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Real Estate - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Locke Lord, Attys Cleared Of RICO Claims By 7th Circ.
• CFPB Fines Prospect Mortgage $3.5M Over Kickback Scheme
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Ironhorse Escapes Coverage In Condo Repair Damage Suit
• Feds Say Modular Space Disclosure Too Skimpy For Creditors
• Tax Charges In UN Bribery Case Should Stand, Feds Argue
• HFF Closes $32M Sale Of UC Davis On-Campus Hyatt Hotel
• County Asks DC Circ. To Nix DOI's Tribal Casino Approval
• 2nd Circ. Affirms ResCap Win Over Mailing Error
• Landowners Seek Cert. In Union Pacific, Kinder Morgan Suit
• UBS, Credit Suisse Can Argue They Did Enough In RMBS Suit
• Dallas Region Office Developer Gains $57.27M In Financing
• Flood Limit Includes Sandy Debris Removal, NJ Justices Hear
• Deals Rumor Mill: Peanuts Worldwide, SoftBank, Carrefour
• NJ Developer Can't Dodge Casino License Requirement
• Real Estate Rumors: Lafayette 148 New York, Codina, Extell
• 'Pain & Confusion' In Affordable Housing Market Under Trump
• Prosecution Of Corporate Execs: The Latest Developments
• Rethink Class Cert, Okla. Energy Co. Tells Court
• Capital One Closes $535M Loan For Starwood REIT
• 'Pokémon Go' Maker Says Players' Trespass Not Its Problem
• HSBC Balks At NCUA Bid For Atty Docs In $2B MBS Suit
• Customers Bank Slams $100M Suit Over Racketeering Claims
• Private Equity Firm Says Former In-House Atty Stole Secrets
• Corestate Drops €125M On German Retail Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Bank Of China, Lon Tabatchnick
• Swinomish Seek Redo In Oil Shipping Row With Railroad
• FAA, Santa Monica Settle Airport Land Title Row
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Feds Fight Arapaho Contract Claims In Shoshone Row
• Downtown Miami Will Soon Be The Next South Beach
• Trump Signs 'One In, Two Out' Order On Rulemaking
• Addressing FLSA Emotional Harm Damages At 5th Circ.
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Sanctions Sought Against Attys In Ill. Foreclosure Suit
• Ocwen's 'Excellent' Deal Over Mortgage Software Error OK'd
• LaSalle Picks Up 3 Los Angeles-Area Office Buildings
• Telecoms Settle Arizona Cable Line Suit for $1.3 Million
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear NY Casino Land Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Tribeca Penthouses, Pulte, NYC Mall
• Claims Court Largely Axes Suit Over Excess SSA Visitors
• Kelley Drye Steers Aareal's $235M Loan To SL Green
• Fencing Covered Under Liberty Policy, Texas Justices Say
• 6 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $2.7B Led By Giant REIT
• Brennan Investment Group Buys 2M-Sq.-Ft. Illinois Portfolio
• Kushner Can Avoid Stand In Condo Fraud Trial, Judge Rules
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Beats All But 1 Charge In Fraud Retrial
• Trump Promises Border Tax, NAFTA Rewrite, More Trade Deals
• TMST Execs Slam SEC Over Trial Tactics, Demand Delay
• Zurich Loses Appeal In Sandy Building Delay Coverage Row
• B&M European Value Retail Prices $315M Notes Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Cianelli, Greyhound
• Attys Debate Putting Kushner On Stand At NJ Fraud Trial
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Dechert, Greenberg Traurig Steer $110M NYC Loan
• SL Green Sells Stake In NYC Tower Project For $525M
• Selling Access: Trump And The Legacy Of Bob McDonnell
• When Pervasive Foul Odors Constitute Property Damage
• Business Rent Taxes Lead Fla. Gov.'s $618M Tax Cut Plan
• Trump Co. Shorted Electricians $2M On DC Hotel, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Aon, Northwestern, American Landmark
• Fried Frank Reps Paramount On $1B JV For NYC Trophy Tower
• Home Sales Startup OfferPad Gets $260M From LL Funds
• Troutman Steers Bank Of China's $345M SL Green Loan
• Mailing Error Shouldn't Get ResCap Off Hook, 2nd Circ. Told
• NJ Agency Cited For Errors In Business Incentive Programs
• Sen. Feinstein Introduces Bill To Nix EB-5 Investor Program
• Calif. Regulation Revival Boosts Home Coverage Confidence
• Fidelity Unit Fined $65M By The Fed, FDIC And OCC
• Goldman Says 9th Circ. Ruling Shows Abacus Class Fails
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Fracking FCA Ruling
• Texas Appeals Court Says Atty Must Face Fraud Claims
• Dream Office REIT Selling 12 Properties For $153M
• Partial Picture Issue Undermines Chadbourne Pay Equity Case
• A Note On Mortgage Assignments In New York
• Trump's Business Handoff Won't Fix Hotel Lease Conflict
• SEC Says EB-5 Fraud Defense Doesn't Pass 'Red Face Test'
• 'Game Is Over' For Calif. Atty's Mortgage War With Chase
• Airbnb To Limit Portland Hosts To Single Address
• DOI 'Rubber-Stamped' Lease Ruling From Tribe, DC Circ. Told
• Virginia Senate To Vote On Transgender Bias Protections
• Investor RMBS Claims Against Deutsche Bank Escape The Ax
• Claims Court Says GSA Did Not Extend Lease With Vornado
• 3 Firms Steer $81M Chicago Mall Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Premier Equities, Equity One, Acore
• Bracing For The Next Crash: Mortgage Reinsurance Emerges
• Judge Won't Rethink Quick-Win Denial In Tribe's Casino Fight
• Goldman-Pearlmark JV Scores $94M Loan From BofA
• US Land Buyers Sue To Revive Arbitration Vs. Costa Rica
• Cerberus Raises $1.8B For Latest Real Estate Fund
• Near-$1B Deal Shows New Rules 'Will Not Chill' CMBS Market
• Carson's HUD Nomination Advances Out Of Senate Committee
• Calif. High Court Revives Homeowner Insurance Regulation
• Tribe Loses Bid To Revive Challenge To Rival's Casino Plans
• Arbitrator's Decisions Don't Nix Award, 11th Circ. Told
• DLA Piper Adds Real Estate Partner From Reed Smith
• Debevoise Guides Carmel Partners In $1B Fund Closing
• 2016's Top Hotel Deals Involved More Than A Dozen Law Firms
• REIT Faces Another Suit Over $41M Hotel Loan Write-Down
• NJ Atty Couldn't Foresee Malpractice Action, Judge Rules
• Blackstone REIT Invitation Homes Launches $1.5B IPO
• Carter Validus REIT Buys Health, Data Properties For $100M
• Tribe Urges Judge To Block Rival's Calif. Casino Bid
• Citi To Pay $29M In CFPB Mortgage Servicing Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Jose Cuervo, Cynosure
• Real Estate Rumors: Lexin, Vincent Young, Magna
• 6 Reasons Why A Wholesale Dodd-Frank Repeal Is Unlikely
• Ariz. Gaming Head Fights Reconsideration Bid In Casino Row
• Brookfield Offers $358M For Rest Of Canadian REIT
• EB-5 Investors Try To Keep Mortgage Holder In $50M Suit
• Riverstone Pays $108M For 3 Va. Office Towers
• Trump's Business Holdings Target Of New 'Emoluments' Suit
• In Congress: Organizing
• Real Estate Pros Optimistic About South Fla. Market: Survey
• JPMorgan Finalizes $53M Deal With Feds Over Mortgage Bias
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Developer's Appeal Over Deed Spat
• Morgan Stanley Aims To Trim Calif.'s Great Recession Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING Life, Fairfax, Cushman & Wakefield
• Greybrook Capital Unit To Develop $30.15M Fla. Complex
• FHFA Supplants Fannie Mae Shareholders In Deloitte Suit
• Drilling Trespass Case Will Get Texas High Court Review
• Foley & Lardner Partner Found Dead In Chicago Fire
• Societe Generale Owes $50M For Lying About $780M In RMBS
• EB-5 Investor Sues USCIS Over Application Delays
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank of China, Chiquita, Wharton Equity
• Credit Suisse, UBS Can't Ditch Credit Unions' RMBS Claims
• Private RE Firm Merlone Geier Pays $170M For 2 US Malls
• Pa. GOP Sens. Back Landowner In Fracking Ban Suit
• Burr & Forman Adds 3 Ex-Rogers Towers RE Attys In Fla.
• MG Properties Acquires California Apartments For $74.5M
• BigLaw Firms Embrace New Model For Serving Clients
• When 1 Progressive Loss Ends And Another Begins
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Kushner Faces Opposition In Skipping Consumer Fraud Trial
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• Bear Fund Liquidators Again Target S&P, Others Over RMBS
• GrayRobinson Adds Partner, Business Contingency Practice
• Dubai Real Estate Deals Hit $3.27B In First Half Of January
• Over A Dozen Firms Guided 2016's Top Real Estate Deals
• Real Estate Rumors: LA Mansion, WRS, Endurance
• Rockwood Capital Closes $1B Real Estate Fund
• Russian Investor Asks 9th Circ. To Keep $116M Freeze In Place
• Kelley Drye Steers Loan For $94M NYC Hotel Buy
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Owners Of Chicago Apartment Tower Score $125M Refi
• Starwood Capital Grabs Milestone REIT In $2.85B Deal
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Landowners Seeking $150M in Gas Royalties Get Class Cert.
• EB-5 Update Could Pump The Brakes On Investor Numbers
• Navajo Nation Wants To Get Land Use Suit Out Of State Court
• Terrafina REIT Buys $422M In Mexican Industrial Properties
• Ex-NY Sen. Leader Gets 5 Years For Obstruction, Lying To FBI
• NJ High Court Says Towns Must Meet Past Housing Needs
• Feds Oppose New Trial For Ex-Racer After Fraud Conviction
• HUD Breached Public Housing Subsidy Deals, Court Says
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• 2nd Circ. Revives $140M FDIC Mortgage Securities Suit
• Hotel Developer Can't Arbitrate $7M Loan Suit
• Credit Suisse Finalizes $5.28B MBS Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: American Eagle, SpotHero, Mars
• Pa. Appeals Court Upends Cert. Denial In Gas Lease Row
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• BP Can't Ditch Royalty Payment Suit So Soon, Court Hears
• Feds, Chase Reach Deal In Mortgage Discrimination Case
• Substantive Consolidation Remains Alive And Well
• High Court Says Fannie Mae Has Limited Path To Fed. Court
• Squire Nears Exit Of Suit Seeking Return Of $10M To City
• Fighting Irish Ask 1st Circ. To Uphold Arbitral Fault Finding
• Chicago Condo Defect Suit Should Be Covered, 7th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Deutsche Bank Finalizes $7.2B MBS Settlement
• Golfsmith Gets Court OK For $22M Sale Of Corporate Campus
• Philly OKs Rezoning For $3.5B Schuylkill Yards Project
• Deloitte Exec Says New Lease Rules Require Heavy Lifting
• Alleged International RE Bribe Con Man Denies NY Charges
• Real Estate Rumors: Leser, Bed Bath & Beyond, HA Langer
• IRS Finalizes Corporate-Level Tax On Certain REIT Transfers
• Olshan Frome, Jameson Babbitt Steer $270M Amazon Deal
• Palm Beach Companies Urge Court To Toss $50M EB-5 Suit
• Senate Dems Won't Negotiate CFPB's Makeup, Schumer Says
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Moody's To Pay $864M To US, States Over Crisis-Era Conduct
• Ex-Title Agent Pleads Guilty In $6M Fake Mortgage Scam
• Fla. Man Admits To $29M Ponzi Scheme, Development Fraud
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Mgmt. Co. Can't Arbitrate Wage Row
• Russia Still Staying Away From Real Estate Arbitration
• Utah Town Urges High Court To Hear Tribal Boundary Dispute
• Feds Tell Justices To Deny Ex-Dick's Atty's Forfeiture Appeal
• DOI OKs First New Alaska Tribal Trust Land In Decades
• GSA Seeks Info On How Trump Org Shakeup Affects DC Hotel
• Kirkland Reps Blackstone JV In $2.3B South Texas Shale Deal
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• 5 NJ Enviro Developments Attys Need To Know For 2017
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Property Co. Says Loeb & Loeb Dropped It Like 'Hot Potato'
• Senate Dems Want Foreclosure Victims To Challenge Mnuchin
• Real Estate Rumors: Hines, High Times, Trump Tower
• Retail Trends: Outlets As Destination Centers
• Brookfield Fund Commits $400M To American Realty REIT
• BP Fights To Keep Drilling Rights On Texas Ranch
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells Fargo, Jia Shu Xu, JMB Realty
• KWM Real Estate Outpost Grabbed As Administration Looms
• Tarter Krinsky, Winston Steer $80M New York City Loan
• Calif. Bracing For Potential EPA, Clean Water Act Changes
• Chase Not Liable For Couple's Divorce After Mortgage Scrap
• DHS Looks To Hike EB-5 Investment Threshold
• Davis Wright Guides $83M CMBS Refi On Silicon Valley Hotel
• Hartz Mountain Lands $162M Loan For NJ Industrial Portfolio
• Carson Can't Guarantee HUD Funds Won't Go To Trump
• How NY Developers Request Access To Neighboring Property
• Multistate Hotel Portfolio Scores $92M In Financing
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Possible Settlement Reached In $136M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Homeowners' $7M Deal OK'd In Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• Carson's Slim Housing Credentials To Be Confirmation Focus
• LA Housing Agency Settles Steel Mill Pollution Suit
• Parsley Energy Spends $607M For West Texas Acreage
• Morgan Stanley, Others Say $2B RMBS Fight Lacks Standing
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM, Curbcut, Chervon
• Hersha Closes On $62M DC-Area Hotel Sale
• $100K Cut In Atty Fees Upheld In NJ Consumer Fraud Suit
• REIT Hospitality Properties Prices $600M In Bonds
• RAIT Financial Sheds $109M In Residential Assets
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Immigration Pro To Its Miami Office
• DOI Cancels Last Oil, Gas Leases In Mont. Sacred Tribal Area
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Atty Who Sat Out Of Mortgage Closings Ducks Broker's Suit
• Los Angeles Wins War For George Lucas' $1B Museum
• Homeowners Get More Time In PNC Lender Kickback Suit
• DHS Seeking Comments On Potential EB-5 Program Updates
• Katten, Haynes Boone Steer AIG-Simon Baron $150M Loan
• Feds Charge 4 In Foreign Bribery Plot To Sell $800M Complex
• DC To Pay $1.3M To Settle Tax Lien Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookdale, Imagina Media, Carlyle Group
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Truck Yard, Sam Chang
• Ballard Spahr Steers NYCHA's $325M Public-Private Plan
• Home Inspectors Group Drops TM Suit Against Mich. Business
• Clearing The Air: Pollution Notification In Florida
• Sackman JV Scores $106M Loan From Acore For Texas Project
• New Tax Regulations Impact Many Partnership Transactions
• Jaguar Eyes Latin American Real Estate With $350M PE Fund
• Holland & Knight Adds Respected Corporate Partner In Miami
• Real Estate Rumors: SS&C Technologies, Jenel, Rockefeller
• San Francisco City Attorney Targeted In Leaning Tower Suit
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Golfsmith $22M Bid-To-Beat Is Only Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Obama Leaves Behind Mixed Legacy On Bank Regulations
• HSBC Pays $32M To Settle Mortgage-Servicing Violations
• Griffin Capital REIT Nabs NJ Office Building In $44M Deal
• Hotel Mortgage-Holder Wants Out Of $50M EB-5 Suit
• NJ Condo Assoc. Sues Toll Bros. For Construction Defects
• Holland & Hart Dodges Malpractice Claims At 9th Circ.
• Garden Fresh Sale To Creditor Gets Court Approval In Del.
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• An Unwelcome Gift From The IRS On Conservation Easements
• Sunac Buying $375M Stake In China Real Estate Firm
• Justices Won't Hear Pa. Dispute Over Voided Gas Rights
• Stradley Ronon Adds Ex-Ocwen Financial Atty In Philly
• $337M Has GSK Research Complex Trading Hands
• Invitation Homes Files IPO, Led By Simpson Thacher
• SEC Trims 'Big Short' Adviser's Fine, Denies ALJ Challenge
• Columbia Property Trust Sells Houston Buildings For $272M
• 1 Firm Edges Out 5 Others To Grab Most Hotel M&A In 2016
• Royalty Owners Get Class Cert. Against Devon Energy
• Pipeline Cos. See Easier Takings Route In Texas With Denbury
• Oil, Gas Interest Owners Get Class Cert. In Royalty Spat
• Bond Trader Can't Block 'Important' Testimony In Retrial
• NJ Racetrack Zoning Suit Belongs In State Court, Panel Says
• Del. High Court Allows Law Profs' Brief In DFC Appraisal
• Houston Real Estate Co. Says Atty's Negligence Cost It Big
• BlackRock, Others Seek Nod For Sampling In HSBC Suit
• Calif. Town Didn't Disclose Wal-Mart-Funded Election
• Principal Exec Sees Industrial And Retail Lines Blurring
• Texas Justices Reinstate Appeal Over SandRidge Royalties
• NY Tower Owner Asks Justices To Say It's Not Iran 'Agency'
• What To Look Out For In 2017's Real Estate Market
• Stellar Management Nabs $110M Refinancing For NY Building
• Real Estate Rumors: Pfizer, Heafey, Banco Bradesco
• The Sky's The Limit For Public-Private Aerial Transit
• Denbury Gas Contracts Back Land Taking, Texas Justices Say
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• The End Of Robosigning Challenges To Calif. Foreclosures
• Publisher, Others Charged With $10M Fla. Mortgage Fraud
• AICPA Calls On IRS To Simplify Interest Capitalization Rules
• Nygard Sues Witnesses In Bacon's $50M Defamation Case
• GOP's Higher Tax Deductions May Be Bad For Homeowners
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Abused Trust, Gov't Says In Fraud Retrial
• 9th Circ. Stands By Citigroup Ruling Over Fake FINRA Atty
• Pa. GOP Senators Can't Enter Del. River Fracking Suit
• Trump Sits For Depo In Restaurant Contract Case
• Dechert Steers Column's $146M Loan For NY Twitter Building
• Real Estate Rumors: Abrams, Pete Sampras, Orbach
• Judge Issues Injunction In Philly Gas Lien Dispute
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Logistic Properties, BAWAG
• Clorox Wants $4M In Rent Reimbursed From Ill. Town
• CIT Lends $65M To Extell, Parkland For Vail Resort Purchase
• Mesa West Capital Clinches $900M Real Estate Debt Fund
• Bar Against Securities Abuse Issued In $350M EB-5 Fraud Row
• Chicago-Area Mall Scores $100M Refinance
• 4 Firms Each Surpassed $30B Of Real Estate M&A In 2016
• 5 Tips On Controlling Hotel Property Taxes
• NY Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of GreenPoint RMBS Claim
• Calif. High Court Hears CEQA Row Over Coastal Project
• Chancery Axes Challenge To United Capital Corp. Buyout
• Atty Sanctioned For Deleting Emails In Real Estate Dispute
• Garden Fresh Ch. 11 Sale Looks Murky To Landlords
• Lampert Provides $500M Secured Loan To Struggling Sears
• Insurer Wants Out Of Shoddy Townhome Construction Dispute
• Chase, Experian Trim Suit Over False Mortgage Info
• GSA Overcomes Challenge To FCC Headquarters Leasing
• Cuomo Proposes $10B Overhaul For New York's JFK Airport
• Union Investment Nabs NYC Marriott Hotel In $203M Deal
• Dechert Securities Partner Joins Norton Rose In New York
• Ariz. Tribe Asks Judge to Reconsider In Casino Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Swiss Re, Kaiser, Capgemini America
• Texas Tenant Liable For Fire Under Apartment Lease
• SEC Should Chase 'Waterfall' Despite Song's Advice: Judge
• Greenberg Traurig Picks Up Ex-Nossaman Real Estate Atty
• Pension Fund, Real Estate Co. Pay $141M For Danish Marriott
• Ex-Trader To Start 2nd Trial Over $2.26M RMBS Fraud
• Avoiding Wetland Liability Isn't Always Cut And Dried
• Trump Treasury Pick's Bank Fingered In Leaked Calif. AG Doc
• REIT NexPoint Residential Drops $108M On Texas Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: Union Investment, JHG, City Block
• Merchant Settles Claims He Took $1M From EB-5 Investors
• Hogan Lovells Signs Lease For New Office In Philly
• Riemer & Braunstein, Sullivan Steer $194M Tishman Loan
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Fortress REIT Investor Sues Over $640M Spinoff
• 2016 Insurance Coverage Litigation Year In Review
• 4-Year Mortgage Fraud Sentence Will Stand, DC Circ. Says
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Okla. Tribe Loses Bid For Ownership Of Trust Account
• CFPB Dings Equifax, TransUnion $23M Over Marketing
• Parking Rules Discriminated Against NJ Mosque, Judge Says
• Mortgage Co. Will Pay $48M For Bad FHA Loans
• NJ Developer Wins Appeal Over Apartment Buildings Denial
• Mintz Levin Lifer Jumps Ship For Rubin & Rudman
• End Of The Road For A Challenge To Rule 17(c)
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Ex-Freshfields Finance Partner Joins Kirkland's London Office
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2017
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2017
• NY Real Estate Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
• 4 Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2017
• Calif. Real Estate Legislation And Regs To Watch In 2017