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Real Estate - August, 2017

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• IRS Isn't Shielded From $13M Ponzi Clawback, 9th Circ. Says
• Calif. Judge Nixes Suit Over Remains At Tribal Casino Site
• Comanches Seek Block On Chickasaw Casino During Suit
• Peak Hotels Trustee Says Move Bid Aims To Halt Claims Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: Akelius, Hoffmann, TA Realty
• ABA Points Texas, La. Hurricane Victims To Legal Resources
• Venable Hires Real Estate Atty From Stone Pigman
• Would-Be Class Too Broad In $1.12B RMBS Suit
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Carlyle Group Scores $84.8M Loan For Calif. Campus
• BDO Exec Says Tax Changes Could Give REITs Dealer Issue
• HSBC Must File New Foreclosure Action, NJ Judge Says
• Insurers May Be Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Place: Part 1
• Feds Urge Justices To Spurn NY Town's Tribal Land Challenge
• Developer Dinged For Discovery Failure In Hidden Asset Case
• GSA Watchdog To Probe Management Of Trump Hotel Lease
• Mexican Co. Says Industrial Real Estate Row Belongs In Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Memorial Sloan, Ritz-Carlton, Meadow
• Gramercy Pays $331M For US Industrial Property Portfolio
• How Autonomous Vehicles Will Transform Our Cities
• Property Insurers Should Brace For Post-Harvey Storm
• Tishman, Lehman Pull Out Win In 10-Year Archstone Slog
• Jury Awards $130M To Landowners For Fiber Optic Cable Use
• Homeowners Seek Cert. In BofA, Countrywide Appraisal Suit
• SEC Judge Clears Ex-S&P Exec Of Fraud Allegations
• Zimbabwe Can't Get More Time To Pay Award In Land Dispute
• Wells Fargo Hit Home Borrowers With Excess Fees, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Village Foundation, NYC DOI, Centerline
• GLP Reaches $472M Deal To Sell 4 Properties To REIT
• 2nd Member Of Powerful Honduran Family Cops To Charges
• Ambac, Mortgage Co. Ripped Off Military Housing, Suit Says
• Russian Ex-Lawmaker Fights Asset Bid In $93M Award Fight
• Harvey Crisis: How State Laws Will Protect Service Members
• GDI Property Reaches Deal To Buy Perth Building For $172M
• Tax Court Calls Developer's $7M Facade Easement A Donation
• Sinking Tower Owners' Group Likely Needs To Buttress Suit
• PHH, Realogy Settle Title Referral, Kickback Suit For $17M
• Miami Asks Court To Overturn Injunction In Airbnb Feud
• Air France Must Turn Over Info On Mogul's Plane Ticket
• Patchak V. Zinke Stresses Need For Separation Of Powers
• Nigerian Developer Lands $500M Investment
• KKR-Backed REIT Closes On $224M In Loans
• Real Estate Rumors: Emerald, Forest City, Minto Communities
• Lessees Left In Limbo
• How To Sell Real Property When Serving As A Trustee
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Ill. AG Accuses Construction Co. Of Scamming Homeowners
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Skadden, Weil, Cahill
• Litvak Tells 2nd Circ. Lie In Bond Sale Isn't Securities Fraud
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, MDN, Brandywine
• 9th Circ. Expanded Whistleblower Protections, Justices Told
• Developer Asks Justices To Hear $10M Fla. Takings Case
• Quantum Energy Launches $450M Oil, Gas Co.
• Ex-IT Director Gets 33 Months For Embezzling $773K
• 7th Circ. Clears Freedom Mortgage From Race Bias Suit
• Williams Unit Can Take Pa. Property For Pipeline, Judge Says
• Mass. Court Upholds Real Estate Atty's $2.9M Defamation Win
• Loeb & Loeb Steers Deutsche Bank's $83M NYC Hotel Loan
• CFPB Warns Against Reverse Mortgages To Delay Retirement
• Oil, Gas Royalty Deductions OK Under W.Va. Law, Court Says
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• MoFo Guides SoftBank's $4.4B WeWork Investment
• SEC Fines Firms Over Unauthorized Loans Between Funds
• Judge In American Realty Case Expects To OK Class Period
• Paint Cos. Contest $1.15B Lead Judgment At Packed Hearing
• Real Estate Rumors: GPB, Amita Health, Rockpoint
• Oil Lessee Seeks Quick Win In Canceled Lease Suit
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• 6th Circ. Tosses Appeal In Mich. Foreclosure Class Action
• Greylock Leads Lending Tech Platform's $100M Fund Round
• Japan Logistics Fund Buys Pair Of Properties For $247M
• Mass. 1st Amendment Row Over Anti-SLAPP Law Might Settle
• Wyly Widow, DOJ In Deal Talks On Tax Fight Over $8M Home
• More Discovery Time In $20M Tax Row After Tactics Warning
• Stonemont Financial Drops $1.3B On Real Estate Portfolio
• Cobell Buy-Back Must Advance Indian Country Interests
• Real Estate Industry In Anti-Money Laundering Crosshairs
• Aman Resorts Asks To Move Involuntary Bankruptcies To NY
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• USC Lawyer Sees Massive Campus Expansion To Completion
• Homeowners Lay Out Endgame Plan In Chinese Drywall MDL
• 3 Employment Developments You May Have Missed
• 6th Circ. Says Excess Insurer May Recover $8M Defense Costs
• Zillow Investors Sue Over Stock Drop After CFPB Probe
• Russian Investor Pushes For Enforcement Of $93M Award
• Zillow Dodges Class Action Over Property-Value 'Zestimates'
• Pipeline Tribal Land Row Paused For Settlement Talks
• US, Developer Settle $26M Tax Row Over Ariz. Land Easement
• Gov't Weighs In On Review Standard For 'Nonstatutory Insider'
• Enviros' Advocacy Against Pa. Townhomes Legal, Judge Says
• Philly Slams Wells Fargo's Bid To Dodge Lending Bias Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Moin, M. Fine Lumber, Principal
• Calif. Mortgage Co. Sues Insurer For Cybercrime Losses
• Bankruptcy Sale Does Not Obviate Chapter 91 Compliance
• Discovery Proportionality: A Defense View
• Salesman Ordered To Pay Investors $13M For Housing Scam
• New Rules Offer Clarity On China's Outbound M&A Crackdown
• 2nd Circ. Won't Give Litvak Interim Get-Out-Of-Jail Card
• FinCEN Expands High-End Real Estate Reporting To Hawaii
• Long Island Mortgage Co. Execs Charged With $8.9M Fraud
• SEC, Jay Peak Owner Reach A Deal In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Penthouse, FPA, Justworks
• Pokanoket Nation Sets Up Camp On Disputed Brown U. Land
• Ex-Attys Ask 11th Circ. For Door Into $350M Visa Fraud Case
• Trinity And Oaktree Form $3B Hotel Joint Venture
• Ballard Spahr Works On Moinian Group's $550M NYC Loan
• Florida Timeshare Co. Bluegreen Files Confidential IPO
• Pa. Limited Partners Can't Rely On Pre-2017 Good-Faith
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Markel Unit, Builder Settle Condo Defect Coverage Suit
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Travelers Must Face Bias Suit Over Housing Policies
• RMBS Investors Lose Fight For Wells Fargo Sampling
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Legacy Partners, Lennar
• Norges Drops $223M For Stake In Manhattan Tower
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Negligence In $50M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Chicago Developer Gets 3 Years For Defrauding Lenders
• CoStar Fights Counterclaims In Stolen Info Suit Against Rival
• Cullen & Dykman, Goldberg Weprin Steer $68M NYC Loan
• Investor Booted From Cozen, Blank Rome Fraud Suit
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• Auditors Can't Blame FDIC For Colonial Bank Fraudsters
• State And Local Tax Scoreboard: 2017 Midyear Review
• Challenging An Escheat Audit? Be Sure The Claim Is Ripe
• Breitburn Energy Beats $5.5M Royalty Payment Claims
• Calif. Tribe's Challenge Of DOI Casino Approval Tossed
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Gardere Guides 3 Major Matters For REIT Ashford Hospitality
• NJ Court Nixes DQ Bid In Superstorm Sandy Insurance Row
• Justices Urged To Nix State Takings Precedent In Tax Case
• Ex-Wasserman Schultz IT Worker Indicted For Bank Fraud
• Mirvac Group Inks $123M Deal For Shopping Center Stake
• Schorsch Sues REIT Biz Successor For Defense Costs
• Comanche Sue DOI Over Chickasaw Trust Acquisition
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Transactional Pro As Partner In LA
• Feds, Tribe Ask 9th Circ. To Affirm Nix Of Casino Challenge
• US Real Estate Co. Says Venue Row Can't Wait On High Court
• Protecting The Privacy Of Privileged Internal Investigations
• Real Estate Rumors: Knotel, Cofe, Alexander Roepers
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• BofA To Shell Out Over $6M To Evicted Bankrupt Couple
• Judge Backs Injunction For Alleged $23M Scam Conspirators
• Stroock Steers Complex Queens Waterfront Project
• 10th Circ. Nixes Ordered Property Sale In $12M Tax Dispute
• DC Circ. Urged To Ax Plan To Shut Down Santa Monica Airport
• Okla. Tribe Says 10th Circ. Ruling Backs Its Jurisdiction
• Real Estate Rumors: Brenda Earl, Ronny Finvarb, Eni
• Related Scores $162M Refinancing On NYC Condo Units
• Watchdog Pushes CFPB On Buffett Home Co.'s Minority Loans
• Pipeline Co. Fights Order To Get Off Okla. Tribal Lands
• NJ Gets OK To Take Beachfront Land For Shore Protection
• Trinity Church Lands $400M Financing For Leasehold Buy
• Ind. Court Cites Kenny Rogers, Nixes Fees In Tax Sale Row
• Western World Beats Coverage Suit Over NJ Condo Project
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over $50M Defamation Case
• DC Atty Says SEC Suit Over Brother's Scheme Is 'Flawed'
• 9th Circ. Finds SF Sign Laws Don't Violate 1st Amendment
• Cox Castle Shakes $15M Suit Over Failed Real Estate Deal
• DBSI Ponzi Schemers' 9th Circ. Appeal Largely Rejected
• Jurisdiction Woes May Sink Time-Share Co. Suit Against Atty
• 8th Circ. OKs Insurer Win In $1.5M Tornado Damage Suit
• 9th Circ. Rips Co. For Taking Mining Claims To Federal Court
• EB-5 Investor Not Worried About Atty Trading With His Cash
• Keppel Land Sells Chinese Residential Project In $214M Deal
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver Gets April 2018 Trial Date
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Generator Hostels, Kamber
• 10th Circ. Won't Budge On Chaparral Lease After BIA Redo
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• RMC Lands $221M In Financing For Kan. Office Campus Buy
• City Atty Immune From Retaliation Claims In Inspection Row
• Russian Investor Defends Fee Award In $92M Award Row
• Top Spring International Selling Project Stakes For $2B
• FibraHotel Inks $163M Deal For Cancún Resort
• When Are Appellate Time Limits Jurisdictional?
• Twice-Convicted Jefferies Trader Seeks Bail Pending Appeal
• SEC Settles With Calif. Property Developer Accused Of Fraud
• Kushner Cos. Hit With Suit Over Rent Stabilization
• NJ Atty Convicted In Mortgage Scam Agrees To Disbarment
• Landlords Balk At True Religion's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Wash. Tribe Blasts BNSF's Rethink Bid In Oil-Shipping Row
• PE Firm Takes Trade Secrets Tiff Against Atty To State Court
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, DramaFever, Daniel Catalfumo
• NewRiver REIT Lands $553M In Loan Facilities
• Cadwalader Steers $500M Wells Fargo Loan To Vornado
• Arconic Investor Drops Suit Over Grenfell Tower Fire
• Summit Healthcare Drops $60M For Stake In 9 Properties
• Ill. Atty Can't Escape $5.3M PNC Bank Suit, Judge Says
