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Real Estate - March, 2018

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• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ill. Court Finds No Rigging Of Property Tax Auctions
• Deals Rumor Mill: NYSE, CBS, Open Door
• Ritz Seeks Defense Costs From Trump In Golf Club Case
• Consovoy McCarthy Will Represent Trump In Emoluments Suit
• BNSF Asks To Appeal In Wash. Tribe's Right-Of-Way Suit
• Royal Park Denied Class Cert. In Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• NJ Landlord Must Face Suit Over Infant's Radiator Burn
• Hampshire Properties Drops $86M On NYC Apartment Building
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Marriott Vacations Must Face Trimmed Timeshare Condo Suit
• McDermott Nabs 50 DLA Piper Attys, Expects $100M Boost
• Real Estate Rumors: Florida Power, KKR, TPA Group
• Texas AG Wants Austin's Short-Term Rental Ordinance Nixed
• Barclays' High-Risk RMBS Fight Appears To Have Paid Off
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Pokémon Go Trespass Row Raises Novel Issues, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Signature Bank, Foundry, Jennifer Lopez
• Allen Matkins, Abram Roy Steer Kennedy-WeWork Lease Deal
• NY Atty Suspended In NJ Over 'Outrageous' Property Transfer
• Mass. Asbestos Removal Co. Owes Union $700K, Judge Says
• Developer Lobs $10M Suit Over Dallas-Area Subdivision Sale
• How To Choose An Appropriate Construction Pricing Model
• Kirkland Guides WHI's Oversubscribed $285M Fund
• Ill. Residents Can Deduct 2017 Prepaid Taxes, Treasury Says
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Barclays Agrees To Cough Up $2B Over Noxious RMBS
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 4
• Newark Aims To Keep Amazon HQ Docs Out Of Public View
• Disbarred Pa. Atty Gets NJ Suspension Over Mortgage Service
• $1.1B M&G Ch. 11 Plant Sale OK'd Over Bancomext Objection
• Emoluments Suit Against Trump Can Proceed, Judge Says
• RLJ Sells Philly Sheraton To Buccini/Pollin For $95.5M
• Countrywide Appraisal Suit Partly Stayed Amid BofA Appeal
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Plan, 3rd-Party Releases Approved
• Hasty Suit Bars Kickback Class Against JPMorgan
• Tenants Sue Ed Norton's Co. For $7M Over Apartment Fire
• 5Pointz Ruling Explores 'Moral Rights' Copyright Damages
• 3rd Circ. Revives FCA Suit Over Pittsburgh Grant Funds
• Navajo Nation Urges Justices Not To Take Right-Of-Way Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Summit, IBM, Greystar
• Foreign Broker Must Face 'Man Camp' Securities Fraud Row
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 3
• Housing Groups Sue Facebook Claiming Ads Allow Bias
• Lack Of Cash On Hand Dooms $15.4M Contract Verdict
• SEC Inks $32M In Deals In Real Estate Fund Fraud Dispute
• Short-Term Rental Ban Isn't HOA's Purview, Calif. Panel Says
• Chinese Hotel Operator Raises $143M After IPO Prices Low
• NY Court Rules $11M State Building Grant Is Taxable Income
• Real Estate Rumors: EagleBank, Weinstein, Platinum Equity
• Deals Rumor Mill: CEFC China, Meituan-Dianping, Rackspace
• Investors Say Hotel Developer Owes $6M For Misstatements
• Ex-Tenant Can't Revive NJ Suit Over Utility Billing System
• Fla. Bar Settles Illegal Fee Claims Against 3 Lawyers
• Artist Sues Unauthorized Porn Shoot For Copyright Breach
• Deutsche Urges Cert. Denial In $86B RMBS Bondholder Row
• To Hold Or Not To Hold: S Corps And The Carried Interest Rule
• Immofinanz Rejects Starwood Capital's €117.6M Bid
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• No Coverage For Atty Accused Of $800K Theft, 5th Circ. Says
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 2
• Fla. Gov. OKs Backup Generator Rules For Nursing Homes
• Mall Owner Asks Tenn. Justices To Reinstate $146M Award
• Sanctions Sought Against Billionaire Sex Offender, Fla. Firm
• Judge Trims Ill. County's Wells Fargo Loan Bias Suit
• AIG Gets Quick Win In Suit Over $5M Condo Defects Claim
• Feds Seek Lesser $3M Fine Against Ill. Atty In HUD Row
• Missing Affidavit Sinks Malpractice Claim Against NJ Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: Union Pacific, Equity, Location Ventures
• T-Mobile Suit Against Del. City Denied As Untimely
• UK's Purplebricks Gets £125M Investment From Axel Springer
• Impac Mortgage Says RMBS Whistleblower Not An Insider
• Law360's Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
• Moonwater Capital Lands $41M Loan For Las Vegas Tower
• NJ Court Topples Verizon's Neighborhood Tower Bid
• Sunoco Pipeline Not Under Local Zoning Law, Pa. Panel Says
• DLA Piper Steers Complex Deal For NY Sake Production Site
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Texas Contractors Can't Rely On Limited Power Of Attorney
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 1
• Real Estate Rumors: Modell's Sporting, Floval Oil, Natixis
• Breitburn Earns Court Approval Of Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• ConocoPhillips Can't Sway Texas Justices In Royalty Row
• American Realty Cooperator Dodges Prison For REIT Fraud
• Developer Beats City Of Miami In Suit Over $400M Project
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes Local Conditions On Gas Facility
• ServiceTitan Snags $62M In Battery Ventures-Led Funding
• Taiwanese Investors Say DHS Arbitrarily Denied EB-5 Visas
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Weil, Davis Polk
• Holliday Fenoglio Helms $159.2M Recapitalization Portfolio
• Texas Justices Free JPMorgan From Eagle Ford Lease Row
• Tribe Likely To Dodge Danger In High Court Property Fight
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• Toys R Us Approved To Liquidate US Stores By June 30
• Calif. High Court Weighs In On Anti-SLAPP Motion Deadlines
• NJ City Sued By Developer Over Rejected 90-Unit Project
• Port Authority, Jersey City Settle $400M Tax Dispute
• Fla. Atty Disbarred After Hiring Felon Who Then Stole $5M
• Stinson Leonard Street Snags Minneapolis Real Estate Lawyer
• Mich. Residents Say New GM Must Face Groundwater Suit
• RMBS Seller's Bankruptcy Axes Class Suit Against Citibank
• Scheef & Stone Settles Doctor's Suit Over RE Fraud Case
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, Beckam, Valley National Bank
• Singapore Residential Site Sells For $128M
• Real Estate Exec Gets 2½ Years For Auction Bid-Rigging
• Judge Won't DQ Proskauer, Rips Hotelier For 'Playing Games'
• HomeAway Challenging Santa Monica License Law In 9th Circ.
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• Condo Association Can't Represent Unit Owners In Tax Case
• Cabot Investors Win Class Cert. In $157M Fraud Suit
• Weil Reasserts Distance From Debt Holder In Breitburn Ch. 11
• Credit Suisse Pushes For 3-Year Limit In Martin Act Suit
• Enerplus Lacks Standing In $3M Royalty Row, 8th Circ. Told
• Qatar Fund Unit Sells Hong Kong Retail Stakes For $663M
• Real Estate Rumors: Citigroup, TMT, Owl Rock
• Feds Wrong To Underpay Utah County, Claims Court Finds
• Justices Wary Of Weakening Tribal Immunity In Property Row
• UBS To Pay $230M To Settle New York RMBS Claims
• Condo Developers Must Understand Building Defect Claims
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Sheldon Silver Can't Toss Charges Post-Vacated Conviction
• Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Want To Keep RMBS Suit Stay
• Justices Eye Scope Of Tribal Immunity In Real Estate Case
• Insurer Must Help Pay Condo Defect Defense, 10th Circ. Says
• New Fla. Law Allows Bankruptcy Docs In Foreclosure Suits
• Griffin Capital REIT Buys Florida Pepsi Facility For $60M
• Texas Justices Weigh Settlements' Effect On Loan Default Win
• Calif. Top Judge Says Upped Budget Will Speed Civil Docket
• Real Estate Rumors: Walton, Google, Care Resource
• Feds Say Alleged Fraudster's Cryptocurrencies Are Securities
• Unique Office-Leasing Issues For Tech Companies: Part 2
• Tribe, NRC Spar Over Uranium License Challenge In DC Circ.
• MoFo, DLA Guide $155M ING-MassMutual Loan
• Schulte Roth Nabs Sheppard Mullin Tax Partner
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Fla. High Court Urged To Reverse Foreclosure Fees Precedent
• Baird & Warner Sued Over Allegedly Fake Sales Figures
• Weil, Davis Polk Steer $1.2B Fidelity-Stewart Deal
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Lender Releases Seem OK, Judge Signals
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Amazon, Citi
• Unique Office-Leasing Issues For Tech Companies: Part 1
• REIT Hammerson Rejects Klepierre's $6.9B Acquisition Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dropbox, Saudi Aramco, ARM
• Fla. Property Investors Urge Cert. In $157M Fraud Suit
• Acuity Off Hook For Damage Due To 'Earth Move' Clause
• Test Of Percoco Verdict Will Shape Corruption Law
• Miami Renter Battles Condo Association Over Fees
• IRS Says It's Protected From Trustee's $3.6M Clawback Suit
• BofI Gets Early Exit From Securities Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Westbrook, AJ Capital, Carpe
• Liberty Property Trust Makes 2 Pennsylvania Sales For $107M
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent To File Ch. 11, Close 94 Stores
• 5Pointz Artists Want $2.6M In Attys' Fees After Big Win
• Bascom Group Drops $75M On Calif. Apartment Complex
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• Globalworth Subsidiary Snags Poland Property For $68M
• Law Firm Founder Wants To Shield Docs From Timeshare Co.
• Court Says Condo Owner Doesn't Have To Arbitrate Claims
• Toys R Us Creditors Fear Wind-Down Uncertainties
• Jury Awards $706M Over Appraisal App Secrets Theft
• Gravel & Shea Seals First US Blockchain Real Estate Deal
• Feds To Revisit Critical Habitat Rules To Settle States' Suit
• BNSF Can't Derail Ruling In Wash. Tribe's Right-Of-Way Suit
• Arlington, Texas, To Create US' Largest Esports Arena
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Penthouse, L3, Industrial Property
• Weil's Breitburn Lienholder Work A 'Fee Issue,' Judge Says
• Skokomish Tribe Presses 9th Circ. To Revive Hunting Suit
• Blank Rome Nabs Finance, RE Attys From Herrick Feinstein
• How To Negotiate Wireless Infrastructure Agreements
• Alston & Bird Nabs DLA Piper Litigation Team In LA
• Collaborative Workspace Co. Scores $58M In Global Push
• Tax Planning In The Age Of Tax Reform: Part 2
• Cook Co. Tax Assessor Looses On Campaign Donation Limits
• New Partner Will Lead Holland & Knight Joint Venture Team
• Loeb & Loeb, Kelley Drye Steer Aareal's $100M, $80M Loans
• Real Estate Rumors: Fla. Apartments, Kendall, Kinsale
• Fla. Judge Restores FWS Permit To Raze Miami Forest
• Jay Peak Receiver Seeks OK On $1.5M Deal With Contractor
• Architects Rip Five Guys Damages Bid In Copyright Row
• Insurer Loses 11th Circ. Fee Bid After Winning Coverage Row
• FTC Wants More Info On $2.8B Casino Merger
• REIT Xenia Hotels & Resorts Sells Hawaii Property For $200M
• Lack Of Citibank Stamp Tanks $695M RMBS Suit, Judge Told
• Lessons From Recent Developers' Win In Fla. Condo Case
• Tribe Faults 'New Argument' In High Court Immunity Dispute
• Insurer's $2.7M Suit Against Surveyors Too Late, Judge Says
• What To Expect From DOJ Shift In Marijuana Enforcement
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Crown, Oxford
• How They Won It: Akin Gump Lands High Court Win For Tribe
• Arnold Porter, Jeffrey Zwick Steer $92M NYC Loan
• Mortgage Servicer Stuck With $8M Penalty In CFPB Suit
• Former Ill. Public Housing Vendor Accused Of $193K Fraud
• Alaska Tribal Org Says Feds Can't Duck Land Cleanup Row
• NJ Bill Would Allow Prepaid Property Taxes
• Marketing Firm Found In Default In Fla. Timeshare Exit Suit
• Investors Sue Comerica In $1.2B Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Moody's Dodges Bid To Revive Securities Ratings FCA Suit
• High Court May Clarify Decades-Old Procedural Takings Issue
• Bitcoin: A New, Volatile Asset In Bankruptcy
• Daily Mail Owner Nabs $205M In Sale Of Real Estate Data Biz
• Jury Convicts Ex-Cuomo Aide In Mixed Bribery Case Verdict
• NY's Sheldon Silver, Feds Fight To Shape 2nd Graft Trial
• SEC Bars Immigration Atty, Firm For EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Negligence Obvious In Elevator Injury Case, NJ Justices Told
• Judge Rejects Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan But Gives Path Forward
• Bon-Ton Gets Final OK On $725M DIP, Bidding Procedures
• Airbnb, HomeAway Can't Halt Santa Monica Licensing Law
• Developer, Neighbors Settle Fla. Condo Project Suit For $22M
• Prism, Angelo Gordon Inject $120M Into NJ Apartment Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Wharton, Jamestown, Elin Nordegren
• Graft Trial Judge Won't 'Coerce' Deadlocked Jury
• SEC Gives Israeli Co. Cooperation Credit In FCPA Settlement
• CBRE Locks Up $152M In Financing For Va. Office Building
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• AIG Wins Suit Over Palazzo Hotel Construction Project
• In Lakeridge, Concurring Justices Take The Spotlight
• Fed. Circ. Implies Narrowing Of Claims Court Jurisdiction
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Rouse Shareholders Lose Challenge To $2.8B Brookfield Deal
• Wells Fargo Says Denial Of Cert. Right Call In RMBS Suit
• City Office REIT Sells Expansive Idaho Property for $86.5M
• HNA Group Sells Hong Kong Residential Site For $811M
• Texas Court Nixes Challenger's Deed In AT&T Lease Battle
• 5th Pa. Casino License Auction Attracts No Bidders
• US Bank, BNY Mellon Escape $280M RMBS Trustee Suit
• Ex-Sugar Felsenthal Bankruptcy Pro Joins Horwood Marcus
• Hudson River Views Can't Halt MTA Tower, FCC Says
• Enerplus Asks 8th Circ. To Affirm Win In $3M Royalty Row
• 3 Firms To Guide IPOs Totaling $286M, Led By 'Unicorn'
• Utes Hit Feds With Water, Land Mismanagement Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Morlin, Walmart, Mack
• Secure Income REIT Reaches $604M Deal For 2 Portfolios
• NJ Builder Must Be Redeveloper To Seek Town's OK
• NJ Court Ends Affordable Housing Limbo For Two Towns
• Woodbridge Reaches DIP Deal With Noteholders
• Lehman Gets $2.4B Value On RMBS Claims By Trustees
• Real Estate Rumors: Matt Cohler, Publix, KTB
• Foley & Lardner RICO Suit Sees Third Trip To 9th Circ.
• Facing Contempt, Law Firm Founder Drops Bankruptcy
• Artis REIT Buys Out JV Partner In $70M Denver Property Grab
• CFPB Tweaks Mortgage Servicer Rule
• Ga. Partnership Fights $8.6M Tax Donation Denial By IRS
• Wind Farm Cos. Urge Justices To Hear Osage Lease Case
• American Realty Ex-CFO Seeks To Nix REIT Fraud Conviction
• Exxon, Site Owner Settle Ky. Superfund Cleanup Suit
• 6th Circ. Sheds Light On Mandatory Arbitration
• Investors Seek Cert. In RMBS Suit After Deutsche 'Smears'
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds 4 Ex-Barnett Bolt Attys In Tampa
• Poarch Creek Tribe Pays Sands $1.3B For Pa. Casino
• Cushman Can't Retry Ex-Worker's $1.28M Age Bias Win
• Real Estate Rumors: Emerald, Northbridge, Riskified
• Sirius Capital Partners Spins Off $952M Portfolio To Cibus
• Cryptocurrency Real Estate Biz Files $75M ICO With SEC
• Texas Energy Co. Wants $100M For Usurped Anadarko Bid
• SEC Says Couple Can't Escape Claims Of $22.5M EB-5 Fraud
• EXCLUSIVE: New USCIS HQ Project Lands $245M Loan
• $41M Ecotourism Arbitration Paused For Time-Bar Issue
• Thomas Cook, LMEY Investments Form $208M Hotel Fund
• NY Developer Says Labor Group Contract Meddling Cost $75M
• SEC Rebukes Ponzi Suspect's Bids To Escape Case, Penalties
• HCR Manorcare Approved For Quick Trip Through Bankruptcy
• GM Seeks Stay In Mich. Groundwater Contamination Suit
• RCS Trust Seeks To Reargue Tossed AR Cap Breach Claim
• Pension Fund Hits Ocwen With ERISA Suit Over RMBS
• McDermott Must Face Westlaw Widow's $7.5M Malpractice Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Codina, Traxys
• RBS To Pay New York $500M For RMBS Misdeeds
• Forum Owner Sues Calif. City Over New, Rival Clippers Arena
• Helical Sells UK Portfolio To Blackstone JV For £150M
• 3 Jurors Want Out Amid Deadlock In Trial Of Ex-Cuomo Aide
• High Court Ruling Questions Ch. 11 'Insider' Status Test
• DLA Piper Lands Jackson Walker Investment Funds Team
• Barnes & Thornburg Opens Office With Ex-Cooley Partner
• Seyfarth Guides Prudential's $185M Madison Ave. Loan
• Dilworth Paxson Calls Suit Over RE Litigation Groundless
• State And Local Tax Scoreboard: 2017 In Review
• Investing In Ground-Leased Or Net-Leased Real Estate
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Feds Say McDonnell Doesn't Save NY's Silver From Retrial
• Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, JDL, Boca Raton
• NY Graft Trial Jury Looks Set For Deep Dive Into Evidence
• Jernigan Capital Loans $83M For Fla. Self-Storage Properties
• Resort Renter Asks 1st Circ. To Hold Website Liable For Scam
• Seyfarth Shaw Nabs Baker McKenzie Partner As Data Chair
• Fed. Circ. Backs GSA In FBI Field Office Lease Dispute
• HCR Manorcare Files Ch. 11 To Wipe Out $445M In REIT Debt
• Chinese Billionaire Seeks To Dodge Jail Time For UN Bribes
• Banks Beat Some New Claims In Colonial RMBS Fight
• 3 Firms Steer HNA's Planned $824M Park Hotels Share Sale
• Chinese Co-Working Space Co. Nabs $94.5M From Investors
• 7 Firms Guided Top Feb. Deal In Busy Month For Real Estate
• Personal Jurisdiction Defenses May Protect Parent Entities
• Ch. 11 'Insider' Reviews Should Be Deferential, Justices Rule
• Blank Rome Settles Claims Ex-Partner Misled Project Investor
• Real Estate Rumors: Scotiabank, Trump Tower, Miami Mansion
• Insurer Must Cover Kickback Scheme Suit, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Health Care REIT Adds Medical Property Portfolio For $142M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ High Court Disbars Atty For Misusing Client Funds
• FERC Says Eminent Domain Fight Doesn't Belong In Court
• Exec Hits Hunt With Federal Breach Of Contract Suit
• Tribunal Wrongly Narrowed Polish Property Row, Court Says
• Skelos, Son Seek To Dismiss Case Citing McDonnell
• Graft Trial Judge Discloses Clerk's Jury Room Cookie Raid
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Jones Day, Kirkland
• Neighborhood Group Fights EPA, Corps Bid To Nix Water Suit
• Davison Eastman Adds Municipal Atty, Author In NJ
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-Stoel Rives Real Estate Partner
• A Powerful Tool For Tracing Foreign Assets In US
• Attys Vital As Miami Turns To Transit-Oriented Development
• Int'l Paper Co. Beats Fla. Flood Class Action At Trial
• Ardian Raises $858M For Europe-Centered Real Estate Fund
• Utility, NY Counties Oppose Tribe In High Court Property Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Spencer Equity, Kushner, Capital One
• Singaporean Wellness Co. Sells Hotel Property For $49M
• NY Graft Case Goes To Jury After Atty Warns About Witness
• Make An Informed Choice About Arbitration
• Feds, Tribe Prevail In Fight Over Calif. Casino Land
• FDIC, Banks Seek Wins In Second Go-Round Of MBS Suits
• Landowners Can't Speed Up Pipeline Eminent Domain Suit
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• School Board Wants Pistons Arena Funding Fight Put To Rest
• High Court Could Clarify Takings Law In Beachfront Dispute
• Treasury Plans To Ax Carried Interest Earnings Loophole
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations