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Real Estate - December, 2015

288 articles

• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2016
• Real Estate Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2016
• Senator Introduces EB-5 Regional Center Integrity Bill
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• Ocwen Subsidiaries Ask Judge To Consolidate FCA Suits
• Insurer Gets $2M Coverage Ruling Flipped In Construction Suit
• $50M Miami Tennis Stadium Project Dead-Ends On Appeal
• Vornado Scores $450M Loan For St. Regis Retail
• Brandywine Sells Landmark Ex-Philly Post Office For $354M
• Brooklyn Apt. Complex Owners Violated Fair Housing Act: DOJ
• 4 Areas Of Retail Real Estate To Watch In 2016
• Locke Lord, Reed Smith Rep Banks On $308M Mall Financing
• DOI Quadruples Size Of Arizona Tribe's Reservation
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple Campus, Chetrit, JP Morgan
• EXCLUSIVE: NY SoHo Retail Scores $120M Loan From BNY Mellon
• Developer Says Partner Double-Crossed On Colo. Hotel
• Policy Language Trumps 'Factual Nexus' Test In NY
• Pa. High Court Says 'Overweening' Town Can Tax Landlords
• Real Estate Fraudster Selim Zherka Gets 37 Months In Prison
• Rule-Driven Home Sale Slump Could Be Temporary
• NJ Firm Faces Malpractice Suit Over Shopping Center Deal
• Rag & Bone Sued Over Wheelchair-Unfriendly NY Store
• Pa. Justices Say Court, Not Jury, Must Interpret Farm Law
• Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo Want BlackRock MBS Suits Nixed
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Monogram Residential, GroupM
• High Court Asked To Weigh Repose Statutes In $2B MBS Suit
• BakerHostetler Appeals DQ In $230M Russian Tax Fraud Row
• Jones Day Helps Wells Fargo Lead $500M Hotel Project Loan
• FCA In 2015: 10 Qui Tam Highlights From The Past Year
• Reed Smith Can't Arbitrate Insurance Malpractice Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Hostmark, Hakim, Panoramic Partners
• Adding NJ Casinos Would Harm Atlantic City, Lawmakers Told
• Mayer Brown, Foster Pepper Steer $299M Amazon Office Deal
• Bob Evans Signs Letter Of Intent For $200M Sale-Leaseback
• The Long-Awaited Game Changer For US Real Estate
• HSBC Settles Kickbacks Suit Over Force-Placed Insurance
• Debevoise, Pircher Nichols, Orrick Guide $1B Malls Deal
• Fried Frank Guides $540M Times Square Hotel Interest Buy
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Town's Expectations Don't Sway Tribal Tax Tiff, Justices Told
• Katy Perry Suit Over $14M Convent Purchase Can Proceed
• St. Louis Approves Financing For $1.1B Rams Stadium Plan
• Fla. County Wins Sovereign Immunity Argument In Land Row
• Texas Justices Take Independent Contractor Injury Suit
• Texas High Court Takes Suit Over City Lake Lease
• Kansas Can't Sue Feds, Tribe Over Casino Lands, Judge Says
• Alaska Says Feds Can't Dodge Tribal Trust Land Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Junks $574M False-Ratings Suit Against S&P
• BakerHostetler Tossed From $230M Russian Tax Fraud Suit
• Stearns Must Pay $1.2M In Real Estate Dispute, Jury Says
• The Biggest Native American Law Cases Of 2015
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Proskauer, Cravath
• Ex-Philly Sheriff Charged In Fraud Scheme
• O'Melveny, Butler Snow Steer $475M CoreLogic–FNC Tie-Up
• In Calif., Meet And Confer, Then Demur
• Senate Passes $1.8T Spending And Tax Extender Package
• New Tactics For Navigating Fla. Construction Defects Law
• Real Estate Rumors: DivcoWest, Wells Fargo, Cornerstone
• Kutak Rock, Klehr Harrison Steer $211M Red Lobster Deal
• Wells Fargo Customers Get Narrow Class Cert. In RICO Suit
• 4 Common Errors In Year-End Race To Seal Real Estate Deals
• NJ Lawmakers Push Amendments To Expand Casino Gambling
• Ponzi Schemers Must Forfeit $40M From Sale Of Resort
• Kirkland, Davies Steer JV In $3.2B Real Estate Buy
• Gov't Settles Part Of Rail Easement Class Action For $3.6M
• GLPI Squashes Beef Over Pa. Casino With New $440M Deal
• No Cert. For 2.5M Homeowners In Citi, Chase Inspections Row
• Gov't Settles Contractor's Suit Over Bungled Navy Housing
• Real Estate Rumors: Hilton, A&E, Extell Development
• House Passes Sweeping $622B Tax Extenders Bill
• REIT Hispania Drops $84M On Hotel And Office Properties
• Whose Lien Has Priority In Fla. — The Mortgagee Or HOA?
• LA Archdiocese Looks To Bury $250M Cemetery Lease Suit
• Marriott Gets $16.5M Judgment Axed In Bahamas Project Row
• Pesticide Fits Foster Home Pollution Exclusion: Vt. Justices
• Okla. Landowner Says He Needs To Join Drillers' BIA Lawsuit
• Calif. Court Nixes Voter Law Limits On Malibu Chain Stores
• Union Investment To Pay $180M For Boston Hotel
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Fla. Appeals Court Rejects Rezoning For Miami-Area Hotel
• NFL's Bucs Driving Downfield On $100M Stadium Upgrades
• BofA Slams 'Preposterous' $1.3B Mortgage Fine In 2nd Circ.
• 3 Things Younger Attys Can't Stand About Legal Vets
• BakerHostetler Faces New DQ Bid In Russian Tax Fraud Suit
• UK Supreme Court Dumps Trump's Scotland Wind Farm Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Ortega, Google, REIT Liberty Property
• Philly Building Collapse Owner Sued By Neighbor
• Avoiding Bankruptcy Via Distressed Oil And Gas Sales
• Lawmakers Reach Deal On Massive Tax Benefits Package
• Miami-Dade Commission Approves Crucial Boat Show Permit
• Wash. Tribe Strikes Deal Over Planned Casino's Tax Effects
• EXCLUSIVE: NY Retail Property Nabs $130M Loan From Cantor
• Greenspoon Marder Beefs Up Miami Real Estate Team
• Deutsche Bank Says $330M RMBS Suit Can't Be Brought Twice
• Real Estate Rumors: Villa World Record, Novel, Twilio
• MoFo Steers $640M BofA Loan For Mixed-Use NY Towers
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Enviro, Immigration Pro In Chicago
• Developer Secures Property Tax Relief In NJ Tax Court
• Related Closes $1B Oversubscribed Real Estate Fund
• Air Force Shirked Noise Issue In Vt. F-35 Base, Court Hears
• 4 Issues That Defined Real Estate In 2015
• Union Pacific Seeks Dismissal Of Class Easement Claims
• Vegas Showroom REIT Scraps $185M Public Debut
• The Condo And Co-Op Abuse Relief Act Is Still Relevant
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Blank Rome, Proskauer Steer $2.3B DRA-Inland Merger
• Civic Group Sues BIA To Stop California Land Transfer
• Wind Co. Says Osage Can't Appeal Wind Farm Ruling
• Ashford Investor Seeks To Halt $331M Remington Deal
• Developer, Investor Trade Barbs In $25M AstroWorld Row
• Stradley Ronon Dodges Liability In $200M Malpractice Suit
• NJ Assembly Leader Offers Competing Casino Expansion Plan
• High Court Won't Hear Tribal Appeal Over $925M Bakken Buy
• Ala. Tax Collector's Land Trust Challenge Is Late, Court Told
• Ore. Homeowner Freed From $10M Insurance Fraud Ruling
• Chinese National Sues Calif. Cos. In $8M US Visa Scam
• Ex-Pa. Judge Gets Probation For Using Chambers To Run Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, New England Development
• TIAA-CREF Drops $235M On Seattle Mixed-Use Project
• Ex-Atty Gets 5 Years For Theft Of $2M In Client Funds
• Protecting Retail Leases From 'Exclusive Use' Provisions
• Fla. Jury Convicts Cay Clubs CEO In $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Conn. Real Estate Co. Hits Ch. 11 After Internal Probe
• Ill. Court Shields Architect Firm From Suit Over ADA Violations
• Katten Muchin, Fried Frank Steer $270M Trinity Centre Loan
• Tribe Says New Info Requires Judge Rethink Casino Denial
• PHH Unit Calls $109M CFPB Mortgage Kickback Fine Illegal
• Dallas Again Beats FCA Suit Over Affordable Housing
• JPMorgan's Junior Mortgage Demands Illegal, Lawsuit Says
• BA-HR, Wiersholm Guide $577M Oslo Office And Retail Deal
• Fla. Court Upends Insurer's Sinkhole Coverage Victory
• 5 Trends Real Estate GCs Will Watch In 2016
• DLA Lures Finance Pros From Baker & McKenzie, Slaughter
• Brand Battles: Hershey, Kellogg, World Trade Center
• Hudson Yards Gets $5B Financing, Plus Wells Fargo Tenancy
• 7th Circ. To Be Asked To Revive Dickinson Malpractice Suit
• Feds Avoid Sanctions In $230M Russian Tax Fraud Case
• Former Sidley Partner Acquitted Of Sexual Assault On Teen
• Texas Court Revives Suit Alleging Fraudulent Apartment Sales
• NJ Senate Prez Floats Plan For Casinos Outside Atlantic City
• NJ Appeals Court Rejects Golf Course's Tax Challenge
• SEC Denying Ex-Luca Chief's Right To Counsel, Atty Says
• Skelos, Son Found Guilty In Corruption Trial
• Madison Ave. Retail Property Trades Hands For $83M
• Benefits Of Developing Environmentally Difficult Projects
• Real Estate Rumors: Alduwaliya, Sam Moon, Rilea Group
• Wharf Holdings Selling Entire Sino-Ocean Stake For $284M
• 8th Circ. Partially Reverses Superfund Ruling Against Tire Co.
• 11th Circ. Says Levan Must Leave BankAtlantic
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $225M To End RMBS Suits
• Title Insurers' Atty Fees Not Kickbacks, Ill. Court Rules
• NJ Town Owes Airport $3M Over Condemnation, Expert Says
• Jury In Skelos Corruption Trial Requests Mound Of Evidence
• Ex-UN Bigwig Claims Diplomatic Immunity In Bribery Case
• Fla. Judge Tosses $225M Suit Over Miami-Area Condo Project
• Philly Council OKs Zoning Bills For 2nd City Casino
• Contractor Says Alias Doesn't Bar Defense For Condo Damage
• Paul Hastings Guides $107M Office Deal In NY
• Wells Fargo Agrees To $25.7M Settlement In RICO Suit
• San Francisco Supervisors OK Plans For $1B Warriors Arena
• Sidley, Sullivan Steer $123.6M In Loans For NY Condo Site
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, William Macklowe, MakeOffices
• Dexia Can't Bring $626M MBS Suit, Morgan Stanley Says
• Buffett Unveils 8% Stake In Sears' REIT Seritage Growth
• IRS Makes It Easier For Tribes To Use Draw-Down Loans
• The Argument For Utmost Good Faith In Property Insurance
• The Art Of The Mock
• Navajo Council Criticizes Senator's Land-Into-Trust Bill
• AARP Backs CFPB's $109M Fine For Mortgage Kickbacks
• State Farm Beats Suit Over Storm-Induced Tornado Damage
• Prosecution 'Hasn't Come Close,' Skelos Defense Tells Jury
• House OKs Bill To Put Disputed Texas Land In Private Hands
• When Land Use And Antitrust Collide
• Chesapeake Accused Of Fracking Royalties 'Bait-And-Switch'
• Real Estate Rumors: BNF Automotive, Zazzle, Oxford Capital
• Proskauer Guides AccorHotels In $2.9B Luxury Chain Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Ex-Wilson Elser Gov't Affairs Pro
• DOI Says Tribal Land Buy OK Under Carcieri
• Blackstone Drops $2B On Residential Portfolio
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Are General Contractors 'Sellers' Under Texas Law?
• NHL's Coyotes In Talks With Phoenix To Stay In Arizona
• NCUA Tells 9th Circ. Goldman, Nomura MBS Claims Are Timely
• Hogan Lovells Adds Partner to Mexico Arbitration Practice
• FDIC Tells 9th Circ. American Pipe Saves $1B RMBS Suits
• 1st Circ. Nixes SEC's Fines Against Ex-State Street Execs
• Broward County Arena Deal Gives NHL's Panthers $86M Assist
• Key Gov't Witness Skips Deposition In $230M Tax Fraud Row
• Texas Justices Mull History's Role In Royalty Rights
• PPL Loses 6th Circ. Bid To Rehear CAA Coal Dust Claims
• Shell Ordered To Shift Problematic Calif. Pipeline
• Skelos Used Power To Build 'Cash Cow' For Son, Jury Told
• German Co. Rejects Arbitration In Baker Hughes Valve Row
• SEC Can't Block Jury Trial In EB-5 Fraud Suit, Court Hears
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Isaac Chetrit, Resource REIT
• Fla. Lien Ruling Empowers Banks In Foreclosure Actions
• Airbnb Raises $1.5B From More Than 100 Investors
• Gov't Lied About Calif. Tribe's Status, 9th Circ. Told
• Morris Wilson Gets Frivolous Forgery Suit Claims Tossed
• Gibson, Paul Hastings Guide Investcorp's $400M Property Buy
• Goodyear Asks 10th Circ. To Uphold Ax Of Hose Defect Suit
• Rep. Floats Ban On Tax-Free REIT Spinoffs
• W.Va. Restaurant Barge's Sinking Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Unlocking Real Estate Value After IRS Spinoff Moratorium
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Aussie Property Co. Offers $1.8B For Office REIT
• Dr.'s Ex-Wife Says Paul Weiss Helped Bilk Her Out Of $7M
• Ex-NFL Player Tells Mortgage Fraud Judge He Owes Taxes
• Tax Court Says Penalties On Donation Were Justified
• Pa. Landowner Loses Oil, Gas Rights For Lack Of Notice
• Gambling Compact Bars Tribe's $400M Casino, 9th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, K2 Sports, Treetop Development
• PNC Says 3rd Circ. Ignored Class Cert. Requirements
• Trinity Accused Of $11M Hospital Lease Breach In Newark
• Dean Skelos Coy On Whether He'll Take Stand In Graft Trial
• K&L Gates Adds Agribusiness, Deals Pros In Brisbane
• Swedish Hotelier Pandox Drops $433M On German Portfolio
• Del. Group Contests State Use Of $45M BofA Fraud Settlement
• CFPB Says It Is Entitled To Deference In $109M PHH Penalty
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• Calif. Rethinks Energy Disclosure Rule For Building Owners
• Real Estate Ponzi Schemer Must Pay $69M In SEC Bust
• Robbins Geller's Fees Slashed To $74M In JPMorgan MBS Suit
• Beckham Lines Up Land Downtown For Miami Soccer Stadium
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Gets 35 Months For Racketeering Scheme
• Shareholder Aims To Save Asset Freeze In $84M Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: CalPERS, Deutsche, Status Capital
• Kirkland, Simpson Guide $265M GID-Carlyle Riverside Deal
• Alaska's Tribal Trust Land Appeal Premature, DC Circ. Hears
• Armada Hoffler To Acquire 11 Retail Centers For $170M
• Liberty REIT Pockets $245M For Pa. Office Portfolio
• Sens. Rally To Extend Expiring EB-5 Visa Program
• Veteran Capital Markets, Tax Atty Rejoins Dentons
• Insurer Says $63M Bankruptcy Claim Isn't Final Judgment
• Aggregate Effect Can Prove Constructive Eviction In Pa.
• Trump Entertainment Gets Nod On Beefed Up Bankruptcy Loan
• Tribal Water Rights Deal Good For Montana, Farms Say
• Ex-XTO Landman Gets 5 Years For $1M Oil Lease Scam
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Blackstone, Elevated Returns
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Dentons, Hogan Steer $242M BlackRock-Rockcastle Mall Deal
• UK Real Estate Agent Purplebricks To Raise $88M In IPO
• Miami Law Firms Face Tight Market For Office Space
• Bankrupt AMR To Pay $4.6M In Back Rent At JFK, LaGuardia
• Architect Can't Stay Arbitration In Pa. Tax Credit Row
• Hogan, Hunton Guide $1.5B Single-Family REIT Tie-Up
• Evergrande Pays Rival Developer $2.1B For 4 China Sites
• Bringing Unity To Commercial Real Estate Receivership
• 2 Gemini Hotels Sell For $116M In Ch. 11 Auctions
• NM Utility Can't Have Navajo Properties Condemned
• Justices Urged To Hear Unrecognized Tribe's Land Claims
• Investors Want Arbitration Nixed In $1.5M Fraud Suit
• Mortgage Co. Pays $70M To Nix Suit Over FHA-Insured Loans
• JPMorgan Battles Short-Seller Relief At Calif. High Court
• Shell's $90M Contamination Deal OK'd Over Dole's Objection
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, Investcorp, Jackson Group
• Calif. High Court Weighs Owners' Right To Fight Foreclosure
• Jetta Affiliate Scores $74M Loan For Texas Tower
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Presuit Notice Coverage Row
• American Realty Affiliate To Shut, Pay $3M Over Faked Votes
• BIA, Oil Drillers Want Landowner Kept Out Of Permit Fight
• Clarion Drops $203M On Seattle Business Park
• Tampa Bay Bucs Unveil $100M Stadium Renovation Deal
• Ex-NJ Democratic Boss Denied Acquittal In Corruption Case
• MoFo, Fried Frank Guide $75M ICBC-Brookfield Loan
• 2nd Circ. Firm On 9/11 WTC Valuation Minus Rebuilding Costs
• Nearing Deadline, EB-5 Reform Will Likely Impede Abusers
• Social Investing Redux: Obama Administration Changes Course
• Judge Won't Rule US Bancorp Has To Upkeep LA Homes
• Investors Can't Touch Assets In $8.5M EB-5 Fraud Row
• Redfin Gets Arbitration In Independent Contractor Suit
• Silver Conviction Will Change Law Firms' Albany Dealings
• 4 Takeaways From Calif. High Court's Greenhouse Gas Ruling
• Land Commissioner Bush Joins Red River Land Grab Suit
• Tribe Slams Fraud Claims In $400M Ariz. Casino Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Grosvenor, Gotham, Sixty Hotels
• JPMorgan Must Face Suit Over $1.9B MBS Trust: NY Court
• Army Corps Asks Judge For Appeal Of Katrina Liability Finding
• Calif. Counties Back Feds In 9th Circ. Tribal Land Row
• Two Md. Apartment Properties Trade Hands For $89M
• Accor Pays $302M To Acquire Dozens Of European Hotels
• 'Lender Loss Payee' Clause: More Protection For Lenders?
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics