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Real Estate - October, 2017

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• FDIC Pushes Back On Banks' Cert Bid In $140M MBS Suit
• Feds Say Witness Didn't Lie About Ex-Lover At FCPA Trial
• 'B-Movie King' Sued By Sons In $1.5M Feud Over Family Trust
• Gibson Dunn, Glaser Weil Guide $240M Silicon Valley Deal
• Title Co. Demands Indemnity In $13M Hotel Investment Spat
• Allstate Needn't Cover Realtor In Wrongful Death Suit
• Tax Convict's Wife Wants Property Foreclosure Reconsidered
• 6th Circ. Renews TV, Internet Tying Claim Against Developer
• REIT Makes $69M SoCal Expansion With Nursing Portfolio
• How Amazon HQ Search Compares To Gov't Contract Process
• Acquitted Nomura Trader Wants SEC Case Nixed Now
• Judging A Book: McConnell Reviews 'Unequal'
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Patrick Beach, Capri Street
• Defending The National Historic Preservation Act: Part 2
• 7th Circ. Says Fannie, Freddie Buyers Can't Duck Local Taxes
• Credit Suisse, Insurers Settle Over $69M Spent On Dud RMBS
• Justices May Clarify Norm For Reviewing Debtor-Creditor Ties
• Development Co. Sues Biz Of Same Name Run By Felon
• Real Estate Rumors: Clipper Realty, AJ Capital, Maverick
• Ogier, Mayer Brown Guide $330M London Office Purchase
• Pa. Atty Reinstated To Bar After Serving A Year For Fraud
• MoFo, Weprin Finkel Steer $75M NYC Office Building Loan
• Rep. Brady Vows To Restore Property Tax Deduction
• A Crisis Caused By Housing Policies, Not Lack Of Regulation
• Goodwin Procter Steers Lennar In $9.3B CalAtlantic Buy
• Making Pro Bono Work
• Being There: Preparing Witnesses For Depositions
• Defending The National Historic Preservation Act: Part 1
• Whistleblower Protections Here To Stay, Expert Says
• Zillow Appeals $4M Award In Copyright Row with Photo Co.
• FTC Settles Suit With Credit Score Site Schemers For $760K
• Texas Justices Take Up 2nd 'Retained Acreage' Lease Case
• SEC Says Resort Co. Secretly Run By Admitted Fraudster
• Ruling Puts Banks On Hook For Fla. Real Estate Back Taxes
• Texas Jury Hits Housing Co. With $7M Verdict For Explosion
• Texas Justices To Weigh Eagle Ford Offset Well Dispute
• Stearns Weaver, Friedlander Misler Aid $82M Banyan-TA Deal
• NJ Homeowners Win Bid To Pause Shore Walkway Project
• Texas Justices To Hear Official's Immunity Row With Builder
• Utes Back Gov't Against Unrecognized Tribe's License Sales
• NY Graft Defendants Want 'Problematic' Court Display Hidden
• Real Estate Rumors: Nightingale, TD Bank, Izek Shomof
• Making Pro Bono Work: The Sidley-Exelon Partnership
• Farber Rosen Guides $61M Bronx Apartment Building Loan
• Taxation With Representation: Cooley, Alston, Mayer, Davis
• Recipe For Legal Project Management: Look To BBQ Champs
• Proof In Quicken Loans TCPA Case Is 'Powerful,' Court Told
• Judges Recused From El Paso Arena Row Over Staff Bias
• Atty Must Monitor Chinese Magnate At Consular Visit: Judge
• NJ Justices Decline To Hear Jersey City Zoning Case
• Royal Park Fights Deutsche Bid To Nix Funding Source Suit
• Tenant Not Liable For Broker Commission, NJ Panel Says
• RBS Agrees To Cough Up $44M In No-Prosecution RMBS Deal
• Disbarred Atty Back Behind Bars For Identity Theft Scheme
• Activist Tells Supervalu To Sell Stores, Buy Back Shares
• Darrow Everett, Jeffrey Zwick Guide $48M Nursing Home Loan
• Making Pro Bono Work: Can You Practice In Your State?
• Real Estate Rumors: Brooklyn Gym, Fla. Tower, Northstar
• Blakes, Davies Ward Steer $1.2B Construction Firm Tie-Up
• Recovering Pre-Award Interest On Appraisal Awards In Minn.
• Representing Women At The Intersection Of Law And Finance
• SEC Backs Whistleblower On Protections In High Court Row
• Feds Rip Quicken's Bid To Strike Loan Findings In FCA Suit
• SEC Settles Case Against Trader Tipped By Golf Pal
• Wiretapped Real Estate Investor Admits Guilt In Bid-Rigging
• Millennium Tower Holding Co. Can't Escape Sinking Suit
• Activist Investor Snow Park Tells Cedar Realty To Mull Sale
• 10th Circ. Wrongly Put Wind Farm Ruling On Hold, Tribe Says
• Insurers, Credit Suisse Brace For $69M RMBS Trial
• MoFo Real Estate Chair Moves To Allen Matkins In LA
• Litvak Tells 2nd Circ. Feds' Stance Is Slippery Slope
• Amherst Scoops Up 1,500 Single Family Rentals For $153M
• Pa. Enviros' Protected Speech Against Townhomes Affirmed
• Making Pro Bono Work: Building Sponsorship Relationships
• WL Homeowners Can Seek Insurance Recovery Over Defects
• Coblentz Adds Ex-Dickenson Partner To Wine Country Office
• Real Estate Rumors: Pinnacle, Montecito Medical, BBX
• CFPB Walks Data Privacy Tightrope On Mortgage Disclosures
• House Bill Would Raise Stakes Of Congressional Inquiries
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Be A Sponge
• Alaska AG's Letter Brings Tribes, State Eye-To-Eye
• Chancery Throws Out $800M Morgans Hotel Deal Challenge
• Credit Suisse, Mortgage Insurer Clash On Axed Fraud Claim
• MassMutual, Goldman Sachs Settle $175M RMBS Suits
• Senate Passes $36.5B Hurricane, Wildfire Cleanup Aid Bill
• 11th Circ. Backs Liberty Policy Limit In Contractor's Suit
• Calif. Tenants Get Class Cert. In Late Fees Suit
• Citing Escobar, 7th Circ. Reverses Ill. Atty's $10M Fine
• Making Pro Bono Work: Beyond The Hurdles
• Investor Claims Revenue Fraud By Mexican Homebuilder
• CoStar Bars Rival From Using Allegedly Stolen Pics, Listings
• Law Firms Ride New-Construction Real Estate Trend
• UK-Focused REIT Aims To Raise $197M In Share Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Peapod, Triple Five Group
• New Fannie Mae Shareholder Case Against FHFA Has Merit
• WeWork To Take Over Lord & Taylor's NY HQ In $850M Deal
• Amazon Says 238 Cities Vying For 2nd Headquarters
• Lehman MBS Trial May Be Delayed After Claims Removal Row
• Whales Are Fish And Tribal Borders Need Fix, 9th Circ. Says
• Feds Hit Back At Acquittal Bids In Nomura RMBS Fraud Case
• FTC Can Seek Refunds In $17M Time-Share Scheme Suit
• MSR Resort Wins Toss Of Conlon Bankruptcy Appeal
• US Developer Seeks Fees In Award Fight With Israeli Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Link REIT, SoFi, Pure Gym
• Judging A Book: Pryor Reviews 'Scalia Speaks'
• Real Estate Rumors: Tesla, CubeSmart, Kushner Cos.
• Trump-GSA Lease Info Went To Ex-Counsel For Years: Report
• Perkins Coie, Davis Polk Steer $3.3B Potlatch-Deltic Tie-Up
• Ares Venture Lands $140M Loan For Pair Of Boston Hotels
• Tribe Asks 10th Circ. To Revive Landowner's Drill Permit Suit
• Force Majeure During Construction — Are You Ready?
• The Inside Counsel Revolution
• SEC Goes Global, Again
• Mercury Takes Calif. Insurance Rate Fight To Supreme Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Enviros Fight To Maintain Challenge To LA Project Permit
• Fannie Owners Ask Justices To Revive Conservatorship Fight
• Seyfarth Scores Sedgwick Construction Partner In Calif.
• Seattle Firm Says Time-Share Contract Suit Is Retaliatory
• ICSID Roundup: The Latest Claims You Need To Know
• Levitt & Boccio Works On $200M Related-Amerco NYC Deal
• Bosch Unit Wins NY Apt. Seizure In $2.7M Award Row
• Logan Property Drops $462M On Singapore Development Site
• Undertaking Property Repair Or Replacement As An Insurer
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche And HSBC, JRG, HES Group
• Canna-Hub CEO Sees Calif. 'Green Rush' As New Law Looms
• Investigating When A Complaining Employee Won't Cooperate
• How Arbitrators Maintain Proportionality In Discovery
• Credit Suisse Unit Must Face Mortgage Interest Suit
• US Bank Loses Discovery Sanctions Bid Against Royal Park
• Owners Want Airbnb Told To Stop Rentals In Their Buildings
• RMBS Trustees Defend $11.4B Breach Claim Against Lehman
• $500M Las Vegas Mall Developers Owe Investors, Judge Says
• Calif. Court Slams Property Mgmt. Co.'s Appeal Gambit
• Insurer Keeps Blackfeet Housing Row Out Of Tribal Court
• Zillow Says Consumers' 'Zestimates' Suit Should Be Tossed
• Marriott Unit Sells Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel For $269M
• Real Estate Rumors: Katie Couric, ESG Kullen, Windhaven
• The Law Firm CFO's Role In The Strategic Planning Process
• Settlement In $46M BofA Foreclosure Case Nears Approval
• US Sues Unrecognized Tribe Over Hunting, Fishing Licenses
• Credit Suisse Attacks $288M Highland Land Deal Fraud Loss
• Neighbors Sue EPA, Corps To Be Heard In Development Row
• DOI Reaches Land Buyback Deal With Oregon Tribe
• Singaporean REIT Drops $70M On Multiple Buildings In Nation
• Investors Take Second Pass At Cert. In $1B RMBS Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, Maxx Properties, Jamestown
• Law Firms Must Transition To An Industry Sector Approach
• 7th Circ. Won't Rethink Cubs' Win In Rooftop Sightlines Fight
• Sullivan, Simpson Steer $100M Data Center REIT Investment
• Jackson Walker Leads Tricky Ranch Deal With 14K-Foot Peak
• Advisers Rip Wells Fargo's Bid To Turn Tables In MBS Suit
• Shell's $5M Spill Settlement A 'Slap In The Face,' Court Told
• Time-Share Suit May Stifle Consumers' Rights, Court Told
• Real Estate Finance Pro Joins Dorsey & Whitney In NY
• New NY Rules Crack Down On Title Insurance Abuses
• Cozen Reps Rodman In $129M Purchase Of 7 Pa. Properties
• Property Database Patents Were Obvious, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• Judging A Book: Kozinski Reviews 'The Judge'
• Real Estate Rumors: GFP, Amazon, Freemont Capital
• Interior Dept. Moves For Quick Win In Canceled Lease Suit
• Calif. County Must Revise Enviro Report On 340-Home Project
• IRS Won't Apply Ruling On Real Estate Activity To Others
• Real Estate Rumors: Bronstein, JDS, Former Picasso Home
• Mortgage Underwriters OT-Exempt, Trade Groups Tell Justices
• Ex-REIT Execs Must Face Fraud Suit, Utah Judge Says
• Justices Urged To Strike Down Law Barring Tribal Casino Suit
• MoFo, Seyfarth Shaw Steer $468M Unizo-TH Real Estate Deal
• 9th Circ. Says Housing Loan Is Business Debt In Man's Ch. 7
• Loan Servicing Co. Investors Seek Final OK For $6M Deal
• Country Club Dodges Residents' Suit Alleging $17M Losses
• 'Time-Share Advocate' Firm Denies Meddling With Contracts
• Convicted Mogul Wants Private Huddle With China Diplomats
• NY's Silver Asks Justices To Decide Money Laundering Split
• Greystar Scores $201M Loan From Otera For Calif. Project
• Aramark Spends $2.35B On Hospitality Industry Acquisitions
• New Post-Recession Metrics For BigLaw Partner Success
• Questioning Appellate Time Limits At The High Court
• Ex-Racer Can't Get New Trial On Fraud Conviction
• 'PwC Did Not Do Its Job' And Missed $2B Fraud, Judge Told
• Hill Wallack Adds Real Estate Partner In New Jersey
• Diamond Resorts Says Time-Share Service Misled Customers
• Utah Man To Pay $9.1M To Settle SEC's Fraud Claims
• Cook County Not Paying Property Tax Refunds, Class Claims
• Time To Lift Student Loan Counseling Restrictions
• BNY Mellon Loses 2nd Bid To Toss Commerzbank's RMBS Suit
• Northwood Buys $148M Calif. Office Building From Vornado
• SEC Stakes Claim As Digital Currency Regulator
• Sometimes It Pays To Litigate Against The CFPB
• Litigators Wanted. Will Pay Top Dollar.
• Lobbying Power Can Drastically Alter Course Of Tax Reform
• Howard Hughes Corp. Wins Coverage For Sandy Damage
• Doors Open For Russia Bank Trustee In NYC Embezzle Probe
• Fla. Justice Decries Confusion On Foreclosure Filing Rules
• Deutsche Says It Can Fund Defense From Disputed Trusts
• House Passes $36.5B Disaster Aid Bill
• Accor Inks $1B Deal For Australian Hotel Group Mantra
• 3 Strategies I Learned From LegalZoom
• 9th Circ. Hears Round 3 In Northstar Suit Over Schwab Fund
• SEC Hits Mexican Homebuilder Ex-Execs With Fraud Claims
• Barclays Seeks Toss Of Feds' Fraud Suit Over $31B RMBS
• Liberty Mutual Needn't Cover Row Home Collapse: 4th Circ.
• Real Estate Partnership Investor Owes NJ Biz Tax, Judge Says
• Columbia Property Trust Grows With $935M In Acquisitions
• Bank Asks 6th Circ. To Revive $75M FCA Deal Coverage Battle
• Why You Should Consider Hyperlinking Your Next Brief
• Condo Owners Don't Pay Tax On County Land, Fla. Court Says
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Uphold Litvak's RMBS Fraud Conviction
• Transfer Tax Due On Step Transactions: NY Appeals Court
• 6th Circ. Affirms Land Scout's Conviction In Coal Mining Scam
• Builder Entitled To Abatement Law Update, NJ Justices Told
• Developer Owes Extra Transfer Taxes, Mich. Tribunal Rules
• Software Co. Hits Home Invest For Stolen Code, Broken Deal
• 1 Lawyer Steers Pair Of Major Hotel Purchases
• Palmolive Building Owners Lose $33M Charitable Deduction
• Court Won't Nix Fee Split In Wells Fargo Case Dispute
• Chinese Co. Drops $160M Suit Against Becker & Poliakoff
• REIT Biz Says Md. Charter Blocks Ex-Officers' Del. Fee Claims
• Philly Cases Point To Coming Wave Of Pa. Property Tax Fights
• High Court Weighs 30-Day Deadline For Federal Appeals
• PE Fund Manager Sells $467M 22-Property Pa. Portfolio
• Asian-Americans Facing Challenges In The Legal Industry
• BNY Mellon Slams MBS Investors' Bid To Revisit Quick Wins
• Mass. Hospitality Group Refinances 3 Boston-Area Hotels
• NJ Justices' Construction Ruling May Bog Suits Down
• Alleviating California's Affordable Housing Crisis: Part 2
• High Court Won't Hear Ch. 11 Rent Assignment Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Calif. Tribal Boundary Appeal
• Midtown Zoning Change To Spur Air Rights Transfers
• Real Estate Rumors: Highgate, TA Realty, BMC Investments
• Greenberg Traurig's $9.8M Malpractice Suit Settlement OK'd
• Fortress Affiliate Escapes Investor Suit Over $1.5B Deal
• Conn. Urges Court To Drop Tribe's $610M Suit Against State
• Breitburn Shareholders Fume Over 5th Ch. 11 Delay Request
• A BigLaw Ladies' Guide To Becoming A 1st-Chair Trial Lawyer
• Ohio Court Upholds BTA's $13.5M Valuation Of UPS Facility
• Real Estate Rumors: New York REIT, Optima, Lennar
• Atty Seeks Out Of Country Club's Time-Share Contracts Suit
• Nutter McClennen Picks Up Hinckley Allen Partner In Boston
• Penn-Florida Closes $398M Via Mizner Resort Deal
• Post-Crisis AG Enforcement Is Just The Beginning
• DLA Real Estate Chair Says Follow Global Money
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Calif. Real Property Transactions May Need CEQA Review
• Alleviating California's Affordable Housing Crisis: Part 1
• NY Real Estate Cos. Move To Limit Russian Bank Theft Inquiry
• DHS Sued Over EB-5 Visas For $31M Fla. Development Project
• T-Mobile Sues Texas City Over Denied Telecom Project
• BIA Floats Rule Changes For Tribal Land-Into-Trust Bids
• Katten Muchin, Sidley Austin Steer $177M NYC Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: Sam Chang, Pulte Homes, Mack
• House Dems Want DOI Monument Review Info Released
• Russia Pol Looks To Nix Fees In $92.5M Moscow Mall Row
• Iran-Linked Charity Must Hand NYC Office Tower To Feds
• NYC Condo Project Scores $215M Bank Of The Ozarks Loan
• China's US Interests Are In For A Roller Coaster Ride
• 'Curator Of Cool' Gets 3½ Years For $500K Investment Scam
• Battle Lines Drawn Over Fight To Kill SALT Deduction
• 5 Tips To Ensure Proper Deposition Behavior
• Gaps In Trump-GOP Tax Plan Hint At Loss Of Current Benefits
• Homeowners Seek Lift Of Stay Over WL Homes Defects
• Fraudster In $23M Investment Scheme Can't Lose Receiver
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookfield, Saudi Aramco, A Schulman
• Med Building Developer Sues Ex-Prez Over Bonus Claims
• NYC Landlord Gets Year In Jail, $5M Penalty For Tax Fraud
• Wells Fargo To Refund Some Mortgage Rate Lock Fees
• Linn Energy Continues Sell-Off With $200M Wyo. Land Deal
• Insurer Not Liable For Condo Co.'s IP Infringement Defense
• A Dozen Firms Aided Top 3rd-Quarter Real Estate M&A Deals
• Real Estate Rumors: Knotel, Bank Of The Ozarks, TheSkimm
• NY City Council's Proposed Land Use Bill May Be Illegal
• Vitamin World Landlords Seek Protection In Final DIP Order
• 5th Circ. Won't Enjoin Trans-Pecos Pipeline In Takings Fight
• Gov't Gets An Extra Year For Discovery In $20M Tax Fight
• Bank Of America Fights Class Cert. In Rigged-Appraisal Case
• MassHousing GC Shifting To Taxable Loans Amid Low Rates
• Kansas Urges Justices To Review Tribal Gambling Ruling
• City Office REIT Picks Up San Diego Properties For $174.5M
• Judging A Book: Tunheim Reviews 'Miles Lord'
• Real Estate Rumors: Lawrence Stroll, KeyBank, Carlyle
• Continental Can't Escape Ponzi Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Again Supports Feds' Hovercraft Ban In Alaska
• Branch Retail Inks $110M Deal To Finance 6 Properties
• Justices Won't Hear Airbnb Race Bias Suit
• REIT Lexington Realty Drops $200M On Industrial Portfolio
• Hotel Co. Off The Hook For $1.5M Hilton Garden Inn Suit
• Technology Assisted Review Can Work For Small Cases
• 'Initial Coin Offerings' Deceived Investors, SEC Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Henley, CSG, Convene
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Restaurant Owner Facing $1.95M DOL Fine Can't Escape Suit
• Law360 Sizes Up The Term To Come