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Real Estate - March, 2019

288 articles

• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In March
• Wis. Tribe's Apple Festival Needs Village Permit, Judge Says
• Brooklyn Rental Space's Website Flouts The ADA, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Driller's Overhead Power Lines Suit
• Texas Justices Pass On TV Producer's $2.5M Lost Tapes Win
• What Real Estate Attys Can Learn From MIPIM
• Justices' Alaska River Ruling Lets Native Fishing Off Hook
• Ill. Homeowners Seek Cert. In Construction Fraud Class Suit
• Becker Snags Construction Litigation Pro In Florida
• Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Eyes Real Estate Tokenization
• FWS Asks 5th Circ. To Remand Dusky Frog Habitat Case
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Driller's Atty Malpractice Suit
• Judge Slams NJ City's $3M 'Giveback' From Hilton Developer
• Coal Cos. Can Go After PennDOT Over Lost Mining Chance
• SL Green JV Sells NYC Office Building To Savana For $381M
• Senator Calls DOI Nominee 'Corrupt' In Confirmation Hearing
• Mich. Tribe Tells 6th Circ. To OK Casino On Purchased Land
• Randy Quaid Calls For Atty Sanctions In Property Dispute
• Make-Whole Provisions Still Enforceable After Momentive
• HUD Accuses Facebook Of Housing Discrimination In Ads
• Texas Jury Awards $15M Over Sham Real Estate Investment
• 'Serious Ethical Violations' Earn Calif. Atty $12M Punishment
• Bipartisan Senators Open Probe Of Conservation Tax Abuse
• China Looks To Streamline Construction Approval Process
• Lightstone Nabs $155M Loan For New Manhattan Hotel
• Real Estate Rumors: Baywood Hotels, Calmwater, Fluidigm
• Charlotte Russe Gets Ch. 11 Nod For $6.4M Asset Sale Plan
• Banks Accused Of Rigging Fannie, Freddie Bond Prices
• NIGC Ordered To Take Another Look At Tribal Casino Approval
• Investor Alleges Belize Ponzi Fraudsters Swiped $8M
• Tax Tips For Existing Property Owners In Opportunity Zones
• Cedar Fair Buys Calif. Amusement Park Land For $150M
• Calif. Man Pleads Not Guilty In EB-5 Visa Fraud Scheme
• T-Mobile Urges Quick Win Against Del. Town On Cell Tower
• MoFo, Rosenberg Estis Steer $75M Brooklyn Property Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM, Shinhan Bank, ServiceTitan
• Energy Co. Fights Arbitration In $15M Bill Row With Apache
• Insurer Must Reimburse Contractor In Florida Condos Suit
• Mansion Development May Impair Cities' Land Use Oversight
• Colorado PE Shop Brings In $382M For Debut Fund
• Gaylor Decision Aptly Navigated 1st Amendment's Gray Areas
• WPT Industrial REIT Drops $226M On US Portfolio
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Justices Allow Hunters To 'Rev Up' Hovercrafts In River Case
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Overturned $16.5M Verdict
• McCarthy Tétrault, Graham Gow Help With $71M REIT Deal
• Texas Oil Cos. Want Tribal Pipeline Trespass Suit Tossed
• Real Estate Rumors: Sydell Miller, Taurus, Safco
• Obtaining Atty Fees From Calif. Mortgagees Just Got Easier
• T-Mobile Wins Fight To Build Cell Tower In Mass. Town
• Ex-Officers Want Shumaker Loop Booted From REIT Suit
• Wachtell, Goodwin Lead $1.6B Office REIT Merger
• IRS Plans To Limit Gain Recognition In REIT Transfers
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Proving Coverage For Natural Resource Damage Claims In NJ
• Ex-Bloomberg Exec Says Mix-Up Led To Bid-Rig Suit Delay
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Wildfire Victims Say PG&E Should Pay $9.5M In Settled Claims
• Pettit Firm Adds Ex-Appellate Judge To Its Dallas Office
• Greenberg Traurig Helps BofA With $240M NYC Hotel Loan
• Developer On Hook For $5.2M Despite Atty DQ, 8th Circ. Says
• Former Texas Mayor, Builder Ask Court To Toss Convictions
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Doesn't End Arconic Suit, Investors Say
• NYC Towers Will Push Out Residents, Advocacy Groups Say
• REIT InvenTrust Drops $64M On 2 Fla. Retail Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: Oak Ventures, CVS, Baywood Hotels
• FTC Resumes Admin. Case Against La. Appraisers Board
• Fannie Mae Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley, CoreLogic Atty As GC
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Miami Beats Suit Over Beckham Soccer Stadium Referendum
• 7th Circ. Conclusions On Parsonage Exemption Are Suspect
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Dechert, Wachtell
• Ill. Supreme Court Tosses Union's $2M Real Estate Bill
• Bank Can't Undo Default Win, Left With $4.9M Error
• JV Members Can't Rewrite Contract They Didn't Read
• Ready Capital Nets $105M In Loans For Properties In 4 States
• REIT Tax Atty Returns To Hogan Lovells To Lead Trust Practice
• FDIC's $695M Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit Tossed
• RICO Claim Tossed In Fla. Suit Against Timeshare-Exit Firm
• Foreclosure Firms Get High Court Help, But Questions Remain
• Real Estate Rumors: JDL, Rodan Property, Diana Chen
• Pittsburgh Loses Bid To Dodge FCA Housing Suit Again
• The Latest On Vapor Intrusion Regs In Calif.
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• New Impeachment Info Fails To Get Ex-Vereit Exec A New Trial
• Federal RICO Claims Tossed In Ga. Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Home Equity Startup Lands $122M In Funding
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan Stanley, AEW, Stockbridge
• Panama Unit Owners Can't Pause Row With Trump Hotel Cos.
• Pair Of Firms Help TLG With $101M Purchase, $135M Sale
• NY Life Unit Loans $94M For Calif. Office Project
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• 'Seaport Hotel' Too Generic For Fidelity TM Claim, Omni Says
• Key Points For Negotiating 5G Cell Site Contracts
• Supreme Court Says Foreclosure Firms Not Debt Collectors
• Skelos, Son Tell 2nd Circ. Graft Case Again Fails McDonnell
• Royal Park Asks To Use Sampling In BNY Mellon MBS Suit
• La. Appraisers Board Says 5th Circ. Got FTC Case Wrong
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Woman's $3.5M Balcony Fall Verdict Tossed By Wash. Court
• Pa. Treasurer Says Banks Fixed Freddie, Fannie Bond Prices
• Charlotte Russe Floats $5M Ch. 11 Sale Of IP, Lease Assets
• 3rd Circ. Halts Some PennEast Pipeline Work Pending Appeal
• Sidley, Dechert Steer Jones Lang LaSalle's $2B HFF Buy
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood, AIG, Spottswood
• Contractor Seeking Payday For Flubbed Philly Job, Court Told
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• 'Flintstone House' Dinosaur Statues Have Got To Go, City Says
• Panel Revives Developer's Suit Over $9M Sale Of Islands
• High Court Won't Hear Hawaii B&B's Lesbian Refusal Suit
• Retailer Shopko To Liquidate After Failed Ch. 11 Sale Bid
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• Hinckley Allen Adds Former Associate As Tax Group Partner
• Insurers Say REIT Can't Seek $20M In Coverage Row
• DOJ Backs Tribe's Religious Claims Against NJ Township
• 2 Trusts Can't Dismiss Foreclosure Threat In $16M Tax Case
• Real Estate Rumors: CapitaLand, Min Kao, Grover Corlew
• Freeze Of DOE Uranium Leasing Program In Colo. Ends
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Ocwen, Wells Fargo Can't Nix ERISA Suit Over Mortgages Yet
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Brookfield Fund Buys Hotel Leela Assets For $575M
• Allegiant, TPG Reveal Plans For Up To $1B Hotel Partnership
• Jersey City Defeats Constitutional Challenge To Payroll Tax
• NJ Atty Disbarred Over Stolen Client Funds
• 9th Circ. Undoes $4M Award In Zillow Photo Copyright Row
• Clergy Housing Tax Exemption Constitutional, 7th Circ. Says
• FDIC Strikes $335M Deal With PwC Over Colonial Bank Audits
• Wells Fargo To Pay $13.8M For Unwanted Loan Modifications
• Townsfolk Push To Send Tribe's Casino Suit To Mass.
• NJ Town Can't Nix Hospital's Tax-Exempt Status On Appeal
• Bridge Would Harm NYC Park, Neighborhood Group Says
• Bradley Arant Snags Ex-Quarles Real Estate, Banking Pro
• Ex-Exec Ducks Jail For Rigging Bids, Scores Law Firm Gig
• Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell Steer $2.1B Rabobank Buy
• Ex-Exec's Claims Against Hunt Trimmed In Termination Suit
• Hinckley Allen Steers Citizens Bank's $85M Manhattan Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: 3D Investments, Knotel, Starwood
• Pa. AG Gets Green Light To Go After Drillers In Lease Fight
• Appraisers Drop FCA Suit Against Citizens Bank
• Brown Rudnick Aids Queensgate On $1.3B Hotel Portfolio Buy
• Why A Data Center Sale And Partial Leaseback Is A Win-Win
• Enviro Groups, Landowners Fight Border Wall Declaration
• Court Rules Against Chesapeake In Eagle Ford Royalty MDL
• Sheldon Adelson Settles Macau Gaming Profits Suit Mid-Trial
• Gov't Wants Tribal Land Mismanagement Suit Trimmed
• Alexander Dubose Gets New Shot At Bid For $500K In Fees
• Irish Agency Dodges $1.2B Suit Over Failed 'Chicago Spire'
• Investors Can't Join FTC's Belize Real Estate 'Scam' Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, AEW, Wurzak
• Dentons Guides $62M Loan For Emblem Health Building
• Insurer Asks Fla. Justices To Bless Benefit Assignment Limit
• Shumaker Loop Hires Land Use, Zoning Attys In Florida
• HFF Secures $40M Construction Loan For NYC Development
• 4 New Considerations In Calif. Real Estate Law
• Immigration Atty Dodges SEC's EB-5 Investor Fraud Claims
• AVID Property Makes $197M Unsolicited Offer For Villa World
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• 9th Circ. OKs Santa Monica Home-Share Ordinance
• Fed Official Outlines Potential Changes To CRA Rules
• Adelson Cheated Macau Fixer, Jury Hears As Retrial Starts
• JPMorgan Dodges Investor Suit Over $17M Ponzi Scheme
• Ethics Claim Dismissed Over Beckham's Miami Stadium Plan
• PennEast Urges 3rd Circ. Not To Pause Pipeline Land Grab
• Landowners Ask High Court To Review Pipeline Access Ruling
• Fla. Mobile Home Owners Sue Park Over Lot Rental Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Toni Ko, Icon Realty, In-Rel Properties
• Moinian Scores $595M CMBS Loan From JPMorgan, Deutsche
• Idaho Tribes Ask For Pause In Land Claim Suit
• How 9th Circ. Approaches 'Related Claims' Insurance Disputes
• Del. Realty Fund Owner Pleads Guilty In $3.3M Ponzi Scheme
• Akerman Leader Sees More Ways To Extend Bridge Loans
• United Inks Deal With Blackstone To Stay In Willis Tower
• Manafort Charged With Mortgage Fraud In New York
• Wyndham Says Fake Law Firm Advertising Timeshare Defaults
• Pittsburgh Can't Force Landlords To Take Section 8 Tenants
• Reed Smith Fights Bear Stearns' $500M Malpractice Claims
• Calif. Housing Industry Watching Gov.'s $750M Incentive Plan
• Warehouse REIT Looks To Raise £100M In Share Sale
• Army Corps Asks Minn. Judge To OK Flood Project Work
• Real Estate Rumors: Union Labor, Clarion, Brickless
• Grassley, Leahy Call On Feds To Finish EB-5 Reform
• What EU Investment Screening Will Mean For Dealmakers
• Dexus Drops $567M On Sydney Tower Stake
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Chicago Brick & Mortar: Move Toward Partner-Associate Parity
• Ocwen Says 'Too Late' To Merge CFPB, Fla. Suits For Trial
• $165M NovaStar Deal OK'd Over FHFA Objections
• Priderock Contract Dispute Nets $1.25M For Financial Expert
• Jury Finds Ex-Mayor, Developer Guilty Of Bribery, Wire Fraud
• Vt. News Org Gets State Records On Jay Peak EB-5 Scheme
• Owners Ask To Intervene In FTC's Belize Real Estate Suit
• 6 Firms Steer $1B CCMP-Brookfield Deal For BGIS
• Builder Says Cos. Coexisted Long Before 'Fulcrum' TM Row
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Holland & Knight Snags Real Estate Leasing Team In NY
• IStar Brings On Kasowitz Benson Partner As Top Atty
• Real Estate Rumors: AllianceBernstein, Invesco, Triarch
• Mass. Affordable Housing Covenants Safe During Foreclosure
• HFF Gets £108M Acquisition, Refurb Financing For UK Project
• NYC Rights Law Applies To Fired Mass. Man, 1st Circ. Says
• TPG Real Estate Partners Closes $3.7B Opportunity Fund
• Jam Exposes International Orgs To New Litigation Risks
• Chicago Brick & Mortar: Making Footprints Smaller
• Citizens Inflated Home Values To Amp Up Lending: FCA Suit
• Recusal Bid Rebuffed In Homeowners' Insurance Dispute
• Chinese EB-5 Investors Challenge 2nd Denial Of Their Visas
• Opportunity Zone Investing Risky, Panelist Says
• NJ Court Skeptical Of Bid To Ax Jersey City Payroll Tax
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hong Kong REIT Link Nabs $510M From Green Bond Issue
• 2 Firms Steer €290M AEW, Allianz Logistics-Focused Venture
• Pa. Injection Well Zoning Fight Can Proceed Without Permits
• Real Estate Rumors: Chrysler Building, S2, Manhattan DA
• Tribe Says Land-Into-Trust Dispute Should Stay In DC Court
• What To Expect From Increased FTC-State AG Collaboration
• Chicago Brick & Mortar: How Law Firm Office Size Is Changing
• Mich. Gov. Tells 6th Circ. Tribe Can't Use Land For Casino
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Ellie Mae Investor Seeks Halt Of $3.7B Thoma Bravo Merger
• A New 3rd Circ. Damages Formula For Entireties Fraud Cases
• Real Estate Rumors: Arbor, Maddd Equities, CIT Bank
• Holland & Knight Adds Real Estate Partner In Florida
• Bayrock Financial Targets $100M For New Real Estate Fund
• Cohen Sues Trump Organization For $1.9M In Legal Fees
• Cuomo's Former Right-Hand Man Ordered To Report To Prison
• 7th Circ. Remands SPX Win In Homeowner PCB Dust Suit
• Philly Asks To Ax $118M Commercial Property Value Challenge
• 4th Circ. Affirms Equinor Win In Drilling Contract Fight
• BofA, JPMorgan, Others Conspired To Rig Bond Prices: Suit
• Investor Again Seeks $93M Award From Ex-Biz Partner's Trust
• Winstead Adds Real Estate Pro With Condo Practice In Austin
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Evan Seiden, Rabsky Group
• M7 Raises $74M For Europe-Focused Real Estate Fund
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Calif. County's Right To Tax Tribe Land
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Insurer Ignored Law, Can't Force Appraisal, Says Fla. Panel
• GSA Must Give Up Unredacted Docs On FBI Relocation Plan
• Fla. Bar Says Atty Offered Client $7K To Drop Complaint
• NY Life Unit Loans $123M For Austin Mixed-Use Project
• NJ Wants PennEast Land Grab Paused Pending Appeal
• Consumer Fraud Takeaways From 7th Circ. 'Zestimates' Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Skeptical Of Condo Pool's Gender Segregation Rule
• Omega Wins $1.1M In Trial Against Counterfeiter's Landlord
• Real Estate Rumors: Saber, Bridge Investment, IStar
• Gap, The Children's Place Get OK To Buy Gymboree Assets
• MoFo, Gibson Dunn Steer $157M Brooklyn Loan
• A Wave Of Litigation Hinges On Trump's Next Cuba Move
• Hartford Must Pay For Mortgage Scam Suit Defense: 9th Circ.
• Mintz Lands 2nd Real Estate Lawyer From Mayer Brown
• Mortgage Co. Accused Of Charging For Unneeded Inspections
• Willkie Farr Steers Colony's $1.2B Industrial Portfolio Buy
• Jeans Maker Diesel's US Unit Seeks To Shed Leases In Ch. 11
• Fla. Condo Board Not Insured Against Defamation, Judge Says
• 3 Potential Taxes Could Gain $200M, NYC Budget Office Says
• Turnpike Land Buy Included Mineral Rights, Pa. Court Says
• Constitutional Force-Pooling Arguments Face Uphill Battle
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Winston & Strawn Snags Real Estate Finance Pro In Chicago
• CFPB Kicks Off PACE Loans Rulemaking With Call For Info
• Tier REIT Buys 3-Acre Atlanta Site For Office Tower
• Slate Office REIT Sells Stake In 6 Canada Properties For $99M
• Real Estate Rumors: Industrious, Ameritus, Broward County
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Disbarred Atty Also Charged With Fleecing Dead War Hero
• Go Slow And Steady On GSE Reform, Groups Tell FHFA Head
• Zillow Beats Suit Alleging Collusion With Brokers, For Now
• Chubb Unit Needn't Cover $910K Faulty Work Award: 4th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Affirms Rancher's Fraud Conviction
• Tax Appeal Win May Lead To Heartburn For Darden
• La. Appraisers Board Can't Challenge FTC Case Yet: 5th Circ.
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets 1.5 To 4.5 Years For Scamming Church
• Israeli Firm To Sell $900M Stake In Canadian REIT
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Real Estate Rumors: Palm Beach Newspapers, FCP, State Life
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Shearman & Sterling Adds Ex-Kirkland Trusts, Estates Partner
• NYC Community Center Delays Cost $33M, Contractor Says
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief