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Real Estate - September, 2019

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• Vereit, Others Ink $1B Deal To End American Realty Litigation
• Chesapeake Beats Landowners' Oil Lease Class Action
• BofA Takes Aim At Calif. Mortgage Escrow Interest Suit
• BGC, Cantor Fitzgerald Must Face Suit Over $875M Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge33, Related, Capital One
• DOJ's Broker Investigation Likely Targets Multiple Companies
• Fannie, Freddie Given Green Light To Retain More Capital
• Westgate Resorts Denied Redo After Broker's $2.5M Win
• Texas Panel Sides With Gas Co. In Suit Over Cattle Deaths
• Ocean West-Led Group Drops $250M On Student Housing
• Bank Has 2 Individuals' Tax Docs In Trump Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• Mortgage Lender Wins $1.1M In Trade Secrets Dispute
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• WeWork To Withdraw IPO After Executive Shake-Up
• Willkie, Simpson Thacher Guide $5.9B Warehouse Biz Deal
• Gibson Dunn Helps Steer $162M NYC Loan To CB Developers
• FTC Appealing Pause Of La. Appraisers Board Case
• Orbitz, TripAdvisor Targeted In Confiscated Cuban Land Suit
• HUD's Disparate Impact Proposal Clarifies Fair Lending Laws
• Real Estate Rumors: Walmart, RTW Investments, TMT
• 'Sweeping Orbit' Of Anti-SLAPP Law Axes Online Review Suit
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 3
• Katten Steers AIG Unit's $150M NYC Loan To Kushner Cos.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Japan's Unizo Nixes Support Of $1.3B Fortress Takeover Bid
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Whitney Salinas
• Pursuing Wellness
• Recession Influenced Bear Stearns In Ch. 7 Fray, 3rd Circ. Told
• DLA Piper Tapped To Investigate Chinese Casino's IPO
• Kuwait Bank Launches First Boursa REIT With $329M In Cash
• Carnival Can't Challenge Helms-Burton Suit's Green Light
• Senators Seek More DHS Control Of EB-5 Visa Program
• Chicago Wins Appeal Bid To Tax Fannie, Freddie Transfers
• Real Estate Rumors: Michael Shvo, Terra, GDC
• What To Do When A Private Equity Firm Wants Your Business
• Mich. Tax Foreclosure Suit Belongs In State Court: County
• Home Builder's $7M Asset Freeze Denied In Flood Suit
• Pomo Fight Rival Tribe's Bid To Intervene In DOI Suit
• Rising Star: McDermott Will's Vanessa Barmack
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• London's M7 Sells Hungarian Portfolio In Record 2019 Deal
• Squatter Can Sue Philadelphia To Claim Public Land
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 2
• RAIT Hasn't Justified Ch. 11 Asset Sale, Equity Holders Say
• Fla. Mobile Home Park Owners, Attys Can't Escape RICO Suit
• NY Judge Calls Ditech Ch. 11 Plan Fair To Consumers
• Fla. County Owes Tax To Other County, Appeals Court Rules
• Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe Breached Pipeline Contract
• Unite Sells 2 Properties To One Of Its Funds For $124M
• Real Estate Rumors: Ytech, Penzance, Crescent Heights
• Texas Panel Says Trial Court Reconsidered Ruling Too Late
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• Investors' Fraud Suit Is Too Vague, Developers Say
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Allison Kidd
• Holland & Knight Steers $52M Starwood Brooklyn Loan
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 1
• RE Developer Can't Win Suit Over Botched $25M Deal Yet
• Judging A Book
• Calif. Says EPA Botched San Francisco Bay CWA Finding
• Louisiana AG Says Big Banks Rigged Gov't-Sponsored Bonds
• Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Joseph Lanzkron
• Wisconsin, Native Groups Back Tribe In Village Permit Dispute
• Defunct Belize Bank To Pay $23M To Exit FTC Fraud Case
• Vineyard's Bogus Pot Claims Deserve Sanctions, Farm Says
• JLL Closes Barings' $116M Portland High-Rise Sale
• New Claims Tie Banks To Bond Price-Fixing, Court Told
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• IRS Finalizes Pass-Through Rental Real Estate Safe Harbor
• Blackstone Looks To Use More Data In Real Estate Investing
• Project Owner Seeks $12.7M For Botched Redevelopment
• WeWork CEO Neumann Steps Down Amid Stalled IPO
• 11th Circ. Affirms Foreclosure Of Inyx Fraudster's Fla. Home
• Airbnb Checks In Liberty Media Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• Real Estate Investors Bullish Despite Decade-Long Upcycle
• Airbnb, NYC Spar Over Quick Win Bids In Data Ordinance Row
• Law Firm Rates Can Be Sealed In Claims Court Army Dispute
• Purported Metals, Real Estate Co. Must Repay Investors
• Ditech Says New Ch. 11 Plan Protects Consumer Creditors
• Mortgage Cos. Ask Full 5th Circ. To Revisit $298M FCA Verdict
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• Caesars Entertainment Selling Vegas Hotel For $516M
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, Claremont, Equus Capital
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's John Bain
• Don't End Fight Over FERC Pipeline Approval, DC Circ. Told
• 4 Firms Help Adler Real Estate With $778M Buy
• PE-Backed Data Center Co. Gets Up To $500M For Growth
• German Real Estate Co. Inks $1.25B Deal For Swedish Peer
• DOJ Says Mich. City's Block Of Mosque Plans Is Illegal
• Gov't Asks To Sell Apt. To Satisfy Man's $6.5M Tax Debt
• Building Owner Wants Insurer Suit Over Stabbings Tossed
• Court Will Redo Damages Interest In Deutsche RMBS Suit
• Ohio Gov. Too Central To Permit Delays To Exit Suit: Telecom
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Disbarred Over Corruption Convictions
• REIT Choice Properties Selling 30 Assets For $321M
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• Wis. Tribe's Reservation Wasn't Shrunk, Feds Tell 7th Circ.
• 8 Takeaways From CFIUS' Proposed Risk Review Rules
• DLA Piper, Orrick Steer Clutter's $152M NYC Storage Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, TPG, KTGY
• 'Title Pirates' Plague Attys With False Deeds That Derail Deals
• Blackstone Lands Greek Hotel Biz Valued At €178.6M
• 2nd Circ. Reinstates Conviction Of Ex-Nomura Trader
• Kasowitz Benson Beats Former Client's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Transformative Cruise Projects Approved For Miami's Port
• Wells Fargo Doubts Counsel's Adequacy In Mortgage Action
• 9th Circ. Faults BLM's Blanket Extension Of Geothermal Deals
• Sacramento Home Of Orrick, DLA Piper To Sell For $199M
• Real Estate Rumors: Mack, Shapack, Gibson Dunn
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• Mischievous Raccoons Not Subject To The Law, Judge Says
• Airbnb Plans To Check Into Public Market In 2020
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Denial Of Bail For Jailed Ponzi Schemer
• Triaxx Must Prune 2 CDOs' Portfolios After PIMCO Fight
• Credit Suisse Scrambles For RMBS Win After 2 Appeal Losses
• Cryptic Del. Ch. 11 Petition Has Ties To RICO, Fraud Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: SAG Realty, Wells Fargo, Trammell Crow
• Texas Justices Told Class Arbitration Question Not For Courts
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• MoFo Helps With $95M CIBC Manhattan Loan To Investcorp
• Hong Leong, TPG Pay $1.2B For Hospitals In Southeast Asia
• Dorian Update: How State Laws Protect Service Members
• 3rd Circ. Backs CSX Win In Pa. Mall Stormwater Damage Suit
• JPMorgan Can Sanction Korte & Wortman For 'Frivolous' Suit
• New Evidence Can't Save Bond Price-Fixing Suit, Banks Say
• Inyx Fraudster's Wife Appeals Foreclosure By Deutsche Bank
• Wis. County Fights Tribe's Quick Win Bid In Zoning Reg. Suit
• Warehouse REIT Buys UK Portfolio From Aviva For $87.4M
• Wells Fargo Wins Early Exit From $163M CDO Fraud Suit
• WeWork's IPO Stumbles Serve As Wake-Up Call For Unicorns
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Hospitality Pro To Timeshare Group
• ConocoPhillips Wants Heirs' $11.7M Mineral Win Undone
• JLL Secures Financing For $44M Utah Development
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Real Estate Rumors: MGM, Blackstone, Mindful Management
• Destroyed-Mural Suit Can Proceed, But Artist Needs Contracts
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• JLL Lands $140M Refinancing For Cubs Owners' Development
• Tricon Forms $450M JV With Arizona State Retirement Fund
• WeWork Delays IPO, Commits To Completing Deal In 2019
• BofA Seeks Quick Win In Countrywide Appraisal Suit
• Sens. Issue Subpoenas In Conservation Easement Tax Probe
• 2nd Circ. Says Stillwater Can't Bring Asset Transfer Claims
• Wis. Tribe Tells 7th Circ. Its Reservation Wasn't Shrunk
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Related Group, Knotel
• Keppel DC REIT To Buy 2 Singapore Data Centers For $425M
• Chubb Unit Gets Discovery In Chocolatier's Sandy Case
• Latham, Mayer Brown Steer $1.4B Data Center Deals
• Amerant Lands $49M Loan For Brooklyn Mixed-Use Space
• 5 Firms Build Blackstone's $4.7B Dream Global Acquisition
• NY Atty Suspended After Insulting Federal Judges, Courts
• Atty Can't Block Red Sox Purchase Of Street By Fenway Park
• Investors Pull Plug On BNY Mellon RMBS Trustee Suit
• New York Life Puts Up $450M Loan For Blackstone Portfolio
• To Defer Or Not To Defer: Kisor's Impact On Tax Controversies
• Contractor Should Face Ex-NFLer's 'Dream House' Suit: Judge
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, Icahn, MetLife
• WeWork Slashes CEO's Voting Power In Updated IPO Filing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• Split 2nd. Circ. Revives Emoluments Suit Against Trump
• FTC Says Scammer In Belize Fraud Can't Tap Relief Fund
• Northwestern Shells Out $104M For Tampa Island High-Rise
• Maynard Cooper & Gale Enters Texas With Three Hires
• State Law Can't Stop Voiding Of NJ Tax Sale, 3rd Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, JPMorgan, Bridgford Foods
• Deutsche Bank's $15M Deal Is 1st In Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• Arnold & Porter Guides Argentic's $61M Chicago Hyatt Loan
• Sherin And Lodgen Adds Boston Hospitality Atty From Mintz
• Real Estate Firm's Bid For Ex-Honcho's Private Jet Grounded
• Arconic Tells Judge To Toss Latest Grenfell Fire Stock Suit
• Chinese Investors Get Class Cert. In $50M Project Fraud Suit
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• Consulting Co. Dodges Some Claims In Tower Sinking Suit
• 3 Firms Steer $162M Loan For Mixed-Use Project In Miami
• Hogan Lands REIT Tax Partner From Ernst & Young
• Arnold & Porter Goes After Ex-Client For $1.1M
• Fracking Trespass Claims Will Ruin Industry, Pa. Justices Told
• Calif. Lawmakers Authorize Statewide Rent Control
• GAO Will Review Border Wall Land Seizure Plans
• Enviros Slam Developers' Move To End Condor Habitat Suit
• Tribe Backs DOI Against Rival Tribe's Bay Area Casino Plan
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Reveal Names In Bank's Trump Tax Letter
• 3rd Circ. Gives States Extra Weapon To Fight Gas Pipelines
• Tucker Arensberg Ripped For Lawyer's Lost, Locked Texts
• Real Estate Rumors: Fischer Brothers, Mirae, Benderson
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Groupon, Grab Holdings
• Lexington Realty Adds 3 Industrial Properties For $180M
• Chinese Investor Wins $2.2M Over EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Texas Court Pauses $1M Harvey Coverage Suit
• Cleary Steers Angelo Gordon's $1.3B Asian Real Estate Fund
• Girardi Can't Transfer Settlement Fees Case To Retired Judge
• Pot Farm Reused Claims In Sanctions Bid, Ore. Vineyard Says
• Seyfarth Says Disgraced Pa. Atty Advised Co. in Lease Tiff
• Fox Rothschild Urges NJ Justices To Ax Ponzi Scheme Suit
• NJ Judge Admits 'Failure' In Hearing Her Landlord's Cases
• GOP Sens. Prod Regulators To Reform Housing Finance
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Chicago Fire, Ceruzzi
• Emmet Marvin Leads $65M BNY Mellon Loan For NYC Property
• Demolition Deception Claims Related, Ex-Residents Tell Panel
• Ill. Woman Cops To Falsifying Loan Docs In Mortgage Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Says PennEast Can't Take NJ Land For Pipeline
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Feds' Liability In NJ Pollution Claim
• Winston & Strawn Guides $63M Loan For Brooklyn Building
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• Fidelity Calls Off $1.2B Stewart Deal After FTC Challenge
• Wells Fargo Fights Mortgage Class Action In Calif.
• Greystar Seeks To Ax Suit Challenging 401(k) Plan Fees
• No Effective Strategy In EPA Lead Paint Program, Report Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, Walton Street, Lennar
• Public Face In FTC's Belize Fraud Case Can't Escape Suit
• Pa. High Court Fracking Trespass Case Has Drillers On Alert
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• REIT Safehold Breaks Into Hawaii With $195M Ground Lease
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Trans-Cab, Repsol
• Insurers, Real Estate Co. Look To Mediate $1M Harvey Fight
• Boston Properties Nabs Suburban Mass. Offices For $106M
• Ohio Gov. Wants Out Of Telecom's Suit Over Permit Delays
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Makes Tearful Plea To Keep Law License
• Full 5th Circ. Rules FHFA Is Unconstitutionally Structured
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Army Housing Residents Fear Mold And Lead, Watchdog Says
• FTC Challenges Fidelity's $1.2B Title Insurance Deal
• Carnival Wants 11th Circ. Input On Helms-Burton Ruling
• Lone Star Laterals: Skadden, Haynes and Boone, Locke Lord
• DOI Can Take Okla. Tribe's Land Into Trust, 10th Circ. Says
• Insurers Must Defend Fla. Builder In 83 Home Defect Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Bonjour, Blackstone, Cason
• Farber Rosen Helps With $78M Manhattan Real Estate Loan
• Legal Options For Pipeline Companies Stymied By Tree-Sitters
• Discovery Counsel Vital In All Phases Of Mass Tort Litigation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Manafort Cries Double Jeopardy In NY Mortgage Fraud Case
• Trump Admin Floats Plan To Privatize Federal Mortgage Giants
• CFPB's Ocwen Servicing Suit Booted For Shotgun Pleading
• EB-5 Investor's Child Can Fight USCIS Denial, 9th Circ. Says
• Live Well Financial Boss Denies $140M Bond Scam
• WNC Wraps Up $210M In Low-Income Housing Tax Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, ExxonMobil, Palantir
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• Real Estate Rumors: William Kaufman, Friedkin, WashREIT
• Red Robin Spurns $519M Vintage Capital Bid, Replaces CEO
• Skanska Selling 3 Buildings To Credit Suisse For $236M
• Ex-NJ Racetrack Operator Can't Block Sports Betting For Now
• Fish And Wildlife Seeks Flight From Endangered Condor Suit
• JLJ Capital Provides $57M For Brooklyn 'Aging Hipster' Haunt
• Equity Group Contests Bankrupt RAIT Financial's Sale Rush
• Investment Co.'s Assets Frozen In $300M SEC Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Peter Gayda, Phoenix Life, Deutsche
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Spanish Court Tosses Family's Suit Against Cuban Hotels
• Sen. Warren Would Fuel Green Energy Plan With Tax Breaks
• Many Banks Beat Price-Fix Suit, For Now, But Several Remain
• Miami Developer To Appeal Condo Association's $41M Verdict
• Judge OKs ABM's 'Terrific' $5M Deal Ending Cellphone Suit
• Remaining 9/11 Cleanup Injury Suits Tossed
• Real Estate Rumors: Brodsky, Natixis, Neiman Marcus
• Ill. Landowners Time-Barred In Army Corps Flooding Suit
• Fla. Education Tax Exemption Case Won't Go To State Justices
• Pueblo Of Jemez's Suit Over National Park Land Tossed
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Key Player In Belize Fraud Case Must Offer Docs, FTC Says
• FCC Urged To Boost Broadband Choices In Apartments
• Evaluating Section 230 Liability In The Sharing Economy
• Greenwave Wants $250M For Opportunity Zone Fund
• RAIT Financial Opens Ch. 11 With $174M Stalking Horse Bid
• 2 Reports Raise Real Estate Concerns For Franchisors