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Real Estate - February, 2019

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• Chase Gets Quick Trip To 9th Circ. In Escrow Class Row
• Energy Transfer Unit Gets OK In Condemnation Row
• Irish Mortgage Fraudster Gets 4 Years For Scheme In Mass.
• Farmers Sue Ohio Town Over Lake Erie 'Bill Of Rights'
• Amtrak Says It, Not SEPTA, Controls Access To Stations
• Fla. Construction Co.'s Prez, VP Convicted Of Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple Hospitality, Columbia, Landmark
• Real Estate, Energy SPACs Launch IPOs Totaling $475M
• Sterling REIT Buys DC Retail Center From Regency For $40M
• Empire Land Creditors Slam Settlement With Law Firms
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In February
• Fate Of Green New Deal Hinges On Legislative Process
• EB-5 Modernization Rule No Substitute For Legislative Fix
• Ex-Wilmington Trust Execs Can Remain On Bail During Appeal
• BIA Takes Calif. Tribe's Land Into Trust After Court Reversal
• Trump Lowballed Assets To Avoid Taxes, Cohen Tells House
• Ex-Cushman Worker Gets 1 Year For Role In Contract Scheme
• Aldar Properties To Acquire 2 Abu Dhabi Buildings For $327M
• Ocwen Names New GC Amid Ongoing Legal Headaches
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge, Albert Behler, Lightstone
• International Orgs Don't Have Total Immunity, Justices Rule
• Ill. Atty Hits Firm With Suit Alleging 'Anti-Female' Bias
• Pa. Developers Say Artist's Fame Can't Carry Mural Suit
• Windstream Gets Judge's OK To Tap $400M In DIP Funds
• Real Estate Rumors: Neverland Ranch, KLNB, TF Cornerstone
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Health Care Exec Fired For Disloyalty Owes $2.7M: Chancery
• AXA Pays $238M For 831-Room Australian Hotel Portfolio
• Accomplice In Ill. Judge Mortgage Fraud Case Gets 7 Months
• Sierra Pacific Hit With Price-Fixing, Kickback Suit
• Kilpatrick Ducks Third-Party Suit In Investor Malpractice Row
• Construction Co. Says Contractor Stole Workers, Owes $1.1M
• CORRECTED: M&G Plastics Plant's $1.1B Ch. 11 Sale Cleared
• Citi Can't Skirt 9th Circ. Preemption Ruling, Borrower Says
• Big Banks Fixed Freddie, Fannie Bond Prices, Investors Say
• 4 Amicus Briefs Back Goldman In 2nd Circ. Class Cert. Appeal
• Windstream Files Ch. 11 Following $310M Judgment
• Bad Zillow Info Cost Megamansion Builder $60M, Suit Says
• Red Stone Equity Wraps Up $74M Calif. Real Estate Fund
• Colony Capital Sells Industrial Portfolio To Nuveen For $136M
• Mortgage Fraudster Denies He Disputed Presentence Facts
• Real Estate Rumors: GM Cruise, DRA Advisors, Urbanica
• Feds Seek $38M In Latest 1MDB Forfeiture Actions
• Revive Suit Against $400M Project, Miami Residents Urge
• Tribal Org. Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear County Tax Row
• Enviros Can't Block Permits For $2B Nexus Project: 6th Circ.
• Record $6.1M Pain-And-Suffering Award OK'd In Apt. Fall Suit
• Merlin Entertainments Sells Australian Ski Resorts For $124M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Army Housing Managers Agree To Fixes After Safety Scandal
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Tommy Hilfiger, Elon Musk
• MoFo Guides Wells Fargo On $98M Roosevelt Island Loan
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Mass. Town Residents Can Intervene In Tribe's Casino Suit
• Norton Rose Beefs Up Cap Markets Team With Davis Polk Atty
• CFPB, Florida Regulators Want Their Ocwen Suits Merged
• Pittsburgh Tavern Blames Closure On City, Sewer Contractors
• Real Estate Attorney Disbarred Over Deed Fraud
• BLM Tells 9th Circ. Tribe Is Wrong On Geothermal Leases
• Northeast Capital Widens NJ Footprint With Office Building
• NYC Lead Victims' Bid To Depose Ex-Agency Chief Falls Flat
• Fla. Plaintiffs Bar Defends 3rd-Party Benefits Assignment
• Commercial Real Estate Attorneys Must Embrace Tech
• Real Estate Rumors: J Safra, WeWork, Seminole Tribe Of Fla.
• Singapore Firm Buys Most Of Dresden Hotel For $56M
• Bankrupt Ex-Partner Can't Dodge Unpaid Rent, 3rd Circ. Says
• Historic Resort Sues Insurers After '1,000-Year' Flood
• Real Estate Rumors: Vital, Gotham, WeWork
• Dentons, Skadden Steer 2 REIT Offerings Totaling $1B
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Link REIT Drops $982M On Chinese Shopping Mall
• $610M Stalking Horse Bid For 4 Verity Hospitals Approved
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• US Bank Can't Save RMBS Suit, Keeps 2nd Chance In Another
• Gibson Dunn Close To DQ Bid Toss In Privileged Doc Drama
• Judge Gives Nod To Suit Fighting Obama Presidential Center
• Real Estate Rumors: Pablo Peon, KD Sagamore, PineBridge
• High Court Turns Down Ill. Property Owners' County Tax Row
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Developer Says Ex-Counsel Messed Up Enviro Suit
• Royal Park Loses 2nd Cert. Try In BNY Mellon MBS Suit
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• HIG Closes €673M European Real Estate-Focused Fund
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• Milbank Beats Trustee Objection To Rep Gymboree In Ch. 11
• 3 Questions After EPA's New Water Contamination Action
• Development Barred At BASF Superfund Site: NJ Tax Court
• Jurisdiction Key In 2nd Circ.'s Reviving Of US Bank-BofA Row
• In Spending Plan, CFTC Gets Funding Boost, SEC Can Move
• Goldman Launches 2nd Appeal Of Class Cert. In 2nd Circ.
• Pokemon Co. Promises No 'Go' In Deal To End Trespass Row
• Exec Used EB-5 Cash For BMW, Loans, Wash. Court Holds
• Landowners Seek $900K Fees For Telecom Cable-Line Deal
• MoFo, Rosenberg & Estis Steer $120M NYC Loan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Can't Seize Casino Neighbor's Property For Stalled Project
• Ballard Spahr Adds 2 'Silicon Slopes' Attys In Salt Lake City
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Goulston Leader Eyes Real Estate Expansion, More Diversity
• Real Estate Rumors: UDR, Tribune Media, Knotel
• Allen & Overy, Gleiss Steer €4.9B PE Takeover Of Scout24
• Industrial Logistics Properties Drops $905M On 2 Portfolios
• 3 Takeaways From Amazon's About-Face On New York City HQ2
• FHFA Nominee Backs 30-Year Mortgage, Broader Reform
• BIA Wrongly Issued Tribal Land Trust Ruling, Calif. Court Says
• Public Seeks More Flexibility In Opportunity Zone Rules
• Developer Gets Another Shot At Role In Condemnation Action
• Pittsburgh Says Ad Co. Wrong To Change Sign Over City
• Former Manatt Phelps Partner Joins Venable's Tax Practice
• Perkins Coie Lands Real Estate Pro In San Francisco Office
• Real Estate Rumors: SobelCo, WeWork, Dalfen
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• North NJ Apartment Portfolio Trades Hands In $75M Deal
• Amazon Drops Plans To Build HQ2 In New York City
• Insurers Needn't Cover IberiaBank's $11.7M FCA Deal
• NYC Fund Boss Admits To $22M Belize Airport Fraud
• Insurer Gets $1M Damages, $16M Lien Over Utah Development
• Ditech Cleared To Tap $1.9B Ch. 11 DIP Package
• Miami Marina Bid Protest Rejected By Appeals Court
• Texas Panel Affirms Ban On Repealing Homestead Exemptions
• Asset Management Firm CEO Admits $20M Investment Fraud
• MoFo, Kasowitz Steer $122M Downtown Brooklyn Loan
• Insurer Wins Easing Of $5.6M Award To Gloria Estefan's Hotel
• EQT Settles With W.Va. Gas Lease Holders For $53M
• Real Estate Rumors: Lightstone, Weinberg, City Of Hope
• Greystone Loans $133M For Staten Island Property
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Kramer Levin
• How Calif. Cannabis Rules Will Impact Investors And Lenders
• Kirkland Steers Hotelier's $300M Luxury Spa Operator Buy
• Calif. Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Rethink County Tax Ruling
• Mississippi Says Feds Owe $25M For Flooding Damage
• Fla. Foreclosure Atty Faces Disbarment For Repeat Offenses
• Proposed Opportunity Zone Regs Hazy On Marijuana Projects
• BofA Sues NCUA For Breach Of Contract Over MBS Claims
• What Construction Attys Must Know About Drones
• Kirkland, Cooley Steer Thoma Bravo's $3.7B Ellie Mae Buy
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Real Estate Rumors: Mainstreet, Arles, Zeta Global
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Investcorp Drops $330M On 8 Apartment Complexes
• Fla. Justices Asked To Ax Insurer's Benefit Assignment Limit
• HFF Sells Fla. Retail Center To Developer For $56.4M
• Cuomo To Meet Trump On SALT Tax, Rips Amazon HQ2 Critics
• NJ Court Kills County Deed-Filing Convenience Fees
• Contractor Wants $7M For Delays On Downtown Philly Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Prudential, Silverstein, Brookfield
• After Losing Sale Fight, Sears Creditors Seek Speedy Finish
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• HFF Inks $124M Financing For 41-Building Colo. Portfolio
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Ditech Re-Enters Chapter 11 With Prepacked Restructuring
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• Boston Fights Airbnb Bid To Stop Short-Term Rental Regs
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Keep Mortgage Broker's Contempt Order, 4th Circ. Hears
• 7th Circ. Backs Zillow Win In 'Zestimate' Property Value Suit
• GAO Rejects Protest Over SEC Headquarters Lease Terms
• Homeowners Fight PNC's Bid To DQ Atty In Foreclosure Suit
• McNaul Ebel Assists With $140M Loan For Brooklyn Tower
• Dems Float Bill To Clarify Congress' Power Over Monuments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nielsen, Addison Lee, Reliance Industries
• Shearman & Sterling Steers Landesbank's $160M NYC Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Facebook, Naftali
• Wynn Casino Accused Of Scheming To Evict Body Shop
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Cleary
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• La. Real Estate Board Pushes Immunity Bid At 5th Circ.
• DC, Md. Tell 4th Circ. To Refuse Trump Emoluments Dispute
• Holland & Knight Forms Team To Tackle Venezuela Matters
• States Face Continued Challenges In Taxing Shared Economy
• Dems' Green New Deal Met With Strong GOP Opposition
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Van Doorne, Simmons & Simmons Steer 240,000-Sq.-Ft. Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: PIMCO, Servcorp, Bell Partners
• Russian Oligarch Can't Nix $95M Arbitration Award In London
• Heitman Wraps Up $1.1B Real Estate Fund
• Why NY's Sutton 58 Decision Won't Rattle Real Estate Finance
• Thousands Of Wells Fargo Consultants Win Cert. In Wage Suit
• NJ Concessionaire Aims To Redo Suit Against Former Counsel
• Tax Lenders Class Action May Proceed, 4th Circ. Says
• Why PE's 'Opportunity Zone' Plans Remain On Hold
• NY Firm Says Litigation Funder's Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• NY Atty Suspended For Forging Brief To Hide Filing Failure
• DOJ Seeks To Stop Philadelphia Supervised Injection Site
• Chase Unlikely To Take Hit In Alleged $17M Workspace Scam
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of US Bank's Untimely RMBS Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Avery Hall, Citizens Bank, IStar
• Atlanta Office Building Trades Hands For $58M
• Marathon Oil Unit Says Rival Swiped Drilling Rights
• Dentons Guides BMO Harris On $75M NYC Loan
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Fla. Mobile Home Park Owners, Attys Hit With RICO Suit
• NJ Hotel Builder Can't Beat Suit Over Subpar Public Notice
• HFF Secures $36.6M To Finance Ohio Warehouse Portfolio
• Late Objections Rankle Judge, Delay Contractor's Sentencing
• Everglades Oil Well Gets Green Light From Fla. Appeals Court
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Klingbeil, CapitalSource, New Mountain
• Amazon HQ2 Critic Tapped For Key NY Board With Veto Power
• Lawmakers Want Answers On Watchdog's Trump Hotel Report
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Court Rejects Bid To Trim Ex-Mayor, Developer Bribery Suit
• 6th Circ. Backs Use Of Ohio Forced Drilling Law
• Cooley Faces DQ Bid In Father-Son Trademark Fight
• Land Development Co. A $350M Ponzi Scheme, Investors Say
• Land Sale Will Provide Cash For Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Victims
• Sears Faces Challenges To $5B Sale Plan, Store Closures
• ShopRite Operator Ends NJ Antitrust War With Developer
• Fla. Gov. Seeks Property, Sales Tax Relief In $91.3B Budget
• Linchris Snags $11.7M Loan For Cape Cod Boutique Hotel
• Brookfield Buys SoCal Industrial Property For $45.5M
• NJ Project Permit Needs Conflict Review, Appeals Court Says
• Texans Look To State Supreme Court For Franchise Tax Clarity
• Lesbian Couple Urges High Court To Punt Hawaii B&B Suit
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Idaho Sen. Unveils Outline For Housing Finance Reform
• HNA Construction Unit Sells Hong Kong Land For $499M
• What Construction Attys Must Know About Virtual Reality
• ESL Says $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale Only Way Forward For Sears
• Indirect Investors May Lose Out Under New Pass-Through Regs
• Real Estate Rumors: Debevoise, Brookfield, JP Morgan
• BNSF Tells 9th Circ. That Tribe Can't Restrict Right Of Way
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Ex-Stradling Yocca Partner Joins Loeb & Loeb's Tax Practice
• Immigration Bills: Terminating EB-5, Defunding Muslim Ban
• NYC Taking Short-Term Rental Rule's Freeze To 2nd Circ.
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1