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Real Estate - December, 2017

235 articles

• Developer Accuses Ford Of Reneging On Land Cleanup
• Trump Signs $1.5T Tax Cut Legislation
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Trump Emoluments Suit Tossed For Lack Of Standing
• US Gov't Doesn't Need State OK For Arkansas Power Line
• Jury Gives Ex-UBS Analyst Nearly $1M In Whistleblower Row
• Shale Landowners Denied Class Arbitration In Royalty Row
• Landlord Issues Punted In Vitamin World's $28M Sale Order
• Prepay Property Taxes To Beat New Deduction Cap, DC Says
• Feds Seek To Intervene For Settling FCA Suit Against BoA
• Feds Look To Toss Chickasaw Casino Land Dispute
• Walter Investment's Automatic Stay Extended To Nondebtors
• SEC Calls For Receiver In Del. Ch. 11, Citing Ponzi Claim
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• CFPB Plans To Reopen Mortgage Disclosure Rulemaking
• Real Estate Rumors: CL Investment, Terra, Hudson
• NJ High Court To Weigh Approval Of Apts. Near Owl Habitat
• Simpson, Goodwin Steer $1.8B Blackstone-Cabot Deal
• Law Firm Can't Dodge Suit Over Timeshare Escape Advice
• Pa. PUC Lifts Pipeline Injunction After Sunoco Changes Plan
• Hispania Paying UK Private Equity Firm $196M For 7 Hotels
• Treasury, FHFA Allow Fannie And Freddie To Retain Capital
• A Look Back At Texas Insurance Law In 2017
• $50M Ponzi Suspect Pleads Guilty To Fraud After Email Threat
• Ex-LeClairRyan Atty Stays As Ch. 11 Trustee Despite Conflict
• Chesapeake, Anadarko Can't Dodge Pa. AG's Royalty Suit
• Outdoor Advertisers Sue Over Philly Property Revaluation
• Supermarket Income REIT Paying $67M For Scotland Tesco
• MVP: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb
• Lawyer, Ex-Bank Execs Convicted Of Fraud
• Pizza Hut Not Owed For Building Condemnation, Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Organization, IMG, Olive Hill
• House Sends $1.5T Tax Cut Bill To Trump's Desk
• Blackstone Deal Values European Property Investor At $309M
• Getting Creative With Approaches To Removal
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• GOP Tax Cut Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage
• Calif. Man Gets 4 Years Beyond Feds' Recs For $18M Scam
• Woodbridge Ch. 11 Hits Noteholder, Trustee Resistance
• Shareholders Say Buyer Controlled Deal In $2.8B Rouse Sale
• County Votes To Move Miami Open To Dolphins Stadium
• Californians Target Property Tax 'Loophole' In Initiative
• Nashville Fairground Suit Nixed As MLS Comes To Town
• Real Estate Rumors: Park Ave. Apartments, TA Realty, Duke
• Jury Win For NYC Graffiti Artists 'Erroneous,' Court Told
• SingHaiyi Sells Phase Of Calif. Retail Project For $95M
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Meredith Kane
• My Strangest Day In Court
• Alliant Can't Ax $26M Sandy Damage Verdict At 2nd Circ.
• GIC Paying $553M For Minority Stake In Tokyo Tower
• House Must Vote Again On Final GOP Tax Bill
• Are The Stars Aligning For Fannie And Freddie Reform?
• 5 New Changes For Businesses In The Final Tax Bill
• Tribal History Center's Completion Moots Appeal: 10th Circ.
• MVP: DLA Piper's Maxine Hicks
• Manafort Allowed To Spend Christmas In The Hamptons
• Real Estate Rumors: HNA Group, Pulte Homes, Daryl Katz
• Mass. Man Ordered To Stop Unauthorized Practice Of Law
• Cominar REIT Selling 97 Properties For $886M
• Choice Hotels Strikes $231M Deal For Woodspring Biz
• Schönherr Steers Buwog's $6B Sale To Vonovia
• 40 Years Of FCPA
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• A Fair Rate Of Return Is Required When States Set Prices
• 7 Reasons To Rethink The Importance Of Title Review
• Trustees Seek Help In Splitting $4.5B JPMorgan RMBS Deal
• Aeropostale Files Ch. 11 Plan, Says Lenders Are On Board
• Texas Justices Pass On Bid To Ax New Trial Against Attys
• Xceligent Goes Down, To Liquidate In Bankruptcy
• Manafort To Get Off House Arrest If He Pledges Real Estate
• Gunster, Stroock Steer $90M Fla. Apartment Complex Deal
• Former NY Mortgage Bank VP Duped Funders, Feds Say
• Carlton Fields Continues Real Estate Rebuild In Miami
• Funds' Swaps Suit Against Vereit, Schorsch Largely Survives
• Final GOP Tax Bill Settles On 21% Corporate Rate
• Real Estate Rumors: Fox Lot, Akelius, Robert Danial
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Harris Freidus
• Ireland Resort Project Scores $194M Financing Facility
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Shearman
• House-Senate Negotiators Approve GOP Tax Bill
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• 3 Issues That Defined The 2017 Real Estate Market
• Defect Notice May Trigger Defense Coverage: Fla. Justices
• Texas Jury Hits BBVA Compass With $98M Fraud Verdict
• Broker, Cable Vendor Downsize IPOs Just Before Pricing
• Prop. Taxes Higher In Poor Chicago Neighborhoods, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: UniVista, PebblePost, Steph Curry
• MVP: Gibson Dunn's Drew Flowers
• Singapore REIT Drops $178M On Property Stake
• Reviewing 2017's CEQA Legislative And Regulatory Activity
• Russia-Linked Cos. Accuse Feds, Dutch Of Undermining Deal
• Looking At Property Insurance From A Lender's Perspective
• Wynn Resorts Paying $336M For 38 Acres Of Las Vegas Land
• 40 Years Of FCPA: An Update From The DOJ
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• Final Tax Bill To Allow State Income, Sales Tax Deductions
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Chinese Investor Sues Over Alleged $50M EB-5 Visa Scam
• Singapore REIT, Trust Snag $727M In New Loans
• Costa Rica Condo Owners Seek Confirmation Of $1.5M Award
• Real Estate Rumors: CubeSmart, Visual Arts School, US Bank
• Swedish Hotel Co. Scoops Up $1.1B Lone Star Portfolio
• DC Circ. Gives Enviros 2nd Shot To Fight $2.2B Pipeline
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Compliance, Past And Future
• House Passes Mortgage Escrow Safe Harbor For Small Banks
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Denying Nomura, RBS Jury Trial
• $6M Nokia Real Estate Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• A Look Inside Texas' New Home Equity Loan Law
• Winstead, Haynes And Boone Steer $55M Calif. Hyatt Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Kirkland, Jim Crane, Monday Properties
• Unibail Pays $15.7B For Shopping Center Giant Westfield
• Land Use And Entitlement Diligence For Calif. CRE Lending
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Cross-Border Efforts And Growing Risk
• Kramer Levin, Sidley Steer VICI Properties' $100M IPO Filing
• My Supreme Court Debut: No Room For Nervousness
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• Fla. Country Club GC Seeks Sanctions Over Resident's Suit
• Fla. City Scores Wins At 11th Circ. In Liquor Store Sale Row
• LA Boutique Says Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty Owes $140K In Fees
• Dunmore Owner Must Cough Up $16M In Travelers Bond Row
• FDIC Says Judge Should Overlook Citibank Refusal To OK Suit
• Justices Won't Review Kansas' Tribal Gaming Loss
• High Court To Hear Tribe's Land Dispute With Couple
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Ascension Health, GGP
• Real Estate Rumors: Jubao Xie, Marc Realty, Lennar Homes
• Balfour Pacific Venture Drops $78M On 2 Ill. Buildings
• Litvak's Appeal Argument Met With Skepticism In 2nd Circ.
• The Case Of New York's 5Pointz: Who Owns Graffiti Art?
• Pa. Appeals Court Kills Bid To Revive EQT Royalty Claims
• High Court Won't Hear $10M Takings Fight With Fla. Agency
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A View From The Monitorship Trenches
• Detroit Residents Fire Back At Sanctions Bid In Arena Suit
• Gates Keeps Defense Atty Despite Potential Conflict
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. Judge Stops FWS Permit To Raze Miami Forest
• MGM Touts $675M Casino Proposal To Conn. Lawmakers
• Court Wrongly Disallows Lender's Post-Bankruptcy Legal Fee
• Real Estate Rumors: LeBron James, Fla. Lots, Hubb NYC
• MG Properties Drops $117M On Calif. Apartment Complex
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Untold Story Of The Resource Guide
• Real Estate Brokerage Leads 3 IPOs Set To Raise $762M
• A Quick Look At California's New Housing Bills: Part 2
• Globalworth Raises $455M In Upsized Offering
• Newbury Common Trustee Says $70M Fraud Was Avoidable
• 2nd Circ. Grapples With Ex-NY Sen. Sampson's Convictions
• Firm Tells 9th Circ. It Can Tap Multiple Limits For Fraud Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Allegro, ShopOne
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A Journey From Conviction To Dismissal
• Georgia-Pacific Breached $1.9M Sale Deal, 1st Circ. Told
• Investors Blast BNY Mellon Bid To Sever Claims In RMBS Suit
• Cypriot Real Estate Co. Awarded Rights To Kiev Shopping Mall
• SEC Wants Bankrupt Woodbridge Sanctioned Over Emails
• Ex-NJ Atty Can't Beat Prison Term In $40M Fraud Scheme
• Fed. Reform Means Scores Of Tax Decisions Await States
• A Quick Look At California's New Housing Bills: Part 1
• 4 Things To Watch As Harvey Flood Claims Move Forward
• 3 Drivers Of Real Estate M&A In 2017
• Tribes Seek Seat At Table In Bridgeport Casino Talks
• SEC Closes The Book On Sam Wyly Case With $198M Paid
• Vitamin World Landlords Object To Ch.11 Asset Sale
• Chinese Firm Buys Part Of High-Rise In Newark's Downtown
• Real Estate Rumors: Morton Williams, CIM, Cornell Realty
• Texas Justices Told Free Speech Law Beats Atty Fraud Claims
• Bjarke Ingels Bringing First Pro Sports Stadium To Austin
• Bankrupt Real Estate Firm Gets SEC Suit Halted
• NJ Justices Nix Firm's Bid To Review 'Sham' Grocery Suit
• Wife Sues Property Manager After Swan Attack Kills Husband
• Hensarling Opens The Door For Housing Compromise
• Fed. Circ. Questions $133M 'Taking' Of Dallas Air Terminal
• Melcor Developments Sells Portfolio To Its REIT For $63M
• Tribes Want Burial Grounds Suit Paused For Deal Talks
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Siemens Lesson — Tillerson Is Right
• Calif. Statute Of Limitations Sinks Deutsche Bank RBMS Suits
• SEC 'Extremely Concerned' About Woodbridge Ch. 11 Case
• Texas Justices Hear Murphy Satisfied Offset Well Requirement
• Plan To Move Miami Tennis Tournament Hits Possible Snag
• NJ Man Defends Rep Suitability In Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• Dodd-Frank Rollback Bill Moves Out Of Committee Unchanged
• House's Complex Pass-Through Tax Plan Expected To Fizzle
• Conoco Asks Texas Justices To Apply Perpetuities Rule
• Faulty EIRs Can Be Dealt With Piecemeal, Calif. Court Says
• NJ Panel Backs Profit-Sharing Deal In Foreclosure Case
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Randy Rissman, Florida Power
• ND Tribe Member Fights Fee, Interest Bids In Royalty Beef
• Playing Against A Stacked Deck: Tenant Leasing Strategies
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Rise In International Enforcement
• BNY Mellon Says Royal Park's Proposed Class Still Lacking
• Summit REIT Unveils $92M Offering Meant To Fund Deals
• Real Estate Rumors: Feil, Denihan Hospitality, Omnicom
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Fannie, Freddie's Chicago Tax Row
• Justices Won't Hear Banks' Appeal In FDIC's $140M MBS Suit
• Walter Investment Gets OK To Tap $1.9B DIP Loan
• Real Estate Broker Leads 2 IPO Launches Totaling $749M
• Sidley, Stroock Steer $217M Loan For Brooklyn Property
• Senate Panel Gives GSA More Time On FBI Headquarters
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Fees To Atty In Pa. Gaming Inquiry Row
• Developer Woodbridge Hits Ch. 11 Amid SEC Probe
• Katy Perry, Catholic Church Win $10M In Convent Sale Trial
• Wanda Group Founder Pays $470M For Wanda Hotel Stake
• 7th Circ. Rejects Homeowners' Appeal Over Property Estimate
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Highlights From The 1st Corporate Trial
• 7 Major Revisions To Standard Form Construction Contracts
• Defining Prompt Notice In Florida Insurance Policies
• Tax Bill's Swift Passage May Create Legal Quandaries
• Senate Passes $1.4 Trillion Tax Cut Legislation
• 11th Circ. Affirms Conviction For Fla. Mortgage Fraudster
• Walter Investment To Cut Debt By $800M With Ch. 11 Prepack
• Time Warner Settles Cable Line Trespassing Suit
• Biotech Cos. Among 5 IPOs That Could Surpass $580M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Blackstone Unit Aims For $344.5M-Plus Stock Offering
• SEC Deal Bars Ex-Mayor In Ill. From Muni Offerings
• Wells Fargo Fires Back At Fund Advisers In RMBS Suit
• Mich. Residents Sue GM Alleging Salt Damage To Property
• NJ Justices To Mull Arbitration Denial In Home Warranty Suit
• Aman Resorts' Ch. 11 Case Tossed In 'Déjà Vu' Moment
• House OKs Bill Changing Manufactured-Home Lending Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Ladder Capital, Knotel, Miami Site
• Ex-Pol In Russian Mall Row Fights Turnover Order At 9th Circ.
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Strange Case That Started It All
• Texas Justices Pass On Hunton Real Estate Investment Row
• NYC Eases Commercial Rent Tax For Small Businesses
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• HFF Advises $144.5M Sale Of Boston Apartment Complex
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Clifford, Sullivan
• Senate GOP Reaches SALT, Pass-Through Tax Rate Deals