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Real Estate - November, 2014

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• RE Rumor Mill: Jamestown, Blackstone, Emmes Asset Mgmt
• Latham Leads November's IPO Action With Work On 8 Deals
• State Farm's $310M Texas Rate Fight Sent Back To Regulator
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Arbitrate $10M Malpractice Suit
• Goldman Reaps $78M In Sale Of Tampa Wells Fargo Center
• Top NY Court Clears Way For Rent-Overcharge Class Actions
• Olshan Guides Investor In $1.35B SF's Parkmerced Deal
• Are You Ready For Florida's New LLC Law?
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bradley Arant's Hope Cannon
• Moore & Van Allen Can't Duck Fla. Malpractice Suit
• 5 Lessons From DOJ's Blockbuster FCA Haul
• RE Moguls On The Move
• Upper Manhattan Sees Retail Leasing Rent Jump
• Shoulda Put A Lien On It — 4 Advantages Of Security
• RE Rumor Mill: York Downs, BCB Property, Wharton Realty
• San Diego Omni Hotel Gets $140M Refinancing From AIG
• US Multifamily Investment Set To Hit New $105.2B Record
• $300M DC Stadium Plan Moves Forward Without Akridge Deal
• Market Rumors: GlaxoSmithKline, Keppel, Jasmine Broadband
• What Municipal Bond Investors Can Learn From Detroit
• Griffin Capital, Signature REITs To Merge Into $3B Company
• Texas Court Rejects Morgan Stanley Bid To Exit MBS Suit
• Ivanhoe Cambridge, Callahan Drop $280M On Seattle Buildings
• NJ City Sues State To Block Protective Dune System
• Allstate Liable For 1 Limit In Lead Paint Suits: Top NY Court
• Vornado Drops $142M On Long Island City Office Building
• Deutsche Trust Wins Time To Refute Quicken In Bad Loan Suit
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Philly PE Firm Sued For Citing Cozen To Secure Loans
• BofA Escapes $56M Mortgage Bond Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Fla. Nursing Home Expansion To Spur Litigation Wave
• The 100 Law Firms With The Most Real Estate Partners
• RE Rumor Mill: Maxxam Enterprises, Extell, Oxford Capital
• LA Mayor's Development Plan Could Spur RE Investment
• Kmart Tells 5th Circ. Landlord Owes $2.6M Over Floods
• RE Co. Principal Ducks Liability In $2M Pa. Construction Row
• Polar Star Realty Eyes $500M IPO After Mega-REIT Debut
• FHFA Keeps Size Of Loans For Fannie, Freddie Steady
• Mortgage Appraiser Reaches $9.9M Deal In Inflation Suit
• Market Rumors: CGN, Dalian Wanda, BAIC Motor
• Thai Property Developer Drops $140M For Dean & DeLuca
• Saks Fifth Ave. Valued At $3.7B After Loan Deal
• Feds Sue To Stop Wind Project On Okla. Tribe's Land
• Real Estate Investing Goes High-Tech With Crowdfunding
• Law360 Reveals 10 Largest Real Estate Practice Groups
• Miami Shoots Down $121M Plan To Renovate Marine Stadium
• Tax Relief Is Aim Of Three 2015 Fla. Senate Bills
• Burger King Serves Up $8.5M To Settle Junk Fax Class Action
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. For Rehearing In Home Defect Row
• REIT's Record $2.3B IPO Steals Spotlight Amid Year-End Rush
• RE Rumor Mill: BofA, TIAA-CREF, Carlyle
• Con Ed On Hook For Part Of $24M Gas Plant Cleanup Suit
• Two Name Partners To Exit Genova Burns
• IBRC Gets Thumbs-Up For Sale Of Blackrock Clinic Loans
• Baker McKenzie, Fried Frank Guide Hugo Boss' NY Lease
• NJ Court Sinks Arbitration Ruling Under High Court Standard
• REIT Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Pays $79M For West LA Hotel
• Calif. Appeals Court Clears Way For Kings' $477M NBA Arena
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Starwood Sheds Australian Hotel For $399M
• Blackstone Drops $1.6B To Buy GE's Japan RE Business
• Key Tactic For Maximizing A Tenant-Favorable Market
• 11th Circ. Kills Tax Court's $6M Capital Gains Finding
• Topa Beats E&O Coverage Suit Over RE Fight In Calif. Court
• Top NY Court Shoots Down Ch. 7 Bid To Sell Widow's Lease
• Bingham's Hartford RE Attys Head To Carlton Fields
• Property Owners Sue NJ Town, State Over Dune Easements
• Among EU Wealth Taxes, RE Taxes Best For Revenue: Report
• CFPB Proposes Tighter Mortgage Servicing Regulations
• Zillow Accused Of 'Boiler Room' Tactics In $5M Class Action
• DiamondRock Pays $149M For Florida Westin Resort
• Buchanan, Fowler To Unite Tampa Operations After Merger
• Calif. Appeals Court Vacates Motion To Compel Tax Returns
• RE Rumor Mill: Ivanhoe, Land & Houses, Verizon
• CPPIB, Goodman Commit Another $500M To China RE Venture
• Land Securities Makes £85M Stake Buy In London Offices
• Checking In On The CFPB: Part 2
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Caesars Reveals Plan To Turn Largest Unit Into REIT
• Lawmakers Urged To Expand Private Flood Insurance Market
• Pop-Art Icon Ruscha Fights Landlord Atty Fees In Studio Row
• Brookfield Backs Out Of $110M Deal To Buy Revel Casino
• Stoel Rives Beats Condo Title Row At Ore. Appeals Court
• UK REIT Arm Scores Deal To Manage 22 IHG Hotels
• RE Rumor Mill: Sam Chang, Penthouse Tax, Spy Museum
• NYC Nabs Most Expensive Retail Market Title From Hong Kong
• Goodwin Procter Leads Paramount In Largest-Ever REIT IPO
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Files Opening Salvo In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Willkie Steers Colony Financial In $1.6B Cobalt Capital Buy
• 9th Circ. Limits Twombly, Iqbal Pleading Standards
• Dallas, Houston Among Top Markets For Data Center Leases
• TIAA-CREF Picks Up 2 Midtown Manhattan Properties
• Dems Hammer Watt Over FHFA Consumer Relief Policies
• MBS Investors Entitled To Increased Bankruptcy Recoveries
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Rabbi Asks NJ Court To Revive $2M Fox Rothschild Fraud Suit
• Barclays Says It's Too Late To Sue Over $981M In Toxic RMBS
• IberiaBank Fights Ch. 11 Release Of Claims Over $10M Loan
• Wells Fargo, Feds Call Off Talks In $189M Loan Fraud Suit
• Gibson Dunn, Szenberg Guide $85M NY Real Estate Financing
• Forest City Buys Skanska Out Of Embattled Brooklyn Project
• RE Rumor Mill: DePaul Arena, Related Cos., MTA
• Informa Drops $375M For Hanley Wood Trade Show Portfolio
• Theater's Apartment Housing Is Tax Exempt: NY High Court
• 7th Circ. Says Chubb Can't Escape 16-Yr Water Damage Claim
• $450M Live! Casino Project Gets 2nd Philly Gaming License
• SEC Seeks Smaller Brookstreet Penalty After Miscalcutions
• Judge Axes Claims In BofA Mortgage Fee Class Action
• Midtown Manhattan Office Attracts 2 Law Firm Leases
• Dentons Reps Strategic Hotels In $140M Four Seasons Buy
• $2.25B Deal Struck For Blackstone-Owned Manhattan Tower
• NYC Injects $140M To Renovate Brooklyn Navy Yard Building
• Former NJ Mayor Says Developer Can't DQ Attys In RE Fight
• Single Tenant-Focused REIT Lands $508M In IPO
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Is Disparate Impact Protection For Lenders On The Horizon?
• IBRC Again Faces Opposition To Blackrock Loans Sale
• Anti-Foreclosure Efforts Could Get Boost In High Court Cases
• Manatt Beats Investors' Negligence Claims In $200M Ponzi Row
• Brach Eichler Faces Malpractice Suit Over Industrial Site
• Pa. Judge OKs UGI Gas Pipeline Across Private Property
• Lennar, Macerich To Add Mall To Candlestick Project In SF
• BofA, Merrill Lynch Settle Out Of FDIC's $110M RMBS Case
• Top NY Court Doubts NYC Over $21M High-Rise Transfer Tax
• Cozen O'Connor Fraud Suit To Stay In Bankruptcy Court
• RE Rumor Mill: Barry Diller, TD Bank, Coney Realty Group
• REIT DiamondRock Sells LA Marriott For $160M
• Ex-DBSI Prez Faces SEC Admin Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Citigroup Gets Suit Over $832M In MBS Trimmed
• Progressive Can't Duck Bank Execs' Claims In Coverage Row
• BofA Takes Ch. 7 Junior Lien Fight To Top Court
• Blocking CAFA Remand: Lessons From A Prevailing Defendant
• Lien Dispute Over Iran-Owned Building Grows
• Deutsche Bank Escapes Proposed Libor Class Action
• Ikea Unit Nabs Majority Stake In Nordic Modular Group
• Maryland Business Owner Indicted In Alleged $7M Bond Fraud
• Canyon Capital Picks Up 2 Chicago Apartment Complexes
• Michael Lewis Dodges 'Big Short' Libel Charges In 2nd Circ.
• Paul Hastings Guides Ogden's $106.5M DC Apt Complex Buy
• Japanese REIT Arm Snaps Up $229M Office, Retail Portfolio
• FSB Chief Says Regulatory Reform Work Largely Done
• What The Hail Is Going On With Texas Insurance Claims?
• Zurich Says Atty Side Deals Kill Firm's Malpractice Policy
• Fla. Wastes No Time Using Sovereign Immunity Appeal Rule
• CFPB, Calif. Mortgage Co. Settle Row Over Illegal Bonuses
• 6th Circ. Boots Class Action Over Broker Rate Conspiracy
• Goldman Foe Wants Review Of Order Trimming RMBS Suit
• Arnstein & Lehr Guides PMG's $80M Miami Land Deal
• Pension Funds Seek Cert. In Suit Over MGM Complex Costs
• NYC Developers Eye Condo-Hotel Concept Again
• ResCap Beats Dismissal Bid In 6 MBS Actions
• Salesforce Drops $640M On San Fran Tower 50 Fremont
• DOL Defends Flip On Loan Officer OT Status At High Court
• RE Rumor Mill: Amazon, Franklin American, Sunwest
• Title Insurer Not Bound By Complete Defense Rule: 7th Circ.
• BCRE Snaps Up Manhattan Property For $106M
• CLOs: Fight Fraud With Better Analytics
• Recent Interrelatedness Ruling Has Opened A Can Of Worms
• Banks Want Mortgage Servicing Capital Treatment Eased
• 9th Circ. Nixes Investor Challenge To Mortgages Ltd. Payouts
• Chinese Hotelier To Buy Starwood-Owned Group Du Louvre
• Morgan Stanley, Investors Settle Dispute Over 'Rigged' Notes
• RE Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Invesco, Laxmi Management
• JPMorgan Deal In $681M Texas Oil Rights Suit In Limbo
• Banks Want More Time To Disclose Mortgage Fee Changes
• Pebblebrook Pays $59M For Westin-Branded Miami Hotel
• NJ College To Pick Up Showboat Hotel From Caesars
• DLA Piper, Mayer Brown Guide $500M Boston Refinancing
• NJ High Court Told To Uphold Town's Environmental Rezoning
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Six New Hires To Austin Office
• Realty Mogul GC Says Crowdfunding Is 'Starting To Snowball'
• 5 Questions After Oral Argument In T-Mobile V. Roswell
• HFF Takes Out $165M Loan To Fund Cincinnati Development
• Circuit Courts Split In 9/11 CERCLA Case, High Court Told
• California Clears Path For Hotel Property Tax Appeals
• Takeaways From TTAB's 1st Fraud Ruling In Years
• NCUA Sues Deutsche Over Handling Of $140B In RMBS Trusts
• Morgan Stanley Urges High Court To Nix 10th Circ. MBS Order
• High Court Stays Out Of Debt Collection Practices Dispute
• RE Rumor Mill: Colony Capital, IPsoft, Jenel Management
• Carlson Rezidor Expands UAE Presence With Ajman Hotel
• Hyatt Pays $143M To Buy Out Partners' Interest In Texas Hotel
• OneWest Sues Lehman Bros. To Keep Loan Info Confidential
• Allianz, Hammerson Pay $388M For French Shopping Center
• Atlanta Braves Settle Suit Over New $672M Stadium's Zoning
• IBM Cloud Co. Inks 125K-SF Lease In Dallas For New HQ
• Justices Debate Need For Details In T-Mobile Tower Denial
• High Court Rejects Fannie Appeal In Utah Foreclosure Row
• NYC Comptroller Blasts DOB Over Lag In Safety Measures
• Have A Game Plan Before Waiving A Mechanic's Lien Priority
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• Full 5th Circ. To Rethink Pro-Snax In Bankruptcy Fee Row
• Continental Skirts Claim Over Broken Finder's Fee Deal
• Judge Nixes Fee Dispute In Four Seasons Fraud Case
• Blank Rome Plans Texas Office Move, Expansion
• Deals Rumor Mill: One Equity Partners, PetSmart, Kutxabank
• Munger Tolles Wins Ruling That Army's Delays Flouted FOIA
• Hunton & Williams Guides World-Wide In $231M Property Sale
• Hotel Group Demands Terrorism Insurance Action In House
• NJ High Court Could Give Towns More Ammo In Zoning Battles
• BofA, US Bancorp Pay $69M To Settle MBS Investor Action
• Miami-Dade Ties Fate Of Wal-Mart Project To Fed Enviro Deal
• RE Listing Service Protests $30M Tax Hit For Refunded Fees
• Paramount Group Sets Terms For Mega $2.3B REIT IPO
• Chesapeake Facing DOJ Subpoenas Over Leasing Activity
• Netflix's New HQ Lands $100M Construction Loan
• RE Rumor Mill: Thor Equities, Jeff Greene, Dulles Metro
• Sears Considers Forming REIT In Quest For Liquidity
• Ambac Ruling Raises New Questions For RMBS Litigators
• Court Must Recalculate $100M Kinder Morgan Rent Award
• Investors Want Another Go At UBS Over $331M In CDO Losses
• Ritz-Carlton Gets Suit Over Resort Interest Values Pared
• Leucadia To Pay $70M To End Jefferies Investor Suits
• GIC Drops $800M For New Zealand Mall Portfolio Stake
• Paul Hastings Guides Mexico's 1st-Ever Mortgage REIT IPO
• MGM, Wynn Nab Massachusetts Casino Resort License
• The Devil Is In The Data Center Occupancy Agreement
• Empty Buildings In Calif. Tech Hubs Draw Investors, Financing
• Supreme Court, Cell Towers, And Getting It 'In Writing'
• TPG-Led Group Closes Scrutinized $1B Buy Of RE Firm DTZ
• Dodd-Frank Securitization Rule Is A Win For Banks
• RE Rumor Mill: KSL, BlackRock, Carnegie House
• Ballard Spahr Snags RE Pro From Womble Carlyle For Atlanta
• Glenwood Scores $260M Loan For NYC Residential Tower
• Attys Win $48M Fees For RBS-Pension Fund MBS Settlement
• Goldman Says Media Reports Doom Bank's $103M CDO Suit
• Families Say $2.7B Iran Claim Trumps Rival Property Lien
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Downtown NYC Retail Lease Negotiations Heat Up
• 9th Circ. Affirms Mercedes' Right To Quash Dealership Sale
• Aviv REIT Pays $305M For GE Senior Care Portfolio
• Morgan Stanley Lands On DOJ Radar In RMBS Probe
• Iron Point Blows Past Target With $750M For RE Fund
• RE Rumor Mill: Orion, Blackstone, Hyatt And Polsinelli
• ILSA Amendment Could Turn Out To Be All Smoke, No Fire
• With GOP Win, Small Banks Can Expect Dodd-Frank Fixes
• Mass. Gambling Expansion Law Upheld In Referendum
• Fla. Voters Pass Measure To Fund Land-Buying Program
• NJ Voters Pass Measure To Fund Land Preservation Efforts
• $393M Bond Issue For Miami-Dade Courthouse Shot Down
• 10th Circ. Affirms $185M Fraud Judgment For Colo. Developers
• Calif. Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Defrauding Taylor Bean
• NY Judge Won't Rehear Antitrust Row Over $750M Resort
• Justices' Questioning In Jesinoski May Be Cause For Concern
• Justices Hammer BofA Over Mortgage Rescission In TILA Case
• Oxford, Quadrum Team Up To Buy Historic Chicago Hotel
• BankAtlantic Head Hid Precrash Loan Woes, SEC Tells Jury
• UBS Loses Swaps Saga Against German Utility
• British REIT Sells London Office For $222M To Taiwan Co.
• Shelbourne Hands Related Control Of Chicago Spire Site
• HUD To Seek High Court Review Of Housing Bid Process
• Eckert Seamans Can Stay In Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Fight
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Acadia, Sumitomo
• Qatar's Barwa Takes $682M Stake In Golf Complex Lusail
• What Transactional Lawyers Can Learn From Novelists
• HUD Overstepped With Controversial Racial Bias Rule
• Related Demands Takeover Of Developer's Chicago Spire Site
• High Court Could Make It Easier To Escape Mortgages
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms $40M Foreclosure Of RV Park
• HomeAway Sues San Francisco Over Short-Term Rental Policy
• Cassidy Turley Secures $122M Financing For Canal Center
• Trump, Trilogy Properties Settle Condotel Suit
• Ex-Dick's Atty Urges High Court To Toss Mail Fraud Verdict
• Market Rumors: Apple, Carabao, Emaar Properties
• Goldman, Others Shell Out $205M For Utah Mall
• Blackstone To Cement Gains In $2.6B Hilton Secondary Sale
• $700M Deal Axed After American Realty REIT Accounting Flap
• Tax Cos. Can't Slip NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Class Action
• REIT HCP Loans $630M For UK Health Care RE Acquisition
• Insurer Ducks Anheuser-Busch Unit's $11M Mold Cleanup Bill
• Freddie Mac Dodges Investor Suit Over Subprime Exposure
• Inside Pryor Cashman's New York Office
• RE Rumor Mill: Samsung, Massey Knakal, Rockrose
• Vornado Sells $605M NY Office To Support Hotel Retail Buy
• Waldorf Astoria Deal Is Likely Headed For CFIUS Review
• Property Insurance May Mitigate Ebola-Related Losses