• Estate Of Du Pont Woman Disputes $8M IRS Bill
• $150M Refinance Nabbed For Chicago Apartment Tower
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• A Plaintiff's Guide To Discovery Proportionality: Part 2
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Real Estate Investor Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Ponzi Conviction
• Extension Option Can't Trigger Lease Tax, Pa. Court Says
• WinnCompanies Tapped For $1.6B Housing Redevelopment
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Mull FCA Triggers In Pa. Grant Row
• Airbnb Again Dodges SF Residents' Nuisance, UCL Claims
• Obermayer Adds Energy Title Partner In Pittsburgh
• Key Signals From UK's New Electronic Communications Code
• Owner Scores $147M Refinancing For NJ Apartment Complex
• Hill Dems Urge Court To Keep Suit Over Trump Business Ties
• High Court Asked To Examine Ch. 11 Rent Assignment Interest
• A Plaintiff's Guide To Discovery Proportionality: Part 1
• REIT Equity Commonwealth Sells 6 Properties For $216M
• NJ Town Won't Have To Hand Over Sandy Property Appraisals
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Mercantil, Sleiman
• 5th Circ. Revives $16M Conservation Easement Deductions
• A Summer Update On FCPA: Part 1
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Five Point Venture Gets $339M In Financing For Office Campus
• In Reversal, DC Circ. Revives HUD Worker Race Bias Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Sidley, Sullivan
• Real Estate Rumors: Equator Capital, Axonic, Office Depot
• 3 Firms Steer Rockefeller, Meridian On Virginia Tower JV
• Goldberg Weprin Guides $107M NYC Commercial Building Buy
• First Potomac Slapped With Suit Over $1.4B Sale To REIT
• REIT SL Green Sells Brooklyn Property To CIM For $171M
• DOJ Pauses 1MDB Forfeiture Cases To Go After Individuals
• JLL REIT Makes $63M Deal For Las Vegas Retail Center
• Electronic Mortgage Closings Improve Homebuying: Part 2
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Billionaire Must Reopen Beach To Public, Calif. Panel Says
• The Latest Milestone In EB-5 Enforcement? Prison Time
• NJ Town Dodges Atty Fees After Losing Ordinance Challenge
• 8th Circ. Nixes Tribal Appeals In Paradigm Pipeline Suit
• 9th Circ. Rejects ADA Class Cert. Against Hotel Owner
• LondonMetric Puts Up $151M For Cabot Industrial Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Feil, Champs Sports
• Wells Fargo Inks Mortgage Deals With 11.5K Homeowners
• Justices Rescind Grant To Hear Ch. 11 Debt Rebranding Case
• Ga. NAACP Tries To Keep Utility Discrimination Suit Alive
• Jones Day Steers Lender Pepper Group's $519M Sale To KKR
• Pa. Justices To Mull Contractor Liability In Fall Case
• Time-Share Co. Says Atty Induces Owners To Break Contracts
• Ex-Nomura Trader Says Hustling MBS Isn't Fraud
• Electronic Mortgage Closings Improve Homebuying: Part 1
• Single-Family REITs Form $11B Giant In Merger Of Equals
• Real Estate Atty Next To Helm Polsinelli Eyeing Health Care
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• Loan Originator Can't Pare Trustee's Claims In RMBS Suit
• Calif. Tribe Wants Time-Out In Off-Reservation Casino Row
• Upstate NY Developers Say WTC Reversal Dooms Case
• Ford Faces Homeowner Suit Over Mich. Plant Chemical Leak
• Developer Scores $60M In Loans For NYC Residential Project
• Fund Says It Was Rightly Picked To Lead Ocwen Investor Suit
• REIT Shareholders Sue To Block $1.2B Sale To CPPIB
• Blackstone Taps Simpson On $35B Real Estate Portfolio Stake
• Law Profs Urge NY's Top Court To Take On $10B Saudi Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Forkosh, Coastline, Est4te Four
• Jackson Walker Adds 4 Andrews Kurth Partners In Texas
• Investor Says Margaritaville Developer Can't Shake Suit
• Facing Mass Store Closings As A Retail Landlord
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• HSBC Says High Court Ruling Ends Predatory-Lending Suit
• Female VP Alleges Discrimination By Student Housing Co.
• NJ High Court Rebuffs ShopRite Challenge To New Wegman's
• Airbnb Says It's Not Bound By 'Anti-Tenant' Leases
• Israeli Co. Will Bring Arbitral Venue Row To High Court
• Delta Starts Construction On $3.4B LaGuardia Terminal
• New York REIT Sells Manhattan Office Property For $135M
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, Midtown Capital, Yelp
• Utah Judge Won't Sanction Feds In Couple's $2.4M Tax Fight
• McCarter & English Steers Great-West Life's $78M NYC Loan
• Kirkland & Ellis Picks Up Mayer Brown Tax Whiz
• Home Lender PHH To Pay Nearly $75M Over Bad Mortgages
• How To Transfer Your Water Rights In Nevada
• Budgetary Scoring Rules Are To Blame For FBI HQ Setback
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Insurers Sue Over Amputee's Snakebite Suit Coverage
• Pa. Court Says Tax-Exempt Properties Can Vote On Biz Levies
• El Paso Airport Hotels Lose Bid To Nix Competitor's Lease
• Kelley Drye, Goldfarb & Fleece Steer $85M Manhattan Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Goldman, Los Angeles Mansion
• Excess Insurer Off Hook For Fatal Golf Cart Incident
• 9th Circ. Brings Back Bad Faith Claims Over Tribal Casino
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eden Creamery, E-Shang, United Tech
• BNY Mellon Ducks $100M RMBS Case 'Full Of Holes'
• Gibson Dunn Steers $75M Loan To Madison Realty Capital
• Idle Boast Leads Levine Kellogg To Win For Bankrupt Condo
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• DC Circ. Says Feds Must Explain Horse Territory Redrawing
• BASF Can't Nix NJ Town's Expert In Superfund Site Tax Row
• Real Estate Briber Ducks Jail, But No More Private Massages
• Bridgepoint Buys UK Home-Building Giant In $853M Deal
• The Law Of Lis Pendens In Massachusetts And Rhode Island
• New Florida Law Could Spur Even More Charter School Deals
• NJ Case Protects Land Use Applicants From Sham Litigation
• Class Cert. Upheld In Texas Roofing Claim Adjustment Row
• Deutsche Pays Its Defense From Disputed Trusts, Suit Says
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Can't Shake Corruption Conviction
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Secret Service Moves Command Post Out Of Trump Tower
• Will DOI Have Tribes' Backs When Land Buy Program Ends?
• Thompson Seattle Hotel, Residence Project Gets $80M Refi
• Real Estate Rumors: AVR, Deutsche Bank, Codina
• NJ Panel Upholds Approval Of Apartments Near Owl Habitat
• Feds Ask Busy Judge To Squeeze In 2018 Silver Retrial
• OneREIT Inks $870M Deal To Go Private
• DOJ Gets Say On CFPB Constitutionality In Ocwen Fight
• PE Real Estate Advisers Needed In Tough Dealmaking Enviro
• 2017's 1st Half Saw 22% Rise In Real Estate Partner Moves
• Zucker Goldberg Creditors Seek To Recover $4.6M
• 4th Circ. OKs Judge's Recusal Denial In $2.3M Fraud Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Blue Vista, Powerhouse Gym, Codina
• Highland Can't Jump-Start Credit Suisse Deceptive Loan Suit
• Real Estate Software Biz Drops $250M On Leasing Platform
• Agency Heads Promise Senate New FBI HQ Plan In 2017
• Westwood Financial Nabs $171M In Loans On 13 Properties
• Suit Over $562M REIT-Manager Merger Can Proceed: Judge
• Kushner Cos. Subpoenaed Over Use Of EB-5 Visa Program
• Rising Star: Cadwalader's Bonnie A. Neuman
• NJ Hedge Fund Owner Can't Duck Charges In $4M Scheme
• Judge Vacates Steel Boss's WTC-Rebuild Conviction
• How To Assess Real Estate Taxes In NYC: Part 2
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• Woman Gets 30 Months For Role In $70 Million Ponzi Scheme
• Legal Neglect To Blame For $30M Trial Loss, Couple Says
• Consensus Forming On Housing Credits, But Hurdles Remain
• 8th Circ. Affirms Halt Of Tribal Court Oil & Gas Royalty Suit
• How To Assess Real Estate Taxes In NYC: Part 1
• NJ Panel Says City Unlawfully Stalled Developer's Plan
• Malaysia Could Face Arbitration Over Real Estate Fraud Case
• Wells Fargo, HSBC Shed Foreclosure Suit At 7th Circ.
• REIT Invests $345M In Calif. Shopping Center Joint Venture
• Real Estate Rumors: Ceruzzi, Alvarez & Marsal, Astor
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Stacey McEvoy
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Penthouse, HedgeServ, Israel Idonije
• DOI Narrows Scope Of Tribal Land Buyback Program
• Kirkland Steers $200M NY Condo Buy, Cadwalader Aids Loan
• Ex-Zucker Goldberg Atty Owes Firm $1.93M, Suit Says
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Nelson Mullins Adds Partner From Haynsworth Sinkler In SC
• SEC Battles For Asset Freeze In $23M Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Jury Hits Lennar With $5.5M Verdict Over Construction TM
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Justin Bender
• Murr Tantalizes But Falls Short Of Providing Guidance
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly