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Real Estate - February, 2017

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• Feds Say UN Bribery Suspect Started 'Interrogation'
• Samson Tells Texas Justices To Nix Cross-Conveyance Ruling
• Lord & Taylor Keeps $31M Lease Breach Win At 4th Circ.
• NJ City's Stance On Riverfront Project Faces Skepticism
• No More Discovery For Iran-Linked NYC Tower In Terror Row
• Fox Rothschild Merges North Jersey Offices
• Real Estate Rumors: Equinix, Olnick, Miami Worldcenter
• Navajo Again Hit Back On State Judge's Jurisdiction Claims
• REIT Land Securities Sells Leisure Property For $134M
• Ex-Lawyer's $70M Liability To Citigroup Concerns 2nd Circ.
• Lyon Living Scores $388M Loan For Calif., Colo. Properties
• Seyfarth DC Real Estate Leader Eyes Tax Law 'Sea Change'
• 8th Circ. Affirms Subway Franchise Fraudster's Forfeiture
• 5th Circ. Upholds Conviction For $19.6M Disney Park Fraud
• Grazing Trespass Case Reversed After 9th Circ. Remand
• The Stakes Are High In Ambac Assurance V. JP Morgan
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• Victim Negligence Is No Wire Fraud Defense, 9th Circ. Says
• Tricon Capital To Acquire Silver Bay Realty In $1.4B Deal
• NJ 'Airbnb' Bill Would Regulate, Tax Short-Term Rentals
• Bankruptcy Pro's Move Reshapes 2 Miami Boutique Firms
• Retroactive Fix Can't Save $26.4M Easement Deduction: IRS
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Milestone Apartments, Total
• NJ Home Can't Escape Estate Tax
• Supreme Court To Weigh 30-Day Deadline For Fed. Appeals
• Couple Seeks $38M For Dominican Republic's Project Block
• Texas Justices Set To Tackle Policyholder Damages Quandary
• Meridian Closes $227M Purchase Of DC-Area Office Portfolio
• Disbarred Calif. Atty Gets 7-Year Sentence For Loan Scam
• Real Estate Rumors: Victor, Robins Kaplan, Copperline
• PE-Backed Dospuntos Pays €90M For Spanish Building Co.
• China Lodging Inks $530M Deal For Crystal Orange Hotels
• The Loss Of Confidentiality In NY Arbitral Enforcement Cases
• Property Owner Fights Taking Lien Dispute To Fla. High Court
• Feds Hit Back At UN Bribery Suspect's Discovery Grumbles
• Vertellus Ch. 11 Remnants Win Plan Confirmation In Del.
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Walton Street, Capital One
• Katten Muchin Guides AIG In $500M Loan For NYC Towers
• Philly Residents Win Partial Cert. In Forfeiture Program Row
• Valero Refinery Appraisal Was Unfair, Texas Justices Say
• LaSalle Logiport REIT Pays $107M For Logistics Property
• Shareholder Suits Over Loans Keep Piling Up Against REIT
• Hanover Can't Escape Coverage For Alleged Kickback Scheme
• Texas Justices Reinstate Insurer Win In D&O Coverage Fight
• Proposed Bill Threatens Franchising In Florida
• Advenir Taps $100M Credit Facility For Texas Purchase
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• A Potential Risk For Eminent Domain In California
• Vague Terms Kill Banks' Lehman Claims Over 600K Mortgages
• Fla. High Court Tosses Abortion Ban At Orlando Clinic
• Native Group Can't Relitigate Minn. Land Claims, DOI Says
• Investcorp Drops $400M On 3 US Residential Properties
• Roofing Co. Gets Defect Coverage Suit Remanded
• Firm To Pay $3.4M Over Broker's Commissions From Tribe
• DLA Piper Adds Litigation Partner In New Jersey
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Lexington, Pace Editions
• Enerplus To See $2.96M In Royalty Overpayments Returned
• Williams Says FERC Can't Act On Trump Pipeline Order
• Olshan Frome, Paul Hastings Guide $291M Apple Office Trade
• FinCEN To Keep Watching Shell Cos.' Big Real Estate Deals
• Jay Peak Owner Slams Bid To Toss Defenses In EB-5 Suit
• $269M JV Forged By Belay Investment, Eagle Property
• Jones Day, Dechert Steer StepStone Real Estate's $700M Fund
• Employment Agency Hit With $1.4M Suit By Real Estate Co.
• Challenging Emoluments Clause Violations As A Conspiracy
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Here Come The Drones — And The Legal Headaches
• When You Find Human Remains On Your Construction Site
• Liner LLP Adds Real Estate Tax Pro In SoCal
• Resource Capital Dealt Another Shareholder Suit Over Loans
• Wash. Justices Rule Against Tribe In Land Row With Couple
• Tribes Tell 8th Circ. Sanctions Unwarranted In Pipeline Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Jeff Sutton, Tenet Healthcare, Compass
• Purplebricks Raising $62M In Share Sale For US Expansion
• 11th Circ. Affirms Wells Fargo Property Interest In Nadel Case
• Dechert Reps Column Financial On $225M NYC Loan
• Enviro Group Sues To Halt Boston Luxury Condos
• Gov't Trims Land O'Lakes' Defenses In $23M Cleanup Spat
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Ashford Lobs $1.3B Bid At Fellow REIT, Readies Proxy Contest
• Logjams, Likely Litigation Surround LA Development Measure
• 2nd Circ. Asks If McDonnell Impacts Politician's Conviction
• Killam Apartment REIT To Raise $53M Through Share Sale
• Judge OKs Management Deal For Hotel In 1MDB Scandal
• Rockcastle Scores $71M Loan For Mall Refinancing
• First Potomac Sells 2 D.C.-Area Properties For $89M
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 15, What's Your Number?
• REIT Geo Group Inks $360M Deal For Prison Rehab Provider
• Homeowners Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Insurance Kickback Suit
• UN Bribery Suspect Complains Of Slow Evidence Production
• EB-5 Fraudster Sentenced To 3 Years In $160M Scheme
• Split DC Circ. Nixes Fannie, Freddie 'Profit Sweep' Suits
• Vail Resorts To Buy Stowe Mountain In $50M Deal
• Mitsui To Spend Up To $550M To Enter US Real Estate Market
• Last 2 Condo Owners Settle Fraud Claims Against Kushner Biz
• Harrison Street Pays $17M For 2 Philly Medical Buildings
• Terror Victims Slam Iranian Charity's Petition For Cert.
• Swedish Pension Fund Unloads $2.1B In Assets
• Cole Schotz Forms Restaurant And Hospitality Group
• Pa. Court Vacates Ruling On Tax Exemption For Trust
• Ill. Supreme Court Faults Unregistered Legal Rep
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives BNY Mellon's Lien Priority Suit
• Ocwen Inks $225M Deal Over Backdating Calif. Loan Docs
• Iranian-Linked NY Property Issue To Go To Jury
• Countywide Mineral Grant To Get Texas High Court Review
• FDIC Can Split Colonial Trials Against Crowe Horwath, PwC
• Real Estate Rumors: Citizens Bank, Peloton, Opus 3 Artists
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kinder Morgan, DigitalGlobe, Ventas
• Wet Seal Landlords Say Cash Use Budget Doesn't Cover Rent
• Penobscot, Feds, Maine Spar Over River Rights At 1st Circ.
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Fights Gov't Request To Clarify Order
• Pa. Appeals Court Will Revisit Case Over Gas Rights
• CapitaLand Inks $437M Deal For Tokyo Property Portfolio
• Texas Justices Won't Review Morgan Keegan Securities Suit
• DOJ Must Hand Over Plea Docs In Foreclosure Bid-Rig Suit
• Commerzbank Tells Judge Not To Toss Wells Fargo RMBS Suit
• Judge Suggests UN Bribe Indictment Gets By McDonnell
• 8th Circ. Affirms $8.6M Fees Grant In $26M Wells Fargo Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Hampshire, Western Beef, Mount Sinai
• Pa. Appeals Court Bars Claims On Properties Not In Dispute
• Fannie Mae Shareholders Want 2nd Chance In Deloitte Suit
• Berliner Pilson Guides Zar Property's $83M NYC Purchase
• Lawyer Caused $3M Loss To Heirs, Texas High Court Told
• Capital One Loans $91M For 2 NYC Rental Properties
• Landowners, Sierra Club Lose Challenge To Iowa DAPL Permit
• Couple Fights SEC's $65M Penalty Bid In EB-5 Fraud Row
• Ex-Calif. Atty Get 6 Years For $4.5M Investment Scheme
• BP Unit Loses Bid To Block Landowners' State Court Claims
• Grupo Hotelero Buying 2 Mexico Hotels Valued At $120M
• Jaspan Schlesinger Partner Sued For $12M Over Lease Flub
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• KPMG Exec Says Immigration Reform Concerns Developers
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Calif. County Can Fight Tribal Casino, DC Circ. Told
• NJ Developer Loses Appeal Over Application Timing Rule
• IBS Investment Bank Seals $100M Multifamily RE Partnership
• Former Calif. Atty Told To Pay $18M Over Foreclosure Scam
• Ariz. Man Settles SEC's Real Estate Fraud Claims
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Seeks To Keep Tax Report Out Of Trial
• REIT Broadstone Net Lease Prices $150M Debt Offering
• Conn. Claims Immunity Against Tribe's $610M Suit
• Landowners Fight Transco Win In Pipeline Fight At 11th Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Brian Itzkowitz, Allegiant, Trimfit
• Goodwin's London Office Nabs Four Seasons Hospitality Pro
• FCA Relator Seeks Cut Of Deutsche's $7.2B RMBS Deal
• TH Real Estate Lands $365M Financing For 5 Malls
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• San Francisco Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Rental Law Dispute
• Website Owner Says He Didn't Know Of Scam Alleged By FTC
• NJ Condo Owners Lose Bid To Admit Kushner Dad's Jail Stint
• House OKs Bill Letting Texas, Okla. Set Red River Land Fate
• NJ Road Agency Can't Get Property Exemption For Cell Tower
• Too Late For Notre Dame To Enforce UK Ruling, Court Told
• Taxpayers Lose Appeal For Equity On Foreclosed Properties
• ExxonMobil, Small Oil Co. Settle Long-Running Cleanup Feud
• DC Circ. Asked To Review Deal To Close Santa Monica Airport
• PPL Coal Ash Suit's Final Federal Claim Goes Up In Smoke
• Blake Cassels, Osler Hoskin Guide $229M Canada REIT Merger
• Real Estate Rumors: 151, Wheelock, American Real Estate
• SIFMA Backs Morgan Stanley In $111M RMBS Claims Appeal
• Levy Holm Steers $56M Brooklyn Multifamily Buy
• Seyfarth Shaw Steers Prudential's $50M Loan For NYC Tower
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Locke Lord, Dentons Trial Pros
• Omni Execs' $10M Deal Is Covered, FDIC Tells 11th Circ.
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• NJ Homeowners Seek Testimony On Kushner Dad's Jail Stint
• 2 Investors Ditch Their Land Claims Against Costa Rica
• Wash. Tribe Insists Court Can Limit BNSF Oil Shipping
• Tribe Tells 8th Circ. Lower Court Got Pipeline Row Wrong
• Altisource To Shell Out $32M To Investors Over Stock Drop
• Former Gap GC Eyes China Retail Market For Reed Smith
• FTC Investigator Explains Probe Into Credit Reporting Sites
• Ontario Pension Board Inks $574M Bond, Its Largest Ever
• Oregon Art Museum Is Tax Exempt, Court Rules
• Real Estate Execs Hit Firms, Atty With $30M Tax Shelter Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: 2U, CenterPoint Properties, Orix
• Kramer Levin Renews 265K-Square-Foot NYC Lease
• Texas Jury Slaps USAA With $1.8M Verdict In Hailstorm Claim
• Zillow Hit With $8.3M Verdict For Image Infringement
• Meridian Collects More Than $231M For DC-Focused Fund
• REIT Sunstone Hotel Sells Calif. Property For $125M
• REIT Macerich's Board OKs $500M Share Repurchase
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Jury Awards $12M To Subway Founder In Soured Fla. Deal
• Praxis Capital To Invest $100M In Multifamily Properties
• PE-Backed Foundation Building Materials Debuts $179M IPO
• Great Portland Unloading London Development In $542M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain, United Engineers, Miami Marlins
• NY Panel Says Bear Fund Liquidators Suit Time-Barred
• Delhi High Court Leaves ICC Award Intact
• Russian Bank Linked To Embezzlement Gets Ch. 15 Protection
• BIA, Energy Co. Beat Suit Over Oil Lease On Tribal Land
• DOJ Moves To Foreclose On Wyly Widow's Dallas Home
• Damaging A Neighbor's Trees Can Be Very Costly In Calif.
• Skelos, Son Urge 2nd Circ. To Toss Their Convictions
• Unite-GIC Venture Lands $284M Student Housing Complex
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• State AGs Can Enforce Emoluments Clause Against Trump
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan Stanley, NYC Penthouse, Daten
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Bracewell, Debevoise
• Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants In The Trump Era
• Gorsuch, CFPB And Future Of The Administrative State
• Oil Co. Argues Justices Should Revive $95M Eagle Ford Win
• Rover Pipeline Sues Landowners To Start Construction
• Fla. Justices Mull How Far Regulatory Takings Law Extends
• Judge, DA Reject Navajo Notion State Court Lacks Power
• Starcrest Capital Closes $181M China Real Estate Fund
• House GOP Plans To Limit Dodd-Frank Outlined In Memo
• Transferring A Landmark's Development Rights Across The Street
• ExxonMobil Owes $1M For Spill, Texas Property Owner Says
• Design-Build Team Tapped For $1.5B Javits Center Update
• Real Estate Rumors: Cooley, Martin Sweren, Tesla
• Sears, Class Reach $40M Settlement On 266-Store REIT Deal
• Rogin Nassau, Reid Reige Steer $70M Skilled-Nursing Loan
• Minn. Objects To Essar's Ch. 11 Plan Over Mineral Leases
• Judge Won't Reconsider Denial Of Homeowners' Class Cert.
• Chicago Tri-Branded Hotel Scores $78M Construction Loan
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Mistrial In Kushner Suit After Judge Accused Of Taking Sides
• UK Rejects Watchdog's Call To Discount Tax-Avoidance Gains
• Calif. Property Investors Ask For New Bid-Rigging Trial
• Royalty Owners Can't Get Class Cert. In XTO Energy Case
• Ex-Miami Mayoral Staffer Joins Holland & Knight Govt. Group
• Water Damage Covered Despite Burst Pipe, Apt. Co. Says
• Feds Seek $68M To Pay Off Investors In Resort Ponzi Scheme
• Kelley Drye, Akerman Guide $65M AXA-Sage Realty NYC Loan
• BNSF Asks Court To Stay Firm In Swinomish Oil Shipping Row
• Mich. Hits Back On Tribe's Bid To Join Rival's Casino Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Tower, Centennial Bank, Piermont
• DRA Advisors Pays Cabot $1.1B For Industrial Portfolio
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• Ratkovich JV Scores $120M Loan To Pay Off CMBS Debt
• Starwood Deal Pushes 4 Firms To Top Jan. Real Estate M&A
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Damage From Bad Workmanship Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Texas High Court Told To Nix Attys' Fee Discovery Ruling
• SEC Bars Real Estate Investor Over His $20M Fee
• FHLB Boston's $6B RMBS Suit Sent Back To State Court
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Irrelevant In Moscow Mall Row, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Henderson, Adam Leitman Bailey, KPMG
• Real Estate Co. Gets $270M Loans For NYC Residential Tower
• Delaware Office Campus Buyer Secures $46M In Financing
• Simpson Thacher Lands Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Trial Date Set In Blockbuster $350M EB-5 Fraud Row
• Williams Is Flouting Trump Pipeline Order, Landowners Say
• Letters Of Intent: Avoiding Common Problem Areas
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Trends To Watch In DOJ Cartel Investigations This Year
• Bayrock Exec Hits Sanctions Bid In RICO Row With Trump Tie
• Calif. Investor Found Guilty In Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case
• Winston & Strawn Launches Dallas Office With 21 Partners
• NJ Condo Owners Accuse Kushner Biz Of 'Broken Promises'
• 'Sued' Clause Should Put $6B MBS Suit In State Court: Banks
• Floor Plan Infringement Suit Not Covered, 11th Circ. Told
• PE-Backed Sentinel Nabs $490M In Sale Of 2 Data Centers
• Pa. Court Orders Home Tax Sale Reviewed Since Debt Paid
• 10th Circ. Reassigns Fraud Suit From Outspoken Judge
• Real Estate Rumors: CL Investment, Burwell, InvenTrust
• Cleary, Fried Frank Steer $450M Goldman-SL Green NYC Loan
• Dem Sens. Ask GSA Watchdog To Review Trump Hotel Lease
• RI Wind Farm Seeks To Maintain Court Win At 1st Circ.
• No JPMorgan Discovery For Aozora As Timeliness Is Weighed
• The Conundrum With Short-Term Rentals In NYC
• Heineken Moves Closer To Sealing $380M UK Pub Deal
• Akin Gump Steers Civitas' $550M NYC Loan To Brookfield
• J.P. Morgan Loans $92M For San Diego-Area Mall
• SEC Drops $428M Thornburg Mortgage Case
• With New Prez, Hotels Hope For Browning-Ferris Reversal
• XTO Can't Force Joinder In Barnett Shale Royalty Suit
• NJ Town, Condo Group Can't Block Riverfront Development
• Venable Grabs Environmental Partner For DC Office
• Pa. Appeals Court Again Axes Kaplin Stewart Docs Order
• Enerplus Can't Get $2.96M In Overpayments Yet, Court Told
• Fort Myers, Fla., Settles With Sovereign Health For $149K
• Jurors Hear Human Cost Of Tragic Philly Building Collapse
• AEW Closes Latest Seniors Housing Fund At $500M
• Real Estate Rumors: Admiralty, NYC Penthouse, Hersha
• Former Fla. Health Supervisor Gets 5 Months For Bribes
• DC Circ. Says 17 States, 2 Dem Lawmakers Can't Defend CFPB
• Calif. Appeals Court Orders Jury Trial In $110M Loan Row
• Real Estate Rumors: New York Times, Apotex, Square Mile
• Linklaters, Greenberg Guide $179M Polish Malls Deal
• 11th Circ. Upholds Bank VP's TARP-Related Fraud Conviction
• Contractor's Own Bid Cost It $26M Army Project, GAO Says
• REIT Apollo Commercial Did $160M Of Loans In January
• Blackstone To Invest $500M In Willis Tower Revamp
• REIT LaSalle Sells Seattle Hotel To AJ Capital For $55M
• Can Federal Agencies Reverse Course Under Trump?
• Judge Skeptical Of 1st Amend. Challenge To Airbnb Regs
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• REIT's $1.5B IPO Thrusts 1 Firm Ahead Of Pack In Jan.
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Fla. Developer Sues Air Force Over $30M Munitions Cleanup
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Calif. Developers' Market Outlook Steady Despite Trump Win
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple, Kislak, Akelius
• Sullivan, Vinson Elkins Guiding Clipper Realty's $103M IPO
• Blackstone REIT Invitation Homes Raises $1.5B In IPO
• 5 Firms Steer Columbia-Millennia $268M Deal And Financing
• DLA Atty Says Real Estate Diversity Discourse Has To Widen
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator