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Real Estate - May, 2019

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• Chicago Pol Faces 14 Counts For Soliciting Private Tax Work
• Duane Morris Sued Over Debt Collection Tactics In Fla.
• 4 Highlights From This Legislative Session In Texas
• Eatery At NJ University Is Tax-Exempt, Appellate Judges Say
• Prudential Lends $200M For Refi Of Google's Future NY Home
• Out-Of-Towners Can Testify In Gas Well Row, Pa. Justices Say
• DLA Blends Tech, Shared Space Into Real Estate Agenda
• Fla. Court Revives Rent Claims For Citizens Insurance Delays
• Pa. Justices To Mull Class Suit Over Firm's Foreclosure Fees
• Idaho Tribes Win Bid To Pause Land Claim Suit
• Tax Court Case May Limit Debtor Options To Fix Tax Liability
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Atty Can't Challenge Tax Abatements, Appeals Court Says
• Tribe Says BLM, BIA Botched Okla. Drilling Approvals
• Pa. Gaming Board OKs $1.3B Sands Casino Sale To Ala. Tribe
• Advocates Seek To DQ Jones Day In Calif. Homelessness Suit
• Extra Arbitrator Coming To Break Irma Coverage Logjam
• Salt Lake City Retail, Entertainment JV Scores $97M Refi
• Paul Weiss Reps American Tower In $1.9B Eaton Towers Buy
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Royal Park, US Bank Wind Down RMBS Trustee Suit
• Alto Snags $130M For Latest US Real Estate Fund
• Armstrong Teasdale Grabs Dilworth Paxson IP Atty In Philly
• Chippewa Tribe Seeks Win In Mich. Land Trust Fight
• House Dems Mull Estate Tax Changes To Pay For 'Extenders'
• Ill. Real Estate Co. Owner Promised False Returns, SEC Says
• Realty Group Says Pa. Capital's Waste Fees Are Rubbish
• JV Led By AECOM Gets $107.4M Corrections Center Contract
• Eversheds Sutherland Opens Chicago Office With BigLaw Vets
• Angelo Gordon Gathers $2.75B For US Real Estate Fund
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• First American Hit With First Suit Over Data Breach
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Ex-Real Estate Co. Worker Sanctioned In Trade Secrets Suit
• Ohio Seeks To Kill Local Lake Erie Protection Law
• Lewis Brisbois Can Seek Developer Liability In Office Fire Suit
• Asbestos Job Abandoned At Ex-Westinghouse Site, Co. Says
• Justices Won't Hear Comanche Protest Of Chickasaw Casino
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Over Attack At NJ Apartment
• NextDecade Signs $9.6B LNG Project Deal With Bechtel Unit
• Advocates Fight To Keep Judge In Homelessness Case
• High Court Passes On Pa. Pipeline Access Case
• 2 Firms Steer Zynga's $600M HQ Sale To Beacon, Leaseback
• Prince Lobel Adds Construction Pro From Conn Kavanaugh
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• First American Security Flaw Exposes 885M Mortgage Records
• Personal Statement Gets Contractor Harsher Fraud Sentence
• Calif. Cities Say Judge In Homelessness Case An 'Advocate'
• Conn. Tribe Can't Prove It Owned Mortgages, Judge Says
• 8th Circ. Says Non-Matching Roof Tiles Not Insurer's Problem
• Ex-Tenants, Developer Reach Deal Over Luxury Building Fire
• Trump To Take Bank Subpoena Setback To 2nd Circ.
• Lone Star Laterals: Crowe & Dunlevy, Husch Blackwell
• 9th Circ. Questions DLA, Munger Attys' Candor In BNSF Brief
• CapitaLand Sells China Biz Park To Own PE Firm For $449M
• Mo. Farmers' Pipeline Fight Moved To Federal Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• Recent Chancery Rulings Offer Forum Selection Pointers
• California Is Filling The Gaps In The Clean Water Act
• Insurer Seeks $1.2M Over Unpaid Restaurant Construction Tab
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• DC Circ. Denies $33M Deduction For Land Gift To U Of Mich.
• Pa. Panel Ducks Ruling On Taxing Homes Based On Sale Price
• State Agencies Back HUD In Tribe Mortgage Fight
• Sears Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Legal Basis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, BP, Triton
• SEC Adds Sales Agent To Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Real Estate Developer Faces TCPA Suit Over Marketing Texts
• Unpacking Treasury's New Opportunity Zone Rules
• British Man Pleads Not Guilty In Workspace Ponzi Scheme
• Feds Say Firm Can't Intervene In Texas Ponzi Scheme Case
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• 3 Firms Assemble $505M Deal For PE-Backed Restoration Biz
• A Significant Case For All Calif. Mortgage Lenders
• LondonMetric Makes Nearly £415M Bid For Fellow UK REIT
• Jay Peak's Ex-Developers Indicted Over Failed EB-5 Project
• Landlord Indicted, Sued By SEC Over 'Ponzi-Like' Con
• Split Texas Panel Gives OK To TCEQ Injection Well Approval
• Distressed British Fashion Co. Seeks US Bankruptcy Shield
• Mayer Brown Steers Anchor Health's $25M Cancer Center Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: TransferWise, Lone Star, Hudbay
• JP Morgan Can't Dodge Atty Fees After Ditching Foreclosure
• Trump Can't Block Dems' Bank Subpoenas, Judge Rules
• Ukraine Bank Sues Oligarchs In Chancery Over Shell Firms
• Puerto Rico Insurer Underpaid For Hurricane Claims, Suit Says
• Distressed Cannabis Companies See Hope In 9th Circ. Ruling
• Natixis Seeks More Discovery In $877M RMBS Dispute
• Trustee Not Liable For $168M RMBS Loss, 3rd Circ. Says
• House Dems Blast HUD Proposal To Evict Migrant Families
• Fla. Real Estate Co. Pays $84M For Mich. Industrial Assets
• 9th Circ. Asks Mont. High Court: Are Dino Fossils Minerals?
• Business-Purpose Mortgage Loans Face New Scrutiny In Fla.
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Mortgage Co. Pushed Shoddy Contractors For Loan, Suit Says
• Reed Smith Brings In 8 New Partners To Open Dallas Office
• Increasing Buyer Leverage In The 'Sign-And-Go-Hard' Era
• Atty Can't Duck Malpractice Claims Over Failed EB-5 Project
• Kramer Levin Nabs Tax Partner From Stroock
• Neighbors Sue To Stop $1B Ark. Highway Expansion Project
• Pa. Firm Sued For Waiting Too Long In Road Rage Case
• Drinker Biddle Wants Fla. Court Help In NJ Defamation Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Trammell Crow, Fortress, WundaBar
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Aussie Mall Co. Scentre Nabs $400M Sydney JV Deal
• Latham Snags Chicago Real Estate Leader From Dentons
• Justices Take Up 'Entrenched' Split Over Bankruptcy Appeals
• Revised Opportunity Zones Offer Tribes New Tool To Spur Biz
• Texas High Court Allows Taking Of Developer's Land For Road
• Ute Tribe Seeks OK Of Tribal Water Theft Ruling
• Wynn In Talks With MGM To Sell $2.6B Mass. Casino Resort
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Xinyuan, IMC Equity
• Indian Hotels, GIC Form $600M Hotel Acquisition Platform
• Treasury's New Rules Streamline Opportunity Zone Program
• Fla. High Court Won't Review Beckham Stadium Sale Spat
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Latin America's Woes Won't Spark Miami Real Estate Boom
• Greenberg Traurig To Open Milan Office, Its 40th Worldwide
• Disbarred Atty Can't Beat Prison Term Over 'Confused' Judge
• Frasers Centrepoint Drops $315M On Stake In Singapore Mall
• Real Estate Rumors: Microsoft, Starwood, Uber
• Apartment Complex Can't Tap Full $32M Limit For Fire Damage
• Brad Pitt Charity Suit Belongs In State Court, La. Judge Says
• Pyrinas-Aeneas JV Eyes $120M Biotech Real Estate Fund
• 6th Circ. OKs Mining Permit Over Joint Landowner's Objection
• Real Estate Rumors: Westbrook, Silverstein, Piedmont
• Pa. Justice Slams Philly For Ignoring Land In Squatter Fight
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• WeWork Parent Unveils $2.9B Real Estate Investment Platform
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Fengate Pulls In $1.1B For North American Infrastructure Fund
• Understanding The Nuts And Bolts Of Bridge Lending
• Fla.'s Becker Shores Up Strengths, Eyes New Fields
• Singapore Real Estate Co. CDL Drops $975M In China Push
• Latham Aided Covert Bid To Quash Stadium, Calif. City Says
• Homeowners' Expert Blames Dams For Harvey Flooding
• Diamond's Timeshare Exit Suit Gets Fla. Magistrate's Rec
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Fracking Ordinance Challenge
• Real Estate Rumors: CK, ESJ, WeWork
• Greystar Sued Over Allegedly Excessive 401(k) Plan Fees
• Gemini Rosemont Drops $175M On Silicon Valley Campus
• Scout24 Investors Kill $5.5B Blackstone, Hellman Takeover
• Pimco Mortgage Trust Delays $1B IPO, Citing Market Woes
• SEC Renews EB-5 Investor Fraud Claims Against Chicago Atty
• DC-Area Apartment Complex Trades For $228M
• Don't Let License Rules Snuff Out Your Fire Expert
• Trump Asks Judge To Reconsider Speeding Up Subpoena Suit
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• 4 PE Questions The New Opportunity Zone Regs Don't Answer
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Recent IRS Guidance Puts Multifamily Housing Back On Track
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Sales Of FARC-Linked Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: Acore, P6, Lorenzo Enterprise
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• REIT Piedmont Drops $95.1M For Atlanta Office Property
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• HUD Publishes Proposal To Restrict Migrant Public Housing
• Enviros Slam BLM Oil And Gas Plan For 720K Acres In Calif.
• Ditech Wins Approval For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Tribal Group's Permits Must Be Banned, 10th Circ. Told
• Texas Justices OK State's Fight Over Galveston Oyster Lease
• Real Estate Rumors: CapitaLand, Greystar, Bluestone
• 9 Firms To Steer 6 IPOs Raising $4.7B Led By Avantor
• Gibson Dunn, Hunton Andrews Kurth Guide $69M NYC Loan
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• $7M Suit Over Philly Building Project Moves Forward
• Calif. Coastline Regulator Hands Developer Record $15M Fine
• Miami Strikes $20M Damages Deal Over $400M Eviction Effort
• $1M Hurricane Harvey Insurance Coverage Dispute Settled
• Internal Auditors Resolve SEC Insider Trading Suit
• DOL Puzzled By Sears' Ch. 11 Obligations To Retirees
• Fla. DEP Won't Fight Decision To Allow Everglades Oil Well
• 2 Attys DQ'd From Challenge To PNC Bank Home Foreclosure
• Diamond Resorts Settles Suit Against Timeshare Exit Atty
• FTC Leaves La. Appraisers Board Defense Intact For Now
• Group Wants Pause During Lake Erie Law Intervention Appeal
• Mortgage Cos. Must Fight Lehman Claims In Bankruptcy Court
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, DR Horton, Deutsche Bank
• Griffon Selling $500M Of Notes To Pay Off Up To $500M More
• The Law Will Not Help Airbnb Evade Rental Ordinances
• Fla. Assignment Of Benefits Law Is Good News For Insurers
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• 11th Circ. Rescues Flood Insurance Suit Against Mortgage Co.
• Hitt Family To Pay $13.7M In SEC Ponzi Scheme Suit
• NIGC Chair Joins Quarles & Brady In DC
• Irish Reinsurance Co. Seeks Ch. 15 As It Liquidates Abroad
• Triangle Petroleum Seeks Fast-Track Ch. 11 Equity Swap
• Faulty Ch. 7 Forms Don't Kill Whistleblower Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: IStar, Live Nation, Alduwaliya
• Wachtel Missry, Morgan Lewis Steer $130M Beverly Hills Deal
• W.Va. Board Of Ed. Can't Halt Manufacturing Site, Judge Says
• Fla. Home Floods Not Paper Co. Dam's Fault, 11th Circ. Says
• Shopko, Sun Capital Ink $15M Deal Over Money Transfers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, NCR, Prologis
• Shareholder Sues HFF To Block $2B Jones Lang LaSalle Deal
• High Court Urged To Reject Wash. Tribe Excise Tax Challenge
• Troubled Chinese Oil Trader Seeks US Bankruptcy Shield
• Real Estate Rumors: AmTrust, RFR, Rudin
• Marriott Timeshare Buyers Seek Cert. In Points Program Row
• NJ Firm Not On Hook For Late Home Improvement Suit Filing
• Simmons & Simmons Guides Hines' €116.5M Netherlands Buy
• Developer Lacks Debt Basis, Owes IRS $2.6M, 11th Circ. Says
• Goldman Defends 2nd Appeal Of Class Cert. To 2nd Circ.
• Bryan Cave Steers Clearbell's $77M London Building Buy
• Wash. Companies Should Brace For New Law's Major Tax Hit
• Cellnex Dials Up $3B Deal For Cellular Tower Sites
• NJ Tells DC Circ. PennEast Pipeline Needs Closer Look
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Mortgage REIT Launches $1B IPO As Deals Speed Up
• Texas Homeowners Say Gov't Must Pay For Harvey Flooding
• Timeshare Exit Co. Slams 'Hyperbolic' Interference Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Andover, Santander, Industrious
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Social Club Burned Broker In Snubbing $1.7M Sale, Suit Says
• 3 Firms Steer Park Hotel's $2.7B Chesapeake REIT Buy
• Kang Haggerty Accused Of Botching Settlement
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Trumps Seek To Keep Banks From Giving Dems Financial Info
• Beckham Rival Can't Halt Soccer Stadium Demolition
• 9th Circ. OK With Ch. 11 Plan For Pot Grower's Landlord
• 11th Circ. Says Wells Fargo, BofA Can't Kill Miami's FHA Suits
• SEC Proposal Would Hang Merger Details On Market Value
• Evicting Rent Control Bans: Some State Proposals To Watch
• 16 Firms To Steer Packed Lineup Of IPOs Dominated By Uber
• Some Boston Airbnb Regulations Can't Stand, Judge Says
• Real Estate Venture Partners Wasted Assets, Chancery Told
• Mortgage Borrowers Get Elevated Status In Ditech Ch. 11
• DLA Piper Snags SF Real Estate Partner From Paul Hastings
• Real Estate Rumors: Emerald, Independence, Blue Road
• Drinker Biddle Must Face Claims Over Esformes Statements
• Scott, Lowey Take Lead Spot In Bond Price-Fix Suit
• Emmet Marvin Aids BNY Mellon's $54M Toll Bros. Loan In NYC
• 4 Questions New Opportunity Zone Regs Answer For PE Attys
• Blackstone Sues Media Mogul Over Disputed RCS HQ Sale
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Can Get 'Charitable' Tax Break
• Unmet Deductible Dooms $6.7M Hurricane Harvey Claim
• 'Unnecessary' Housing Project A Wildfire Risk, Enviros Say
• Timeshare Co. Fights Quick Win Bid In Interference Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Oxford, Sears, Skidmore Owings
• Exxon Sues Cuban Cos. Over $71.6M In Seized Assets
• NJ Attorney Suspended 1 Year For 'Abandoning' Clients
• NIGC Again OKs Gambling At Tribal Casino In Iowa
• FDIC Seeks $946K In Damages Before Chicago Title's Retrial
• Loyens & Loeff Steers $146M Patrizia-DHG Logistics Deal
• Bribery Convictions Tossed Over Court Officer's Juror Advice
• Silver Point-Controlled Macao Casino Investors Hit Ch. 11
• Allens Guides Villa World In Latest AU$294M Avid Offer
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• Rival Tries To Block David Beckham MLS Stadium Demolition
• House Slams Trump Suit As 'Histrionics And Hyperbole'
• Sales Employee In Belize Real Estate 'Scam' Can't Exit Suit
• Insurers Should Cover $11.7M IberiaBank Deal, 5th Circ. Told
• Mich. Tribe Continues Fight Against State In Boundary Row
• Fla. High Court Asked To Clarify Atty Fee Award Calculation
• Opportunity Zone Investors May See More State Tax Windfalls
• Defending Against Home Equity Loan Foreclosure In Texas
• NJ Town Must Face Builder's Development Conspiracy Suit
• Elevation Capital Raises $100M Real Estate Fund, Ups Target
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Access, Rent The Runway
• Axel Springer Sells Stake In Vacation Rental Biz For $202M
• Tide May Be Turning For Prop 65 Free Speech Defense
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move