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Real Estate - June, 2014

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• BNY Mellon Hit With RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs
• NY Fracking Ruling Ratchets Up Risk For Drilling Industry
• 2nd Circ. Backs Deutsche Bank In Fight With Homeowners
• Goldman Can't Appeal Class Cert. In $2.4B Toxic Asset Suit
• 16 Casino Proposals Delivered To NY Regulators
• Feds Want Ex-Jefferies MBS Trader Jailed Nine Years
• NM High Court Upholds Property 'Lightning Tax' Statute
• Merlin Entertainments To Build $316M Legoland In Japan
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• McElroy Deutsch Dodges Sanctions In RE Investment Dispute
• RE Rumor Mill: Moynihan Station, Rockrose, Sam Chang
• Kelly Hart, Beard Kultgen Say RE Co.'s Ch. 11 Axes Suit
• VLP Bumps Up Real Estate Practice With Two New Partners
• Verizon Moves HQ Back To 6th Ave. But Keeps West St. Space
• Judge Affirms Morrison's $4.2M Award For ResCap Fees
• Feds Ding US Bank $200M For FHA Lending Violations
• Arena Capital Pays $109M For NJ's Met Center Office Tower
• Supreme Court Shoots Down Oyster Farm Lease Appeal
• UK Consumer Credit Agenda Strikingly Similar To CFPB's
• Top NY Court Upholds Fracking Bans
• Kinder Morgan Urges Calif. Panel To Toss $100M Rent Award
• Top RE Attys Can Write Own Ticket Amid SF Boom
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, Property Markets
• Texas High Court Takes Up Flooding Liability Dispute
• Estate Of Rags-To-Riches Biz Owner Disputes $2M Tax Bill
• Miami Officials OK 1,000-Foot Waterfront Tower Project
• RE Ponzi Scheme Suits Excluded From Policy, Insurer Says
• Caesars To Shutter Showboat AC Casino, Blaming Tax Burden
• Texas Justices Take Up Contract Row Over Mineral Royalties
• Aussie RE Firm Gets OK For $350M NJ Logistics Center
• Erroneous Tax Form Led To $5.5M Tax Headache, Co. Says
• NAACP, Lawmakers Call On NY Officials To Block LICH Sale
• Axis On Hook In $2M Construction Row After Waiving Deadline
• Top NY Court Will Hear $330M Deutsche Bank MBS Suit
• Penn National Withdraws Bid For $480M Philly Casino
• Cushman & Wakefield Can't Shake $27M Philly Project Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Snubs Porter Rogers Malpractice Suit
• AmTrust Realty Buys Chicago Skyscraper For $238M
• Forest City Expedites Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing
• Ore. Council Commits $64M In Financing For Hotel Project
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Md. High Court Sets 2-Part Test For Biz Pursuits Exclusion
• IBRC Blasts Developer's Bid To Review Fla. Mall Sale Plan
• Feds Extend Foreclosure Program Used By 1.3M Homeowners
• Landowners For Scrapped Vegas Hotel File For Ch. 11
• Mass. Justices Say Atty's Encrypted Files Not 5th-Protected
• SEC Gets Final Win In JOBS Act Fraud Case
• Hyflux Seals $136M Sale Of Singapore Building To A-REIT
• RE Rumor Mill: Olymbec, PrivatePortfolio, Sushil Patel
• Insurer Hit With Penalty In Hurricane Ike Coverage Suit
• BNY Mellon Inks Deal For New HQ At 225 Liberty St.
• Flagstar Dodges Reinsurance Kickback Scheme Class Action
• Freedom Mortgage Underwriters Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• QBE Argues Bank-Kickback Suits Covered By AIG Policies
• Condo Owners Sue Insurer For $55M Building Defect Verdict
• Mass. Throws Open Door To Hopefuls For Last Casino License
• Pa. House Votes To Suspend 13 Business Tax Credits
• CPPIB Pours Another $108M Into Manhattan Real Estate
• Greenberg Adds 2nd Gov't Contracts Pro From Squire Patton
• High Court Environmental Ruling Could Clear Air For Banks
• Port Authority Nets $100M In Property Sale To Dermot Co.
• Developer Says Chicago Atty Bungled Condo Project Feud
• Carey Watermark Drops $85M On Downtown Denver Hotel
• Ivanhoe, Callahan Team Up To Buy $150M NYC Office Building
• Sweden's Balder Drops $185M On Stockholm Offices
• SDNY Weighs In On Battle Between 363(f) And 365(h)
• NY Investor Hit With $14M Verdict Over Downtown Miami Deal
• SUNY Trustees Approve $240M Hospital Sale
• FHFA May Sue Insurers For Fannie, Freddie Overpayments
• Disbarred Chicago Atty Cops To Stealing $2.3M From Clients
• Philly Forgives Transit Authority's $22M Property Tax Debt
• RE Rumor Mill: Black House, Hyatt, Loews Hotels
• 'Hate' Group's Rallies Cause Mall Trespass, Pa. Court Told
• Lend Lease To Jointly Develop $2.5B Malaysian Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Haynes And Boone Reps RE Equities On $119M SoHo Sale
• Hilton Inks Deal For 8 Hampton Hotels In Peru, Chile
• 3 Gray Areas In Florida's Condo, HOA Safe Harbor Statutes
• The Force Is With Chicago For George Lucas' $1B Museum
• Senate Panel Approves HUD Chief Nominee
• Land Securities Takes £656M Stake In London Shopping Mall
• Tax Sale Certificate Buyer Owns Tax Lien, NJ Justices Say
• Trump Scores Attys' Fees In Failed Fla. Condotel Fight
• LA City Council Eyes Tax Incentives For Large Hotels
• RE Rumor Mill: Westbrook, Canyon Capital, RXR Realty
• California Coastal Projects Hit Fresh Wave Of Delays
• Norway's $886B Sovereign Wealth Fund Turns Focus To RE
• Stearns Weaver Steers $75M Fla. Apartment Complex Deal
• Jailed Dick's Atty Wants No Fine In RE Kickback Row
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Dodges Prison In $100M MBS Scam
• Greenberg Hires Dentons RE Co-Head For Global Practice
• New RE Group Pays $70M For Historic DC Apartment Complex
• Brooklyn Groups Can't Stop Publicly Funded High Rise
• RLJ Pays $72M To Scoop Up Miami Beach Hilton
• Philly-Based Developer Sued By Ex-Execs Over Commissions
• Group 1 Sues Over Nixed $72M Miami Audi Dealership Buy
• REITs Spin Off Assets To Pile On Returns
• Looming Expiration Of The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
• MBIA Says Credit Suisse Withheld 'Key' Docs In MBS Suit
• JPMorgan Brass Hit With Another Derivative Suit Over RMBS
• NJ Senate Fails To Override Sandy Bill Of Rights Veto
• Latham & Watkins Snags Ex-MoFo RE Finance Partner
• 2nd Circ. OKs $3M Coverage For Baruch College Design Flaws
• Fla. Gov. Signs Bill Detailing Process For Stadium Funding
• Orascom Scores $48M, Hotel Revenue Rights In Settlement
• Cox Castle Bungled $68M Property Deal, Seller Says
• Houston Duped Voters Into $125M Fee, Texas Justices Told
• RE Rumor Mill: Mondrian Soho, Bryant Park Hotel
• ResCap Judge Tells Ally Mortgage Claimants To Back Off
• Belleview Biltmore Owner Says Hotel Won't Be Demolished
• Taxpayers Lose Appeal Of Chicago's $1.2B Parking Deal
• Southwest Risk Targets Ironshore In $28M Ike Coverage Suit
• Insurance Matching Regulations Increase Litigation Risks
• Royal Park Targets Deutsche Bank Over $3.1B RMBS Loss
• Judge Won't Strike Agent's Testimony In $169M Fraud Suit
• 6 Tips For Shaving Down A Hotel Tax Bill
• Fla. Architects Sue Developer For Copying Hotel Design
• House Committee OKs Bills To Extend TRIA, Limit SIFIs
• Sidley Austin Nabs 4 Ex-Bingham RE, Litigation Pros In NY
• Texas High Court Axes Oil, Gas Surface Trespass Suit
• Australia's Octaviar Prevails On 2nd Bid For Ch. 15 Relief
• RE Rumor Mill: London Pub Record, Indiabulls, AFI Europe
• China Life-Led Venture Pays $1.35B For Canary Wharf Tower
• 5 Takeaways From Proposed REIT Real Property Rules
• Orrick Scores $1M For Calif. Home Loan Scam Victims
• Rockwood, Jamestown, Others Sell $595M NYC Building
• Hard Rock Teams Up With Developer To Make NY Casino Bid
• Defined-Contribution Plans Diversify With Real Estate Funds
• Miami Beach — New Hotbed For Boutique Hotel Deals
• Miami's Jackson Health Reveals $1.4B Improvement Plan
• Pa. Supreme Court Affirms Tax Debt Over Botched Skyscraper
• Tax Court Snubs Events Center's Push For $7M Deduction
• RBS To Pay $100M To Settle FHFA's MBS Loan Suit
• History Not On The Side Of California Developers
• BofA Loses Bid To Dismiss $850M Fraud Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Chelsea Record, Walt Disney Estate, Hyatt
• Whistleblower Says Citi Continues Reckless Mortgage Lending
• SD High Court Rejects Landowners' Anti-Walmart Appeal
• Georgia Law Firm Settles $1M Mineral Lease Contract Suit
• Sunstone Shells Out $325M For Hawaii Marriott Resort
• Boston RE Execs Accused Of $9M Fraud On Investors
• Starwood Capital To Buy Extended-Stay Hotel Operator TMI
• 11th Circ. Punts Legal Service Query To Ala. High Court
• NJ Developer Says Township Must Take Up Rezoning Bid
• Thompson & Knight Lures RE Pro From Haynes And Boone
• Fontainebleau Hotel Seeks Injunction Against Condo Co.
• PE Firm Snaps Up 503-Room Holiday Inn In Orlando
• NY AG Sues Condo Developers Over Fraudulent Offers
• Sterling Bay Joins $500M Chicago Post Office Project
• Shangri-La Inks Management, JV Deal For Mauritius Resort
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Equity Begets Flexibility For 1st Circ. Secured Creditors
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• Ex-Gordon & Rees Atty Accused Of Skirting Depositions
• BlackRock Sues Deutsche Bank, Others Over MBS Losses
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• Court Clarifies Insurers' Replacement-Cost Obligations
• 6th Circ. Hands Building Owner $1.6M Fire Coverage Win
• NYC Housing Court Ties Landlords' Hands In Airbnb Fight
• Debtor Can 'Strip Off' Mortgages In Ch. 20, 11th Circ. Says
• Centerline Says Others To Blame For $2M Tax Credit Gaffe
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Ex-K&L Gates Insurance, RE Pro
• Brooklyn Hospital's Contentious Expansion Clears Hurdle
• NJ Tax Obligations Not Affected By Affordable Housing Status
• Weinberg Wheeler Scores Ex-Greenberg Construction Atty
• Pasco County Prevails In Highway Fee Dispute At 11th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Says Easement Must Drop Value For Tax Deduction
• Greenbaum Rowe Unveils Redevelopment Department
• Chartwell REIT To Sell $136M Senior Housing Portfolio
• Glaser Weil Snags RE Pro For Gov't Regulatory Law Practice
• NJ Town Must Face Wrongly Time-Barred Continuing Tort
• Arnold & Porter Scores Hospitality, RE Duo In DC
• Kirkland Reps Starwood In $1.4B Purchase Of 7 Malls
• Jones Lang Aids Record 615K-SF LA Lease To 99-Cent Chain
• CFPB Chief Grilled Over Data-Collection Practices
• Hyatt Inks Deal For $68M Hotel Near Mall of America
• RE Rumor Mill: Queens Rental Record, TIAA-CREF, Greystar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• Merrill Must Face Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit, Court Says
• Vapor Proposal Makes CERCLA Assessments Longer, Costlier
• Foxwoods JV Pulls Plug On NY Casino Over Financing Woes
• Citigroup Shells Out $700M For Hong Kong Office Tower
• NYC Office Surge To Prompt Creative Reuse Of Old Buildings
• Ocwen To Pay $3.7M In Mortgage Settlement With Mass. AG
• Wilson Elser Sinks $1.5M Malpractice Suit In NY Court
• SunTrust To Pay Nearly $1B To Settle Mortgage Fraud Claims
• CalPERS Boosts Calif. Investments Across Asset Classes
• 10th Circ. Says Mid-Continent Must Cover Salt Mine Damages
• Washington Prime Pays $162M To Up Stake In 7 Properties
• Fla. Judge Imposes Sanctions On Trump In Condotel Suit
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• Kai Yuan Pays $466M For Central Paris Marriott Hotel
• Miami-Dade OKs $4M Super Bowl Incentive For Dolphins
• RE Rumor Mill: Englander, Kushner, Bancroft Capital
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• Morgan Stanley Escapes BNY Mellon's $81M Buyback Suit
• Calif. Court Backs Liberty In Building Defect Coverage Row
• Insurer Shorted Condo Owners On Sandy Damages, Suit Says
• US Bank Borrowers Get Cert. In Force-Placed Flood Policy Suit
• Mideast To Invest $180B In RE Next 10 Years, CBRE Says
• High Court Loan Officer Suit May Curb Agency Flip-Flopping
• Jackson Walker Cleared Of Conflict In $11M RE Fraud Case
• Miami Claims JPMorgan Used Discriminatory Lending Tactics
• Texas, La. Counties Urge High Court To Hear MERS Fraud Row
• Newcastle To Spin Off Senior Housing Business
• Fla. Time-Share Scammers Dinged $1M, Liable For $10M
• NYC Approves $500M In Affordable Housing Subsidies
• $875M Queens Apt., Retail Tower To Break Ground In 2015
• UK Pub Giant Mitchells Takes $451M Bite Of Orchid Chain
• Pa. Can Grant 2nd Philly Casino License, Court Rules
• TPG-Led Group Drops $1.14B On Australian Property Manager
• SUNY Beats LICH Bid Score Challenge, Inks $240M Fortis Deal
• EPA Plans To Nix '05 CERCLA Evaluation For Newer Standard
• NY Comptroller Jumps Into LG's Jersey Palisades Controversy
• Citing CTS Corp., Justices Remand RMBS Suit To 10th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Dismisses JPMorgan Foreclosure Doc Fraud Suit
• Investors Shut Down New World's $2.4B Privatization Offer
• RE Rumor Mill: Samsung, UBS, TPG Capital
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• The Grapes Of Wrath Part 2 — A Return To Horne
• Andrews Kurth Settles $51M Suit Over Client's Stanford Deal
• 9th Circ. Doesn't Buy $50M Offshore Loss As Tax Deduction
• Dolan Co., Bayside Balk At Bid To Amend Ch. 11 Confirmation
• HUD Rips Ex-Sandy Contractor Over Botched Response In NJ
• Spain's Merlin Rides REIT Wave With $2B IPO Target
• Deloitte Takes 113,000 Sq. Ft. In Los Angeles Tower
• Goldman Wins Toss of $450M Mortgage Investor Suit
• Goldman Tries Again To Nix Investors' Abacus Dispute
• High Court Asked To Revive Negligence Claim Against Broker
• Fannie, Freddie Off The Hook For Okla. Transfer Tax
• Lehman Must Pay $10M In Fight Over Miami Hotel Contract
• US Eyes Suit Against Citi If $4B Offer Not Raised: Reports
• Hogan Lovells Lands Win For Fair-Housing Advocates
• Microsoft Invests $347M In Virginia Data Center
• Centex Slams Travelers' Suit Over Attorney Choice
• Property Tax Fight Between BB&T, Developer To Go To Trial
• Texas High Court OKs Broad Waiver For Foreclosure Offset
• Iowa High Court Says Residents' Pollution Row Not Preempted
• Fisher, Witkoff Could Raise NYC's Tallest Residential Tower
• Texas Justices Nix $57M Verdict In Marriott Property Feud
• MSR Resort Subsidiary Settles $59M Five Mile Dispute
• AI Advertising Co. Inks Full-Floor Lease On W. 33rd Street
• NPC Unit To Pay $58.2M For 56 Wendy's Restaurants
• RE Rumor Mill: Starwood, Lexin, Kentile
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Alibaba, American Securities
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• A Close Look At Overriding Royalty Interest Transactions
• Privacy Vs. Disclosure — The Regulation AB Debate
• Susan Sarandon Sues Biz Manager For Lying About RE Deals
• EPA Chief Talks Up Efficiency Efforts, Defends Carbon Plan
• Cassidy Turley, NJ Attys Sued Over Botched Lease Deal
• Ponzi Schemer Stuck With 10-Year Sentence, 7th Circ. Says
• Hogan, Goodwin Guide $360M Prudential Real Estate Buy
• Howard Hughes Case Clarifies Homebuilders Tax Exemption
• Forest City's Atlantic Yards Project Clears Enviro Hurdle
• Burleson Nabs 2 Partners For Probate, Energy Practices
• Fannie, Freddie Pledge Transparency In Any Stuy Town Buy
• Blackstone, DDR Form JV For $2B American Realty Mall Buy
• SEC Settles With Atty Over Real Estate Offering Fraud
• NY Court Says SoHo Building's $115M Sale Wasn't Finalized
• RE Rumor Mill: Zelig Weiss, Tokyo Office, Flushing Financial
• Treasury Urged To Shine Light On Terrorism Insurance Market
• Senate Appoints Vice Chair, Confirms 2 Other Fed Nominees
• 3 Lessons For Regulators From The Mass. Casino Race
• Pa. Judge Remands UGI Gas Rights Suit To State Court
• Union Investment Pays $172M For Tokyo Office Building
• Holland & Knight Snaps Up Former Patton Boggs Alaska Team
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• MGM Clears Fee Hurdle To Nab Mass. Casino Resort License
• Thompson Hine Nabs Ex-Goodwin Corporate Finance Pro
• REBUTTAL: The Power Of The Penny (Of Equity)
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• Andrews Kurth Should Have Told Stanford No, Jurors Told
• Falcons Stadium Opponents Appeal $278M Bond Ruling
• Norris McLaughlin Was Conflicted In RE Deal, NJ Court Says
• 3 Things To Know About Land Banks In NY
• OMB Nominee Defends Record Before Senate Panel
• Hilton Signs Deal For 5 Myanmar Hotels By 2017
• Fla. Real Estate Fund Can't Escape Investors' RICO Suit
• Defunct Builder's CEO Slammed With $27M Fraud Verdict
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• RE Rumor Mill: Carmel, Beacon, Xinyuan
• 2nd Circ. Says Citi Investor Stuck In $590M Settlement
• Mortgage Lender Wants Ex-Worker Noncompete Suit Revived
• Cerberus Unit Drops $304M On Spanish Real Estate Biz
• BioFuel Energy Puts Up $275M For Greenlight Capital's Real Estate Co
• Fed. Claims Against UBS Trimmed In RMBS Suit
• Chatham Locks Down $1.3B Hotel Portfolio JV
• Top NY Court Cuts Brokerage Out Of UBS Asset Transfer
• Commerzbank Sells $7B In Europe, Japan Loan Portfolios
• Hotel Development Spikes In Saudi Arabia, UAE
• Enviros' Wal-Mart Challenge Falls Under NJ Law, Judge Says
• Irish REIT Pays $508M For Dublin Commercial RE Portfolio
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• ResCap Objects To $1M In 'Unnecessary' Morrison Cohen Fees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• CMBS, Mezzanine Funds Flowing Fast In Hotel Sector
• Beckham Soccer Stadium Loses Miami's Backing
• Developer's Suit Over Failed Trump Property Deal Gets Pared
• Chicago Sued Over $350M Development Of 'Hulking' Towers
• Fortress Sells Remaining $1B Stake In German Property Firm
• NYC's Frick Collection To Expand Museum By 60K SF
• House Passes $52B Transportation, HUD Spending Bill
• 76ers Score $82M In Tax Breaks For NJ Training Facility
• Morgan Stanley Can't Nix Fraud Claims Over $694M In RMBS
• Greenberg Gets Bigger In Texas, Hires 5 For Houston Office
• Two Trees Sells 675K-Square-Foot Bronx Housing Portfolio
• 7th Circ. Affirms Trump's Triumph In Condo Fraud Suit
• Dunkin' Donuts Inks 54-Unit Deal In Latest Calif. Expansion
• NJ Justices Won't Review Damages For Dune-Blocked Views
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Lien Enforcement On Bankrupt Homeowners
• RE Rumor Mill: Cajamar, Primark, Jade Enterprises
• Allen Matkins Guides Swift On Calif. Office Campus Buy
• Townsend To Build $400M Portfolio For Korean Pension Fund
• Senate Advances Fed Nominees, Fischer For Vice Chair
• Ex-Andrews Kurth Client Targets RE Deal As $51M Trial Opens
• Spanish Property Co. To Reap $2B In Sale Of Stake In REIT
• Sheppard Mullin Lands 2 Epstein Partners In Health Practice
• Pa. Judge Delays Corbett Drilling Plan Challenge Ruling
• London Opens Doors To Airbnb As UK Scraps Rental Law
• JPMorgan Spends $125M For Hoboken Apartments
• Wells Fargo Can't Evade Mortgage Fraud Suit, DC Circ. Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• Rescission Of Mortgage Loans Must Be Reasonable
• Andrews Kurth Ex-Client Facing High Bar As $51M Trial Begins
• Citigroup Can't Escape LA's Suit Over Predatory Loans
• Developer Can't Circumvent Housing Agency, NJ Court Says
• National Union Escapes Coverage Of $3.2M Loan Settlement
• Capri Capital Rakes In $80M For Boca Raton Apartments
• Fannie, Freddie Look Unstoppable In Transfer Tax Fight
• RE Rumor Mill: Pier 40, M&G Real Estate, Hearn Co.
• House Expands Dodd-Frank 'Qualified Mortgage' Definition
• Starwood Strikes Deal For 1st W Hotel In Shenyang
• Dolan Co. Wins Ch. 11 Nod, Settles With Shareholders
• NY Attorney Stuck With $1.3M Tax Bill After Property Sale
• Enviros Blast New Sunoco Gas Pipeline Plans In Pa.
• Hines, Qatar To Add On CityCenterDC Hotel, Retail Space
• Prudential Unit, L&L JV Drops $160M On Manhattan Properties
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• ING Loses Bid To Move Fund Fee Fight To Arizona
• Ex-DBSI Prez Says Evidence For $169M Fraud 'Insufficient'
• Keystone, Mack-Cali Pay $125M For Philly's Curtis Center
• Gazit-Globe Plans $200M Deal To Sell 6 US Medical Offices
• Hilton Strikes Deal To Flag Middle East's Largest Resort
• State Gas Leases Would Face Public Scrutiny Under Pa. Bill
• High Court Won't Hear Wells Fargo's $82M Tax Refund Claim
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• Lerner Represents Welcome Trend In Derivative Litigation
• Ritz-Carlton To Open Malaysian Island Resort In 2015
• RE Rumor Mill: Fifth Ave., Ben Carter, Steen & Strom
• 8th Circ. Says Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Tax
• Texas Justices To Hear City's Bid To Ax Condo Owners' Suit
• CWCapital Takes Title To Stuy Town, Scrubs Auction
• Canary Wharf Gets OK For $1.7B Shell RE Project
• $43.5M Tax Bill Protested By Dallas RE Magnate's Estate
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Mexico's Fibra Shop Drops $116M On 3 Malls
• All NYC Boroughs Saw Sales Volume Increase In 2013: Study
• Four Seasons Gets Condotel Investor Suit Pared
• Tech Cos.' Chase For Space Adds Deal-Making Complexity
• Hansteen Nets $104M In Sale Of UK Property Portfolio
• Indicted Chicago Real Estate Developer A No-Show In Court
• DOJ Sued For Details On Countrywide CEO Investigation
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• BofA Mortgage Probe Deal Rumored To Reach $12B
• Mich. AG Hits Chesapeake Energy With Racketeering Charges
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Twitter, Siemens
• Flaum's NY Casino Wins Rensselaer's Vote, Albany Not Happy
• Hotel Sector Latches On To EB-5 To Bridge Cost Gaps
• Flynn Properties Nabs Napa Valley Luxury Resort
• RE Rumor Mill: Kennedy Wilson, Primonial REIM, Lloyds
• Senior Housing Developers Hit With Ill. Disability Bias Suit
• New York To Streamline Mortgage Licensing
• 21 McKenna Long Toxic Tort Attys Defect To Polsinelli
• LG's Palisades Project Imperiled As NJ Bill Advances
• Starwood Inks Deal To Brand $158M Boston Hotel Complex
• $54B Transportation, Housing Bill Advances To Senate Floor
• The Harsh Result Of High Court Refusal To Hear BofA Case
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• FTC Says Pa. Developer Deceived Potential Homebuyers
• Railroads Say Kansas Property Tax Singles Them Out
• NJ Condo Says Construction Defects Caused Sandy Flooding
• WP Carey Spreads $48M On Smuckers' Chicago Complex
• Coldwater Creek Blasts 'Reckless' Creditor Ire Over DIP Loan
• KKR Spotlights Asia Property With $490M South Korea Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• Portland Officials Can't Kill Suit Over Hotel Financing
• RE Rumor Mill: Dr. Dre, Blackstone, Allianz Real Estate
• Prologis Raising $541M In IPO Of Mexican REIT
• Hearn Nabs 57-Story Chicago Skyscraper For $375M: Report
• Ex-DBSI Exec Can't Retrieve Assets Despite Dropped Charges
• Port Authority Needn't Supply More Docs On $2B WTC Plan
• Texas City To Pay $1.4M In Attys' Fees In Immigrant Rental Row
• SLS Hotels Seals Brand Deal With $3.5B Bahamas Resort
• DDR Ducks More Claims In Coventry's Mismanaged Malls Suit
• AXA Fires Up $477M Italian Fund, Picks Up Milan Offices
• How To Avoid Tax When Disposing Of Real Property
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Condo-Hotel Developers Wary Despite Legal Blueprint
• Atty In Dick's Kickback Scheme Resigns From Pa. Bar
• Calif. Appeals Court Flips Prop 13 Hotel Reassessment
• Hersha Snaps Up Brand-New NYC Hilton In $85M Deal
• Hot US Hotel Market On Track To See $25B In Deals
• Farmers Insurance Drops High-Profile Climate Change Suits
• Wells Fargo Loans £220M For Refi Of 139 UK Assets
• Goldman Says Fannie, Freddie Knew $11B In MBS Were Toxic
• Frasers Tops Rival Australand Bid With $2.4B All-Cash Offer
• NRG Yield Drops $870M For N. America's Biggest Wind Farm
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• GreenOak Snags Significant Minority Stake In Chelsea Office
• Fla. Real Estate Co. Adds Ex-Managers To Trade Secrets Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Jennison, Uber, Brookland Capital
• States Win Bid To Fight S&P MBS Ratings Suits On Home Turf
• LaSalle To Rake In $93M In Sale Of Va. Hotel
• PE Firms Won't Back Off Hotel Investments Just Yet
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Wants Founder Held In Contempt
• Coldwater Creek Landlords Balk At Lease Sale Timeline
• Blackstone Invests $200M In Hilton Waikiki Timeshare Tower
• BofA Says Insurer's RMBS Fraud Suit Still Lacking
• Challenge To $350M NYPL Renovation Plan Gets Axed
• Top NY Court Appears Wary Of Overturning Fracking Bans
• Orlando Magic's $200M Downtown Project Wins Zoning Change
• Enviro Groups Upend Wal-Mart Permit In NJ
• Domestic Energy Ops Spur CRE Development, But Risks Loom
• 3 Hurdles Casino Cos. Face In Sprint For NY License
• Goldman Cleared To Contact Class In $2.4B Toxic Asset Suit
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• FHFA Official To Face Grand Jury Over Alleged Death Threat
• Allen Matkins Guides Kilroy On $95M SF Land Purchase
• Property Investor Appeals NY AG's Condo Sale Ban
• Barclays Fails To Escape Shareholders' MBS Action
• Senate Banking Panel Sends TRIA Extension Bill To Floor
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• 5 Legal Complications In Robust Calif. Winery Market Sales
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• Seller Incentives Returning To Fla. Homebuilding Market
• Andrews Kurth To Face $51M Trial Over Client's Stanford Deal
• High Court Won't Review Right To Sue Under HAMP
• Ex-Charlotte Mayor To Plead Guilty In Corruption Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Credit Suisse, Griffis, Albanese
• Blank Rome, Shearman Work On $309M DC Multifamily Buy
• Tax Court Hands $144M Tax Bill To Howard Hughes Co.
• High Line Developers Sue Over Botched $55M Refinancing
• Blackstone Betting On Las Vegas Comeback, Exec Says
• Retail Opportunity Pays $210M For LA Shopping Center
• Creative Collaborations: Law Firms And Corporations
• Victor Homes Spends $99M On Fifth Ave. Residential Site
• Fannie, Freddie Block Buyback Programs, Mass AG Says
• Quarles & Brady Adds Corporate Partner To Chicago Office
• Ventas Inks $2.6B Deal For ARC Healthcare
• Caesars' Suit Over $1B Mass. Casino Bid Nixed
• Defunct Co. Can't Claim Atty-Client Privilege, Pa. Court Told
• Marriott Reveals $15B Plan To Add 200 Hotels
• ARC Hotel Arm Pays $2B For Goldman-Backed Hotel Portfolio
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko