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Real Estate - September, 2013

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• Wells Fargo, Freddie Mac Strike $869M Deal Over Loan Claims
• Former NBA Player Convicted Of Fraud In $2M Ponzi Scheme
• NYC Panel OKs Midtown Rezoning, Gooses Some Projects
• Airbnb Scores Critical NYC Apartment-Sharing Victory
• GMAC Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Gets Judge's OK
• San Jose Takes A Swing At Baseball's Antitrust Exemption
• Obstacles Await US Casino Operators Eyeing Japan
• Homeowners Defend $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal
• San Francisco Set To Pay $1M To Settle BofA Flooding Suit
• Judge Won't Nix Developers' Suit Against Giants And Jets
• Wyndham Strikes Deal For 17 Hotels In Germany, Austria
• Brookfield Offers $5B For Remainder Of Office Property Unit
• NJ Foreclosure System Violates Civil Rights, Suit Says
• Washington REIT To Get $501M For Medical Offices
• Winston & Strawn Scores Pair Of CMBS Pros In NY
• EPA Unveils Final $506M Gowanus Cleanup Plan
• Economy Lodging Co. Nabs 22 Properties In $115M Deal
• SEC Extends Comment Period On General Solicitation Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Glencore, Twitter
• Zuccotti Park Owner Shakes Suit Over Occupy Eviction
• Jets, Giants Look To Punt Developers' Interference Suit
• LinkedIn Search Nearly Upends BofA Mortgage Fraud Trial
• JPMorgan, Citi Can't Ditch FDIC Suit Over Colonial MBS Sales
• NYU Says Manhattan Home Prices Exceed Prerecession High
• More Foreign RE Investors Take Risky Path Away From Funds
• MGM Can't Escape Investor Suit Over Vegas Development
• 450 Ex-Dewey Partners Sued For $1.6M Over Broken Lease
• Philly Fires Back Over $6B Airport Expansion Land Tiff
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Foreign Hotel Flags Rush To Put Down Stakes In Miami
• Domino Developer Must Pay Partner's Legal Fees, Judge Says
• Rate Rule Frees Wells Fargo, QBE From Force-Placed Action
• FHA Leans On Treasury For 1st Time For $1.7B Fund Boost
• Miss. Regulator Sues US Over Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• Exxon MTBE Leak Victims Want $1.5B High Court Reversal
• Municipal Underwriters On SEC's Fraud Radar
• Penn National Board Greenlights Casino REIT Spinoff
• Mortgage Lender Pays $3M To Settle Loan Discrimination Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Paul Hastings' Martin Edelman
• NJ High Court Decision Could Boost Affordable Housing
• $1B Mohegan Sun Casino Plan Ignores Mass. Town, Atty Says
• Fla. High Court OKs Land-Buying Ballot Measure
• Admiral Ordered To Defend Against 9/11 Injury Suits
• State Ordered To Pay Opponents' Fees In Atlantic Yards Row
• Calif. Classes Fight Chase's $300M Fla. Force-Placed Deal
• Wedbush To Pay Former Broker $4.3M Over Sour MBS
• Pa. Supreme Court Overturns Foreclosure Notice Ruling
• NJ Gets Aggressive With State Subsidies
• DOJ Meets With JPMorgan Amid Rumors Of Giant Settlement
• Broker-Dealers Ditch Some Claims In $500M DBSI Ponzi Suit
• NY Court Revives Title Coverage Claim Over Bogus Mortgage
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Cascade, Summit, IHG
• CBRE Picks Up Retail Real Estate Firm Fameco
• Fannie, Freddie Dodge Real Estate Transfer Tax Suit
• Credit Suisse Reaches $11M Deal In RMBS Class Action
• Iron Hound Rejiggers $400M In Financing For 3 NYC Deals
• REIT Buys $154M Stake In Vulcan's Future Quarry Production
• NJ Court Orders Borough To Produce Info On Dune Easements
• NJ High Court Grants Tax Exemption For Psychiatric Housing
• Citigroup To Pay Freddie $395M Over Mortgage Buyback Row
• Credit Suisse Unit Can't Dodge $497M MBS Suit
• Insurer's MBS Fraud Claims Against BofA Pared
• Interstate Hotels Grows UK Profile With Management Co. Buy
• Jamestown Buys San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square For $54M
• Bill Gates' Investment Co. Buys Four Seasons In Houston
• NJ Pushes Dune Construction As Landmark Case Settles
• An Increasingly Hospitable Environment For Hotel Deals
• Potomac Decision Signifies Stronger Defense For Insured
• Fainsbert Mase Attys Conducted $20M Loan Fraud, Suit Says
• Marriott Shakes Claims In Miami Beach Hotel Management Suit
• Evicted Homeowners Challenge DC Property Tax Liens
• Toys R Us Wants Times Square Tax Suit Revived
• Housing Watchdog Adds Cities To BofA Discrimination Row
• Whyte Hirschboeck Adds Ex-Schloemer Corporate Pro
• NY City Council OKs 55-Block Brooklyn Rezoning
• Landowners Lose Cert. Bid In Credit Suisse, Cushman Suit
• $41.5M Versace Mansion Sale Approved By Bankruptcy Judge
• Toll Brothers To Snag Flatiron Property For $150M
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive RBS Investors' Subprime Class Action
• Hotel Remodel Cash Plentiful, But Tough Conditions Abound
• Milwaukee Council Votes Against $808M Tribal Casino
• Developer Lands $214M Loan For Miami-Area Porsche Tower
• DOJ Probe Over RMBS Snared 16 Financial Cos., Clayton Says
• Hilton Objects Again To Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Plan
• Philly Settles With Property Owners In Tax Assesment Dispute
• Calif. Exxon Pollution Injury Suits Revived On Appeal
• Dallas Leads National Office Market Uptick: CBRE
• $200M Cordish Slots Casino Approved By Mass. Town
• Carlyle Scoops Up $2.6B Real Estate Fund Of Funds Manager
• Feds Say Countrywide Hawked Bad Loans To Fannie, Freddie
• Credit Union Agency Targets Big Banks In $2.4B MBS Suit
• Sierra Club Urges Fla. Governor To Buy US Sugar Land
• Developer Can't Shake $400M Row Over Philly W Hotel
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Cuomo Energy, Enviro Atty
• Miami Sued Over Selection Process For Waterfront Developer
• Fla. Developers Sue For Coverage Of $5M Condo Defect Suit
• Long Island Lawmakers Approve $229M Stadium Renovation
• Kasowitz Sues Over Fees Tied To Dakota Discrimination Case
• Wharton Snags 2.2-Acre Development Site In Downtown Miami
• Real Estate Cos. Pay $1M To Settle Listings Antitrust Suit
• Hurt Worker Sues Builders Over Miami Garage Collapse
• Brookfield Nets $192M From Rockrose For Downtown DC Digs
• Met Museum Says Patrons Can't Fight Admissions Policy
• Cerberus Pays $421M For Lloyds RE Loan Portfolio
• Downtown Casino May Boost Revitalization, Philly Official Says
• CFPB Better At Rulemaking Than Guidance, Group Says
• Inland Continues Hyatt Buying Spree With $93M Calif. Deal
• DOJ Bank Fraud Theory Prevails Again In Wells Fargo Case
• Philly Real Estate Mogul Sues Over Obstructed $38M Deal
• Chicago Files Suit To Seize Site Of Planned $400M Hotel
• State Farm Escapes Class Action Over Depreciation Formula
• Blackstone Pays $217M For Hersha Hotel Portfolio
• Calling An Employee By Any Other Name Has Consequences
• Disparate Impact Discrimination Remains In The Spotlight
• Vikings Owners Told To Pay $84.5M In Ex-Partners' Fraud Suit
• RE Pros Still Wary Of Crowd Funding As JOBS Act Ramps Up
• Devonshire Can Use Cash Collateral To Fund Ch. 11
• Vornado's 5-Tower Project Scores Va. County Board's OK
• Capmark's Confirmed Ch. 11 Plan Bars Fillmore's $50M Suit
• Fla. Enviro Agency Can't Move Inverse Condemnation Case
• Calif. Court Reverses State Farm's Win Against Developer
• Inland Inks $115M Deal For Hyatt Hotels In Napa, Savannah
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Habitat Designation Rule Brings More Uncertainty
• Blackstone Pays $347M For Mixed-Use Center In Las Vegas
• Morgans Hotel Draws Yet Another Activist As Tables Turn
• Hedge Fund Manager Gets 54 Months In $311M Fraud Scheme
• New Single-Family REIT Boosts Debt To Buy Homes
• ING Can't Slip False Ad Suit Over Mortgage Rate Renewals
• MetLife, Lodging Group Snag Hilton-Branded Mexican Resort
• MLB Says San Jose's Antitrust Suit Swings And Misses
• HTA Drops $63M On South Fla. Medical Office Buildings
• Homeowners Sue Insurer Over Sinkhole Coverage Denials
• Paulson Buys Majority Piece Of Puerto Rico Beach Resort
• Rainmaker Q&A: Faegre's Francina Dlouhy
• Wells Fargo Urges DC Circ. To Halt 'Brazen' FCA Suit
• Associated Estates Puts Up $324M For Apartment Portfolio
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, PayPal, Dexus
• CommonWealth REIT, Under Pressure, Will Alter Governance
• Appeals Court Kills Vote On Miami Beach Convention Center
• Subcontractor Must Face Condo Defect Suit: Ill. Appeals Court
• Swire Plans 80-Story Neighbor For Miami's CityCentre
• Pa. College Beats Cleanup Claim In Heating Oil Spill
• 9th Circ. Reopens Group Homes' Zoning Discrimination Suit
• Embassy Suites Operators Seek Nod For New Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas High Court Won't Nix Ex-Housing Chief's Severance Suit
• Penn National Nabs Most Regulatory OKs Needed For Split
• Sept. 11 Class Seeks To Force Seizure Of 650 Fifth Ave.
• Vornado Offers Remaining JC Penney Shares
• Senior Housing REIT Reaps $90M From Hospital Sale
• Reputed Mafia Associate Cops Plea In Mortgage Fraud Case
• NY Housing Authority Raises Record $732M For Urgent Fixes
• Crombie REIT Investors Back $1B Sobeys Grocery Store Buy
• La. Is Walking On Eggshell Skulls
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Austin Sued In $300M JW Marriott Project Wage Fight
• Congressman Says IGRA Needs Tweaking After Casino Nods
• Time May Not Be Right To Limit Fannie, Freddie Loans
• Jones Day Lures Financial Regulatory Pro In DC
• Risk-Retention Reproposals Fail To Offer Relief
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Ireland, UAE, NY
• Incentive Awards Nix $8M BofA Settlement In Ponzi Scheme
• Hyatt Nets $60M For 451-Room Denver Hotel
• Anderson Kill Scoops Up 5 Attys From Boutique Firm
• Continuing Care Facilities On PGA National Resort Seek Ch. 11
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Hit With Force-Placed Action
• NY Floats Regs Blocking Force-Placed Insurance Kickbacks
• Lawmakers Mull Changes To Terrorism Insurance Backstop
• Akin Gump Draws 3 Real Estate Pros From Kelly Hart
• GGP Inks $150M Contract For SoHo JC Penney Building
• No Need To Rehear Loan Officer OT Case, DC Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
• Md. Racino Snags County Nod For Slot Parlor Expansion
• NJ Complex Developers Nail Down $218M In Financing
• Empire State Building REIT Plan Wins Shareholder Approval
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bickel & Brewer's William Brewer
• Fox Rothschild Lands 2 Fla. Greenberg Traurig Attys
• NY Seeks Extension On Federal Terrorism Coverage Backstop
• WTC Developers Can't Recover More Funds From Insurers
• Chicago Foreclosure Ordinance Hampers Lenders
• For Dallas Law Firms, Bigger Offices Are No Longer Better
• Developer Seeks To Upend Brooklyn Domino Factory Sale
• Greystone Wrangles $117M For Affordable Housing Revamp
• Bronx Panel OKs World's Largest Indoor Ice Center
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• How To Qualify For Ala.'s Historic Preservation Credit
• Madison Realty Capital Closes $350M Debt Fund
• NY Office Space Woes Force VFX Creator Into Bankruptcy
• Roy Rogers Strikes Deal To Grow By 100 Franchise Units
• Tribeca, Meadow Snag Iconic NYC Tower For Renovations
• Rothstein Estate Gets Revenue From Versace Mansion Auction
• Lender Can't Yet Collect Guaranty On $65M NYC Hotel Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, BNP Paribas, Heron Tower
• Developers Chosen For Long-Stalled Lower East Side Project
• Fla. Gov, NAMIC Jump Into Flood Insurance Rate Fight
• Houses Passes Bill To Block Tribal Casino In Ariz.
• Blind Man Hits Owners Of SF Office Tower With ADA Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• Katten Snags Atty From Real Estate Fund Manager Affiliate
• Duane Morris Attys Accused Of Botching Case Against Judge
• Purported Mafia Wife Cops Plea In Mortgage Co. Takeover
• Urbana Varro Pays $5M For SC Extended-Stay Hotel
• 7 Tips For Navigating Texas' Hot Real Estate Market
• Fla. Mortgage Firm Says AG's Suit Doesn't Stick
• An End To Uncertainty About Spill Act Limitations Period
• MSR Moves To Keep Control Of Bankruptcy
• 10th Circ. Revives Tribal Oil And Gas Royalty Suit
• Miami Beach's Versace Mansion Sells For $41.5M At Auction
• Sizzling NYC Hotel Development Market Set For Long Burn
• NYC Co-Op Shouldn't Build Roof Garden, Atty Says
• NY High Court To Rule On Fire Loss Sharing Clause
• Pa. Reps. Float Bills To Protect Landowners In Gas Leases
• Jury Lets Silicon Valley Law Group Off Hook For Malpractice
• Pa. Landowners Blast EQT Corp. Gas Lease Pooling Suit
• NJ Court OKs Consumer Claim Over Landlord Attys' Fees
• Fannie, Freddie Escape Property Transfer Tax Suit In NC
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pension Fund's Class Action Against UBS
• Wells Fargo, Others Lose Bid To Block Mortgage-Seizure Plan
• TMG, Fortress Buy 8 Cisco Buildings In San Jose
• Philly Zoning Change Will Kill $27M Investment, Suit Says
• Developer Sues Chicago Over Project Blocked By $400M Hotel
• Banks Seek Grace Period For CFPB Mortgage Rules
• Public Perception Important For P3 Growth, Experts Say
• Investor Pleads Guilty In Ala. Foreclosure Auction Inquiry
• Bid To Replace O'Melveny Nixed In Crane Collapse Suit
• Law Firm Should Pay $36M For Malpractice, Jury Told
• Lehman Balks At Freddie's Bid For $1B Claim Priority
• American Realty Capital Unit Nabs Control Of Hotel Manager
• RFR Secures $100M Loan For Manhattan 5th Ave. Property
• Orlando Set To Use Eminent Domain For $85M Soccer Arena
• Fifth Avenue Tower Co-Owner An Iranian Front, Judge Rules
• Brandywine, DRA Target Austin In $330M Real Estate Venture
• Deutsche Bank Sues GE Capital Over $666M In Bad MBS
• Chase Says Borrowers Can't Get Damages In Loan Rate Suit
• Accenture Snags Slice Of Brazilian Mortgage Processor
• URS Says Insurer Shirking Duty In $30M Landfill Dispute
• Insurer Freed From Deutsche Bank Building Cleanup Suit
• Crowell & Moring Hires 2 Ex-Dentons Partners in NYC
• Vornado Chairman Resigns From JC Penney Board
• Marriott Wins Flag Contract For $400M Chicago Hotel
• Paul Hastings, Kirkland Guide Starwood's $1.6B Mall Buy
• Resource America Launches RE Securities Fund
• 10 Tips For Selecting A Hotel Project Contractor
• Rainmaker Q&A: Shapiro Lifschitz's Judah Lifschitz
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• TCW Loses Bid To Nix $128M MBS Fraud Suit In NY
• ResCap Gets Green Light For $597M Settlement With FGIC
• Merrill Lynch Can't Dodge Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit
• Coral Gables Claims Land Swap Flouts Zoning Requirements
• Minn. Agency Greenlights $975M Vikings Stadium After Probe
• Dallas Architecture Firm Says Ex-Beijing Head Stole Clients
• 5 Tips For Incorporating EB-5 Into Real Estate Projects
• Philly Casino Investor Wants To Block Developer's License
• Pa. Towns Can't Set Zoning Rules For Propane Storage
• US To Intervene In 4th Circ. Fannie, Freddie Taxation Row
• Prior Case Can't Bar New $400M Philly Hotel Suit: Investors
• Cole Schotz Snags Former Walker Sewell Partner In Texas
• $150M Boston Hotels Clear Final City Reviews
• Judge Invalidates SUNY's Latest LICH-Closure Proposal
• CFPB Issues Last Changes To Mortgage Rules
• Calif. OKs CEQA Suit Reform Bill Tied To $447M Arena
• Countrywide, BofA Beat FDIC's $1.5B RMBS Suit
• EPA Enables Confusing 2-Tier System
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• Verizon To Sell Interest In NYC Headquarters For $274M
• Miami Officials Back Joint Proposal For $250M Development
• NYC Panel Greenlights Giant Staten Island Ferris Wheel
• Calif. Passes Bill To Stave Off Inglewood Casino Closure
• WesternOne Wins $97M Canada Workforce Housing Project
• RBS, Others Can't Nix Credit Union Agency's $1B MBS Suit
• Beirne Maynard Denies Knowledge Of Partner's Land Deals
• Homeowners Lose Class Cert. In Fidelity Mortgage Row
• How Pa. Is Aiding Development In 3rd-Class Cities
• Wells Fargo Suit Over City's Mortgage Seizure Plan On Brink
• Carlson Rezidor Lands Brand Rights For JFK Airport Hotel
• Sri Lanka Approves $350M Casino Funded By Aussie Firm
• Cordray Says New Mortgage Rules Will Take Effect On Time
• Top Sens. Want Fannie, Freddie Reform Bill By Year's End
• Rainmaker Q&A: Foley & Lardner's Jack Lasater
• Rainmaker Q&A: Orrick's Leah Sanzari
• FDIC Seeks Another Shot At $1.5B Countrywide RMBS Suit
• NJ Housing Group Sues For Post-Sandy Grant Documents
• Homeowners Lose Bid To Move Claims To Calif. State Court
• Fla. Appeals Court Sanctions Briarwood Capital, Counsel
• Brooklyn Panel Votes Down Waterfront Development Plan
• Appetite For Real Estate Debt Grows As Returns Justify Risk
• Indian Group Fears High Court's Wrath In Bay Mills Case
• Fla. County Puts In $2M For Orlando Soccer Stadium
• Calif. City Becomes 1st To Launch Mortgage Seizure Plan
• Pa. County Councilwoman Wants 3-Year Gas Drilling Ban
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Robert Maddox
• Tenants Can Proceed As Class In Rent Dispute, Judge Says
• Credit Agricole Unit Dodges $180M Suit Over Bum CDO
• Broker Arrested Over $2.5M Real Estate Fraud
• Hodgson Russ Snags 2 Tax Pros For Upstate NY Offices
• Abu Dhabi Fund Puts Up $800M For Australia Hotel Owner
• Precondemnation Vs. De Facto: A Cautionary Tale
• Hard Rock Loses Vote For $800M Mass. Casino Proposal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Advent International, Versace, Telefonica
• PE-Linked Bayview REIT Junks $500M IPO Plans
• JPMorgan's $300M Forced-Placed Deal Sets Up Domino Effect
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill Clarifying Eminent Domain Rules For Blight
• Credit Suisse Sued Over Mortgage Securities Losses
• Ex-NBA Player Says Fellow Hoopster Snared Him In Scam
• PwC Fails In Bid To Toss FDIC's $1B Negligence Suit
• Del. High Court Rules Countrywide Merger Bars Investor Suit
• 5 Tips On Navigating Philadelphia's New Zoning Code
• Hotel Equities, Alliance Form JV With Eye Toward Expansion
• Citigroup Write-Down Suit Should've Survived, Atty Says
• NY Court Told Next-Door Project Triggers Vandalism Coverage
• Big Banks' Foreclosure Servicer Accused Of Illegal Break-Ins
• Generic Zoning Rules Block Public Input, Pa. High Court Hears
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Thor Ups Empire State Building Bid To $1.4B To Derail IPO
• Tax Deal For $1.3B Harbor Plan Clears Baltimore City Council
• Fla. Atty Can't Duck Claims He Aided Client's Ponzi Scheme
• HSBC Must Go Loan By Loan In $951M Suit: Deutsche Bank
• Iran-Linked Tower's Owners Can't Stifle Evidence In Tax Suit
• Dickinson Wright Sued Over Blocked Tribal Casino In Okla.
• Fla. Regulator OKs 6.3% Increase In Citizens Premiums
• US Atty Files Complaint in $230M Russian Fraud Scheme
• MoFo Agrees To Trim $23M Bill In ResCap Bankruptcy
• The Cost Of Species Protection
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Rosneft, Tesco
• Calif. Bill Paves Way For More Fines Over Coastal Violations
• Greenberg Accused Of Aiding RE Fund's Fraud Scheme
• Credit Suisse, Investors Clash Over Timeliness Of MBS Suits
• Wireless Tower Owner Crown Castle Plans REIT Conversion
• Insurer Escapes Ala. City Defense in Hyundai Land Suits
• Fees In Firm's Loan Default Weren't Excessive, Pa. Court Says
• Barclays Reaches $36M Subprime Deal With Mass. AG
• $8.5B BofA Deal Ducked Bankruptcy Risk, Expert Says
• US Trustee Objects to Developer Oceanside's Ch. 11 Plan
• Chesapeake Settles Gas Lease Fight With NY Landowners
• Versace Mansion Owners Aim To Void Lease Ahead Of Auction
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• New Trial Orders In Texas Now Subject To Appellate Review
• LA Landlords Had Due Notice Before City Cut Rent: 9th Circ.
• Boston Properties Sells $684M Stake In 7 Times Square
• Philly Developers Spar Over Loan Agreement In $37M RE Row
• Alexandria Development Dispute Moot, Va. High Court Rules
• San Jose Hits Back At MLB's Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• Empire State Building Owners Reject Sky-High Bids For IPO
• 17 State AGs Back Mich. In Supreme Court Casino Suit
• Prologis, L'Oreal Ink 270,000-SF Build-To-Suit Deal In France
• JPMorgan To Pay $300M in Forced-Place Insurance Deal
• Assisted Living Concepts Inks $12M Shareholder Settlement
• Takeaways From NJ High Court's Willingboro Holding
• Suit Over 44 Wall St. Freeze-Out Can Continue, Judge Rules
• UBS Exits Battle Over Fannie, Freddie MBS Losses
• Sedgwick Hires 2 Natural Resource Pros For DC Office
• Grand Canyon Developer Takes Tribal Dispute To High Court
• Flooding Of Ark. Land Not A Taking, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Investor Group Snags 49.9% Stake In Brooklyn's Industry City
• Vegas Atty Gets 7 Years, Must Pay $31M For Mortgage Fraud
• Texas High Court Rejects TransCanada Land Seizure Appeal
• Park Ave. Architect Ducks $200M Brooklyn Condo Suit
• Kennedy Wilson Drops $388M for UK Shopping Centers
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Tom Trent
• Sioux Tribe Members Can't Dip Into $290M Dam Trust
• Deja Vu At Morgans Hotel As New Activist Launches Fight
• Practical Tips For Presentations To Land Use Boards
• NY Gov. Signs Bill For $500M US Open Stadium Expansion
• DOJ Nets 36th Guilty Plea In Real Estate Bid-Rigging Probe
• Clifford Chance Steers American Tower In $4.8B REIT Buy
• Obermayer Adds Philly Zoning Expert As Partner
• Ex-NJ Pol Gets Probation For Campaign Fund Grift
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Merck Win In Sewer Rights Case
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss Condo Investment Scheme Suits
• Fla. Cities Can't Own Part Of Sports Team, Orlando Atty Says
• US Defends Iran Office Tower Forfeiture Suit
• T-Mobile Tower Permits Properly Rejected, 11th Circ. Rules
• Parkway, Thomas Properties To Combine In $1.2B Deal
• Developer Petitions High Court Over San Rafael Rent Control
• 8th Circ. Revives CMH Homes' Bid To Arbitrate Kickback Suit
• Interstate Nabs Management Deal For NYC Times Square Hotel
• Pa. Enviro Permits Allowed To Extend Beyond Law's Deadline
• Ill. Regulator Slams Triad's Bid To Rush $780M Tax Fight
• Port Of Houston Ducks Noise, Light Pollution Class Action
• Downtown Brooklyn Office Rents Set To Skyrocket: Survey
• SF Residents Sue To Block $170M Mexican Museum Tower
• Brandywine Nabs 2 Philly Office Towers For $331M
• Hong Kong Developer Pays $3.6B For Downtown Shanghai Site
• Koontz — A Guide To Constitutional Land Use Permitting
• Calif. Investment Firm Exec Convicted In $5M Fraud Scheme
• Ask Before You Sign That Lender-Developer Side Agreement
• Developers Present Dueling Plans For Miami's Overtown Area
• White & Case Hiding Docs Over Bribery Scheme, Petition Says
• Cross & Simon Says Malpractice Suit Is Bid To Skip Legal Bill
• NJ Atty Suspended After Copping To $1M Mortgage Scheme
• Homeowners Denied Cert. In BofA Loan Modification MDL
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling In Water Diversion Row
• Brokers Pay $11M More Over Mass. REIT Sale Errors
• Developer Sues Baltimore For $50M Over 'Superblock' Project
• Data Collection Becomes Latest Front In Banks' War On CFPB
• Hotel Mogul Sheds Majority Stake In Standard Brand
• Mich. Urges High Court To Limit Tribal Immunity Over Casinos
• Sandy Coverage Suit Unlikely To Pass Muster, Judge Says
• Versace Mansion Owners Settle Rothstein Trustee Dispute
• FIRPTA Update Could Jump-Start Struggling US Markets
• Philly Design Review Board OKs 20-Story Apartment Tower
• DOJ Rips Severance Bids In Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case
• 4th Circ. Says Chesapeake Can Discharge On Private Land
• Greystar Acquires $460M Multifamily Portfolio
• Ocwen, Identity Theft Co. Made Harassing Calls, Suit Says
• Fla. Court Cuts Liberty's Share Of $3.4M Condo Settlements
• Owners Of Iran-Linked Property Sanctioned In 9/11 Suit
• Calif. Senate Greenlights Tribe's Eco-Casino Compact
• Mass. Seeks To End Wynn Spat Over $1B Boston-Area Casino
• Claims Pared From UBS, JP Morgan MBS Suits
• Gaw Capital Builds New US Real Estate Co.
• Burkle Demands Morgans Hotel Sale After CEO Resigns
• Rainmaker Q&A: Andrews Kurth's Kathleen Wu
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Insurer Can't Duck Arbitration Award After Untimely Filings
• NJ Court Upholds Builder's Affordable Housing Variance
• Miami Beach Official Sues To Block Vote On $1B Development
• DOI Wins Oyster Permit Injunction Fight In 9th Circ.
• Judge Lifts Injunction In RI Home Foreclosure Case
• Texas High Court Says Developer Wrongly Blocked By City
• NJ Firms Battle Over $550K In Fees From Property Tax Cases
• Baker & McKenzie Advises Fortune REIT On $753M Mall Buy
• 5th Circ. Refuses To Merge Faulty-Drywall Appeals
• Refinery Neighbors Earn Class Cert. In Shell Pollution Suit
• China's Insurance Funds Directing $14B To Int'l Real Estate
• Spain's Bankia Sells Property Management Arm To Cerberus
• NY Publishes 'Certificate Of Merit' For Foreclosure Attys
• Confirmed: Texas' Pro-Policyholder Insurance Law
• Family Dollar Slams Grocer's Price Undercutting Claims
• Waste Co. Sues Philly Over $6B Airport Expansion Land Tiff
• S&P Says US Fraud Suit Is Retaliation For 2011 Downgrade
• Vikings Stadium Developer Inflating Land Value, Agency Says
• JPMorgan Pays $18M To End Bear Stearns Mortgage Suit
• Title Insurers Can't Beat Pa. RICO Class Action Claims
• CBL Lands $176M Selling Malls In 3 States
• ResCap Discovery Rules OK'd Over Bondholders' Protests
• Chesapeake To Pay $7.5M To Settle Pa. Fracking Fees Action
• Macquarie REIT To Pay $149M For Mexico City Properties
• Ex-Dodgers Owner Enters NY With $167M Hudson Yards Deal