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Real Estate - October, 2013

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• Wells Fargo Settles Fannie, Freddie MBS Claims For Under $1B
• $3.7B American Dream Mall Gets Roughly $800M In Bonds
• NJ Mortgage Title Broker Pleads Guilty To $5.3M Theft
• Senate Panel Considers Law To Replace Fannie, Freddie
• Starwood Gets $125M For Pair Of San Francisco Hotels
• NYC Landlord Blocked From Evicting Steve Madden Store
• Fla. Justices Say Courts Can Appoint Condo Board Receivers
• Chain Restaurants Gobble Up Refranchising Opportunities
• Land Developer Blames Arkansas Bank For Ch. 11
• Real Estate Considerations In M&A Transactions
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Boston Climate Report Calls For City Planning Changes
• Prudential Fraud Suit Over $477M In RMBS Remanded In NJ
• Ex-Texas Mayor Hit With $20M Suit Over Land Swindle
• Senate GOP Blocks Akin Gump Atty's DC Circ. Nomination
• JPMorgan, German Banks Settle $5B MBS Suits
• La. Insurer's Katrina Claims-Handling Deal Gets Final OK
• Citi Bike Pedals On With Second Win Over Rack Locale
• Pa. Gov.'s Ex-Chief Of Staff Returns To Saul Ewing
• Pa. Gov. Bashes Bid To Curb Gas Drilling On Public Land
• Fla. Asks State High Court To Deny Mayor's Corruption Appeal
• Fund Says $153M Fannie Mae, KPMG Deal Needs Retooling
• Oaktree Challenge To Developer's Alleged Island Buy Survives
• Brookfield To Invest Up To $750M In Chinese RE Portfolio
• Anchor Tenant Gives $341M Philly Skyscraper Plan New Legs
• BofA Borrower's Wife Waived Right To ECOA Claims: 4th Circ.
• DOJ May Launch Civil RMBS Suit Against Bank Of America
• Five Ways Tech Is Changing Commercial Real Estate
• Taylor Bean Says PwC's Negligent Audits Missed Fraud
• Met Museum's Admissions Fee Policy Is Lawful, Judge Rules
• Caesar's To Sell Atlantic City's Claridge To Fla. Hotel Co.
• NYC Midtown Condo Tower Gets $860M In Asian Financing
• $10M Settlement Rejected In WaMu Mortgage Class Action
• Wal-Mart Can't Shake Suit Over $11.5M NJ Property Deal
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• How To Support Atty Fee Claims In Texas
• Lessons From CFPB's Recent Actions For HMDA Violations
• Calif. High Court Clarifies Scope Of Mitigation Fee Act
• Nationstar's Suit Over $150M Loan Auction Deal Tossed
• RMBS Suit Against Citigroup Tossed By NY Judge
• Fla. Mall Developers Reach $6.5M Deal To End TCPA Suit
• One Worldwide Plaza Sale Temporarily OK'd By Judge
• Sens. Seek Tax Conditions On $13B JPMorgan Mortgage Deal
• Lowe Snags Downtown Philadelphia Luxury Apt. Building
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Allentown Hotel, Arena, Complex
• Sunstone REIT Plans $273M Public Offering To Buy Hotel
• Deals Rumor Mill: Berkshire, Blackstone, BlackBerry
• Pa. High Court Preserves Tax Immunity For Historic Trust
• Comcast Doubles Down With $1.1B On Theme Park Biz
• Firm Ducks Malpractice Suit Over $4.3M Appraisal Shortfall
• Blackstone's Brixmor Pegs IPO At $825M, But Price Could Rise
• Philly Firm Founder Sues Developer Over Hotel Conversion
• Gaw Capital Raises Over $1B For China RE Fund
• Ally Settles Feds' Mortgage Suits, Records $170M Charge
• Duke Should Face Fraud Claims Over Crescent Ch. 11: Trustee
• Breakup Sought For Fla. Hotel, Retail Center Joint Venture
• Investors Lose Class Cert. Bid In Deutsche Bank MBS Case
• Miami Woman Seeks To Block Waterfront Lease Referendum
• Referee Backs Disbarment Of Fla. 'Foreclosure King'
• Alliance Sues To Stop Lennar From Poaching Key Employee
• House GOP Pushes For Changes To CFPB Data, Pay Policies
• NY's Top Judge Backs $100M Budget For Civil Legal Access
• Hospitality Co. Applies For Tax Break On NY Headquarters
• Federal Workers Should Be Exposed To Suits, Lawmakers Say
• In Sandy's Wake, Property Owners Boost Storm Defenses
• NYC's Public Housing Lease Plan Suit Premature, Atty Says
• State AGs Ask High Court To Uphold Disparate Impact Theory
• NY Bill Would Require Hearings On ER Closure Plans
• Calif. Resuscitates Local Authority For Brownfield Sites
• Cole Investors Aim To Kill $11B American Realty Merger
• FDIC Objections To $500M Countrywide Settlement Overruled
• Wal-Mart Suit Part Of Biscayne Asset Sale, 11th Circ. Says
• Joe Montana Plans $400M Complex Near 49ers' Home
• Irish REIT Pays $245.7M For Dublin Commercial Properties
• Ex-US Rep. Renzi Gets 3 Years In Corruption Case
• Law Firm Botched Paperwork In $1M Hotel Row, Suit Says
• Damages OK'd For NJ Homeowners With Dune-Blocked Views
• GTIS Partners Closes $716M Residential RE Fund
• Dubai Developer Unveils $3B Mixed-Use Kurdish Project
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Bank's $2.5M Award In Loan Fight
• Meister Seelig Reps Cabaret Club In NYC Air-Rights Buy
• NYC Bike Share Station Survives Community Challenge
• American Realty Trust Pays $529M For Times Square Building
• Landlords Still Face Sandy Challenges 1 Year Later
• Bankrupt Hotel Owner Lands $5.5M Bid For NJ Property
• NY Insurers Get Sandy-Inspired Playbook For Future Storms
• CFPB Clears Things Up For Mortgage Servicers
• Considerations Before Signing A Sublease Agreement
• Atty Says Van Peebles Duped Him Into $1.4M Condo Buy
• 6 Key Ingredients For Pop-Up Restaurant Deals
• Ex-Rep. Renzi Loses Bid For New Trial In Corruption Case
• Chicago Spire Creditors Want Ch. 11 To Stay In Del.
• JPMorgan Reaches $5.1B Deal With FHFA Amid DOJ Talks
• Developer Wants Klehr Harrison Malpractice Suits Merged
• Burgeoning Mexican Hotel REIT Eyes $388M Deals Pipeline
• 7th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Katrina Insurance Suit
• Ponzi Schemer Starr's Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Luxury Condo Co.
• Texas High Court Strikes Atty Fee Award Due To Lack Of Docs
• Tax Cos. Escape NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Suit, For Now
• NYC Developers Bilked Investors In $119M Project, Suit Says
• NYC Can't Sue Architects Over Hospital Damage
• As Starwood Looks To Unload Hotels, REIT Spinoff On Table
• NJ Architecture Firm Dodges $3M Cost Overrun Suit
• Morgan Stanley Hid Risks In $600M MBS Sale, Suit Says
• Chinese Developer Xinyuan Pays $138M For Kunshan Project
• Insurers Balk At Contractors' LA Live Tile Defect Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Telefonica, ING
• 3rd Circ. Eases Limitations Test For Securities Claims
• Stroock Faces $80M Malpractice Suit Over Soured Loan Deal
• Chicago Spire Developer Wants Ch. 11 Moved To Ill.
• NJ Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Claim Against Deceased Atty
• Texas High Court Asked To Nix $7.5M Excess Coverage Award
• Radian Group Claims Arch Capital Poached Key Worker
• Shrinking US Inventory Pushes Health Care REITs Overseas
• Goodwin Procter Seals $800M In Summer Hospitality Deals
• Real Resorts, Playa Hotels Form Joint Venture For Cancun
• More Proof Of Texas Courts' Split On Certificate Of Merit
• Lehman Judge Disses FHFA's Bid For $1B Claim Priority
• Insurer Wants Out Of NYC Skyscraper Fire Coverage Suit
• $6B Philly Airport Project Faces Heat Over Lease Termination
• The Hotel Market Check-In: GHL, Carey Watermark, ICH
• Morgan Stanley Beats False Ad Claims Over $72.4M Loss
• DOJ's Countrywide Win Could Force More Bank Settlements
• 9th Circ. Reverses State Remand In BofA Borrower Action
• Miami Property Owners Challenge Building Height Limits
• Prospect Mortgage Pays $3M Over Rate Discount Claims
• RE Investor Cops To Bid-Rigging In Foreclosure Auctions
• Landlord Challenges Wrigley Field Hotel Project In Court
• 7th Circ. Says Policy Term Too Vague To Deny Fire Coverage
• $11B American Realty Deal Creates Biggest Net-Lease REIT
• BofA's Countrywide Defrauded Fannie, Freddie, Jury Says
• Heritage Plans Huge Spec Office For Brooklyn's Kent Ave.
• Aurora Sues Colo. Hotels For Blocking $824M Resort
• Sabra Health Care REIT Invests $300M In Texas Hospitals
• Hotel Mogul's Son Says Dad's Co. Ditched $100M Philly Project
• Singapore Hotelier Launches £70m European Brand
• FHFA Joins Opposition To ResCap Ch. 11 Plan
• Questions Abound Over Scope Of FIRREA Liability
• 3 Health Care Questions For Construction Employers
• Fla. County OKs $94.5M For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• Squire Sanders Forms Partnership With Ukrainian Law Firm
• Law Firms Seek More Efficient, Open, Inviting Workspace
• Chicago Introduces Streamlined Solar Permitting And Zoning
• Land Deal Suit Threatens $500M Martin Midstream Refinery
• Bankruptcy Judge Tells MSR To Rework Secured Lender Deal
• Feds Say QM Loans Won't Spur Fair Lending Suits
• LCOR Scores $110M In Financing To Upgrade NYC Condos
• Gates Buys 6% Stake In EU Construction Co. For $154M
• Attys Pushed RE Co. Into Hotel Sale, $10M Suit Says
• Gas Driller Wants Court-Ordered Access To Land For Testing
• Miami-Dade Approves Teams For $250M Mixed-Use Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Beechcraft, Goldman Sachs
• Citigroup's Counterclaims Nixed In Investors' $1B CDO Suit
• Wynn Beats Ex-Partner's $140M Defamation Suit In Japan
• Texas Courts' Rigorous Standards For Well-Pled Complaints
• Calif. Extends The Reach Of Renewables
• Tribeca Film Fest Sues Developer For $100M Over Pier 57
• Feds Chase History With Eye-Popping JPMorgan Settlement
• Oyster Farm Presses For 9th Circ. En Banc Review In DOI Fight
• Bankrupt MSR Hotels Gets Nod For IP Asset Auction
• Insurers, Mortgage Lender Challenge ResCap Ch. 11 Plan
• American RE Investors Flock To Europe For Higher Returns
• Miami High-Rise Builder Sued Over Falling Debris
• Investors Ask To Revive Poolwide Claim In $1.75B BofA Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Remands $17M Dispute Over Foreclosure
• NJ Tax Court Chops $1.4B From Borgata's Assessed Value
• FHFA Wants $1.2B Lehman Claim Handled Out Of Bankruptcy
• Supreme Court Takes On Mortgage Fraud Restitution Case
• IHG Strikes Deal For $80M Holiday Inn Near Barclays Center
• QBE Sues 9 Insurers For Coverage Of Kickback Probes, Suits
• Female Cushman & Wakefield Exec Files $20M Bias Lawsuit
• NJ High Court Nixes $5M Award In Borough's Zoning Battle
• Caesars Folds $1B Casino Plans, Gansevoort Deal Amid Probe
• PE Firm Abraaj Takes Stake In Ghanaian Home Lender
• Piedmont Inked Record 1.5M Square Feet Of Leases In Q3
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• 172 Madison: A Firm Warning To Potential 'Bad Boys'
• JPMorgan Nearing Record $13B Mortgage Settlement
• Hard Rock Condo-Hotel Developer Slams Greenberg's Exit Bid
• Davis Polk Nabs Real Estate 'Rising Star' From Fried Frank
• SEC Charges 'Big Short' Money Manager With Fraud
• JPMorgan Offers $4B To Exit FHFA's Toxic MBS Suit
• NYC Art Gallery Can't Block 25-Story Hotel, Judge Rules
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Crown Closes In On $400M Sri Lankan Casino Resort Plan
• Texas Courts Split On Certificate Of Merit
• Texas High Court Won't Revive $17M Drilling Ban Award
• Texas High Court Takes Fight Of Pollution 'Stigma' Damages
• Iran-Linked Group Seeks To Stop Seizure Of Mosques, Schools
• BofA To Restore $100M In Home Equity To End Class Action
• KB Home Says Condo Owners Hacked Emails, Infringed Mark
• NYC Construction Spending Set To Eclipse 2007 Peak: Report
• Toys R Us Can't Recover $10M In Times Square Rent, Taxes
• Bond Schoeneck Wins Relief From Empire Zone Tax Clawback
• JPMorgan, Others Lose Bid For FHFA Docs In MBS Fight
• Latham Guides Investor's $430M Hotel Portfolio Purchase
• JPMorgan Nets $725M In Sale Of Chase Manhattan Plaza
• Blackstone Aims For $901M Payday In Brixmor IPO
• The Boiling Point Of Wrongful Foreclosure Litigation
• Filed Rate Defense Retains Bite For Insurers
• Latest Developments And Trends In Fracking
• NJ Town OKs Financing For $3.7B American Dream Project
• Patterson Belknap Wants Out Of Developers' Family Feud
• Hard Rock Hotel Developer Gets Fraud Suit Pared Down
• Yoko Ono Sues Manhattan Co-Op Over Loss of $6.6M Sale
• King & Spalding Lures BNY Mellon Financial Industry Vet
• NJ Court Revives Privacy Suit Over Public Restroom Cameras
• Texas Court Again Blocks $10M Award In Mexico Hotel Row
• The Good News About Investing In Iraq
• Merits Of Properly Structured Hotel-Condo Offerings
• Deutsche Bank Pays $11.5M To End Nev. Mortgage Probe
• 85-Year Fraud Sentences Not 'Cruel And Unusual': 2nd Circ.
• NY High Court Expands Property Owners' Vandalism Coverage
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Summit, Carlson, White Lodging
• Pa. Developer To Pay $21M In Contractor Restitution
• MoFo Adds 2 New Partners To Corporate Finance Practice
• RXR Accuses Worldwide Plaza Owner Of Bait-And-Switch
• Law Firms Losing Lease Leverage In More Markets: Report
• Lender Best Practices In Light Of 'Confess Judgment' Risks
• NJ High Court's Major Shift In Favor Of Policyholders
• MGM-Backed JV Closes $1.8B Refi For Vegas Casino Complex
• Royal Bank Of Scotland Sued Over $1.6B RMBS Sale
• Ex-NFL Star Accused Of Running Mortgage Fraud With Mom
• Mass. Bill Seeks To Cap Lender-Required Flood Insurance
• NY AG Taps Ex-Bernstein Litowitz Atty For Investor Bureau
• Fed. Courts To Close, Shrink 31 Facilities Amid Sequester Cuts
• BofA Can't Keep Countrywide Docs Out Of Ambac's Hands
• Reed Smith Can't Shake EquiHome Malpractice Suit
• Tribes, States Fear Fallout From New BIA Land Trust Rule
• Atty's Suit Over NY Casino Referendum Wording Tossed
• NY Hotel Owner Tangles With Charity On $200M Damage Claim
• Four Seasons Condo Buyers Want Ruling On Contract Claims
• Vornado Moves Forward On West Side Site After Extell Feud
• Becker & Poliakoff Merger Boosts Home Associations Practice
• Lionstone Group Takes Over Iconic Houston Office Tower
• Hotel CMBS Flowing, But Lenders Stay Tough In Negotiations
• Default Could Tarnish US RE Market's 'Safe Haven' Status
• Plaza Hotel Calls Citi Bike Rack An 'Eyesore' In DOT Suit
• Inland Shells Out $74.5M For Loews New Orleans Hotel
• Miami Beach Convention Center Board Pushes For Upgrades
• Ex-Countrywide Exec Denies Cheating Fannie And Freddie
• Pa. Justices Take Up Case On Homeowner Warranty Claims
• The Dangers Posed By Lien Waivers
• Wumart Buys Thai Group's Chinese Stores In $302M Deal
• Va. Watchdog Chides State Atty For Advising Energy Cos.
• SUNY Plan To Close Ailing Brooklyn Hospital Ruled Invalid
• ResCap Slams Bondholders' Bid For Higher Payout
• CFPB Clarifies Conduct Rules For Mortgage Servicers
• $100M Mich. Tribal Casino Proposal Moves To DOI For Review
• NC Counties Take Fannie, Freddie Tax Case To 4th Circ.
• GE, JPMorgan Dispute Money Damages In $2B MBS Trust Suit
• US Resists S&P Bid For Fed Documents In $5B Crisis Suit
• Shutdown Has Park Businesses Madder Than The Avg. Bear
• Collateral Clash Will Be Heart Of ResCap Interest Trial
• Miami Didn't Follow Bidding Process For Waterfront Deal: Suit
• Banks Can Expect Continued Scrutiny Under New Fed Chair
• Lowndes Drosdick Lures Real Estate Atty From Paul Hastings
• NY Casino Referendum Fight Is Too Late, Elections Heads Say
• Federal Regulators Propose Flood Insurance Revamp
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• Jones Day Adds 6 Holland & Knight RE, Tax Attorneys
• NYC Council Sues To Block Housing Authority's Leasing Plan
• Pa. Court Upholds Local Zoning Rules For Quarry Project
• Owners To Sell Off Queens Building To Lenders In Ch. 11
• 5Pointz Artists Sue To Stop NYC Graffiti Mecca Demolition
• Gotham Insurance Off Hook For Developer's $21M Judgment
• Greenwood Wins Conditional OK For $800M Md. Casino
• Consortium Floats $3B Bid For Aussie Office Trust
• Skanska Inks $220M Deal To Build Prudential Office Tower
• Energy Pro Kicks Off 2nd Tour Of Duty At Hicks Thomas
• Hard Rock Partners With Tribe On $808M Casino Plan
• Mass. House Approves Compact For $500M Tribal Casino
• Chinese Developer To Take Large Stake In Atlantic Yards
• Weak Accessibility Protection For Calif. Property Owners
• BayernLB Drops $2B CDO Suit Against Barclays, State Street
• Patton Boggs Lands Munck Wilson, Locke Lord Finance Pros
• SunTrust Strikes $628M In Mortgage Settlement Deals
• CFPB Exams Likely To Improve Without Enforcement Muscle
• Fla. Backs Miss. FEMA Suit Over Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• Chicago Spire Developer Hit With Forced Ch. 11 Petition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, BlackBerry, Blackstone
• Cornerstone Sells 6-Story San Francisco Building For $110M
• Fla. Judge Rules For SEC In BankAtlantic Fraud Suit
• Extell Sues RE Mogul Solow For Access To 57th St. Site
• Housing Agencies Take HUD Funding Protest To Fed. Circ.
• Property Owner Sues For Cut Of $175M Wells Fargo Deal
• De Blasio To Intervene In LICH Litigation
• LA Council Pushes Forward Convention Center Deal With AEG
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Kerzner, Omni, IHG
• Whole Foods Inks Major Newark Lease
• SCRA Meets FCRA: When Statutes Collide
• Another Court Affirms DOJ Financial Fraud Strategy
• Eminent Domain Pitfalls For Oil And Gas Operators
• FERC Oversight Preempts Property Damage Suit: 5th Circ.
• Stradley Ronon Can't Dodge $200M Malpractice Suit
• Airbnb Fights NY Subpoena For Rental Host Info
• Fed Chair Nominee Yellen Expected To Follow Bernanke's Lead
• Every NYC Deal Is An Auction, Says Stroock's Leonard Boxer
• Tribe Ordered To Pay Rent For Minn. Casino Operations
• Downey Financial Trumps FDIC In $374M Tax Refund Tussle
• Russ August Entertainment, Securities Pro Returns To Manatt
• Carlyle Group's Massive London Residential Project OK'd
• ShopRite Owners Accused Of Bad Faith In Lease Negotiations
• NYC Council OKs 3 Major Queens Developments
• Late-Fee Confusion In Calif. Residential Leases
• ResCap Judge OKs $2M Bonus For Restructuring Chief
• 9th Circ. Protects Identities In Real Estate Co.'s FOIA Suit
• $140M Philly Whole Foods Project Clears Final Hurdles
• Melco Adds $60M To Manila Casino Project Investment
• CFPB Fines Mortgage Providers Over Inaccurate Loan Data
• Liberty Property Trust Snags $1.48B Real Estate Portfolio
• Weil's Dallas Woes Exacerbated By Long-Term Lease
• With Assurant's Fla. Deal, Force-Placed Reforms Gain Steam
• High Court Denial Pushes Banks To Settle With FHFA
• Auction Rigging Defendants Lose Bid For Severance
• Post-Recession Economy Breeding Speedy RE Closings
• Pa. Court To Rethink Slashing Safeway Unit's $18M Judgment
• NY Casino Developer Bucks Rival's Bid To Halt $600M Project
• SoHo Building's $115M Sale Never Finalized, Judge Rules
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 33 Months Over Corruption Bust
• State Farm Can't Escape Fire-Loss Underpayment Action
• Philadelphia Building Owners — It's Time To Benchmark
• JBG Sues Miami Builder For Trying To Escape $15.8M Loan
• Developer Seeks Revival Of Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• Appeals Court Tosses Suits Over Sale Of Domino Sugar Site
• FDIC Challenges BofA's $500M MBS Settlement
• Eminent Domain Threat Lodged For Va. Waterfront Project
• Insurers, Beware Of Unnamed 3rd Parties' Hidden Rights
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Griffin REIT Puts Up $40M For Verizon-Leased NJ Building
• Fannie, Freddie Launch Joint MBS Platform
• Orlando OKs $94.5M Plan For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• Loan Modification Row Belongs In Federal Court, 9th Circ. Told
• Embassy Suites' Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Changes
• Judge Rejects Class Cert. In Citi Mortgage Mod Suit
• Blackstone Sells South Fla. Waldorf Astoria To Northwood
• Mayer Brown Gets New Digs In Manhattan
• High Court Snubs Gas Co.'s Siphoning Claim
• Proposed FIRPTA Reforms Would Reduce Tax Barriers
• Newark Waterfront Developer Sues City Over Rezoning
• The Takeaway From Penn Township For Cell Tower Cos.
• Ex-Mortgage Co. CEO Wants Taylor Bean Fraud Case Tossed
• Vornado Seals $278M Deal For Plum 5th Ave Retail Location
• High Court Nips Review Of Ex-Newark Mayor's Appeal
• High Court Won't Hear Banks' Appeal In FHFA Securities Suit
• NY AG Demands Airbnb Host Info In Short-Stay Crackdown
• LA Coliseum Panel Broke Open-Meeting Laws, Judge Rules
• MBIA Must Give Credit Suisse Witness Docs, Judge Rules
• JPMorgan's $300M Force-Placed Insurance Deal Gets OK
• 53 Convicted In Spain's Largest Corruption Scandal
• NJ Court Tackles Blight Question For Redevelopment Areas
• Redevelopment Team Prods Miami Beach On $1B Project
• Asset Managers Sized Up For Systemic Risk Label
• CommonWealth REIT Sued Over Alleged Board Conflicts
• BofA Wants Bank's 'Bait-And-Switch' MBS Claims Tossed
• Credit Suisse Fights To Keep $13M Resort Coverage Win
• Texas High Court Urged To Undo $57M Hotel Sale Verdict
• Fla. Lender In $9M Deal Says Atty Diluted Its Share
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Decision Time Approaches In CommonWealth's Activist Fight
• Co-Owner Faces Liability On $2M Contractor Bills: Pa. Court
• Greystar Enters UK Market With Student Housing Buy
• Pillsbury Escapes Appeal In Real Estate Malpractice Case
• World-Wide Gets $110M Financing For Queens Development
• Pa. Court Clarifies New Window For Filing Mechanics' Liens
• RBS Wants $629M Calif. Credit Union RMBS Case Tossed
• Pa. Judge OKs Intervention Bid In Casino License Row
• Penn National Makes 3rd Mass. Casino Bid Official
• States Push To Fight S&P MBS Ratings Case On Home Turf
• Origin Capital Launches $100M Real Estate PE Fund
• La. Says Policy Assignment Cases Belong in State Court
• White & Case Expands Kazakhstan Presence With New Office
• GTC, Avestus Reap €180M From Poland Shopping Center Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: BNP Paribas, Ikaria, Best Buy
• Doctrine Of Consent Will Blossom Again In Calif.
• NJ High Court Reinstates Damages In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Deloitte Settles Suits Over Taylor Bean Audits
• Wash. High Court Nixes Title Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Law Firm Sues Taylor Bean Ex-Chair Over Retainer
• Same-Sex Couple Sues Landlord For Lease Exclusion
• Goodwin Procter Lands DC Consumer Financial Expert
• Fla. Senator Files Bill To Lower State Cat Fund Deductible
• Gibson Dunn Hires Willkie Farr Real Estate Pro In NY
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Trendy LA Nightclub Slides Into Ch. 11, Blames Landlord
• How Insurers Should Deal With Climate Change
• The Hotel Market Check-In: GLH, Wyndham, Holland America
• DC Circ. Won't Reconsider DOL's Shift On Loan Officer OT
• Madison Int'l Realty Buys $295M Stake In LA Office Building
• REIT, Capital Markets Whiz Joins Proskauer Rose
• AECOM, RE Firm Score 6 Acres Worth $80M In Downtown LA
• Bracewell Adds 4 Public Finance Aces To San Antonio Office
• Jefferies Must Pay Former Exec's Legal Fees
• Digital Realty, Prudential Form $369M Data Center Venture
• Banks Face New Performance Metrics In $25B Mortgage Deal
• JPMorgan Can't Nix Unfair Competition Claim In Loan Rate Suit
• Blackstone Seals Deal To Buy Out Dutch Mall Developer
• Mohegan Sun Gets Panel's Nod To Press $775M Casino Bid
• IDI Acquires Verde Realty For $1.1B
• Fletcher Trustee Says Fund Money Used For Dakota Bias Suit
• BNP Paribas Seeks To Amend Claims In $1.6B MBS Brawl
• As NY Targets Wells Fargo, Other AGs Wait In Wings
• Apartment-Sharing Victory For Airbnb In NYC? Not So Fast
• 2nd Circ. Upholds NYC Rent Racketeering Settlement
• Shellpoint Buys Mortgage Servicing Firm
• NJ Judge Ices Zoning Law That Blocked Mosque
• Spotlight On The Short-Term Credit Crackdown
• Downtown Miami Landowner Says New Tax Is Unconstitutional
• Axis Avoids Defending Mortgage Broker In $5M Fraud Suit
• ResCap Seeks $2M Bonus For Chief Restructuring Officer
• Empire State Building Owner Raises $930M In IPO
• Atty Takes Aim At NY Casino Measure Wording
• Tribe's Eco-Casino Compact Signed Off By Calif. Governor
• Sheppard Mullin Lures Greenberg Traurig Access Law Pro
• Capital One To Pay $3M To Resolve Race Bias Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cargill, Rio Tinto, Starwood
• NY AG Says Wells Fargo Is Violating Mortgage Deal
• NY AG Settles Claims BoA Breached $25B Mortgage Deal
• Regents Can't Dodge Suit Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan
• Calif. Group Can't Intervene In Fla. $300M Force-Placed Deal
• SunTrust Settles Freddie Mac Home Loan Claims For $65M
• Credit Suisse Can't Nix Prudential's $460M RMBS Suit
• Public-Private Partnerships Push Forward Despite Shutdown
• Manhattan Luxury Deals Reach New Post-Recession High
• Rocky Road Ahead For New CEQA Reforms
• Bank's Claims Slashed In $5.9B MBS Suit
• Avison Young Says Grubb & Ellis Broker Hires Were Kosher
• Sole Bidder For Mass. Casino License Still Faces Rivals
• Bankrupt MSR Trounces Five Mile In $59M Loan Fight
• Doctor's $1M Counterclaim Nixed In Suit Over Sandy Damage
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK Philly Archdiocese Housing Project
• Palm Beach Delays Vote On Hiring Firm To Pursue Lenders
• Hoteliers Cherry-Pick Properties As Financing Options Open
• American Realty Affiliate RCAP Snags $2B Asset Manager
• Shopping Center Ruling Upends Pa. Zoning Law, Group Says
• Spouse Repayment Of Reverse Mortgages Nixed By Judge
• Morgans Hotel's New Board Won't Kill Poison Pill
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, Icahn, J&J
• State Street Directors Escape Derivative Suit
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Pa. Lawmaker Floats Fracking Leaseholder Protections
• Vornado, Others Close $1.3B Deal At 650 Madison Ave.
• Asia Hotel Investment Jumps To $3.9B For 2013, Report Says
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown
• Market Anxiety Over Shutdown To Stall RE Deals