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Real Estate - March, 2017

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• 3 Ways To Prepare For The EB-5 Regional Center Audits
• Nomura Trader Says 'Litvak' Should Be Taboo At Trial
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Texas High Court Nixes $12M Akin Gump Malpractice Suit
• Trump U's $25M Fraud Settlement Gets Final Nod
• Lawmakers, AGs Urge DC Circ. To Keep 'Independent' CFPB
• Attys Seek 9th Circ. Ax Of Sanctions, Fee Orders
• Goldman, Citi Loan Mack-Cali $125M For New Jersey Buys
• Florida Man Gets 11 Years In Prison For Fraud Schemes
• DLA Piper Expands Nordic Presence With Danish Firm Combo
• Real Estate Rumors: Normandy, Record Fla. Sale, ABC Carpet
• Marriott GC Mobilized Dozens Of Attys To Sign Starwood Deal
• Simpson Steers Carlyle's $218M NYC Office Condos Buy
• 3 Firms Guide $107M Amherst Residential Portfolio Deal
• When Renewable Energy Is An 'Aesthetic Nuisance'
• Financial Reform: Let's Not Toss Out What's Working
• RMBS Suits Against Wells Fargo Move Forward
• Calif. High Court Says Coastal Project Report Flouts CEQA
• NJ Atty Convicted For Part In $873K Fake Mortgage Scheme
• HSBC, PHH Duck Fraud Claims Over Auto-Charged Fees
• SF's Sinking Tower Homeowners Slap Parties With $200M Suit
• German Bank Unit's $40M MBS Claim Loses On All Fronts
• Alleged EB-5 Fraudster Asks To Swap Attys In $350M SEC Suit
• SEC Pauses 'Big Short' Adviser's Fine For Appeal
• Astro Japan Pays $15M For New Hotel In Fukuoka
• Australia, US Trail UK In Real Estate AML Muscle, Group Says
• Rakoff Doesn't Look Ready To Clear Ex-Herrick Tax Partner
• Dentons Guides CPI In $695M Deal For Retail Portfolio
• Advocacy Groups Want GSA Watchdog Probe Of Trump Hotel
• JVs For Partial NYC Tower Stakes Pose Control, Tax Puzzles
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Kaneohe Ranch, CW Realty
• The Advantages Of Subscription Credit Facilities
• Ill. Court Sides With Gov't In EB-5 Residency Status Row
• Sklar Kirsh Sued Over $7.5M Loss On LA Condo Project
• 10th Circ. Says Congress Can Regulate Prairie Dog Hunting
• Ex-Nomura Traders Want Tardy Evidence Nixed From Trial
• BNY Mellon Ducks Calif. Wrongful Foreclosure Class Action
• BofA Fined $45M For 'Kafkaesque' Foreclosure Nightmare
• Judge Buries Lawsuit Over $1.6M Army Corps Soil Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Anbang, Hirschfeld, WeWork
• Goldin Properties Gets $1.5B Offer From Chairman
• Bill Barring Restrictions On Airbnb Advances In Fla. House
• SEC Takes 2nd Shot At BankAtlantic CEO In Disclosure Suit
• Okla. Tribal Landowners Get Pipeline Kicked Off Property
• Calif. Borrower Says Judge's Pro-Bank Bias Merits Recusal
• Cos. Urge Court To Toss Action Over Smelting Contaminants
• Brownstein Hyatt, Locke Lord Steer $82M Denver Loan
• Rising Student Loan Defaults Signal Litigation Ramp-Up
• NY Frees Ocwen From Monitor After Servicing Improvements
• Real Estate Rumors: Ascend, America Press, Silvershore
• DLA Steers Union Investment's $90M Seattle Hilton Hotel Buy
• XIN Development Nabs $108M Loan For NY Condo Project
• Attys Bungled Briefs In Fannie, Freddie Suit, DC Circ. Told
• DOI Urges Judge To Nix Calif. Tribe's Suit Over Casino Project
• Stinson Staves Off DQ In 2 ResCap MDL Cases
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• Longfellow Nabs $78M Loan From Citizens Bank, Capital One
• Supreme Court Takes Up Ch. 11 Nonstatutory Insider Dispute
• Mid-Continent Nabs 5th Circ. Win On $63M Bankruptcy Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon Capital, Baywood Hotels, XIN
• Sullivan Worcester Reps SNH On $261M Property Stake Sale
• Policy Doesn't Cover Botched RE Deal, Utah Justices Rule
• Liability Of Premises Owners In The Age Of Social Media
• 3 Things To Watch For As Congress Takes Up EB-5 Renewal
• Developer Defends 'Hyper-Technical Flaws' In $26M Easement
• Wells, Goldman Provide $150M CMBS Loan For NYC Property
• Homeowner Wins $1.3M Against Ameriprise In Bad Faith Case
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Kirkland, Simpson
• IRS, US Trustee Object To Fees In Wyly Bankruptcy
• Ex-Mortgage Banker Gets 12.5 Years Over $30M Scheme
• NYC Chrysler Building Owners Land $300M Loan
• CFPB Gives Mortgage Lenders Flexibility In Fair Lending Law
• Wash. Tribe's Suit Contesting Hunting Grounds Gets Tossed
• KRE Group, Partner Score NJ Rental Complex In $70M Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Aulder, Tri Pointe, Fla. Spec House
• Pa. Landowners' Suit To Get Fracking Project OK'd Tossed
• Expect More CFPB Scrutiny Of Nonbank Mortgage Servicers
• How Past And Present Aerial Photography Can Make The Case
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Miami Hints At Suing Airbnb To Stop Illegal Renting
• Cozen Continues Miami Growth With 3 Commercial Litigators
• 3rd Circ. Denies Sanctions to NJ Town Against Developer
• Real Estate Rumors: Blumberg, Lightstone, Restoration
• East Texas Mineral Deed Gets Scrutiny From Texas High Court
• Principal Life Loans $85M For Manhattan Building
• GSA Says Trump Org Has Complied With Disputed Hotel Lease
• Cadwalader Guides Morgan Stanley's $205M NYC Loan
• Zillow Wants $8.3M Verdict In Image Infringement Suit Tossed
• Texas Court Nixes BNSF Bid To Strike Oil Beneath Tracks
• Condo Cos. Insurance Fight Over Bird Poop Nixed As Moot
• Investor's Attys Win $133K In Fees For Moscow Mall Case
• Acquiring Midstream Assets And Gas Agreements: Part 2
• Washington REIT Paying $135M For DC Office Building
• Construction Projects Require Special Contracts In Nevada
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• USCIS Rolls Out EB-5 Regional Center Audit Program
• Pa. Court Again Says Tax Sale's 'Mineral' Rights Include Gas
• Lien Spat Certified As Question Of Import To Fla. High Court
• Justices Told Law Nixing Tribal Casino Suit Is Constitutional
• Smigel Anderson Must Face Property-Sale Suit, Court Says
• SF Property Owners Score Win In Tenant Payment Decision
• US, Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Toss Malaysian Hotel Appeal
• Calif. County Says DOI Took Liberties With Casino Land Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldman, L3 Capital, Medallion
• Texas High Court Weighs Eagle Ford Deed Royalty Dispute
• Starwood Raises $2.85B Milestone Apartments REIT Offer
• Mapletree Raises $534M For Student Accommodation Trust
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• 4 Must-Knows For Developers As Trump Cabinet Ramps Up
• Acquiring Midstream Assets And Gas Agreements: Part 1
• Fla. Senate Eyes Tax Credit Repeal Over Insurers' Warnings
• Royal Park Loses Cert. Bid In $3.1B Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• NJ Justices To Mull Civil Rights Claim Over Zoning Appeals
• Pacific Legal GC Says Justices' Focus Wrong In Land Dispute
• Offsite Drilling Trespass Claim Gets Texas Justices' Scrutiny
• Commerzbank's $1B BNY Mellon RMBS Case Clears Hurdle
• Holland & Knight Nabs Nixon Peabody Real Estate Pro In NY
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Enviro Partner From Beveridge
• Pinnacle Affiliate To Pay $5M To End Gov't Theft Charges
• Ind. High Court Says Law Firm Not Exempt From State's Suit
• Landlord Lands $90M Refinancing On NYC Building
• BNY, Morgan Stanley End $81M Suit Over Mall Built On Dump
• NLRB Says Real Estate Co.'s Status As Employer Not Settled
• Real Estate Rumors: HNA Group, Berenberg, Patron Spirits
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• $7B And Unclear Future For New Markets Tax Credits
• Miami, Miami Beach Mayors Crack Down On Airbnb
• Alston Guides Morgan Stanley's $782M NYC Loan To RXR
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, GFI, Stifel Financial
• Insurer Seeks Segal McCambridge Bill Audit After Fraud
• CSX Can Challenge 'Discriminatory' Tax Cap, 4th Circ. Says
• New Owners Can Sue To Eject Drilling Co., Pa. Court Says
• Senior Housing REIT Drops $62M On Memory-Care Facilities
• NJ High Court Will Hear Farmland Preservation Row
• Okla. Tribal Landowners Seek Sanctions On Pipeline Co.
• Broker Defends Ownership Of Junk Wells Fargo Mortgages
• Bohannon Scores $145M From Square Mile For Calif. Project
• Justices Won't Hear Wells Fargo Decertification Appeal
• Jones Day, Simpson Steer $1.4B Europe Real Estate Deal
• Justices Won't Review 2nd Circ. Terrorism Stand-In Ruling
• Anadarko Case Could Reshape Offsite Drilling In Texas
• Greenberg Traurig Global Real Estate Leader Eyeing Japan
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• DOJ Brief Opposing CFPB Brings More Uncertainty
• Class Member Appeals 'Token' $9.6M NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Deal
• Investment Cos. Beat Shareholder Suit Over RE Securities
• Trump Asks DC Circ. For Power To Fire CFPB Chief
• Starwood Capital To Exit Tri Pointe In $155M Share Sale
• Casino Foes Ask Justices To Sink DOI Cowlitz Tribe Ruling
• How The Gordmans Stores Bankruptcy Will Affect Landlords
• 3rd Circ. Says Pol Not Liable For Property Sales To Friends
• Real Estate Rumors: LeEco, Abro, Principal Life Insurance
• JV Nabs 3 US Student Housing Portfolios In $1.6B In Deals
• NJ Spill Act May Now Include Right To Compel Sampling
• A Narrow Exception To NY's Foreclosure Limitations Period
• Convicted Ex-Congressman Tells 9th Circ. FBI Tainted Case
• Privilege May Extend To A New Member Of The Litigation Team
• Season Ticket Fraud Suit Against LA Rams Moves To Missouri
• Sheldon Silver Tells 2nd Circ. McDonnell Changes Everything
• American Realty Investors Say Class Cert. Is Easy Call
• Bankrupt Ski Resort Owner Says Ex-Atty Gets No Immunity
• Lehman, Home Loan Bank Gear Up For $150M Swap Suit Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: LargaVista, Fla. Property, Sterling Bay
• Schulte Roth Steers Mack Real Estate's $305M NYC Loan
• Hunton & Williams Steers ASRR's $90M Fla. Project Loan
• Builders' Reliance On Drones Lifts Need For New Coverage
• REIT LondonMetric Sells 3 Retail Properties For $75M
• Manatt Phelps Wins $7M Fee Appeal Against ECC Capital
• EB-5 Fraudster Bilked Foreign Investors Of $14.5M, SEC Says
• Goldman Tells 2nd Circ. Ethics Assurances Were Just Puffery
• Buchalter Nemer Adds Real Estate Partner In Los Angeles
• Real Estate Rumors: Zar, WW Norton, Pacific Star Capital
• ASBCA Won't Revisit Partial Ruling In $3.8M Lease Dispute
• Nationstar To Pay CFPB $1.75M Over Faulty Mortgage Data
• Real Estate Partner Rejoins Mayer Brown In New York
• PE Real Estate Fundraising Enviro More Crowded Than Ever
• Ohio Developer Closes $86M Colorado Apartment Buy
• Atty, Firm Seek Quick Win In Miami Land Price-Fix Suit
• Blackstone Sells Life Sciences, Medical Campus For $130M
• Calif. Court Says PR Co. Talks Not Privileged In Schwab Case
• Wells, Deutsche Bank, RBS To Pay $165M In NovaStar Deal
• My Strangest Day In Court: Hitting A Curveball
• Defunct Zucker Goldberg, Creditors Reach 2nd Ch. 11 Plan
• Fla. Firm Seeks Media Co. Records In Del. Stock Dispute
• Hartford Needn't Cover Mortgage Scam Suit, Judge Says
• Dentons Nabs Tax, Real Estate Pros From Thompson Coburn
• Real Estate Rumors: R&R, Block Capital, GFI
• Coca-Cola Can't Nix $14M Plant Valuation At Ohio High Court
• Hunt Wants Arbitration Bid Nixed In $27M Hotel Delay Suit
• Gibson, Gandhi & Associates Steer $80M Deutsche-M&R Loan
• After Winning Bid To Arbitrate, Redfin Says Judge Was Biased
• Square Mile Loans Greenfield $128M For DC-Area Portfolio
• Wells Fargo Says Broker May Not Own Securities In Suit
• Florida Condo Fraud Laws Should Protect Directors
• 3 Firms Steer $479M Deal For Generator Hostels
• Arcapita Acquires $150M Warehousing Facility Portfolio
• Water Co. Wins $7.6M After Calif. City Loses Takeover Bid
• 9th Circ. Widens Split Over Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• 2 Plead Guilty In $10M Mortgage Fraud Scheme Against WaMu
• NJ Judge Greenlights Building Fire Class Action Settlement
• Lender Says Quarles & Brady Misrepresented Project Clients
• Judge Denies Injunction Bid In Chicago Airbnb Regs Dispute
• BofA Likely Can't Shrink Home Appraisal Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Anbang, 1WorldSync, Sugar Hill Capital
• Clean Energy Financier Hit By 'Deceptive Loan' Class Action
• Bond Insurers Chide JPMorgan At Kickoff Of RMBS Trial
• Conflict-Of-Interest Claims Tossed In $26M Army Bid Protest
• Investors Press Case In $97M Costa Rican Real Estate Row
• Clifford Chance Guides Ivanhoe's $565M Madrid Mall Sale
• California's Storms Are Not California Dreaming
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Gas Storage Eminent Domain Row
• Houston's CityCentre Retail Gets $65M In Financing
• 3 Firms Guide $120M Financing For NYC Hyatt Hotel Project
• Iowa Rep. Introduces Bill To End EB-5 Visa Program
• LJH Drops Rest Of $24M Oil Field Asset Suit
• Aareal Bank Lends $81M For Newport Beach Hotel
• CFPB Continues Expansive Interpretation Of RESPA
• Jones Day Real Estate Head Eyes Changes For Private Equity
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• Office Space Co.'s $5.3M Wage Deal Needs Work, Says Judge
• Mass. Appeals Court Revives Wynn Resort Selection Suit
• Foreign Investors Nab Partial Victory In EB-5 Dispute
• NJ Town, Developer Defeat Rezoning Challenge
• RadioShack Can Use Lender Cash To Help Fund Ch. 11 Case
• Developer Blasts Privileged-Doc Delay In Bid-Rigging Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says State Univs. Subject To Some Antitrust Scrutiny
• Judge Nixes UN Bribery Suspect's Bid To Block Key Evidence
• Real Estate Rumors: Lightstone, Host Hotels, Benchmark
• Costa Rica Wins Shareholder Dispute Over Fixed Gas Prices
• Paul Hastings Steers Barclays' $140M NYC Loan
• StepStone To Provide Up To $87.5M To HRI Properties
• Tribe Can Join County's Stayed BIA Suit Over Trust Land
• PE Real Estate Managers Determined To Deal In Tough Market
• Tribunal Tosses Real Estate Co.'s Claims Against China
• Rent Acceleration Clauses Are Powerful, But Limited In NY
• REIT Segro Buys Out Airport JV Partner Aviva For $444M
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Fla. Resiliency Action Key To Insurance Stability: Experts
• Quicken Loans Can't Ditch Feds' False Claims Suit
• Schorsch, Others Sued Over $1.4B RCS Capital Ch. 11
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• NJ Golf Course On State Land Exempt From $1.2M Tax
• Estate Planning For The Cannabis Client
• Tribe Loses Appeal Over Immunity In Casino Consulting Deal
• European Fund Inks €900M IKEA Shopping Center Deal
• 3 Firms Steer $1B Real Estate Portfolio Deals Through Feb.
• Atty Dropped Ball With Client And Suspension, DC Court Says
• PNC Bank Says $5.3M Suit Against Ill. Atty Is Timely
• Real Estate Rumors: Wharton, Columbia, Whole Foods
• Trump Hotel's Ties To White House 'Unfair,' DC Eatery Says
• Okla. Gov. OKs Shawnee Tribe's Panhandle Casino Plan
• EB-5 Receiver's $3M Building Plans OK'd In SEC Row
• REIT Host Hotels Inks $219M Deal For W Hollywood
• Ex-NJ Atty Gets Prison For $40.8M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Kirkland & Ellis Nabs Latham Real Estate Partner
• Hunt Construction Sues Contractor Over $27M Hotel Delay
• Real Estate Rumors: Rissman, Moinian, Paramount Miami
• 9th Circ. Says Dodd-Frank Protects Non-SEC Whistleblowers
• Brookfield, Swig Set To Take Over HBO Office Space
• Ex-Atty Can't Ditch $70M Liability To Citigroup In 2nd Circ.
• DOI Says Calif. County Can't Upend Tribal Casino Land Ruling
• 'Big Short' Adviser Brings ALJ Challenge To DC Circ.
• Pa. Justices Urged To Bar Gas Well In Residential Zone
• UN Bribery Suspect Blasts Feds Over Discovery Timeline
• DC Circ. Asked To Halt Santa Monica Runway Reduction
• Highland Seeks Revival Of Credit Suisse Deceptive Loan Fight
• Homeowners Say Developer Bullied Them Into Selling Land
• Water Agency Can't Revive Challenge To Tribal-Land Tax Rule
• NYC's Webster Hall Sues Landlord Over Trademark Rights
• 1 Firm Guided 2 Largest Real Estate Deals Through February
• Congress' Axing Of BLM Planning Rule Sent Along To Trump
• Real Estate Rumors: Rauxa, Blackstone, Prologis
• Goldman Investors Say 2nd Circ. Ruling Backs Abacus Case
• Slate Office REIT Inks $123M In Deals, Plans Stock Sales
• Pa. Gas Zoning Row May Spur New Permit Review Standards
• Jury Finds Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Guilty Of Bank Fraud
• Ga. Supreme Court Rules Against LNG Biz In Tax Row
• Trump U Student Slams $25M Deal As 50 Cents On Her Dollar
• Melbourne Hilton Sells For $174M To UOL Group
• White House Wants Say On CFPB Structure In DC Circ.
• Lincoln Property Spends $170M On Portland, Ore., Tower
• Stillwater Settles With Holding Cos. In $50M RE Suit
• Solar Co. Urges 2nd Circ. To Uphold $11M Win Against County
• Simpson, Nelson Mullins Steer Northwood's $350M Loan
• US Bank, Investors Battle Over Certification In RMBS Suit
• US Bank Fights Would-Be Class In $6.7B RMBS Suit
• SNDA Agreements Benefit Both Tenants And Lenders
• Real Estate Rumors: BIG, Nike Communications, LNR
• 2nd. Circ. Alone On Terrorism Stand-Ins, Justices Told
• Consumer Financial Services Cos., Prepare For New Dynamic
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• DOI Urges Justices To Reject Attack On Cowlitz Land Ruling
• Del. High Court Orders Trust To Release Member Names
• NY Appeals Court Hands TCW Win In $128M RMBS Suit
• 'Pokémon Go' Maker Encouraged Trespassing, Court Told
• Texas High Court Orders New Trial In BP Mineral Lease Row
• Developers Still Can't Escape AstroWorld Fraud Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Morrison, Choate, Orrick
• NJ Condo Owners Must Share In Pollution Probe Cost: Court
• Northwestern Mutual Loans $160M For NYC Office Tower
• Fla. Justices Validate Nonprofit's Payment In Lieu Of Taxes
• Real Estate Rumors: Lionsgate, Hines, Climate Corp.
• Tribunal Won't Pause Costa Rica Real Estate Row
• Jones Day Adds Paris Real Estate Team From Freshfields
• AccorHotels Pays $64M To Manage, Rebrand 26 Brazil Hotels
• Mezzanine Debt In Commercial Real Estate: Tips And Trends
• SEC Settles $3.3B Fraud Claim With Mexican Homebuilder
• Foreign Firms Filling Lending Gap As US Banks Hold Back
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 3
• Manatt's $7M Fee Win Can't Stand, ECC Tells Calif. Court
• Ex-Russian Pol Can't Unfreeze $116M, 9th Circ. Rules
• Fla. Jury Awards $44M To Investors In Failed Condo Project
• Christie's Chief Counsel Departs To Start Firm With Senator
• Calif. Judge Sends 2 To Prison Over Straw Buyer Mortgages
• NJ Site Challengers Found To Lack Ownership, Standing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Generali, Duke Realty
• Developer Agrees To Fork Over $18M In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Longest-Serving St. Louis Mayor Joins Spencer Fane
• St. Paul Insurance Beats $6M Condo Damage Contribution Suit
• RAL Development Inks Lease For NYC-Backed Tech Space
• Moody's Defeats FCA Suit Over Crisis-Era Ratings
• 4 Top Tribal Concerns As Zinke Takes Charge Of DOI
• Mnuchin Says Tax Plan Keeps Mortgage Interest Deduction
• Will Retail Capital Markets In 2017 Be 'Trumped'?
• Real Estate Rumors: Trion, Matt Lauer, Metzler
• Ashford REIT Buys $97M Napa Hotel After Blocking Activists
• NY Property Tax Abatement Studies Don't Tell The Whole Story
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 2
• Tier REIT Sheds Last Philly Property In $95M Deal
• Ben Carson Gets Senate's Approval As HUD Secretary
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Trust Seeks Records Controls In Del. Supreme Court Appeal
• Judge Chides Atty For Blaming Client In $371M RMBS Suit
• Hard Rock Leads Buyers Of Trump Taj Mahal From Icahn
• City Merits Gas Co. Nuisance Damages, Texas Justices Told
• Judge OKs Cerner's Mass. Suit To Enforce $63M Award
• Dream Global REIT To Raise $75M In Share Sale
• Property Cos. Want Bird Poop Illness Coverage Suit Dropped
• Real Estate Rumors: Oxford, Hickory Farms, Silver Lake
• Data Firm RealPage Picks Up Info Provider In $300M Deal
• Law360 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
• Arapaho Tribe Says BIA Must Approve Contracts
• Trump HUD Pick Set For Final Senate Vote
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 1
• Calif. Courts Are Moving Away From NY Jury Trial Waivers