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Real Estate - January, 2014

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• 3 Ways To Curb Resistance To Convention Center Deals
• Orlando Allowed To Take Land For $85M Soccer Stadium
• Law Firms Traub, Fabiani Settle Condo Malpractice Row
• Arch Capital Closes $253M Buy Of US Insurance Cos.
• LG Building Opponents Sound Off To NJ Appeals Court
• NJ Enviro Waivers Prove Tough Alternative To DEP Rules
• Miami-Based Infante Zumpano Merges With Roig Tutan
• Fla. Golf Resort Threatens Mouse Habitat, Enviro Group Says
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear Case On Home Equity Loan Rules
• Nev. AG Sanctioned In Lender Processing Fraud Suit
• Credit Suisse MBS Suit Not Time-Barred, Judge Says
• NY AG's 'Trump U' Fraud Claims Left Intact By NYC Judge
• Katten Snags 9 Ex-Bingham Real Estate Attys For NY, DC
• Miami Condotel Ex-Owners Sued Over Unpaid Rental Revenue
• Blackstone, Ivanhoe Pick Up 23% Stake In French REIT
• Developer Wants Arbitration In $22M Construction Defect Row
• Taubman Makes $230M In Asset Sales To Simon Property
• Fracking Prep Go-Ahead Won't Get 2nd Look From Pa. Judge
• Texas Reminds Insurers Of The Benefits Of ADR Appraisals
• Calif. Court Revives Wells Fargo Loan Modification Suit
• Griffin Capital REIT Drops $92M On Colo. Office Tower
• RI City Didn't Keep Tabs On Real Estate Tax Deals: Watchdog
• BofA's $8.5B Deal With MBS Investors Gets Judge's Nod
• WolfBlock Sued For Malpractice in W.Va. Land Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Sharon Hwang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Kathy Noecker
• How Developers Can Avoid Punitive Damages Liability
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Texas Land Sale Case Could Reshape Real Estate Deal-Making
• UBS Whistleblower Ruling Reignites Arbitration Debate
• Philly Casino Tries To Fend Off Potential Rivals At Hearing
• Goldman Must Face $1B NY State Suit Over CDO Sales
• Iranians Can Join Building Forfeiture Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
• Sacramento Arena Foes Sue Over Scrapped Referendum
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Tribal Casino
• Senate Votes To Delay Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• TIAA-CREF Seals $499M Deal For Stake In Tampa Mall
• SEC's Partial Win Stands In BankAtlantic Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Yvonne Puig
• ResCap Judge Says $2M CRO Bonus Not Tied To Hourly Pay
• 6th Circ. Says Condo Owner Can't Sue Bankrupt Co.'s Insurers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Laurie Strauch Weiss
• US Banks Ease Underwriting Standards As Economy Improves
• DSF Group Pays $107M For Hoboken Apartments
• Marriott Sells Spanish Hotel To Qatar Fund In $107M Deal
• Qatar Pays $100M For NYC Townhouse For Future Consulate
• Wells Fargo Force-Placed RICO Action Gets Green Light
• The Devolution Of Mortgage Reform
• Feds Demand $2B Penalty In BofA Mortgage Fraud Case
• Workplace Culture: The Real Pathway To Change
• 7th Circ. Upholds $17M Award To Inland Over Mall Loan
• Calif. LLC Law Complicates Contracts For Real Estate Cos.
• Starwood Spends $191M On REO Office, Retail Portfolio
• Fla. Court Bars Town From Holding Development Referendum
• Investment Cos. Reach Discovery Deal In $150M Fraud Suit
• Telemarketers Sentenced For Fla. Time-Share Fraud
• Philly Casino Hopefuls Push Varying Visions To Gaming Board
• PMC Settles Shareholder Suit Over $2.4B REIT Merger
• US Reps. Want Probe Of NJ's Split With Sandy Contractor
• Room Rates Trump Occupancy In Latest Hotel Loan Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, AT&T, Lenovo
• Morgans Hotel Can't Delay Burkle's $10M Debt-Swap Suit
• NJ Town, Condemnee Square Off On Eminent Domain Interest
• Sotheby's To Pay $300M Dividend To Answer Loeb Criticism
• NY Artist Sues Over Paintings Lost At Empire State Building
• CFPB Targets Mortgage Co. Over Insurance Kickbacks
• House Passes $956B Bipartisan Farm Bill
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.7M Judgment For Chinese Drywall Maker
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Lehman Judge Says Goodbye, OKs $2B Fannie Mae Deal
• Mohegan Sun JV Clashes With Mass. Town Over Attys' Fees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Joanne Gray
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Barbara Duncombe
• Construction Lien Vs. Mortgage — The Claim Priority War
• Obama Stands By Law Raising Flood Insurance Rates
• Marriott To Partner With NJ Hotel For Long-Stalled Project
• BayernLB's RMBS Suits Are Time-Barred, Judge Hears
• Real Estate Group of the Year: Skadden Arps
• Goldman Sachs Can't Force MBS Dispute To Arbitration
• Firm Misled Homeowners About Foreclosure Rights, Suit Says
• CFPB Director Rebuffs Comparison To NSA's Data Collection
• Global Hotel Deals To Reach $50B In 2014, Report Says
• Philly Casino Hopefuls Look To Ease Saturation Fears
• House Panel Advances Bill Blocking EPA Carbon Rule
• UBS Analyst's Whistleblower Claims Sent To Arbitration
• MGM Fights Towns' Bid Toward Mitigation Of $800M Casino
• Fla. Gov. Proposes Cutting Commercial Lease Tax By $100M
• La. High Court Squashes Delinquent Taxpayer Fees
• Porter Rogers Fights Malpractice Suit At Texas High Court
• Google Snags More Space At NYC's Chelsea Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty, Time Warner, Shell
• Bronx Co-Op Tells Judge To Nix Suit Over FLSA Violations
• Jefferies Strikes $25M Deal To End RMBS Probes
• Trump Signs On For $100M Brazil Hotel Project
• Post & Schell Launches Enviro Group With 2 Greenberg Attys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Young Conaway's Pauline Morgan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Phelps Dunbar's Nan Alessandra
• Senior Housing Rebounding Strongly With A New Focus
• Texas Atty's Ex-Counsel May Have Aided Escape, Jury Hears
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Casino Cos. Ask To Intervene In Mass. Gambling Law Fray
• Calif. Agency Controls LA's Coastal Development, Court Says
• Senate Will Weigh Delay On Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• Experts Bullish On Lower Manhattan Despite Flood Risk
• NJ High Court Tackles Tolling Of Liens In Bankruptcy
• NJ Firm Escapes Malpractice Suit Involving Deceased Atty
• NJ High Court Tackles Redevelopment Recusal Question
• Evergrande Pays $546M On Market For Stake In Chinese Bank
• PE Firm Backs $50M Mohegan Sun Casino, Resort In Pa.
• Tax Court Axes Charity Write-Off For Detroit Apartments
• Land Deal Sets $225M Buffalo Biz Hub On Course, Cuomo Says
• 4th Circ. Rules Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Tax
• Last Complaint In Superstorm Sandy Class Action Dismissed
• Class Cert. Denied In First American Title Rate Action
• Dispute Over $170M Miami Tower Takes Personal Turn
• Justices Snub Suit Claiming Donations Spurred RE Tax Hike
• ResCap Says Restructuring Chief Deserves $2M Bonus
• Marriott Leads Hotel Construction Deals Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Vodafone, Altegrity
• Hudson's Bay Nets CA$65M On Toronto Retail Complex
• Insurer Escapes NYC Skyscraper Fire Coverage Suit
• Inland, Kessler Form $68.5M Hotel Development JVs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Angela Styles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: WilmerHale's Susan Murley
• Ann Taylor Made Out Like A Bandit In Co-Tenancy Dispute
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss
• NJ High Court To Hear Suit Over $6.3M Redevelopment Grant
• Flagstar Execs Hit With Investor Suit Over $133M FCA Deal
• Fla. Lawyer Accuses Attys Of Defaming Him To Reporter
• Vt. High Court Backs Town's Property Tax System
• 11th Circ. Kills Insurer's $4M Hurricane Damage Award
• Sony Open Organizer Prevails On $50M Tennis Center Project
• New Prevailing-Wage Risks For Calif. Public Works Projects
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Wetlands Dispute
• JPMorgan Hit With Derivative Suit Over $20B In Fines
• $1B Hotel Portfolio From Chatham, Cerberus On Sales Block
• IRS Rules Stoke Hopes Of Historic Tax Credit Revival
• Rep. Calls For Oversight Of Rental-Backed Securities
• State Farm Sued By Homeowners Over Lost Property Values
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over $3M Trailer Park Deposit
• Calif. Leases Survive Foreclosures, Appeals Court Says
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK 2nd Homeowner Implied Warranties
• RE Developers To Buy Landmark Cathedral In Little Italy
• Tribal Casinos Face New Threats After 9th Circ. Curveball
• Beazer Dodges NJ City's Suit Over Redevelopment Plans
• Silverstein Wins Record $2B Land Deal In Chinese Pilot Zone
• Carrefour Inks €2B Deal For European Mall Portfolio
• Ind. Senate OKs Veteran Tax Exemption Expansion
• Sacramento Kings Score Land For $447M Arena Complex
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Beinecke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Willkie's Margery Neale
• Force-Placed Insurance Action Against BofA Trimmed By Judge
• American Realty, Cole Shareholders OK $11B REIT Merger
• Fla. High Court Says Buyers Can't Void Condo Deal
• Class Certified In Goldman Sachs $1B Toxic Assets Suit
• Green Groups Look To Join Fight Over LG's NJ Headquarters
• Nonbank Lenders Assuaging Real Estate Finance Woes
• Twitter Lands At Savanna's Chelsea Reno With 140K-SF Lease
• Lehman's $2B Deal With Fannie Mae Hits Judge's Desk
• Carmel Forks Over $95M For NYC Financial District Apartment
• Law Omits How To Assess Trailer Park Co-Op: Calif. High Court
• Trade Street Shells Out $81M For 2 Apartment Communities
• NLRB Judge Faults Developer For Yanking Union Signs
• NCUA's Claims Trimmed In $400M Morgan Stanley MBS Suit
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Paul Hastings
• Krispy Kreme Signs 23-Unit China Development Deal
• NY Lawmakers Eye 'Home Rule' Power Over Casino Sitings
• Alexander Dubose Adds Norton Rose Fulbright Appellate Atty
• TripAdvisor Nails Down $85M Loan To Build Mass. HQ
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fluet Huber's Jennifer Huber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goldberg Segalla's Berdzik
• Green Groups Rally Behind Pa. Waterfront Tax Credit Bill
• How To Maximize Insurance Recovery From The Polar Vortex
• A Bankruptcy Court's Good-Faith Lesson To Lenders
• Deutsche Bank Victory May Have Far-Reaching Consequences
• Lucchese Associate Wants More Wiretap Evidence At Trial
• NYC Construction Agency Expands Lease In Queens
• Fla. Homeowner's Fight Over Country Club Fees Survives
• Times Square Hotel May Double In Height
• Evidence Battle Emerges In Miss. Flood Insurance Suit
• Law Firms Dominate DC New Office Leasing In 2013
• FDIC Sues Former Bank Execs Over $76M In Shoddy Loans
• Allen Matkins Adds Energy Partner From Fitzgerald Abbott
• Homeowners Fight $300M JPMorgan Forced-Place Deal
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Seeks Smaller Fine In Fraud Case
• Ashford Taps Offering Proceeds For $153M Luxury Hotel Buy
• Excel Sued For Texas Mall's Lack Of Wheelchair Access
• Landowners Can Fight Annexation, Ind. High Court Says
• Fannie, Freddie Should Face Local Taxation, 3rd Circ. Told
• BlackBerry Will Sell Most Of Its Canadian Real Estate
• Starwood Sells Miami Resort To Qatari Co. In $213M Deal
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Pamela Hans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cozen O'Connor's Mayes
• Geithner Lashed Out At S&P Over US Downgrade, S&P Says
• Ex-NFL Star, Mother Plead Not Guilty To NJ Mortgage Scheme
• Minn. Justices Toss Vikings Stadium Suit, Allow Bond Sale
• NJ Gov. Quiet On Bridge, Sandy Aid Scandals At Inauguration
• GSA To Spend $9.3B To Improve, Consolidate Its Real Estate
• Builders Tackle Efficiency Challenges With Net Zero Energy
• HRC Guidance May Impact Other Investment Tax Credits
• A Guide To Real Estate Investment In So. Fla.: Part 2
• Cuomo Asks Feds To Help Fund Ailing NYC Hospitals
• Trump, Condotel Buyers Fail To Reach Settlement
• GrayRobinson Expands Boca Office, Adds RE Partner
• NY AG, Gov. Divvy Up Chunk Of $613M JPMorgan Settlement
• Qatar's Barwa Real Estate Nets $660M In Bank Stake Sale
• Tax Exemption For Va. Military Spouses Gains Support
• Gov. Christie OKs Flood-Linked Property Tax Breaks
• Darden Pushes Red Lobster Spinoff Despite Activist Criticism
• Spurned Suitor Tries To Block IBRC Retail Complex Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rolls-Royce, Time Warner, Talisman
• Krispy Kreme Strikes 20-Unit Calif. Expansion Deal
• Kennedy Wilson Buys Dublin Hotel Debt, Calif. Office Complex
• Dentons Adds Gardere Wynne Sewell Atty To Dallas Office
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• Dubai Trims Red Tape on Hotel Development
• Building Owner Says Firm Must Pay If AIG Exits Injury Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston & Bird's Nicki Carlsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shackelford's Nicole LeBoeuf
• 7th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. In ConocoPhillips Pollution Suit
• Fla. Gov. Suspends Mayor After High Court Denies Her Appeal
• NJ Atty Sued Over Lost $1.8M Deposit In Failed Condo Deal
• Shareholder Activism May Jolt Restaurant Property Deals
• Dickey's Barbecue To Launch 100 New Calif. Locations
• Housing Group Wins Property Tax Break At Texas High Court
• Fannie, Freddie Score Another Win In Ky. Transfer Tax Row
• Bloggers Get Same Speech Protections As Press: 9th Circ.
• NJ Development Agency Provided $1.2B Economic Aid In 2013
• Fla. Appeals Court Scuttles Developer's Tax Refund Bid
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• GFI Revives Plan For Brooklyn Mixed-Use Redevelopment
• GPH Investors Spurn Billionaire's $589M Go-Private Bid
• Mo. Hilton Condo Investors Drop Fraud Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, AB InBev, BASF
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jackson Kelly's Ellen Cappellanti
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cole Schotz's Randi Kochman
• Fla. Must Learn From Recession-Era Litigation
• Contract Suit Over $1B Credit Suisse Unit Loan Pool Trimmed
• 3 Cost-Cutting Resolutions Law Firms Can't Afford To Break
• Calif. Appeals Court Lets County Flight-Easement Rule Stand
• MetLife Sued For Stiffing Homeowners On Labor Costs
• Fla. Enviro Group Puts Land-Buying Amendment On Ballot
• Starwood Capital Adds UK-Based Four Pillars Hotels
• Winn-Dixie Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Lease Exclusivity Suit
• Calif. Attys Charged In Scheme To Seize And Rent Homes
• Colo. Appeals Court Upholds Tax On Development Rights
• College Board Moves HQ To Manhattan's Brookfield Place
• NYU Appeals 'Implied Parkland' Ruling Over $6B Expansion
• Landmark Apt. Made $443M In Property Buys In Q4
• Activist Rejects CommonWealth Deal, Pushes For New Board
• Hawaii High Court Pins Down Time Bar For UFTA Claims
• Time Warner Sells NYC HQ For $1.3B, Heads For Hudson Yards
• Miami Heat Start Talks Over 10-Year Arena Deal Extension
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Tyson Foods, Elliott
• Empire State Building Roll-Up Draws $500M Investor Suit
• BBC Equities Boss' Guilty Plea Accepted In $50M Fraud Case
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
• Feds To Depose 9 S&P Employees In $5B Fraud Action
• FDIC Wants 9th Circ. To Block $500M Countrywide MBS Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Erika Haupt
• Lenity, Chevron Deference And Consumer Protection Laws
• Investor Wants $1.4M Davis Cedillo Contract Suit Revived
• Dallas Atty Wants In On Oral Args In Case Against Ex-Client
• Texas High Court Takes Up Pipeline Trespass Suit
• Summit Hotels Spends $37.5M On Houston Hilton
• Carried Interest Reform Risks NY Fund, Developer Exits
• Miami Beach Cancels Convention Center Deal
• Comcast JV To Erect $1.2B Philly Tower With Four Seasons
• Forbes Plans New NYC HQ As It Moves Some Jobs To NJ
• Arizona State Plans $210M Sun Devil Stadium Renovation
• Neb. Gov. Plans Agriculture Land Tax Relief In 2014
• $3B Tri Pointe-Weyerhaeuser Merger Gets FTC's Initial OK
• Minn. Justices Mull Jurisdiction On $468M Vikings Bond Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Carlyle, Aeropostale
• GE Can't Dodge BNY Mellon Suit Over $900M MBS Trust
• Townsend Raises $357M For New Real Estate Fund
• Tencent Invests $193M In Chinese Warehouse Developer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Hart's Liz Sharrer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Rhonda Orin
• Super Bowl To Provide Short-Term RE Boost In NJ, NY
• Chesapeake's Notice Extends Oil Lease, 6th Circ. Says
• How To Minimize Risks In Leasehold Mortgage Financing
• High Court Urged To Topple Railroad Right-Of-Way Rulings
• Suit Over $200M UN Plaza Deal Sent To Arbitration
• Texas Court Lifts Injunction In Sun Energy Investor Suit
• Orrick Lands 2 Entertainment Partners For LA Trial Team
• Advance Realty Co. Beats Stakeholder's Appealed $5M Suit
• Mortgage Relief Cos. To Pay $4M To End FTC Scam Claims
• Pa. Superior Court Affirms $2M Judgment Against Developer
• Assurant Gets Force-Placed Insurance Suit Trimmed
• Developer Seeks To Revive Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• GPT Bows Out Of $2.8B Battle With Dexus Over Aussie REIT
• Feds Want NYC Tower Owner To Forfeit Bank Accounts
• Old Superfund Standard Still Risky Despite EPA Assurances
• Prudential Joins $84M Venture To Nab NYC Retail Space
• NJ Utility Can't Cut Property Tax Over Contamination Costs
• Herrick Joins Handful Of Firms With Women At The RE Helm
• Wharton Equity Puts Up $250M For Multifamily RE Portfolio
• Rockefellers' Rose Rock Backs $2.5B Luxury Vietnam Resort
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Mary Beth Hogan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sanford's Katherine Kimpel
• Feds To Probe Christie Admin's Use Of $25M In Sandy Aid
• American Airlines, Cantor Fitzgerald's $135M 9/11 Deal OK'd
• NJ Assembly OKs Bill To Redevelop Dormant Properties
• Miami Beach Mayor Wants To Restart Convention Center Deal
• Boston OKs Status For $1B Casino After Relocation
• 11th-Hour Suit Stalls $468M Bond Sale For Vikings Stadium
• JPMorgan On Hook For WaMu Leases, 5th Circ. Rules
• Fla. Developer Hit With $100M Suit Over Copter Crash
• Laurus Nabs Office Complex In Downtown Baltimore
• IRS Approves $340M Bond Financing For 3 WTC
• Philly Mayor Signs Land Bank Bill Into Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: UBS, Alcatel-Lucent, Dunkin' Donuts
• Downtown NYC Office Market Hits 'Tipping Point'
• Judge Casts Doubt On $160M UBS Suit Over Soured RMBS
• High Court Won't Hear San Rafael Rent Control Dispute
• High Court Rejects Challenge To Lothian Bankruptcy Deal
• 3rd Circ. Opens New Punitive Damages Doors For Creditors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Otterbourg's Melanie Cyganowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Epstein Becker's Joan Disler
• Not Business As Usual For NY Court Of Appeals
• Oaktree, Clearview Nab Stake In $303M Philly Hotel Venture
• Darden's Red Lobster Spinoff Plan Falls Short, Activist Says
• Texas Lenders Could Face Pushback On Foreclosure Waivers
• McDermott Nabs O'Melveny Real Estate Pro
• Supreme Court Asked To Reject FERC Oversight Preemption
• Feds Charge 7 In $50M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• American Spectrum Units Enter Ch. 11 To Halt Foreclosures
• NY Real Estate Co. Ducks $800K Tax Bill After 17 Years
• Sacramento Lodges Eminent Domain Suit For $447M Arena
• Fla. Sens. Back $380M Draft Bill For Springs Cleanup
• NJ Mortgage Title Broker Gets 10 Years For Stealing $5.3M
• Landowners Win Rehearing In EQT Fracking Test Fight
• MGM Resorts Gets Green Light For Vegas Sports Arena
• TCW Can't Nix Punitive Damages Claim In $128M MBS Suit
• NYU, Enviros Clash Over Halted $6B Expansion On Parkland
• Ala. Property Tax Laws Not Necessarily Racist, 11th Circ. Says
• O'Connor Capital Pays $146M For Fla. Luxury Mall
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Fillmore's $220M Mall Loan Dispute
• Shorenstein Pays Blackstone $307M For Boston Plaza
• Pa. County Approves Fracking Lease With Range At Airport
• Casino Co. Asks 1st Circ. To Review Tribal Gaming Dispute
• Deutsche Can't Hide Docs In $325M MBS Suit, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Blackstone, Saudi Aramco
• NY Appellate Panel Revives Tax-Deferred RE Malpractice Suit
• Disney Gets Go-Ahead For 44-Acre Santa Clarita Studio
• Starwood Capital Adds San Diego Office Portfolio
• Obama Nominates Three To Fed Board Of Governors
• New And Narrow: IRS Safe Harbor For Rehab Credits
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Publicover
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fowler White's Rhea Law
• Takings Clause Takes Center Stage In NY Fracking Dispute
• Settlement Tax Breaks Will Continue Despite JPMorgan Deal
• Hotel Partnership Gets Transfer Taxes Slashed In IRS Row
• 3 Hot Talking Points In Hotel Renovation Deals
• Fla. Supreme Court Disbars 'Foreclosure King'
• Wilson Elser Relocates To Downtown Houston
• Fla. High Court Says Gulf Power Can Service New Development
• Fidelity Deal Review Suggests There's A Maverick At FTC
• WTC Neighbors Say Security Plan Creates Illegal 'Fortress'
• Mich. Counties Can't Appeal BofA Tax Case, 6th Circ. Hears
• Countrywide Docs Restricted In NY RMBS Fraud Actions
• Fracking Poses Threat To NY Land Values, Mortgages
• Palm Beach Council Balks On Golf Course Redevelopment
• American Realty Pays $601M For Fortress RE Portfolio
• EDF Snags 4th Texas Wind Farm Project
• New Earthquake Maps May Halt $664M Hollywood Project
• Philly's SugarHouse Can Intervene In Licensing Of 2nd Casino
• $200M Trump Hotel Gets Final Approval From Fed. Agency
• Extra Space Storage Snags $200M Portfolio In Va.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Sharon Caffrey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Katy Basile
• Bankrupt Crescent Settles With Duke Over $1.6B Debt Deal
• Broker's Claims Over Miami Worldcenter Won't Be Arbitrated
• Water District Urges Immunity In Texas High Court Lease Row
• US Seeks To Intervene In Fannie, Freddie State Tax Appeal
• Fla. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Spur Private Flood Insurance
• Vikings Owners Want NJ Court To Topple $103M Judgment
• WMC Can't Dodge Freddie Suit Over $1B Mortgage Pool
• Judge Says $197M Hotel Foes Can Carry On Ballot Petition
• 9th Circ. Orders New Trial For Stearns In $13M RE Row
• Genting Group Bets On Novel Permit Deal For Miami Casino
• Loan Backer Defends Fair-Market Claims In Texas High Court
• London Unseats NY As Top Spot For Foreign RE Dollars
• Mitsui, SKS To Build 202K-SF San Francisco Office
• Senators Seek More Clarity On Fed. Agency Settlements
• Bill Would Exempt Existing 'TruPS' CDOs From Volcker Rule
• Condo Owners' $15M Award Over Faulty Stucco Reversed
• Ex-Trump Fla. Project Revived By Hilton As Conrad Resort
• Political Cries For Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Grow
• Eminent Domain Bid For $447M Sacramento Arena Approved
• City Office REIT Aims For $115M IPO
• New FHFA Head Delays Fannie, Freddie Fee Hike
• Vt. Senator Pushes For Delay On Flood Insurance Hikes
• GAO Says Wall Street Had No Undue Influence On Bank Study
• Litigation May Not Be The Best Way To Fight Airbnb
• Ch. 13 Bars Tax Deed Owner's Property Claim, 7th Circ. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, New York Times, Shell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnstein's Kathleen Gilligan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Maureen Maly
• $6B NYU Expansion Project Needs State Approval, Judge Says
• Lenders Lose Appeal Of $767M Oppenheimer Suit
• Ex-Rep. Renzi Denied Bail Pending Corruption Appeal
• Parkway Properties Shells Out $86M For Fla. Office Buildings
• ATP Oil & Gas Ducks KO Bid In Suit Over Property Deals
• Omni Snaps Up Resort KSL Bought Out Of Foreclosure
• American Realty Pays $71M For Texas Senior Housing Facility
• Midtown NYC Office Rents Reach Prerecession High
• Loehmann's Inventory, IP Sales Get Bankruptcy Judge's OK
• Fla. Developer St. Joe Co. Inks $44M Deal To Sell RiverTown
• Invesco Agrees To Buy 26-Story San Francisco Office Tower
• Growing Polsinelli Expands Capabilities In Chicago
• Sacramento NBA Arena Backers Call Foul On Ballot Petitions
• Think Tank Says Tax Credits Can Spur New Real Estate Boom
• Gramercy Property Trust Puts Up $51.6M For 3 Properties
• Herculean Metaphors, Other Peculiarities Of Heller V. Ace
• Abu Dhabi Investor Pays $815M For Marriott Properties
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Sarah Coyne
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Brett Axelrod
• 'Ponzi Scheme' Applies To DBSI Case, Prosecutors Say
• Cuomo Pushes $16B Infrastructure Rebuild Post-Sandy
• Denny's To Build 30 Restaurants In Middle East
• American Spectrum Drops $84.8M On Calif., Nev. Properties
• 2014 Rings In Uncertainty For Many US Taxpayers
• Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae Dodge Suit Over Reverse Mortgages
• Prudential, Goldman Settle $375M RMBS Fraud Suit
• Jackson Walker Nabs RE Partner From Haynes And Boone
• $1.4B Credit Suisse Loan Pool Suits Tossed By Judge
• GrayRobinson To Move Into New Downtown Miami Digs
• Empire State Building Investors Again Sue Owners Over IPO
• Senate Confirms Yellen As New Federal Reserve Chair
• Regulators' Retreat May Spur New Volcker Fights
• Taylor Bean, Home America Settle FCA Suit For $320M
• Baltimore Mayor Unveils Program For Tax Credit Errors
• DLA Piper Scores Texas Franchise Pro From Jackson Walker
• Brooklyn Volume, Prices Skyrocketed In Last Decade: Report
• Sen. Wants Congress To OK Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness
• Taylor Bean's $610M Deal With Ginnie Mae Wins Judge's Nod
• Fisher, Rockpoint Take Control Of 2 Manhattan Offices
• Shuttered Firm WolfBlock Faces $8M Malpractice Suit
• BofA Says $25B Deal Trumps Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
• Hotel Group Sues To Force Vote On $197.5M Ore. Hyatt
• Cuomo Outlines $2B NY Tax Cut Plan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ideal Legal Group's Evie Jeang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Christine LaFollette
• The Harmful Effects Of Robinson Township V. Commonwealth
• CommonWealth Opens Board To Activist, Hoping To End Fight
• Sony Open Organizer Wants In On Miami Tennis Dispute
• Mashpee Tribe's $500M Casino Gets Green Light
• $135M Nashville Hotel Nixed For Lack Of Public Funds
• HTA Pays $141M For Medical Office Portfolio In Fla.
• New York To Run Out Of Class B, C Office Space By 2018
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. City's Property Cleanup Wasn't Biased
• As Real Estate Embraces Bitcoin, Legal Issues Loom
• Competitive Lodging Market Spurs Uptick In Hotel Closings
• Calif. Real Estate Investors Cop To Auction Bid-Rigging
• Manhattan Apartment 4Q Sales Reach 25-Year Highs
• Stakes Raised For RBS, Goldman In MBS Class Actions
• Caesars Cites New Discrimination Evidence In $1B Casino Row
• Landowners Can't Stop EQT's Pre-Fracking Tests: Judge
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Developer's Arbitration Push
• Trustee Fights $2M Bonus For ResCap Restructuring Chief
• Why You Should Stay Away From Oral Agreements
• CapitaLand Offers Up $458M Singapore Office Tower
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Brenda Jarrell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bond Schoeneck's Ginny Robbins
• REIT Hit With Contract Suit Over Loan In $136M Deal
• Wis. High Court Enforces Asbestos Exclusion In Property Row
• NY Court Clarifies Appellate Division's Power In Housing Spats
• Courts Can Make Better Use Of 'The Boss'
• When File Type Matters In E-Discovery
• Deutsche Bank Reaches Deal In MBS Case Tied To $1B Short
• Fidelity, LPS Close $2.9B Deal After Winning FTC's OK
• Exxon Can't Dodge Flight Co.'s Suit Over $1.6B Land Deal
• Realty Cos. Want $170M From US For Gulf Property Erosion
• IRS Clarifies Criteria For Historic Building Credits
• Airbnb Backs Down From HomeAway Ad Dispute
• GSH Corp. Forks Over $213M For Malaysian Resort
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