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Real Estate - February, 2018

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• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Embraer, NIO
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Snap, Kushner
• Assistant In UN Real Estate Bribery Plot Gets 7 Months
• Feds Get $149.5M Deal With Deloitte Over Taylor Bean Audits
• Amazon Eyes Expansion In Boston For $5M In Tax Breaks
• Calif. Atty, Firm Liable For $26M Judgment In EB-5 Suit
• GM Asks Bankruptcy Court To Rein In Mich. Groundwater Suit
• Ocwen Financial Inks $360M Cash Deal For Rival PHH
• Portuguese Property Co. Can Keep VAT Deductions: EU Court
• Feds Seek Lesser Sentence For Ex-CEO In $36M Fraud Case
• Irish 'Banks' Sued Over Failed Chicago Spire Project
• Judge Attacked By Trump OKs Border Wall Fast Track
• Accused Fraudster Says Cryptocurrencies Aren't Securities
• High Court Ruling No Green Light For Suit-Killing Laws
• Convicted Ill. Judge Asked Why She Deserves Law License
• BofA Seeks To Stay Countrywide Appraisal Class Action
• Cuomo Aide's Call Proves Bribe Plot, Prosecutor Tells Jury
• Real Estate Rumors: Akelius, Sterling Bay, Sabal
• Fla. Court Told Beckham's $9M Stadium Land Deal Is Illegal
• Extended Stay Sells 25 Hotels For $114M To Three Wall
• Thailand's Singha Estate Drops $250M On 6 Resort Properties
• HFF Arranges $400M JV To Invest In US Industrial Properties
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• 5th Circ. Keeps Fannie In Foreclosure Row, Not Wells Fargo
• Insurer Must Pay Out For Mortgage Cyber Fraud, Co. Says
• Playa Hotels Pays $300M For 5 Of Sagicor's Jamaica Resorts
• REIT Park Hotels & Resorts Sells 11 Hiltons For $317M
• Justices Back Congress' Power To Block Lawsuits
• Akerman Adds County Gov't Pro In Miami, Fort Lauderdale
• RMBS Investors Barred From Sampling Loans In HSBC Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Fla. Apartments, TD Bank
• NJ Justices Probe Lien Holder Standing In Development Suit
• Foreign Investors Sue Feds Over Denied EB-5 Visas
• NJ Court Upholds $4.4M Price Tag For Hoboken Land Taking
• Extortion Count Against Ex-Cuomo Aide Cut From Graft Trial
• Tetrarch Nabs $74M Loan For Buyout Of PIMCO At Irish Hotel
• NJ Senate Passes Charity Donations Bill To Fight SALT Cap
• 3 Things Hospitality Lawyers Need To Know About Blockchain
• Texas Justices OK LLC Officer's Enviro Violations Fine
• Hawaii B&B Can't Refuse Lesbian Couple, Appeals Court Says
• REIT Resource Capital Beats Investor Suit Over $41M Loss
• Arnold & Porter Guides MetLife's $260M NYC Loan
• LA Developer Charged With Funneling Cash To Politicians
• Texas Justices Revive Law Firm's Fight For Fees
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DBSI Trustee Wants IRS To Return All Ponzi Funds
• Looming Cap On Borrowing Could Alter Financing Strategies
• Fla. Man, City To Spar Over Retaliatory Arrest In High Court
• Real Estate Rumors: StepStone, Maxim Capital, Brock
• Trump Hotel Cos. Fight to Keep Law Firm Arb Suit Federal
• UK Health Care REIT Scores £94M From Share Sale
• Aaron Hernandez's Daughter Sues For Piece Of Home Sale
• Pa. Treasurer Targets 3 Banks In Lending Disparity Probe
• Ocwen Sues Insurer Over Coverage Of Investor Suit
• Understanding Texas Mechanic's Liens And Bonds: Part 3
• Latham & Watkins Advises Hyatt On $1B Sale Of 3 Hotels
• Developers Eyeing Midtown East Projects, But Face Hurdles
• Judge Mulls Tossing Extortion Counts Against Ex-Cuomo Aide
• Resort-Focused Aspen REIT Pulls Reg A+ IPO
• Insurers Fire Back At Bank's Bid For 6th Circ. Revival
• Newark Accused Of Unlawfully Shielding Amazon HQ Docs
• NY Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Couple's $5M Income Tax Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Michael Dell, 601W, JDS
• Investors, US Bank Agree To Move MBS Claims To NY Court
• Insurer Balks At Covering Warehouse Damaged By Pot Op
• Mexican Real Estate Co. Wants $15M Factory Suit Back In US
• Condo Owners Want $1.6M Costa Rican Award Enforced
• JP Morgan Guides Sterling Bay's $510M Warehouse Buy
• Trump Hotel Cos. Want Unit Owners To Arbitrate Panama Row
• Deutsche Says Foreign Investors Not Fit To Lead RMBS Suit
• Wash. Landowners Say Tribe Can't Escape Property Suit
• Eisenberg & Baum Gets Creative To Defend 5Pointz Artists
• Breaking Down The New Interest Deduction Limitation
• Real Estate Rumors: Green REIT, LA Mansion, The Vault
• Texas Court Affirms $288M Judgment Against Credit Suisse
• Cassin & Cassin Steers First Republic Bank's $65M NYC Loan
• Enviros Say Pa. DEP Wrongly OK'd Brownfield Development
• Woodbridge Seeks Ch. 11 Judge's OK For Calif. Consent Order
• FERC Wants DC Circ. To Put $3.5B Pipeline Fight On Hold
• New Senior Can't Duck Shareholder Suit Over $640M Merger
• Weil Seeks To Nip Conflict Concerns In Breitburn Ch. 11 Case
• 'Convoluted' Construction Loan Row Remanded Again
• 5Pointz Owner Appeals $6.75M Graffiti Ruling To 2nd Circ.
• UAE Mall Project Scores $354M Loan From Group Of Banks
• Arnold & Porter Real Estate Partner Rejoins Cadwalader
• Understanding Texas Mechanic's Liens And Bonds: Part 2
• Cozen Can't Exit Suit Over Ex-Atty's Alleged Conspiracy
• Dueling Tax Measures On San Francisco's June Ballot
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Angelo Gordon, GGP
• Woodbridge Ponzi Defendant Seeks Toss Of SEC Charges
• High Court Turns Away Fannie, Freddie Investor Appeals
• Graft Jury Won't See Video Of Cuomo Aide's Wife Teaching
• EPA Defends Superfund Listings' Logic At DC Circ.
• Adler Real Estate Paying $681M For Most Of Brack Capital
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Forfeiture Order In $10M Tax Fraud Case
• Towns Can't Regulate Pipeline Locations, Pa. Court Rules
• High Court Passes On Pair Of NC Hydroelectric Dam Fights
• Harbor Drops $56M On Offices Via Goldman, Blue Vista JVs
• ​​​​​​​Holland & Knight Looks To Undo $35M Malpractice Loss
• HOA Slammed With $20M Verdict Over Swing Set Injury
• Weil's Role Part Of Probe Of Breitburn Conflict Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: RBC, Gramercy, Virgo Business Centers
• Pittsburgh Urges Justices To OK Sick Leave, Security Laws
• Swedish Developer Klövern Drops $240M On Danish Property
• Travelers Let Off The Hook In Lease Row Over Roof Damage
• Md. Court Raises Red Flag On Midcase Ethics Complaints
• Understanding Texas Mechanic's Liens And Bonds: Part 1
• Santa Monica Seeks To Toss Airbnb, HomeAway Rental Suit
• Ashford Hospitality Prime Buying Florida Ritz For $171M
• A Dozen Firms Guided 2017's Largest PE Real Estate Deals
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Real Estate Rumors: Union Investment, ADME, Braintree
• 2 Long Island Mortgage Co. Execs Cop To $9M Fraud
• Strain Gets To Jailed NY Ex-Lobbyist As Testimony Ends
• Stoel Rives Snags 3 RE Partners From Perkins Coie
• 4th Circ. Won't Bar Pipeline Co. From Taking Va. Properties
• Costa Rican Condo Developer Seeks To Toss $1.6M Award
• Cos. Denied Rehearing In $1B Lead Paint Cleanup Suit
• Houston Homeowners Can't Revive Flood Negligence Suit
• Forfeited $10M Deposit Not Capital Gain, 11th Circ. Says
• Hedge Fund Owner Convicted Of $4M Fraud, Lavish Spending
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Torys, Blake Guide Choice Properties, CREIT In $4.8B Deal
• Miami Partner Rejoins Shutts & Bowen From Holland & Knight
• How Bank Secrecy Act Affects Lending To Foreign Borrowers
• Illinois Judge Guilty Of $1.4M Mortgage Scheme, Jury Says
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• House Passes Changes To CFPB, SEC Disclosure Rules
• Timeshare Exit Firms Deny Diamond's Breach Allegations
• Judge Accused Of $1.4M Fraud Knew What To Say: Feds
• Mass. Regulator Accuses Adviser Of $1M Real Estate Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: HNA, Estate Investment, CBRE
• Winston Helps Wells Fargo With $50M Brooklyn Property Loan
• Trump Entities Shouldn't Face Work Rule Claims: NLRB Memo
• 6th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Sandy Coverage Row
• Jackson Walker Adds Partners In Austin, Houston
• Statoil Unit Owes No Damages In W.Va. Drilling Contract Suit
• Ex-Kilpatrick Townsend Enviro Atty Joins Nelson Mullins
• Mayer Brown Grows With 2 New Partners In Finance Groups
• Diaz Reus Adds RE, White Collar Attys In Miami, Bogota
• Manafort And Gates Deserve Day In Court, Judge Says
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• 4 Things Real Estate Lawyers Need To Know About Bitcoin
• Del. Ruling Gives Schorsch, Others Part Of $18M Fee Tab
• SEC Pushes Gibson Dunn Out Of Woodbridge Ch. 11
• $1.8B Offer Deepens Fight Over Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan
• Lobbyist Forced To Explain His Arrest To Graft Trial Jury
• $105M Astrodome Revitalization Plan Gets Green Light
• CBRE Arranges $195M Mortgage For Marriott Aruba Recap
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Prudential, GreenOak
• 4 Firms Guide $3.8B WMIH-Nationstar Merger
• GSA Issues $3.3B Plan To Rebuild FBI Headquarters
• BakerHostetler Nabs Ex-Davis Wright Tremaine Energy Atty
• LA Property Owner Pushes For Trial In Fred Segal TM Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge: Tribe 'Did Nothing' To Stop Rival Casino
• Ex-Nomura Trader Can't Ditch SEC Fraud Suit, Judge Rules
• Kelley Drye, Alston Courtnage Steer $82M Seattle Loan
• Trump Budget Would Cut BIA Funds, Up Indian Health Money
• Real Estate Rumors: JK Equities, Moishe Mana, Codecademy
• Wyndham Wiggles Out Of Suit Targeting Timeshare Operations
• 7th Circ. Nominee Once Rebuked Trump During Trial
• Hunton, Sidley Steer $385M NYC Hotel Refinancing
• Destruction Of NYC 'Graffiti Mecca' Broke Law, Judge Says
• Deutsche Bank To Repay Overcharged MBS Customers $3.7M
• Graft Trial Judge Mulls Description Of Cooperator's Arrest
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• MBS Trustees Under Scrutiny At Close Of Lehman Ch. 11 Trial
• Shell Loses $300M-Plus Oil Cleanup Claim Against Dole Unit
• Skanska Sells Sweden Hotel Project For $53M
• SD Tribe Blasts NRC's Take On Standing To Dispute Mine
• Calif. Homeowner Association Hit With $2M Slander Verdict
• Real Estate Rumors: Google, SunTrust, Fla. Community Bank
• NY Graft Trial Cooperator Arrested After Day On Stand
• Haynes And Boone Hires 2 Andrews Kurth Attys In Houston
• SEC Seeks Contempt For Accused Woodbridge Ponzi Boss
• REIT British Land Drops £103M On UK Mixed-Use Property
• Eminent Domain In The Wake Of Natural Disasters
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Decision Opens Door For Yellowstone Injunction Waivers
• SF's Law Regulating Tenant Buyouts Upheld By 9th Circ.
• NJ Hedge Funder In Fraud Case Grilled Over His Spending
• Class Cert. Granted In BofA, Countrywide Appraisal Suit
• Lehman Puts Finishing Touch On MBS Claims Estimation Trial
• OneTitle CEO Warns Regulatory Change 'Leaves No Flexibility'
• Fired Lobbyist's 'Spiderweb Of Lies' Snarls NY Graft Trial
• Bankrupt Hotel Developer Must Face Bid For $15M Payout
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Real Estate Rumors: HNA, Bell Partners, Michael Feinstein
• Accused Ponzi Leader Seeks End To SEC's $1B Asset Freeze
• TCJA Will Affect Foreign Investments In US Real Estate
• Moinian Snags Up To $350M In EB-5 Funding For NYC Tower
• Hydropower Land Transfer, Transparency Bills Pass House
• Dilworth Paxson Accused Of Frivolous Development Suit
• On 4th Try, Mortgage Debt Collection Class Survives
• Receiver Can Reinvest Funds From Fraud-Wracked EB-5 Deal
• Gates Attys Cite 'Irreconcilable Differences' In Withdrawal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wyndham, Goldman Sachs, Ping An
• Language Key In Builder's Coverage Fight At NY High Court
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Ax Sunoco Pipeline Challenge
• Hudson's Bay Co. Spurns $3.5B German Biz Takeover Offer
• DLA Piper Snags Thompson & Knight Energy Atty In Dallas
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, GGP, ABS Partners
• Fired Lobbyist Tells Graft Jury He's Fuzzy On Faked Emails
• Fed Circ. Questions Army Corps' Katrina Liability
• NBK Capital Partners Raises $75M For Real Estate Fund
• Jury Gives Landowner $28M For Lost Value From Highway
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Dentons Rodyk Steers $304M Singapore Property Sale
• Toys R Us Gets OK On Store Closures, Employee Bonuses
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• 9th Circ. Revives Union Pacific's Claims In Pipeline Rent Suits
• Judge Won't Nix $50M Deutsche Win, Citing 'Gamesmanship'
• DC Circ. CFPB Decision Is A Big Win For Industry
• Conn. Lawmakers Float Plan To Open Bidding For New Casino
• NJ Rejects PennEast's Right-Of-Way Bid For Pipeline
• FCC Robocall Stance Stops 'Important Messages,' Banks Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Golub, Google, Terreno
• Apple Hospitality REIT Drops $63M On Pair Of Hotels
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• $25M Trump University Settlement Upheld By 9th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Revives Ohio Atty's Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Ill. Judge Lied Repeatedly In $1.4M Scheme, Gov't Says
• SoCal Senior Housing Community Scores $82M Loan
• How California Energy Laws Changed In 2017: Part 1
• Pa. Panel Orders Redo In Railroad Tax Exemption Fight
• A Look At Air Rights In Boston, San Francisco And New York
• Walter Investment To See Lower Cash Projections, CEO's Exit
• Jury Awards Developer $26M In Fight Over Miami-Area Condos
• Breitburn Shareholders To Reopen Ch. 11 Row After $1.8B Bid
• RMBS Investors Lose Class Cert. Bid In Suit Against HSBC
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Of The Ozarks, Feil, Lennar
• Hoboken Can't Get NJ Justices To Review High-Rise Approval
• Ex-NY Lobbyist Tells Jury Life Of Thieving Led To Plea
• Hansteen Accepts Unsolicited $162M Offer For 51 Properties
• IberiaBank Sues For Coverage Of $11.7M FCA Deal
• US Trustee Opposes Toys R Us Store Closure Plan
• Don't Let Pipeline Co. Take Land, 4th Circ. Told
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Key West Stormwater Fee Dispute
• Calif. Building Not Liable For Window Washer's Death
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Goodwin Procter
• GLP Sells Buildings, Solar Panels To REIT For $277M
• Tribe, Feds Urge 10th Circ. To Reverse Trust Land Ruling
• Oncor Must Cover Relocation Expenses, Texas Justices Say
• Major Alaska Lease Sale Should Be Quashed, Enviros Say
• Locke Lord Adds Tax, Transaction Atty From Andrews Kurth
• Treasury Sanctions 6 People, 7 Cos. Over Terrorism Ties
• Real Estate Rumors: Oxford, Arbor Lodging, Isaac Kassirer
• Morgan Stanley Wants FCA Claims Cut From Calif.'s Suit
• DOE Can't Lift Freeze On Uranium Leasing Program
• Half A Dozen Firms Aided Top Jan. Real Estate Deals
• German Real Estate Co. Plans $186M Frankfurt Listing
• Pa. Hunting Club Beats Landowner Heirs' Gas Rights Appeal
• Hotel Owner Must Pay Union's Lawsuit Costs, NLRB Says
• Prevezon Must Pay Out $6M Settlement Despite Asset Freeze
• Feds, Tribe Say DC Circ. Ruling In Similar Case Backs Casino
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Dentons
• Jay Peak Owner Settles EB-5 Suit With SEC For $81M
• When To Consider Modifying TILA Rescission Procedures
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• Don't Let PFAS Leave A Mark On Your Business Transaction
• BASF, Shell Beat Challenge Over Contaminated NJ Property
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Hires New Lawyers For Graft Retrial
• Gates' Attys Quit Conspiracy Case After Reported Sidley Hire
• Pipeline Developer Can't Take Land Yet, Va. Judge Says
• 1 Firm Leads January IPO Activity As 2018 Starts Bullish
• Receiver Seeks To Reinvest Cash From Jay Peak EB-5 Project
• REIT Investors Look To Keep Fraud Suit Alive Amid Deal Talks
• Justices May Cinch Immunity Loophole In Upper Skagit Case
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Alice Ax Of Real Estate Search Patents
• Allen Matkins Guides Kennedy Wilson's $93M Multifamily Buy
• Water District Shielded From Flooding Suit, Texas Panel Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Cai Kui, BNY Mellon, Blackstone
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• The PHH Decision And Its Consequences For The CFPB
• Approaching Restaurant Leases As A Tenant: Part 2
• Kleinberg Kaplan Sees Tricky NYC Museum Buy To Finish Line
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age
• Mortgage Pricing Scrutiny Poses New Challenges For Lenders