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Real Estate - January, 2018

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• 11th Circ. Scolds Winn-Dixie Rivals' Attys In Exclusivity Row
• CFPB Constitutional Fight Faces Tough Supreme Court Path
• Plea Deal For Ex-Ill. Judge's Accomplice Calls For Prison
• NJ City Resolves Bias Suit Over Mosque Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Liberty Mutual, Avast Software
• Resorts' Suits Against Timeshare Exit Firms Heat Up
• Witness Atty Slams Cuomo Aide's Bid To Bar Him From Trial
• The New Limited Interest Deduction: Good For Business?
• Real Estate Rumors: BlitzLake, Champion, Brooklyn Hospital
• Toys R Us Ch. 11 Landlord Deal Could Be Model For Retailers
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• Approaching Restaurant Leases As A Tenant: Part 1
• Singapore REIT Cache Pays $154M For Aussie Warehouses
• Wells Fargo Beats NJ Fraud Suit Over Foreclosure Action
• US Bank Mortgage Trust Investors Denied Cert. In $2B Suit
• Paul Weiss, Debevoise Guide $2.4B Building Products Deal
• No Consensus On Conspiracy Theory Of Personal Jurisdiction
• CFPB Structure Is Constitutional, DC Circ. Says In Reversal
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Deutsche RMBS Trustee Suit
• Nationstar Settles Mass. Loan Mod Claims With Relief Deal
• $90M Malpractice Suit Claims Van Ness Botched Land Deal
• Phelps Dunbar, Paul Hastings Steer $69M Fla. Marriott Deal
• Simon Property's Mall Damage Award Cut By $150M
• Coverage For Montecito Claims: Flood Or Fire?
• Conservative Groups Seek To Peg Capital Gains To Inflation
• Tribal Immunity Can't Be Skirted In Land Fight, Justices Told
• Student Housing Co. Buys London Site, Plans $276M Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan Stanley, Dalian Wanda, L+M
• Cooley Lands MoFo Litigation Ace, Drones Practice Chair
• RMBS Investors Make Case For Class Cert. In HSBC Suit
• Jury Sees Angry Emails In Cuomo Aide's Graft Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Castellan, Lublinsky, Acore Capital
• Ex-Ill. Judge Loses New Bid To Duck Mortgage Fraud Charges
• Trump Fla. Golf Club Fights Tax Appraisal For 5th Year
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• Detroit Residents Sanctioned In Pistons Arena Funding Fight
• Sidley Austin Nabs Ex-Bracewell Enviro Partner In Houston
• NJ Justices Skeptical Of Civil Rights Claim In Zoning Row
• Chinese Hotel Co. Sells Two Australian Projects For $255M
• DLA Piper Steers ASB Real Estate's $144M DC Building Sale
• ABM Janitor Classes Win Cert. Over Cellphone Use For Work
• Beckham-Led Group Scores MLS Franchise For Miami
• 6 Not-So-Obvious Considerations For Lease Term Sheets
• Diamond Resorts Can Pursue Trimmed Suit Over Atty's Ads
• Investor Group Pays $5.36B For Wanda Commercial Stake
• New Self-Storage Regulations May Halt Construction In NYC
• New Pa. Mortgage Servicer Law Raises A Host Of Questions
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• Morgan Stanley Denied Quick Win In Deutsche RMBS Suit
• Resort Can Sue 'Interfering' Timeshare Exit Co., Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Says Condo Defect Row A 'Suit,' Triggers Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Columbia, KKR
• Judge's Co-Defendant Cops To Role In $1.4M Mortgage Fraud
• 7 Cos. To Price IPOs Exceeding $3.4B Led By Gaming REIT
• CBRE Director Sees 'Frantic Rush' As Biotech Space Evolves
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Judge Mulling Release Consent 'Opt In'
• NJ Hedge Fund Owner Stole Money For Lavish Life, Jury Told
• SEC's EB-5 Visa 'Sham' Suit Is Out Of Line, Calif. Man Says
• Resort Co. Says Timeshare Exit Co., Attys Must Face Suit
• Development Co. Nabs $186M In Sale Of 59-Property Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: Fortis, Blackstone, Soon-Shiong
• Ballard Spahr Taps Real Estate Atty To Head Office In NJ
• Girardi Can't Shake Accounting Suit Over $120M Class Deals
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• Finding Your Groove In Chinese Dealmaking
• Fla. Court Revives Part Of $225M Suit Over Miami-Area Condo
• Miami Class Action Atty Exits Kozyak Tropin To Start Firm
• Philly Casino Developer Pays $40.1M For Second Pa. License
• 3rd Circ. Backs Philly Win In Housing Cop's Retaliation Suit
• Troutman Sanders Reps Bank Of China On $480M NYC Loan
• Marijuana Operation Seeks Coverage In Tenant Damage Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood, New Wave Loans, Showtime
• Cuomo Atty Tells Jury Accused Ex-Aide Was NY Power Broker
• Lavish Spending OK'd As Evidence In $4M NJ Fraud Trial
• Home Sales Startup Opendoor Snags $135M In Funding
• Judge Won't Nix Award In Costa Rica Land Seizure Row
• Construction Tech Co. Katerra Nabs $865M From Investors
• Toys R Us Looks To Close 180 Stores Nationwide
• Single-Asset Aspen REIT Gets Nod For $33M Reg A+ IPO
• Starwood Property Trust Launches $400M Notes Deal
• SEC Settles With Jay Peak Water Park Contractors For $225K
• Lloyd's Must Cover $10M Deal In Omni Execs Suit: 11th Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood, Goldman, TotalBank
• Fugitive Atty's Ex-Wife Admits Lying About Contact With Him
• Arnold & Porter, Blaivas Steer $66M Loan For NY Property
• Ill. Homeowners Denied Class Cert. In Property Tax Sales Row
• Citi Sanctioned For Bid To 'Reaffirm' Discharged Debt
• Fla. Justices Won't Reinstate $30M Verdict Against Small Town
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• Woodbridge Settles SEC Ch. 11 Trustee Takeover Dispute
• Wash. Tribe Tells Justices It Should Be Immune To Land Suit
• Metro Holdings Venture Drops $113M On London Property
• Wireless Co. Nets Quick Win Over RI Town in Tower Row
• No Bellwether For DZ Bank In Morgan Stanley RMBS Fight
• Breitburn Shareholders Seek To Prolong Ch. 11 Plan Talks
• Fla. Developer Will Pay $11M To End EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Riemer & Braunstein, Fried Frank Steer $285M New York Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Codina, Prudential Insurance, MCZ
• Pa. Justices Decline Challenges To Sunoco Eminent Domain
• Court Awards $1.6M To Paper Mill Seller In Tax Refund Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, Toshiba, Dalian Wanda
• DOI Takes Land Into Trust For Tribe's Okla. Casino Plan
• County Asks Fla. Supreme Court To Take Up Tax Fight
• Jersey City Loses Bid To Sink Marina Plan
• Caesars-Affiliated VICI Properties Launches $1B IPO
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Supreme Court Refuses Fla. Keys Property Rights Case
• Chinese Investors Sue Over Alleged $60M EB-5 Fraud
• Citibank, Others Dodge Claims In Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Artis REIT Selling $80M Worth Of Trust Units
• TierOne CEO's 11-Year, $3M Sentence Confirmed By 8th Circ.
• Honduran Soccer Exec Gets 2.5 Years For Money Laundering
• No Plea Talks For Cuomo Aide, Others Eyed In Albany Graft
• ADT Leads 3 PE-Backed Firms' IPOs Raising $2.4B Combined
• Mass. Justices Revive Condo Owners' Hazardous Waste Suit
• DLA Piper Guides Ladder Capital On $84M Brooklyn Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Liquidation Office, Romspen, Drive Shack
• $240M FCA Suit Ends With Dropping Of BofA, Wells Fargo
• Breaking Down The Sprawling Ex-Cuomo Aide Corruption Trial
• Woodbridge Managers Resign Amid Ch. 11 Trustee Arguments
• Fla. Panel OKs Bad Faith Claim Before Insurer's Appraisal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bunge, Adyen, Dalian Wanda
• Wells Fargo RMBS Suit Shouldn't Get Class Cert., Judge Says
• FERC Shouldn't Hear Religious Freedom Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• Santa Monica Defends Rental Law In Airbnb, HomeAway Suit
• Judge OKs $118M Philly Property Revaluation Challenge
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Latham
• Roxy-Pacific Venture Drops $78M On Singapore Site
• Simon-Starbucks Case May Give Landlords A Legal Roadmap
• New Partnership Audit Regulations Shift IRS Focus
• The Rise And Fall Of Statistical Sampling In RMBS Cases
• Calif. High Court Clarifies Construction Defect Suit Rules
• Woodbridge Expands Board To Ease Creditor Concerns
• RMBS Trusts Seek To Hone $1.2B Credit Suisse Trial
• Ore. River's Proposed 'Wild' Label Stands For Now
• Real Estate Rumors: Quadrum, CMK, Everwood Hospitality
• Calif. Appeals Court Says City Can Ban Short-Term Rentals
• Real Estate PE Firm Procures $100M For 3rd Fund
• Amazon Trims List Of 'HQ2' Contenders To 20
• Apartment Rental Site Lands $50M In Series C Funding
• 4 Things To Keep In Mind When Negotiating Retail Leases
• Kirkland Advises Wyndham On $2B Buy Of La Quinta
• Ex-Ill. Judge Must Face Mortgage Fraud Charges: Court
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Fraud Victim's Bid For State Comp.
• Real Estate Rumors: Taconic, Lennar, 601W
• $2M XTO Energy Award Wrongly Nixed, Texas Justices Told
• Last Objection To Walter Investment Ch. 11 Plan Cleared
• Trump Cos. Blasted For 'Bully' Tactics In Panama Hotel Case
• Caesars Palace Owner Rejects MGM Growth's $6B Offer
• Cherokees Tell 10th Circ. Feds Need Consent To Transfer Land
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• Calif. Residents Sue Utility Cos. Over Wildfires, Mudslides
• 2nd Circ. Clarifies Cert. Standard For Stock-Drop Actions
• Breitburn Shareholders Face Pushback Over Co.'s Valuation
• Jay Peak Investor Suit Stayed Pending Related Settlements
• Woodbridge Unsecured Creditors Oppose Noteholder Panel
• Simpson Thacher Guides Close Of $2.7B Morgan Stanley Fund
• Landlord Not Covered For Fatal Stabbings, Insurer Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Scripps, Piedmont, Empire State
• Tribes Win Bid To Pause Burial Grounds Suit Until April
• America's Shifting Views On Marijuana Post-Cole Memo
• Warburg Pincus Co-Leads On Ziroom's $620M Series A Raise
• Manafort, Gates Trial Delayed Until Fall At Earliest
• Calif. Man Cops To Conspiracy For $10.5M Homeowners Scam
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake Philly Discriminatory Lending Suit
• Gibson Dunn Guides MGM Growth Bid To Buy VICI Properties
• NY's Silver Loses High Court Attempt, Clearing Retrial Path
• Severe Weather Events Create Insurance Dilemmas
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Banks Told RMBS Subpoena Order Is 'Cost Of Doing Business'
• Woodbridge Resets Biz Model During Ch. 11 Control Battle
• NJ Atty Suspended After Disbarment In Fla. Over Land Deals
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Goldman Abacus Fraud Suit
• Investor Claiming Phony EB-5 Project Settles $1.5M Suit
• Fla. House Passes Bill Aimed At 3rd-Party Insurance Payouts
• Pa. Court Limits Review Over State's Use Of Gas Lease Funds
• Treasury Lowballed Wind Farm Grants, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Fracking Co., Industrial REIT Price IPOs Raising $696M
• 3 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $2.5B As Deal-Making Resumes
• Fed Fines 5 Banks $35M To Wrap Mortgage Servicing Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Agassi Fund, Chetrit, Marcel Van Poecke
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Skadden, Simpson
• REIT Far East Hospitality Drops $158M On Singapore Hotel
• Breitburn Execs Defend Asset Valuations Tied To Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge OKs $160M Settlement In Liquidation Of Fla. Builder
• Texas Landlord Owed Defense Of Lease Dispute, 5th Circ. Told
• Charming Charlie Gets Final DIP OK Over Landlord Concerns
• Christie Signs Bill To Attract Amazon HQ With $5B Tax Breaks
• Real Estate Rumors: Crate & Barrel, New York REIT, Ascentris
• Schiff Hardin, Sullivan & Cromwell Steer $100M NYC Loan
• A Guide To Construction Liens In New Jersey
• Pa. Panel Bars Residents From Gas Facility Zoning Fight
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• Centuria To Drop $91M On Australian Office Building
• How Sanctuary City Regs Could Impact Houston Real Estate
• Pa. Broker Sentenced To 6½ Years For Mortgage Fraud
• SEC, Creditors Say Woodbridge Deals Favor Ch. 11 Trustee
• Deutsche Notice Claim Revived In $306M Mortgage Trust Row
• High Court Won't Review Real Estate Arbitral Venue Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Discovery, CBRE Global Investors, Cofe
• Simpson Thacher Guides KKR's $2B Real Estate Fund
• REIT Sunstone Sells Pair Of Marriott Hotels For $139M
• Properties Take Key West Stormwater Fee Suit To Fla. Justices
• DLA Real Estate Litigation Chair Sees Fights To Stay In Deals
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• Triad's Amended Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Regulator Objection
• County, Las Vegas Airport Dodge Landowner's FCA Suit
• REIT, Energy Services Co. Launch IPOs Totaling $511M
• Typo Should Invalidate IRS Lien, Property Investor Says
• CBRE Guides $320M Sale, Recap Of Multifamily Units
• Union Pacific Rails Against Tenant Over Track Condition
• Real Estate Rumors: WR Berkley, Google, Triarch Capital
• LA Developer Can Redo Lewis Brisbois Office Fire Claims
• CFPB Rips Mortgage Payment Co.'s Bid To Undo $8M Penalty
• Blackstone Grabs Vancouver REIT For $3.05B
• Texas Justices Urged To Reverse Anadarko Win In Lease Fight
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• Developer Grabs Atlantic City's Revel For $200M
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Condo, Speyside, AAA Investment
• Contractor-Held Docs Not Covered By FOIA, 10th Circ. Rules
• NJ Assembly, Senate Send $5B Amazon Tax Break Bill To Gov.
• Justices Won't Take Up Challenge To Ch. 11 Cramdown Plan
• Heitman Buys Out Joint Owner's Stake In Firm For $110M
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• Time-Share Exit Co., Law Firms Seek To End Conspiracy Suit
• REIT Hamborner Drops $70M On Four Retail Properties
• Justices Ask For SG's Input In Tribal Hunting Case
• BofA Inks $5M Foreclosure FCA Deal After US Intervenes
• Zillow Investor Suits Over CFPB Probe Consolidated By Judge
• Hoteliers Accused Of Misleading Investors Can't Blame Banks
• Subway Founder's Cos. Get $10M Atty Fees Award In Row
• SEC's Ponzi Suit Against DC Atty Dumped As 'Thin Gruel'
• TransUnion, Chamber Back Spokeo's High Court Standing Bid
• Breitburn Asset Valuations At Heart Of Ch. 11 Plan Fight
• Property Co. Faces Follow-On Trial After $2M Wage Verdict
• SEC Slams Milbank, Woodbridge Ch. 11 Note Group Conflicts
• Doc To Face Pharmacy's Slander Suit As Texas Justices Pass
• Ex-NJ Police Chief Cops To Off-Duty Work Fraud
• NJ Lawmakers Advance $5B Tax Break Bill To Lure Amazon
• Time-Share Owners Say Fla. County Can't Escape Marriott Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: NP, New York Met, Henderson Land
• Pa. Shale Landowners Want Arbitration Ruling Revisited
• SEC Says Disgorgement Is Enough For Fraudster's Civil Case
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Largest 2017 Hotel Deals
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Suit Over Tribal Remains At Casino
• Singapore Real Estate Giant Sells 20 Malls For $1.3B
• Nephew Of Ex-UN Head Cops To Real Estate Bribery Scheme
• DOJ Reversal May Spark State Pushback Over Lost Pot Taxes
• Apartment Complex's Hail Coverage Win Upheld By 11th Circ.
• The Broader Implications Of Sessions' Marijuana Move
• HUD To Postpone Obama Fair-Housing Rule Deadline
• Greenberg Traurig To Pay $5M To Defunct Builder In JV Row
• Charming Charlie Landlords Oppose Lease Rejection Plans
• Airbnb Dispute Between NYC, Landlord Settles For $1.2M
• Sessions' Reversal Likely To Kill Any Pot Buzz For Banks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weinstein Co., Dalian Wanda, Axiata
• Sessions Reverses Obama-Era Marijuana Enforcement Policy
• Buying And Selling Air Rights In New York City: Part 2
• Court Won't Rethink Axing Defense In Condo Defect Battle
• Real Estate Rumors: GL Homes, Natixis, Retail Properties
• Colliers International Buys Finland Real Estate Firm
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• CMBS In 2017 And A Look Ahead
• Fraud Questions Linger In Woodbridge Ch. 11 Trustee Fight
• Calif. Vineyard Developers Sued Over Salamanders' Habitat
• Feds Can Intervene In BofA Foreclosure Suit, Judge Says
• Industrial REIT, Fracking Co. Launch IPOs Totaling $751M
• GC's Wrongful Termination Suit Must Stay In DC, Judge Says
• Israeli Court Nixes OK Of Award In Real Estate Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells Fargo, Schmier & Feurring, Pepsi
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2017's Top Real Estate Deals
• Calif. Justices Consider Anti-SLAPP Limits In Contract Row
• Ambac Can't Move Mortgage Fee Suit To NY, Judge Says
• No Basis For FERC Eminent Domain Fight, Pipeline Cos. Say
• Jersey City Sues NJ, Developer Over Marina Plan
• Cargill Holds On To $6.7M Win In Mexican Hotel Dispute
• JPMorgan, Citigroup Released From $240M FCA Suit
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• 5th Circ. Trims Harboring Convictions For Texas Lawyer
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• IRS Says Typo Doesn't Merit Court To Dismiss Lien
• Ackman's Pershing Square To Trim Stake In Howard Hughes
• Harrison Street Sells Student Housing Portfolio For $1B
• PHH To Pay $45M In Nearly Nationwide Servicing Settlement
• Buying And Selling Air Rights In New York City: Part 1
• Airbnb Escapes Landlord's Suit Over Rowdy Guests
• $84M Award Winner Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm Collection Order
• SEC Slams Exec, Seeks Trustee In $1B Woodbridge Ch. 11
• Tribe Won't Get $610M For Old Land Claims, Judge Says
• Walter Investment Ch. 11 Plan Releases Stir Up Concerns
• 10th Circ. Won't Sanction Caddo Tribe In History Center Suit
• Gloria Estefan's Hotel Wins $5.64M In Hurricane Claims Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Ivanhoe Cambridge, Azure, Sears
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• NJ Justices Mull Breadth Of Farmland Preservation Rules
• Brookfield Raises $885M Infrastructure Debt Fund
• Industry Groups Urge Justices To Hear Right-Of-Way Case
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Shoddy PwC Audits Led To Bank Failure, Judge Rules
• Welltower Puts Up $368M For Senior Living Portfolio
• Calif. Real Estate Legislation To Watch In 2018
• California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2018
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2018
• How Attorneys Can Land Big-Ticket Deals In 2018
• 3 Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2018
• New York Real Estate Regulations To Watch In 2018
• 5 Things To Watch For In FCPA Enforcement This Year