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Real Estate - May, 2015

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• Insurer's Award Over Fraudulent Hailstorm Claims Upheld
• Dollar Tree to Sell 330 Stores To Private Equity Firm
• Iowa Investors Sue US Over Fannie, Freddie 'Profit Sweep'
• Boyd To Break Ground On Retail Portions Of 750-Acre Project
• Alaska Justices Say State Must Notify Public Of Mine Permits
• Fire Policy May Cover Post-Wildfire Mudslide: 9th Circ.
• WP Carey-Managed REIT Drops $105M On Norway Retail Site
• Fla. Firm, Cohorts Dinged $28M For Troubled Mortgage Scam
• Tribe Moves For Quick Win In Martha's Vineyard Gambling Row
• Evergrande Share Offer Comes In Well Below Previous Close
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• NJ Developer To Pay $225K For Clean Water Act Violations
• Lawsky's Aggressive Tactics Provided Model For Regulators
• Urban Compass Wants Quinn Emanuel DQ'd From IP Theft Suit
• Perkins Coie, Skadden Steer Hotel REIT's $865M Financings
• NY Appeals Court Dismisses CDO Suit Against Credit Suisse
• HUD To Extend LGBT Housing Protections To Tribal Programs
• Quicken Gets 'Lousy Loans' FCA Suit Sidelined
• When Public And Private Projects Collide
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: UBS, Blackstone, Neverland
• Lone Star Fund Scores $132M For Office, Retail Purchases
• NY Court Upholds Tossing Sloan-Kettering Project Suit
• Port Authority Takes Next Step In $3.6B LaGuardia Upgrades
• Fla. Court Says HOA's Docs Top State Law In Assessment Row
• NJ Supreme Court Sides With Citi In Bankruptcy Tolling Spat
• NJ Mortgage Officer Pleads Guilty In $6M Fraud Scheme
• Ariz. Court Cuts $99M Off GM Facility's Tax Valuation
• Provident Pays $9M To Settle Discriminatory Lending Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Duke Energy's $35M Reassessment
• Duluth Asks DC Circ. To Review Indian Casino Revenue Deal
• King & Spalding Will Pay $4.62M To Settle Condo Deal Fight
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Moinian, BBVA, Lewis Brisbois
• Fla. Atty Loses License Over Huge Mortgage Scheme
• $325M Philly Mall Plans Get Snagged On Job Concerns
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Skelos, Son Indicted In Corruption Case
• GLPI, KG Given 2 Weeks To Finalize $650M Casino Deal
• Prudential Drops $110M On 3 Senior Living Properties
• IRS Ordered To Spill Docs In $33M Land Gift Row
• Tribal Graves Illegally Dug Up For $360M Casino, Suit Says
• Credit Unions' RMBS Suits Against UBS, Credit Suisse Revived
• Sunac Kills $1.2B Plan To Take Over Kaisa
• JPMorgan To Pay $500M In Landmark MBS Class Settlement
• Troutman Sanders Can't Nix Bankruptcy Deadline Extension
• Appeals Court Affirms Miami Liable For Tax On Leased Land
• Fla. Court Upholds Tax For Miami Development Agency
• Shareholders Fight Dismissal In Genworth Delayed IPO Suit
• NY Appeals Court Frees Insurance Agent From Sandy Claims
• Investors' $8M Five Mile Merger Settlement Gets Go-Ahead
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Vote On Tennis Stadium Expansion
• Activists Lose Appeals Challenging Miami Project Approvals
• AAA Again Denied Access To Privileged Port Authority Docs
• Enivros Sue FEMA Over Calif. Wildfire Reduction Plan
• CFPB Urged To Give Grace Period On New Mortgage Forms
• Associated Bank Strikes $200M Deal To End HUD Bias Claims
• Ocwen, Assurant Say $140M Forced-Placed Deal Is 'Generous'
• NYC Council Greenlights Vanderbilt Corridor Rezoning
• Okla. Tribes Again Ask Judge To Alter Timberlands Ruling
• Law Trio Steers $74M Brooklyn Hotel Project Financing
• 5 Legislative Efforts NY Developers Should Know About
• Ala. Tribe Says Trust Land Used For Casino Is Tax-Exempt
• BofA Escapes Class Suit Over Foreclosure Atty Fees
• Freedmen Descendents' Class Cert. Bid Untimely, DOI Says
• Nomura Trio To Come Together In $7.3B REIT
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Shui On Land, Prodigy, Clarion
• Credit Suisse Accused Of Breaking Tolling Deal In Loan Suit
• KBR Ruling May Force Gov't To Cut Wells Fargo Fraud Claims
• K&L Gates Steers Concord In $109M Raleigh Hotels Deal
• Canada Extends New Immigrant Investor Application Window
• Mortgage Lender Can't Trim Successor Employer FLSA Row
• Fla. Landowners Press Takings Appeal Over Gov't Delays
• Variant Judge Rejects $50M Claim Bid From CEO, Others
• DC Circ. Upholds FWS' Endangered Species Deals
• DOI Won't Revisit Pipeline Right-Of-Way Grant On Tribal Land
• Supreme Court Passes On NJ Developer's $60M Taking Suit
• 5 Considerations For Banks Eyeing EB-5 Bridge Lending
• Secure Income Sells Madame Tussauds Property For $512M
• Fla. Real Estate Primed For Wave Of Private Equity Financing
• ICP Reps Sue Barclays To Recoup $36.5M For Investors
• Stockton U Says Showboat Buy Was A Raw Deal
• High Court Passes On Casino Site Jurisdictional Challenge
• Italian Insurer UnipolSai Pays $312M For Una's Hotel Biz
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Dailan, Sareb, SL Green
• Gemstone Expands Into Fla. With $150M Beachwalk Resort
• Sign Of Courts' Growing Impatience With Procedural Errors
• NY Handicap Icon May Empower Plaintiffs Under ADA
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• Centex's Atty Choice Claims Unripe, Calif. Court Affirms
• Bar On Abortions At Fla. Planned Parenthood Upheld
• 5th Circ. Pares Claims In Hurricane Ike Coverage Row
• Variant Judge Pushes Back Hearing On Reduced $205M Sale
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Dacra, Heatherwood
• KC Council Greenlights $303M Hotel Convention Project Deal
• Senate OKs Bill To Keep $1.7B VA Hospital Project Going
• Fight Over Doc-Sharing Erupts In Iran-Owned Tower Dispute
• Nonprofit Takes Land-Into-Trust Suit Over Casino To 2nd Circ.
• 5 IPOs Nab $1B Ahead Of Slow Holiday Week
• Atty Asks Justices To Review His Role In $2B NJ Mall Deal
• Del. Chancery Judge Tosses 'London Whale' Derivative Suit
• DOI Violated Oglala Sioux Law In Lease Dispute, Suit Claims
• Law Firms Hungry For Seasoned Real Estate Associates
• Mandarin Oriental, Olayan JV Pay $143M For Hotel Ritz Madrid
• Law Trio Aids Blackstone's $415M NYC Office Sale
• Ireland Threatens Bank Penalties For High Mortgage Rates
• Slate Office REIT To Pick Up $430M Portfolio From Fortis
• BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Global Transaction Pro
• 47 Years Of The Fair Housing Act: Where We Stand
• Texas Court Won't Rehear Valero Refinery Appraisal Appeal
• Internet Co. Ducks NY Franchise Tax, But Property Co. Owes
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Goldman, Raymour
• Shumaker Loop, Calfee Halter Steer REIT's $750M Notes Offer
• Wells Fargo Says $30M Foreclosure Suit Jumps The Gun
• 6th Circ. Says Ohio Can't Lease Reservoir Land To Coal Co.
• La. Parish Sues Army Corps For $2M In Katrina Levee Repair
• NJ Man Gets 7 Years For Role In $15M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Chicago Title Can't Ax Golf Course Investors' Suit In Appeal
• Obama's GHG Guidance For Agencies Leaves Attys Skeptical
• Fox Rothschild Adds Two Partners To Its Windy City Office
• Pa. High Court Urged To Allow Town To Tax Landlords
• Senate Panel Passes Bank Reg Relief Bill On Party-Line Vote
• Burr & Forman Nabs Ex-Roetzel & Andress Banking Partner
• Carter Validus REIT Drops $117M On 20 Medical Buildings
• Broad Chinese Investor Base Complicating Real Estate Deals
• Pa. Justices Turn Down Appeal Over Privilege For Defunct Cos
• Time To Veer Away From Multifamily, Terra Capital CEO Says
• Baker Donelson Leads Community Healthcare In $119M IPO
• The Spin And Substance Surrounding NY's Brownfields
• NY Fights Bank Subpoenas In Ocwen Loan Mod Suit
• Akelius Pays $168M For Tausik Bros.' Manhattan Property
• First American Hit With $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• Interior Loses Bid To Toss Mesa Grande Band Land Dispute
• Digital Realty Sells Philly Medical Office Site For $161M
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Cornerstone, WeWork, MB Real Estate
• Tribal Water Rights Dispute Kicked Back To Mont. Court
• Travelers Unit Admits Insurer Violated Sandy Disclosure Order
• Developers' $1.6M Fees Upheld In NJ Title Insurance Row
• Deutsche Wohnen To Issue $1B In New Shares
• Manhattan Boutique Owner Sues Con Ed Over Gas Explosion
• Verizon Strikes $650M Sale-Leaseback For NJ Center
• REITs Gaining Upper Hand In JVs With Pension Funds
• Weil Guides Black Knight Financial To $441M Public Debut
• The New Rules Of Condo Construction Financing In Florida
• 5 Tips To Up Insurance Cost Recovery In Foreclosure Actions
• FHA Covers Miami's Lending Bias Claims, 11th Circ. Hears
• Deutsche Bank, Others End Some Claims In $5.9B MBS Suit
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• Doral Seeks Approval For $17M Sale Of Insurance Arm
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• BP Can't Revive Texas Lease After Well Shut-Ins
• NY Official Targets Inefficient Foreclosure Laws, Procedures
• Tribal Descendants Owed A Reservation, 8th Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear BofA Mortgage Fee Class Dispute
• NYC Unveils Plan To Fix Ailing Public Housing System
• REIT Ashford Trust Buys 9-Hotel Portfolio For $224M
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Hinshaw, Pitchbook Data, Altegra
• Citi, BofA Work Out 'Zombie' Property Game Plan With NY
• Tribes Rehashing Old Arguments On Timber Lands, Gov't Says
• San Diego Unveils Stadium Plans In Bid To Keep Chargers
• Real Estate Investor With German Focus Eyes London IPO
• NCUA Says It's In Position To Sue HSBC For Trust Failures
• Attorneys Play Vital Role In Structured Settlement Annuities
• $325M Philly Mall Redevelopment Lands Planning Approval
• Kasowitz Delivers In Steiner's $140M Wegmans Deal
• Fraudster Calls For Own Lynching After Art Heist Verdict
• US Bank, BofA Escape Hundreds Of MBS Trustee Claims
• NJ Transparency Bill On Sandy Aid Approved By Senate
• Law Trio Steers SL Green's $2.5B NYC Tower Deal
• STORE Capital Plans $451.7M Follow-On Offering
• Using Constructive Eviction To End Fla. Commercial Leases
• Ex-JPMorgan Exec Claims He Was Fired For OKing Settlement
• New LA Soccer Team Plans $250M Privately-Financed Stadium
• NYC Retail Deals Push Up Asking Rents In Top-Tier Corridors
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: SL Green, Patrizia Immobilien, Lane
• CPPIB Joint Venture Pays $263M For Seoul Mall
• Florida-Based National Foreclosure Firm Shuts Doors Abruptly
• Angry Juror Booted, Detained In $11M Art Theft Trial
• Ocwen In Talks With Lenders To Restructure Debt
• Swedish Pension Co. Nabs $485M Stake In Office Portfolio
• Variant Seeks To Trim $30M From Real Estate Deal
• Maine Supreme Court Says Developer Stuck With $850K Tax
• Be Aware Of Spousal Guaranties In Pa. Entireties Properties
• Calif. Tribe Appeals Rancheria Termination Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Omni Execs, FDIC Reach $10M Deal Over Foreclosure Renos
• Eretz Drops $214M On NYC Building Leasehold Condos
• HIG Capital Buys UK Shopping Center In $102M Deal
• High Court Hands Ch. 13 Conversion Leftovers To Debtor
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Lehman's $2.4M Win Against PMC Stands Up At 9th Circ.
• Digital Realty Can't Nix Prejudice Suit, Can Keep Seyfarth
• FHFA Making Progress Toward Single Fannie, Freddie MBS
• Foreign Gov't Agreement With Oil Co. Is a Lease, IRS Says
• Quicken FCA Fight Should Stay In DC, Feds Say
• Hines, Partners Shed Bryant Park Office Building In NY
• Reps Trade Barbs Over DOI's Tribal Land To Trust Process
• 5 IPOs Set To Draw $973M After Disappointing Week Of Debuts
• FHFA Awarded $806M After Win At Nomura MBS Trial
• IRS Says RFRA Allows Tax Seizures Of Church Property
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sunac China, Penske, Banco BBM
• Mortgage Firms Accuse ResCap Of Dragging Feet On Damages
• US Retail Cos. Lead Cross-Border Expansion Deal Drive
• LoanCore Realty Trust Unveils $100M IPO Plans
• Freddie Mac's Bond Patent Win Affirmed By Fed. Circ.
• Judge Backpedals On SEC Disgorgement In $153M Fraud Row
• Enviros Blast Florida Agency For Axing US Sugar Land Deal
• Proxy Advisers Split On MGM's Fight With Activist Investor
• Ironshore Says $28M Ike Coverage Suit 'Unfounded'
• Fried Frank, Kasowitz Aid Kushner's $296M Times Square Buy
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fort Worth, Centaur, Capital One
• The Underline's Bottom Line: Urban Renewal In Miami
• Bank Of America Dodges LA's Discriminatory Lending Suit
• 'Death-Penalty' Sanctions Axed In Ike Coverage Appeal
• Nelson Mullins Adds 3 Baker Donelson REIT Pros In Atlanta
• State Farm Dodges Class Cert. Bid In Homeowner Dispute
• Trade Barriers, Transportation Loom Over Miami's Future
• Fla. Justices' Bad Faith Ruling Gives Citizens Upper Hand
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Baker Botts, Cassin Attys In Texas
• Barclays Wants $10B Suit Over Alleged Saudi Scheme Tossed
• Judge Wants Payout Info On Ocwen $140M Force-Placed Deal
• Lehman Says In Swap Suit It Was Cheated Out Of $150M
• Hogan Lovells Guides Landmark On $375M IPO Plans
• NYC Hotel Conversion Restrictions OK'd By City Council
• Wave Of Construction Defect Law Reform May Continue
• DC Mayor Inks Law To Push $300M Stadium Forward
• Black Mortgagors Denied Class Status In Morgan Stanley Row
• Strategic Hotels Buys $197M Texas Hotel In Deal Frenzy
• Chinese Real Estate Giants Team Up To Develop New Projects
• KG Urban Closing In On Funding For $650M Mass. Casino
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Extell, Ackman, Shorenstein
• Philly Lender Charged In $10M Mortgage Ponzi Scheme
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• State Farm Seeks To Ax Property Damage Class Action
• REIT Monogram Buys Stakes From JV Partner For $225M
• 11th Circ. Told To Nix BofA $228M Force-Placed Insurance Deal
• White House Rips Dodd-Frank Overhaul Proposal
• 3 Firms Guide $905M London Office Tower Deal
• Senate Panel OKs Bill To Take NM Tribal Land Into Trust
• Holland & Knight Expands Atlanta Office With RE Team
• Ocwen, Assurant's $140M Force-Placed Deal Draws Objections
• NY, Fla. Firms Face Injunction Over Mortgage Rescue Scheme
• Kleinberg Kaplan Lures K&L Gates Hedge Fund Partner
• Visteon Owes $30M For Giant HQ, Michigan Township Says
• Prudential Unit Pays $240M For Mixed-Use Fla. Retail Center
• China Resources Land Seeks $1.3B In Share Sale
• US Bank Beats $2.3B FCA Suit Over Foreclosures
• PayPal Inks 95,000-Sq.-Ft. Office Lease In NYC
• REIT Hansteen Sells UK Industrial Portfolio For $302M
• Investment Co.'s Ex-GC Must Face SEC's Pension Theft Suit
• Cushman & Wakefield Guides $80M NJ Office Buildings Sale
• Eminent Domain OK'd For $175M Colorado Retail Complex
• Philly Can't Get 'Robo-Forfeiture' Suit Dismissed
• Starwood Sheds Venice Hotel For $119M In Property Sell-Off
• Pa. High Court Backtracks On Appeal In $2M Real Estate Feud
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Related, Tao, Keybank
• $60M Taking Suit Ripe For High Court Review, Developer Says
• Mortgage Interest Suit Against Credit Suisse Unit On Hold
• NYC Hotel-To-Condo Conversion Restrictions Clear Committee
• Reed Smith To Fight To Arbitrate Insurance Malpractice Suit
• McMillan, Burchells Steer $79M Canadian Casino Deal
• Phelps Dunbar Grows Construction Practice In Florida
• Dickinson Wright Says Casino Malpractice Suit Can't Stand
• Nomura Judge Emerges As Wall Street's Worst Nightmare
• Miami Office Building Sells For Record $112M
• Burr & Forman Adds GrayRobinson Banking, Real Estate Pro
• Shelby's Bank Reg Relief Bill Faces Long Odds
• Associated Investor Sues To Block 'Flawed' $2.5B Sale
• Katten, Gibson Steer $1.2B Financing For RXR's NYC Buy
• NJ Senate Panel Backs Housing Tax Credit For Atlantic City
• Prosecutors Hand $11M Art Heist, Jailbreak Trial To Jury
• 8th Circ. Snubs Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Gripe
• Chartis Prevails In Coverage Suit Over $103M Hotel Loan
• Barbados Real Estate Co. Pushes To Nix Death Threat Suit
• Venable Aids In LaSalle's $124M NYC Office Buy
• Wall St. Plaza Post-Sandy Claims Against Cushman At Risk
• CBRE Exec Sees US Finally Embracing Secondary Sales
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Google, KKR, Invesco
• Making The Calif. Assumption Of Risk Doctrine Work For You
• ACE Gets Breach Claim Cut From Cushman Coverage Suit
• Marriott Tells 11th Circ. No Arbitration In Timeshare Row
• EB-5 Program May Prove Fertile Ground For Lawsuits
• Mayer Brown, Sills Cummis Steer $169M Brooklyn Apt. Deal
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Army Corps' Housing Permit Denial
• Law Trio Drops In On $279M Property Trust Merger
• Turnberry Says Exec Stole St. Regis Opportunity For Himself
• Sills Cummis Says Client Ducked $1.2M Bill In Real Estate Suit
• Delayed IPO Suit Has Too Many Defects, Genworth Says
• Chinese Manufacturer Protests Class Cert. In Drywall MDL
• DC Sues Homeowner Over Airbnb 'Party Mansion' Listing
• Forest Service Wins Feud Over Mont. Ski Resort Permit
• Kriss Feuerstein, King Spalding Steer $270M NY Hotel Deal
• Blackstone Readies $2.67B Offering Of Hilton Shares
• Bullard Is Bad News For Debtors And Creditors Alike
• NJDEP Looks To Block Six Flags Solar Project By Buying Site
• Trinity Pays $53.8M For Hooters Casino Hotel In Las Vegas
• Pillsbury Snags 13 Attys from McKenna Long In LA
• Goldman Ordered By FINRA To Pay $100M To Aussie Bank
• Ex-Kilpatrick Real Estate Finance Atty Moves To Polsinelli
• Holland & Knight Assists HFZ In $870M NYC High Line Deal
• 5 Ways Calif. Water Restrictions Are Affecting Real Estate
• Separate Property Maps OK For San Francisco Tax Assessor
• Holland, Reed Smith Guide $90M Data Center Acquisition Loan
• Latham Guides $1.6B Kickoff Of Acore Real Estate Debt Biz
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: DTZ, Saudi Arabian REITS, Skyview
• Weil Helps Black Knight Fine-Tune $400M IPO Plans
• PE-Backed DTZ To Buy Cushman & Wakefield For $2B
• Nomura Found Liable Following FHFA Mortgage Bond Trial
• Ariz. Landowners Sue Union Pacific Over Rail Right-Of-Way
• Mind Your Attorney's Fees In Calif. CEQA Litigation
• Can Texas Plaintiffs Shake Challenges In Seismic Suits?
• HSBC Sues O'Connell Attmore Over Botched Foreclosure
• Residents Get Mixed Results In Challenge To Miami Project
• JPMorgan, Others Exit Bank Of Boston's $5.9B MBS Suit
• Texas High Court Restores Dallas' Suit Against Developer
• 8th Circ. Says Tribe May Not Owe $10M In Back Casino Rent
• 9/11 Memorial Sues Port Authority For Defective Construction
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Midtown Equities, Samsung, Regus
• RSUI Must Pay $7.5M Post-Hurricane Award: Texas High Court
• Health Care REIT Nabs 4 London Hospitals For $349M
• BIA Revamps Gas Development Regs For Osage Nation Land
• De Blasio's 421-A Plan Could Drive Another Deal Rush
• Meritage Saleswoman Arrested Over FLSA Trial Testimony
• Philly Eyes Expanding Hotel Tax To Airbnb, Similar Sites
• Texas Justices Avoid Bond Issue In $600M Eagle Ford Fight
• Banking Committee Stalls Reg Relief Bill After Dem Opposition
• Judge Holds Ranting Pro Se Art Theft Suspect In Contempt
• Week's 9 IPOs Set To Test Investors' Thinning Risk Appetite
• Irate Investors Say NY Securities Boutique Mishandled Funds
• Deutsche Bank Can't Block MassMutual RMBS Experts
• $33M Palmolive Building Write-Off Lacked Key Docs, IRS Says
• House Bill Would Tie Fannie, Freddie CEO Pay To Gov't Levels
• Wal-Mart Snaps Up Target's Canadian Stores For $165M
• NYC Property Players Call For Infrastructure Upgrades
• Duval & Stachenfeld Nabs Ex-Proskauer Real Estate Pro In NY
• Texas High Court Clarifies Multiple Perils Coverage Scope
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang Insurance, Invesco, Time
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Face New Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Waterbridge Capital Pays $92M For Brooklyn Properties
• Ex-NYC Building Inspector Cops To Taking Bribes
• 3rd Circ. Published Ruling Calls Out Gateway For Omitted Doc
• Greenberg Traurig Signs 10-Year Lease In Tampa Office Tower
• Lexington Realty Nabs Spitzer's $51M Houston-Area Portfolio
• NY Senior Housing Developer, Contractors Charged With Fraud
• Mortgage Settlement Monitor Says Ocwen Compliance Better
• Starwood Continues NYC Aloft Drive With Fortuna Project
• Forest City Lobs $731M Offering To Back MIT Portfolio Buy
• Wall St. Groups Back BofA In 2nd Circ. 'Hustle' Appeal
• 4 Firms Guide $137M Tristan Capital Altarea Mall Deal
• 3 Points To Watch As FIRPTA Reform Pushes Along
• NY Mayor's Property Tax Incentive Plan Gets Tepid Response
• Freedmen Descendants Push For Class Cert. In DOI Land Row
• Law Firm Slams Atty's Defamation Suit Over Fla. Bar Remarks
• Bankruptcy Code With No Repo Safe Harbor — An Evaluation
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear BofA Mortgage Fee Class Dispute
• 8th Circ. Raps Lower Court For Bungling Forfeiture
• Insurer Drops Coverage Fight Over Ponzi Scheme Suits In NJ
• Progressive Seeks Win In Atty Choice Row With Builder
• LA Archdiocese Gets $250M Funeral Co. Complaint Trimmed
• Utes Object To Town's Dismissal Order In Jurisdiction Row
• Ex-Wilmington Trust Execs Charged Over Loan Misdeeds
• ABA Urges IRS To Rethink Political Subdivision Guidance
• Health Care REIT Aims For $125M In IPO
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Mortgage Canceled As Sanction
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Norton Rose, USAA, Bank Of America
• Tax Court OKs Rejection of $5.5M Farm Easement Deduction
• PMC Bancorp Fights Lehman's $2M Win At 9th Circ.
• Procopio, Simpson Thacher Guide Strata-Blackstone Apt. Deal
• HIG Realty Nets $131.5M In NYC Apartment Portfolio Sale
• Penn National Pushes Pa. House Panel For Online Gaming
• Saul Ewing Adds Schnader Harrison Attys, PennDOT Counsel
• Insurer's Reverse Bad Faith Claims Won't Fly In Ky.: 6th Circ.
• Kayne Closes $1B Oversized Real Estate Fund
• Proskauer Beefs Up London M&A Group With PE Maven
• CFPB, Md. AG Can Move Ahead On Mortgage Kickback Deal
• NC Judge Pulls Plug On Contract Row Over Axed HGTV Show
• Vanderbilt Corridor Revamp Stays On Track With Latest OK
• How Bankruptcy Affects Mechanic's Lien Rights In Virginia
• No Proof Of Damage In Land Swindle Suit, Texas Court Told
• BofA Pays Deutsche Bank, BNP $315M To End MBS Suits
• NJ Justices Say Town's Sewer Policy Stymies Development
• PNC, Assurant Unit Hit With Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• 'Man Camp' Developers Ran $62M Ponzi Scheme, SEC Says
• Goodwin Helps Prudential Raise $629M For Senior Housing
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Lennar, Holland America, Foot Locker
• Sampson Jury Will Hear Real Estate Embezzlement Evidence
• Jury Has No Role In Interpreting Farm Law, Pa. Justices Told
• Judge Rips NJ Town's 'Abusive' Bid To Condemn Airport
• CFPB Settles Mortgage Scheme Claims Against Atty, Others
• Government Ruled Immune To SunTrust Tax Lien Suit
• NYC Budget Will Make Room For Denser Rezonings
• Tax Court Sustains Levy On RE Attorney's $1M Liability
• Greenberg & SRZ Guide $1B Sale Of Park Ave. Office
• Ivanhoe Cambridge Drops $197M On London Office Property
• Homeland Security Facing Suit Over Investor Visa Denials
• ETP Unit Must Pay Taxes On $162M In Stored Gas: Texas Court
• Honigman Boosts Mich. Practice With 2 PE, Securities Pros
• Real Estate Investors To Step Up Property Buys In 2015
• King & Spalding Nabs Kirkland Partners For NY And DC
• Wash. Tribe Is Immune From Lake Ownership Suit, Judge Says
• Cleary Gottlieb, Shearman Steer REIT's $1.5B Notes Offering
• GLPI Backs $650M Casino Contender In Massachusetts
• De Blasio Unveils Proposal For Expiring NYC Rent Regulations
• Looking Below The Surface Of Ace V. DB Structured
• Sunac, Greentown Agree To Venture Sales To Bury Hatchet
• Should Underwater Junior Liens Survive Bankruptcy?
• IMG Excess Insurer Can't Recoup $8M Defense, Court Told
• Inside Sullivan & Worcester's New York Office
• High Court Ruling Will Lead To More Timid Bankruptcy Plans
• Lawyers React To High Court's Limiting Of Debt Plan Appeals
• Sava Settles With Zurich In Dispute Over $25M D&O Policies
• Residents Get Partial Delay In Closings At Miami Resort
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: TIAA-CREF, ProspectHill, Tucker
• Quicken Loans Atty Says DOJ Lending Crusade Went Too Far
• Miami Outdoor Shopping Mall Sells For $88M
• WP Carey Junk Bond Unit Plans $400M IPO
• Blank Rome Adds 2 Commercial Litigators In Ft. Lauderdale
• Health Care REIT Strikes $573M Split From Forest City JV
• Bank VP Gets 3.5 Years For TARP-Related Fraud
• Cozen, Difede Guide National Real Estate's $141M Philly Loan
• 1 Law Firm Dominates April IPO Activity
• Mall Owner Macerich Settles Proxy Fight With Activist Funds
• Ballard Spahr Aids Pantzer In $110.5M DC-Area Apt. Deal
• Army Corps Found Liable For Katrina-Related Flooding
• Sherin & Lodgen Adds Real Estate Partner In Boston
• Reps & Warranties Insurance Creeping Into Real Estate Deals
• Retrocom Snags $66M From Manufacturers Life Insurance
• Chinese Developer Sells Stake In Tech Park Unit For $212M
• Akerman Nabs Ex-Gibson Dunn Real Estate Pro In LA
• $1B Warriors Arena Gets Key Nod For Fast Enviro Review
• FWS' Endangered Species Plans Unlawful, DC Circ. Hears
• NY Senate Leader Skelos Hit With Corruption Charges
• A Rare Taxpayer Win In California Step Transaction Case
• High Court Limits Appeals Of Denied Bankruptcy Plans
• Arent Fox Nabs Ex-McKenna Real Estate Partner In SF
• IPO Activity Set To Spring Back As 14 Cos. Target $2B
• DHS Head Asks For Key Reforms Of EB-5 Program
• CFPB Says Developers Lied About Road Upkeep To Sell Land
• REIT Chesapeake Lodging Pays $103M For LA Hotel, Theater
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear $21M Oil Royalty Suit
• Lightstone Strikes $330M Deal To Sell NYC Office Tower
• 5 Firms Drop Into Extell, Carlyle's $410M NYC Project Sale
• BIA Must Recompute In Navajo-Hopi Land Use Pay Dispute
• Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank Move To Nix RMBS Trustee Suits
• AT&T's Tower Construction Cleared By Del. Appeals Judge
• Jones Day Adds Project Finance Atty In Tokyo, London
• Allied Snaps Up More West Toronto Property In $82M Deal
• HEARTH Act Worth The Hassle For Native American Tribes
• NYC Development Can Use 'Bryant' During $50M TM Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Obama Library, Embassy, Aspen
• Texas Insurers: Don't Forget 'Excessive Demand Doctrine'