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Real Estate - May, 2018

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• NJ Senators Advance Bills To Expand Veterans' Tax Benefits
• Sens. Ask EPA Watchdog To Probe Pruitt's Real Estate Search
• Neb. Steps Into Challenge Of Ponca Tribe Gambling Approval
• 6th Circ. Says Encana Can Recoup $1.8M In Gas Leasing Row
• SEC Gets Immigration Atty DQ'd In EB-5 Scam Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Abraaj, European Medical Center
• Texas Homeowners Sue Howard Hughes Corp. Over Flooding
• BigLaw Blogs In A Post-GDPR Marketing Universe
• HFF Helps Ink $56.5M Financing For Suburban Chicago Apts.
• Debevoise Guides Citizens' $511M Deal For Franklin American
• Firm Was DQ'd Too Early In Lease Row, NJ Court Says
• 9th Circ. Preemption Ruling Could Be Costly For Banks
• Fox Rothschild Announces Merger With Shaw Fishman
• Trump Tells 2nd Circ. To Nix 'Manufactured' Emoluments Suit
• Choice Of Entity And IRC Section 1202 After Tax Reform
• Nomura RMBS Trader Disputes Materiality Of SEC Fraud Suit
• Margaritaville Investor Fights Claim Over NOLA Restaurant
• Kelley Drye Guides $333M Sale Of NYU Langone-Leased Tower
• Financial Intermediary Wants Attys' Fees In Aruba Hotel Row
• Kayne Anderson Real Estate Brings In $1.8B For 5th Fund
• Suits Show Conflict Even At BigLaw's Best Places For Women
• Reform Or Retreat? UK Firms Eye Next Steps On Pay Data
• How Women Are Changing The Law Firms They Lead
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Jailed Ex-Lobbyist Won't Testify At 'Buffalo Billion' Trial
• 9th Circ. Affirms Experian Win In Data Reporting Row
• Quicken Loans Stole Home Valuation Tech, Suit Says
• Mortgage Co. Slams Class Arbitration Order At 7th Circ.
• Justices Leave FDIC To Tap Seized Bank's $10M D&O Policy
• The 2018 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report
• Do You Own The Graffiti Art On Your Building?
• Texas 'Hail Bill' Promotes Dispute Resolution Over Litigation
• Allen Matkins Reps Kennedy Wilson's $422M Apartment Sales
• Analyzing The Economics Of Litigation Funding
• Clark Hill Adds Real Estate Pro To Chicago Office
• Rule 23 Changes: How Electronic Notice Can Save Money
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report, By The Numbers
• How We Got Here: A Look Back At Trailblazing Women In Law
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law360's Pro Say: Why Are All The Partners Still Men?
• What Does Gender Parity In The Legal Industry Look Like?
• Texas Justices Say HOA Can't Stop Short-Term House Rentals
• Biotechs Lead Wave Of New IPOs Filling June Pipeline
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Applebee's Sues Franchisee In Ch. 11 Over Deal Breaches
• Texas Justices OK Separate Tax Appraisal Of Disposal Wells
• Ponzi Scheme Receiver's $9.4M Clawback Suit Wins OK
• Pearson Seeking To Simplify London Real Estate Portfolio
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Head Of Cooley Real Estate Practice
• Jewish Law Scholar Can Testify In Cozen Fraud Row
• Quicken Loans Urges FCC To Narrow 'Autodialer' Definition
• 9th Circ. Wrongly Expanded Fishing Rights Treaty, Tribe Says
• Indian Nations' Fee Lands Protections Are On Shaky Ground
• Excess Insurer Says It Shouldn't Defend Hurt Worker's Suit
• Westfield Shareholders Bless $15.7B Unibail-Rodamco Deal
• 'Intentional Conduct' Negates Firm's Coverage, Ill. Court Says
• NJ Atty General Vows To Defend SALT Workaround In Court
• Developer, Gov't Settle $30M Fla. Munitions Cleanup Suit
• Exelon Takes $500M Tax Hit Over Coal Plant Sale To 7th Circ.
• Williams Mullen Adds Construction Litigation Pro To NC Office
• Illinois' Unique Lease Tax Leaves Lessors Liable
• Akin Gump Partner To Testify At Manafort Trial
• 2nd Circ. Won't Review Cert. Denial In HSBC RMBS Suits
• Texas Atty Sued Over Client Conflict In Permian Land Deal
• What Attys Need To Know About The Evolving CFIUS Bill
• Crestline Forms $300M Fund With Eye On Hotel Acquisitions
• Atty Conflict Sends NJ Tax Break Dispute Back To Court
• Gov't Asks Justices To Take Up Tribal Hunting Rights Case
• Real Estate Co. Boosts Portfolio With $382M Senior Living Buy
• Constangy Brooks Atty Escapes Sanctions In Timeshare Suit
• 3 Ways FERC Could Increase Pipeline Review Transparency
• Mass. Loan Officer Gets 6 Months For Short-Selling Homes
• Gilbane GC Monitoring Contracts Amid Steel Tariff Questions
• Investment Firm Wants To Split $580M Dallas Pension Fight
• Homeowners Say JPMorgan Forecloses Without Proper Notice
• Woodbridge Settles SEC Claims In $1.2B Investment Scheme
• JPMorgan Brass Beat Derivative Suit Over Bank's RMBS Biz
• 5th Circ. Tosses Houston Residents' Suit Over Flooding
• Hedge Fund Owner, Hotel Developer Resolve $2M Fraud Suit
• Ohio Justices Say Lowe's $8.8M Appraisal Needs Redoing
• Convicted Judge Says Mortgage Fraud Case On Shaky Ground
• NJ Mortgage Officer Gets 18 Months For $6M Fraud Scheme
• REIT, Investment Manager Form JV To Revamp Calif. Mall
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds MoFo Investment Funds Partner
• Vacant Churches Free Of Commercial Liability, NJ Court Says
• NY Unincorporated Biz Tax Proposal Overshoots Its Mark
• Seaport Hotel Says Newbie Is Ripping Off Its Prestigious Name
• Threat To Tribal Immunity Lurks In Skagit's High Court Win
• Justices To Review Scope Of Immunity For Int'l Orgs
• Litvak Is No Rescue For Ex-Nomura RMBS Trader, Feds Say
• NJ Justices Won't Review BASF, Shell Win Over Polluted Site
• Woodbridge Noteholders Want To File Own Ch. 11 Plan
• Atty Rips Timeshare Co.'s 'Attacks' In Contract Exit Suit
• Dentons Nabs Selman Breitman's Product Liability Partner
• Creditor Wants IBRC Ch. 15 Left Open For $12.6M Claim
• Introducing The Legal Industry To Millennial Business Owners
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone's $4.8B Deal For LaSalle
• 9th Circ. Halts $93M Award Collection In Russian Mall Row
• Fugitive Atty's Ex-Wife Avoids Jail For Lying To The FBI
• Upper Skagit Tribe Scores High Court Win In Property Fight
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, Marvel, Microsoft
• Wynn Pays $68M For Chemical Cleanup At Mass. Casino Site
• REIT InvenTrust Scoops Up Fla. Retail Center For $88M
• Construction Exec Cops Plea Before 'Buffalo Billion' Trial
• Homeowners Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Citi, Chase Fee Fights
• Goldberg Weprin Accused Of Illegally Holding $1M In Escrow
• Tenn. Justices OK Toss Of $146M Mall Flood Coverage Award
• DC Circ. Nixes EPA Superfund Listing Of Polluted Ind. Site
• Brownfield Redevelopment Evolving As Savvy Grows
• 10th Circ. Caps Ski Resort Project Insurer's Liability At $5M
• Plans For $4B Miami Mega-Mall Advance With Key Approvals
• Investors Lose Sampling Bid In Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• Santa Monica Urges 9th Circ. To OK Home-Share Ordinance
• NL Industries To Pay $60M To End Calif. Lead Paint Suit
• Seattle Approves Head-Tax Bill Blasted By Amazon, Starbucks
• Live Nation To Partner On Chicago Entertainment Venues
• A Chat With Perkins Practice Management Chief Toby Brown
• Texas Energy Co. Negligent In Home Explosion, Suit Says
• 3 Things To Watch During The Latest EB-5 Extension Period
• Cos. In $22.5M EB-5 Fraud Row Barred From Selling Securities
• Royal Park Faces $1K/Day Sanction In RMBS Discovery Row
• FERC Loses Bid To Put $3.5B Pipeline Fight On Hold
• Ex-Mayor, Builder Charged With Bribery Over Zoning Changes
• NYC Investment Boss Charged In $22M Belize Airport Fraud
• BofA Loses Bid For 9th Circ. Redo Of Calif. Escrow Ruling
• Mortgage Scam Suit Coverage Barred, Hartford Tells 9th Circ.
• Bronx Property Investment Hit $2.7B In 2017: Borough Prez
• EB-5 Investor Suit Against Jay Peak Owner Dismissed
• Tax-Funded Development Deals Facing Renewed Scrutiny
• 5th Circ. Kicks HomeAway Rental Fee Suits To Arbitration
• Enviros Sue BLM Over Drilling Leases' Impact On Climate
• Why Won't Judicial Nominees Affirm Brown V. Board Of Ed?
• The Lawyers' Guide To Cloud Computing
• Chinese Retailer Invests $306M In Logistics Firm ESR
• Related Nixes Claims In Poaching, Trade Secrets Suit
• Wash. Judge Lets BNSF Appeal In Tribal Right-Of-Way Suit
• Deutsche Bank Wants New Evidence Nixed In $86B RMBS Suit
• Trinity Merger IPO Raises $300M To Acquire Real Estate Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Syska Hennessy, Aqua Marine, Triple 5
• Real Estate Rumors: LeBron James, Blackhawk, FoxRock
• Royal Park Defends Class Cert. Bid In US Bank RMBS Suit
• Excess-Fee Claims Against Wells Fargo Tossed, For Now
• Jury Hands Bank $2.2M In Contract Row Over Aruba Hotel
• AccorHotels To Pay $105M For Stake In Atton Hoteles
• ABM Janitor Class Trimmed In Suit Over Cellphone Use
• Colorado Residents Sue Makers Of 'Toxic' Firefighting Foam
• Justices Reject Homeowners' Appeal Over Property Estimate
• Securities Laws May Not Protect Margaritaville Investor
• Herbert Smith Guides Healthscope As Brookfield Offers $3.3B
• KKR Injects $175M More Into Loan Purchaser Toorak
• New Fennemore Craig Real Estate Chair Eyes Expansion
• Recovering Lawyers' Lost Position Of Independence
• Justices Seek SG's View On Osage Wind Farm Lease Row
• Applebee's Sues Franchisee Over 'Controversial' Closures
• Feds Hint At Massive Discovery In $200M Asset Inflation Row
• Insurers Try To Nix Coverage For $11.7M FCA Deal
• Exec Admits To Lying About Job For Ex-Cuomo Aide's Wife
• Russia Rejects PCA Order To Compensate Ukrainian Cos.
• Transcript Mishap Sinks Challenge To 91-Home Project In NJ
• NY Condo Owner Says Ex-Manager Won't Reduce $10M Lien
• Silver Lake Unit Inks $3B Deal For UK Property Portal Co.
• Health Hires: Katten, Seyfarth, Holland, Dechert, K&L Gates
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Convicted After 2nd Graft Trial
• IRS To Clarify Rules On Bonus Depreciation As Early As June
• Insurance Row Must Wait For State Court Dispute, Judge Told
• Real Estate Rumors: John Hancock, Capstone Equities, AEW
• Foiling The Expert Battle In First-Party Property Cases
• Chinese Real Estate Magnate Gets 4 Years For UN Bribes
• Texas Town's Housing Chief Gets 37 Months Over Bid-Rigging
• 'High-Performance' Building Becoming Easier, Less Costly
• Chinese Developer Denied Retrial After UN Bribery Conviction
• 1994 Act Beats Mich.'s Defenses In Boundary Row, Tribe Says
• Andrews Kurth Beats Malpractice Appeal In Real Estate Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Odebrecht, Volvo, Minto
• 2nd Circ. Asks Conn. Court To Weigh Insurer-Adjuster Row
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Hotel Law Pro In Calif.
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Kinship Capital, Simon
• Toys R Us Clears Bidding Procedures For Over 270 Stores
• Fried Frank, Riemer & Braunstein Steer $350M NYC Loan
• Sheldon Silver, Feds Make Final Case To Jury In 2nd Graft Trial
• Emma Capital Drops $64M On Indianapolis Properties
• 8 Reasons To Take A Fresh Look At Your Law Office Lease
• Del. Justices Won't Revive Suit Over $1.5B Fortress Deal
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Ex-Ogletree Deakins Labor Pro
• 3 Things Lawyers Should Know About Chapter 11 Real Estate
• RBS, DOJ Near $4.9B Deal Over Potential RMBS Civil Claims
• A General Counsel's Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Fla. Homeowner Wins Atty Fees In Water Management Suit
• Calif. Wells Fargo Consultants Win $97M In Rest Break Suit
• Ruling On What Isn't A Security Needed For ICO Clarity
• Calif. Mandates Solar Panels On New Homes Starting In 2020
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, HFZ Capital, Dov Ohayon
• Timeshare Exit Firm Seeks Sanctions In Diamond Resorts Suit
• No 'Collapse' Coverage For Apt. Complex, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Houston Area Residents Say River Authority Flooded Homes
• PE-Backed Black Knight Prices $680M Secondary Offering
• Russia Ordered To Pay $159M Over Crimea Real Estate Claims
• Hedge Fund Boss Ran $200M Mismarking Scheme, Feds Say
• 4 Things Real Estate Lawyers Must Know About REIT Deals
• Kramer Levin Guides REIT's $749M Caesars Asset Buy
• Elbit Settlement Shows Breadth Of FCPA Accounting Rules
• Houston Firm Adds Ex-Bechtel Corp. Counsel As Partner
• Construction Firm Sued Over Unpaid Texas Apartment Bonds
• Tribes Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Rival's Hunting Grounds Claim
• 'Big 5' Investors Sentenced For Foreclosure Auction Rigging
• Bank Exec's Bias Complaints Got Her Fired, Suit Says
• Sheldon Silver Never Asked For Kickbacks, Jury Hears
• Judge Mulls Whether Initial Coin Offerings Are Securities
• Real Estate Rumors: Hudson's Bay, Ashkenazy, David Katz
• Gov't Fights Foreclosure Law Firm's Bid To Ax FCA Claims
• Timeshare-Exit Law Firm Seeks To Escape RICO Suit
• Sharestates Launches $300M Fund, New Equity Platform
• Dexus Offloads Aussie Parking Facility In $65M Deal
• Landlord Says Insurer Must Cover Suits Over Stabbings
• Make Sure To Own The Architectural Plans That You Paid For
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Cohen Milstein's Steven Toll
• Korean Investment Firm Pays $130.5M For GSK's Philly HQ
• Construction Law: To Specialize Or Not To Specialize
• Perkins Coie Adds Veteran Litigator To Dallas Office
• Developers Angered By Ex-NY Pol's Atty Fee Cut, Jury Hears
• Pipeline Protesters Leave Tree Stands After Contempt Ruling
• Pa. Pipeline Row Shows Enviro Rights Amendment Still Murky
• 8th Circ. Won't Disturb Rulings In Bakken Drilling Row
• Ashurst Steers $4.1B Bond Deal For Record Real Estate Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche Bank, Fosun, Landstar
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $133M Award For Razed Dallas Terminal
• Timeshare Co. Wants Atty Sanctioned Over 'Recklessness'
• Pa. Panel Pulls Landfill Zoning Challenge From Trash Heap
• Judging A Book: Berzon Reviews 'We The Corporations'
• Dechert Beefs Up Finance Team With Ex-Kirkland Atty
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone's $7.6B Gramercy Buy
• Zillow Dodges Class Action Over Low Home 'Zestimates'
• Gibson Dunn Hires Real Estate Finance Pro From Dechert
• Easement Dispute Settled In Tax Court For $2.5M Deduction
• What ABA's Position On Harassment Means For Employers
• Zoning Change Could Stymie Hotel Construction In New York
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Hunton Guides Suntrust's $120M Loan To Boston Properties
• Pa. Atty Blabbed About Confidential Depo, KeyBank Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• New GM Must Face Some Groundwater Claims, Judge Says
• Starwood To Sell $1.1B UK Hotel Portfolio To Parisian Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: Michel Jacober, CBS, Leon Sharyon
• 10th Circ. Denies Energy Cos. Attys' Fees In Oil Lease Row
• Can Mueller Make Manafort 'Sing'? A Va. Judge Isn't So Sure
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Labor, Real Estate Attys In LA, Chicago
• 7th Circ. Axes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shareholder Suit
• Mohegan Sun To Pay $101M To Control Korean Resort Project
• Insurer's Win In Building Injury Suit Upheld By NY Court
• Takeaways From 2nd Circ. Reversal Of Litvak Conviction
• GE Says Subprime Mortgage Unit May Face Ch. 11
• Dime Savings Bank Loans $54M For Manhattan Properties
• How Much Might Chicago Taxpayers Pay For Amazon's HQ2?
• Calif. Landslides Prompt 'Efficient Proximate Cause' Rehash
• Practical Considerations For Litigating Proportionality
• New Tax On Foreign Buyers Of Australian Real Estate
• $1B Vonovia Offer For Swedish Property Co. Tops Starwood's
• Class Cert. Denied In $1B Toxins Suit Against Pratt & Whitney
• Construction Co., Architect Not Covered In Injury Suit: Court
• Los Angeles City Council OKs Regulation Of Airbnb Rentals
• Akerman Lands LA Real Estate Partner From K&L Gates
• BIA Must Look Again At Tribal Trust Land, DOI Panel Says
• HSBC Must Face NY Homeowner's Suit Over Collection Calls
• Bombardier Scores $635M For Toronto Aircraft Assembly Site
• ND Levee Work Can Resume Amid $2B Flood Project Dispute
• Planning For New IRC Section 1061: Part 2
• Real Estate Rumors: Eastern Star, Sweetgreen, Pulte Homes
• Tech Can Help, Not Take Over, Your Real Estate Transaction
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Top April Real Estate M&A
• Supporting Nontraditional Data Types In E-Discovery
• 2nd Circ. Flips Ex-Jefferies Trader's RMBS Fraud Conviction
• Austin Defends City Rules Phasing Out Short-Term Rentals
• Marriott Hit With Second Sanctions Bid In Timeshare Suit
• Fla. Land Owner Can't Get Court's Blessing For Takings Claim
• Planning For New IRC Section 1061: Part 1
• Fla. Developer Can't Fight Zoning Law Without Asking To Build
• 9th Circ. Backs DOI's Land Acquisition For Calif. Tribal Casino
• Del. Justices Question New Issues In $1.5B Fortress Deal Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Knoll, Ben Shaoul, Centennial Bank
• Conn. Firm Shakes Lender Suit Over $12M Loan Opinion Letter
• Logistics Firm Logos Buys 17-Acre Chinese Industrial Space
• Dominican Gov't Can Visit Contested Park Site, Tribunal Says
• Pa. Court Keeps Alive Dispute Over $22.5M Land Deal
• UK-Based REIT Expands Portfolio With $48M Acquisition
• Woodbridge Strikes Deal With SEC To Defer Ponzi Penalties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weinstein, Essential Properties, SoftBank
• Real Estate Rumors: Southport Financial, Gates, LaSalle
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• REA Group Buys Hometrack Australia From ZPG For $97M
• Investor Can't Crack Bank Boxes For $93M Arbitral Award
• Texas Atty Enters Plea Deal For $5.3M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Winstead Adds Ex-Pillsbury Real Estate Partner In Houston
• FTC Nets $18.7M Win In Suit Over Timeshare Resales
• The Insureds' Burden: Determining Date Of Loss In Texas
• NJ Real Estate Considerations After Cannabis Legalization
• State Tax After TCJA: Blue States' Deduction Strategies