $25B Mortgage Settlement With Lenders
• Goldman Sachs RE Arm Picks Up $44M NC Office Portfolio
• Citigroup Targeted Over $1B In Subprime CDOs
• Excel REIT Rounds Out $166M Ariz. Property Deal
• Boston Developer Seeks $50K Fine In Campaign Cash Case
• Q&A With Anderson Kill's Kevin Connolly
• McGlinchey Defuses $10M Suit Over Bomb Range Development
• Jilted Developer's $2.5M Win Against Principal Scrapped
• 1 Size Does Not Fit All In Real Estate Equity
• John Hancock Targets JPMorgan Over Toxic RMBS
• Morgan Stanley Faces Sealink Suit Over $556M In RMBS
• Ex-Capmark CEO Sued For $17M Over Stock Redemption Payments
• First American Cuts Down US Bank's Loan Insurance Suit
• Allstate's $700M Suit Doesn't Support BofA Claim: Judge
• Goldman Wins Removal Of Thornburg Trustee's $19M Suit
• Developer Snags Troubled Phoenix Mall From Receivership
• SEC Discovery Needed in Freddie Mac Class Action: Judge
• Mortgage Fraudster Cops To Plotting To Kill Witness
• Latham Scoops Up Real Estate Vet From Allen & Overy
• Dick's Exec Gets 3 Years For Kickbacks
• WTC Building Could Be Stunted To 7 Stories
• TCC, PREI Partner On $1B Commercial Development Venture
• As Lehman Closes $1B Archstone Buy, Next Round Looms
• Noble Energy Inks Lease For New Houston Headquarters
• Implications Of Calif.'s Cancellation Of RDAs
• Related Raises $825M For Distressed Real Estate
• Q&A With McKenna Long's Tony Canzoneri
• Fired Crowell Atty Charged With $7M Theft From Client
• Lehman Sues Mortgage Co. Over Sales Of Home Loans
• Apache Grabs Oil, Gas Acreage For $2.85B
• Judge Sets Date To Rule On Cellini Retrial Bid
• Loews Hotels Commits $500M To New Acquisitions
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class Denial In Countrywide Suit
• FHA Finalizes Regs To Limit Mortgage Risks
• Paul Hastings Helps Artemis Close $436M Property Fund
• Belgian Bank Sues JPMorgan Over $2B In RMBS
• SEC Targets Evergreen Manager For Hiding Info On CDO
• Q&A With Sutherland's Jim Jordan
• Parsing Arbitration Provisions In Construction Contracts
• Evergrande Unveils $2.4B Chinese Real Estate Project
• Citi Defrauded Homeowners On Reinsurance: Class Action
• Developers Hit Wolf Rifkin With $51M Malpractice Suit
• HUD Loses Bid To Toss Law Firm's $25M Contract Suit
• Student Housing Co. Pays $183M For Texas, Md. Properties
• Cellini Demands New Trial Over Juror's Alleged Bias
• RockBridge Puts Up Millions For Ala. Hotel Revamp
• Credit Suisse Buys $7B In Mortgage Bonds From NY Fed
• Evergrande Regains Rest Of China Development For $162M
• Dundas Recruits Team From Stephenson Harwood
• Latham & Watkins To Relocate Chicago Offices
• Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's Tom Masenga
• Bird & Bird Nabs Olswang, DLA Partners For London Office
• FHFA Seeks To Preserve Fannie Fraud Payout Priority
• US Bank Sues Hotel Developers Over $188M Loan
• BankAtlantic, CEO Hid Bad Loans From Investors: SEC
• Lincoln Financial Unit Wins $29M In Housing Loan Suit
• Whole Foods Store Developers Spar Over $5M Guaranty
• House Democrats Lambast FHFA For Not Giving Up Docs
• Trump SoHo Developers To Shed Hotel, Condos
• Latham & Watkins Nets Real Estate Pro For Finance Team
• Real Estate Cos.' $9M Deal OK'd In Antitrust Suit
• Blackstone Gains 25% Stake In 2 World Financial Center
• 9th Circ. Will Rehear Real Estate Co.'s FOIA Suit
• CalPERS Dumps Home Portfolio After Colossal Losses
• CDO Holder Wrongly Took Over $130M Loan: Suit
• Q&A With Maynard Cooper's Beth O'Neill
• Top GOP Lawmaker Tied To Countrywide VIP Loan
• Brookfield Scuttles Atlantis Deal After Court Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Backs NJ Town In Real Estate Payment Fracas
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Cassidy Turley Lands $80M Financing For BPG's Va. Offices
• Lehman Wants Fontainebleau Loan Counterclaims Booted
• Dundee Climbs Canadian REIT Ranks With $576M Merger
• Disney-Area Hotel Scooped Up By RE Investor, Hedge Fund
• UBS Unit Exits SEC Action Over Pricing Violations
• PE Investor Corestate Bags Berlin Apartments For €230M
• Singapore OKs IOI's $317M Bid For Condo Project
• Baker Aids Hong Kong's Link REIT In $76M Retail Deal
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Domenic Drago
• Ex-Lawmaker's Corruption Appeal Rebuffed By High Court
• Bird's-Eye View: Wind And Solar Projects On BLM Land
• Cadwalader Can't Shake Nomura's $70M Malpractice Suit
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Dick's Atty Gets 5 Years For Developer Kickbacks
• Claims Over Failed NC Resort Are Trustee's Bailiwick: Judge
• Pension-Backed Venture Drops $352M On London Office
• TPG Keeps Pruning With $71M Houston Office Sale
• Lender Drops NY Suit Over Jameson Inns Foreclosure Sale
• Q&A With Lane Powell's Bryan Powell
• Singapore Developer Grabs Thai Malls, Resort For $157M
• NY Appeals Panel Keeps Suit Over Zoning Alive
• Resort Missed Chance To Arbitrate Mold Dispute: Judge
• Spirit, Bascom Create Apartment Investment Venture
• Cellini Attys Fight Judge On Juror Misconduct Questions
• Developers Can't Regain Money After Failed $690M Deal
• 9th Circ. Backs Ore. Building Rule
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Hooters Casino Bankruptcy Auction Gets Judge's OK
• Hotel Property Expert Joins SNR Denton In Atlanta
• Working With Lenders — A Developer's Perspective
• MERS Overcharge Suit Seeks Class Status
• Mariner Grabs Stake In $101M Junk Loans Portfolio
• MGIC Execs Misled Investors, 7th Circ. Hears
• Starwood Capital Lands $312M Loan, Real Estate Portfolio
• Wells Fargo Refinances Apollo's $298M MBS Debt‎
• Q&A With Davis Wright's Eugene Grant
• India's LIC To Raise $96.5M For Urban Development Fund
• Crown Castle Picks Up $500M Wireless Lease Portfolio
• Buchanan Picks Up Ex-Goulston Real Estate Pro
• Brookdale Group Scoops Up Dallas-Area Complex
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• Disaster Bonds To Help Fund $96M Chicago Project
• PREI Joins Lodging Capital In Texas Four Seasons Venture
• A Primer For Non-US Investors In US Real Property
• Bally, LA Fitness Belted With Post-Sale Membership Suit
• Schulte Steers Hearn In $136M Chicago Skyscraper Buy
• As Takeover Looms, Canmarc Buys Properties For $209M
• US Bank Asks Court To Stop Auction Of Hawaii Hotel
• Buchalter Nemer Gets New RE Practice Partner In Calif.
• CFPB Unveils Rules For Nonbank Mortgage Lenders
• MetLife Scores Luxury Chicago Tower From Lynd
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Paul Jakubowski
• Banks Can't Collect Billions From Oppenheimer: Judge
• Citi Among Cos. Facing NY Home Insurance Probe
• Lehman Wins Go-Ahead To Buy $1B Archstone Stake
• Prologis Fills Up More Of Its Asian Industrial Properties
• CBL, Horizon Form Joint Venture For Ga. Mall Project
• Blackstone, DDR Team Up In $1.4B Retail Center Deal
• Fannie Mae CEO To Step Down
• CBRE Nets Majority Stake In $77M German Warehouse Deal
• Resort Mogul Sues Sundance, Filmmaker For Defamation
• MetLife To Withdraw From Forward Mortgage Business
• Cushman Helps Desmarais Double Size Of NY Base
• Real Estate Practice Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Greenberg Aids SL Green In $253M NYC Tower Buy
• PHH's Mortgage Insurance Practices Under CFPB Scrutiny
• Lehman Creditors Back $1B Archstone Buy, Wilton Sale
• Q&A With Dilworth's Joseph Kessler
• Sabal Financial Grabs $204M Real Estate Loan Portfolio
• Clarifying The 5% Safe Harbor For Renewable Energy
• Federal Realty Drops $127M For Md. Shopping Center
• Q&A With DLA Piper's Elliot Surkin
• Pa. Plans $106M Bond Sale For Harrisburg Building
• Vornado, HFZ Buy Manhattan Building For $170M
• No More Redevelopment Agencies In Calif.
• White & Case Enlisted Amid ResCap Bankruptcy Rumors
• Hunt Oil Real Estate Unit Continues Financing Push
• Eckert Scores Corporate, RE Expert From Keefer Wood
• Fund Manager Gets 10 Years For $145M Ponzi Scheme
• Magic Johnson's Fund Backs $160M LA Development
• Siegel Group Nabs Distressed Vegas Hotel For $4M
• Fla. AG Office Attys Weren't Fired Politically: Report
• Lehman To Reserve $5B For Fannie Mae Claims
• BofA Gets Most Claims Cut From Wrongful Foreclosure Suit
• Paul Hastings Lands $339M SF Lease For Salesforce.com
• Avalon Capital, Lender Settle Fraudulent-Transfer Suit
• Judge Chides Cellini Atty Over Juror Misconduct Questions
• Lehman Loses Bid To Block Zell's Archstone Offer
• Starwood, South Street Buy Beach Tower On The Cheap
• Syncora Fights Put-Back Ruling In Countrywide Case
• Q&A With Sills Cummis' Jeff Newman
• Kuwait Investment Arm Drops Claims Against Ex-AIG Exec
• Apollo Real Estate Arm Raises $75M For New Fund
• Homeowners Win Class Cert. In WaMu Home Equity Row
• Extending CFPB Supervision To Nonbanks
• Ex-Bank Of Rhode Island CEO To Head Foreclosure Talks
• Streamlining Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Under CFPB
• Parkway REIT Dumps Portfolio For $148M, Predicts Loss
• Wyndham Unit Relocating HQ To Vacant Orlando Building
• New Class Wins Cert. In Wells Fargo Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Co-Lenders Sue Brookfield Over $175M Atlantis Hotel Deal
• Debtors Propose March Sale Of Hooters Casino
• Investors Seek Probe Of $19B In Wells Fargo MBS
• Lehman, Banks Face Off Over Zell's $1.3B Archstone Bid
• CFPB Kicks Off Program To Supervise Nonbank Cos.
• NASA, Trax Lease Satellite Office For Satellite Project
• Court Blocks Sale Of Las Vegas Casino's $150M Senior Loan
• Lender Reclaims Va. Mall After REIT Drops $72M Mortgage
• Q&A With LeClairRyan's Steve Romine
• Apartment Manager Imposed Illegal Late Fees: Tenants
• NY Building Owner Claims Groups Torpedoed $39M Sale
• Simpson Helps Carlyle Raise $2.34B For Real Estate Fund
• Getty Accuses Landlords Of Slacking On Cleanup Efforts
• Mayer Brown Aids Data Center REIT In 2 Deals For $148M
• Puerto Rico Court Halts Development In Northeast Coast
• Genting Nears Deal For $4B NY Convention Center
• Preserving 3rd-Party Interests In Forfeited Property
• US Won't Release Docs On Alleged Mortgage Fraud: Suit
• Real Estate Exec Denies $18M Ponzi Scheme
• Patchak V. Salazar — An Important Fee-To-Trust Opinion
• Brooklyn Housing Plan Halted Over Segregation Concerns
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds RE, Enviro Partner From Warner
• Embattled Foreclosure Atty Sued By Former Co.
• Fannie, Freddie May Be Slowing Housing Recovery: Fed
• DLA Piper Guides PE Firm In Philly Parking Garage Buy
• Cuomo Calls For Huge Development Push To Boost NY
• 3rd Circ. Scraps Fraud Convictions Of Philly Official, Others
• SSTI Drops $80M For Storage Sites In Ga., Fla.
• Ropes & Gray Adds Ex-Oppenheimer Exec In London
• NBCU, Thomas Properties Shut Down $750M LA Office Deal
• Q&A With Edwards Wildman's Lorne McDougall
• Continental Realty Banks On Ky. With $97M Investment
• Subrogation Not A Safe Bet Against Additional Insureds
• Overhauling The Federal Jurisdictional Statutes
• Lucrum To Invest $155M In Singapore Retail Project
• 9th Circ. Favors Nevada In BofA Appeals Rulings
• PNC, Insurers Accused Of Captive Reinsurance Scheme
• Fraud Proof Bar Lowered For Insurers In BofA Suits
• REIT Drops $24M On Plaza El Segundo, Adjacent Lot
• Pulte Subprime Lending Practice Suit Nixed By 9th Circ.
• Q&A With Gilchrist & Rutter's Jonathan Gross
• Fla. AG Wants State High Court To Rule On Robosigning
• Calif. Court Affirms Lease Renewal For Chevron Terminal
• Zell's Co. Puts Down $76M For NY Apartments
• LaSalle Closes $400M Buy Of NYC's Park Central Hotel
• Citi Exits Battle Over Property Investor's $30M Award
• Bahrain's $551M Public-Private Deal Targets Housing Pinch
• Chicago Hotel's Junior Lender Owes Legal Fees: Judge
• Real Estate Strategies For Health Care Providers
• Terreno Snags Tenant For Fla. Warehouse Space
• Vornado Seals $330M Refinancing Of NYC Office Tower
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2012
• Real Estate Policy To Watch In 2012