Real Estate Archive » January, 2020

Real Estate - January, 2020

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• LeClairRyan Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks Help From Foley & Lardner
• Wolf Rifkin Adds To Litigation Team With West LA Partner
• Oregon Ranchers Fail To Undermine Tribal Water Enforcement
• Ga. Cities, Counties Sue Airbnb Alleging Failure To Collect Tax
• Miami Drops Discriminatory Lending Suits Against Banks
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Of China, Ameris Bank, Erudite
• 13 Firms To Steer 7-IPO Week Led By Another $1B-Plus Deal
• Texas Verdict Could Be Bellwether For Trade Secrets Litigation
• Emails Don't Bind Kinder Morgan Unit To Easement Deal
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• Fraud Claims Over Pot Cultivation Deal Sent To Arbitration
• Opportunity Zone Trigger Dates Flexible, IRS Official Says
• LA Building Fire That Injured 14 Was Preventable, Tenants Say
• NJ Real Estate Atty Suspended For Pocketing Tax Refunds
• Texas Explosion Suit Shifts To State Court For Possible MDL
• Cook County Must Face Property Tax Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Trump Navigable Waters Rule Bound For Court Challenges
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge33, Industrious, Code Capital
• Split FERC Says 3rd. Circ. Wrong On $1B Pipeline's Land Grab
• Dolphins GC Runs Interference On Bids Ahead Of Super Bowl
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• Goodwin Helps Edge Principal With $560M Real Estate Fund
• Wells Fargo Borrowers Win Cert. In Foreclosure Suit
• 8 Strategies For Optimizing Opportunity Zone Investments
• King & Spalding Steers $186M Loan For Atlanta Property
• Sanctuary Belize Judge Chides Developers For Playing Dumb
• DC Judge Says Gov't Has Dirty Hands In Tribal Land Fight
• Comptroller Tells Dems He Won't Hit Brakes On CRA Revamp
• Real Estate Rumors: Welsh, BentallGreenOak, Aspen Dental
• RAIT Funding Ch. 11 OK'd With Trimmed Liability Releases
• Some Immigrant Investors May See Faster EB-5 Approvals
• Verizon Beats NJ Man's Fight Against Cellular Antennas
• UPDATE: Kuwait Real Estate Investment Firm Says $639M Fund Fell Through
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Trump's NEPA Reform Is No 'Nixon In China' Moment
• House Dems Outline $760B Infrastructure Investment Targets
• Contract Tactics To Avoid Surprise Post-Closing Leasing Costs
• Student Housing Firm Pays Nearly $200M For Tucson Property
• How Bilzin Sumberg Helped Miami Get Another Super Bowl
• Fortress Investment Makes $1.6B Offer For Unizo
• Hemp Co. Says Nev. City Wrongly Denies Permit To Grow Crop
• Suit Calls Deal Over Johnny Cash Museum 'Unconscionable'
• Cherokee Nation Urges High Court To Take Up Land Trust Suit
• GSA In 'Very Rare Circumstance' Amid Trump DC Hotel Sale
• Inbound US Real Estate Investments To Face New Oversight
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, G6 Hospitality, DL3 Realty
• Greenberg Traurig Steers KBS REIT's $311M Office Park Sale
• Landowners Say Hemp Farmers Owe Them $7M For Crop
• DLA Piper Adds Baker McKenzie Real Estate Atty In Chicago
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• 6 CFPB Areas To Watch In 2020
• Gov't Ignored FOIA On Grand Canyon Project, Enviros Say
• Trump Reiterates To Justices He's Immune From NY Subpoena
• Blackstone Tries To Topple Competitors With $1.75B Unizo Bid
• Hotel Magnate Says Remodeling Fraud Suit Is Well-Built
• Developer Faces Another EB-5 Fraud Suit Over Fla. Project
• Gov. Contractor Says Army Families Can't Sue Over Housing
• Feds Deny Comanches Have Case Against Chickasaw Casino
• Insurer Denies Duty To Defend Brad Pitt Charity In Homes Suit
• Five Companies Jolt IPO Pipeline With Deals Totaling $560M
• Real Estate Rumors: Ladder, Horizon, BTI
• Airbnb Says Fla. Short-Term Rental Co. Stole $11M Investment
• Unpacking The Final Opportunity Zone Regulations: Part 2
• Cook Group Forms As Minority, Women-Owned Defense Firm
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• JLL Guides $64M Sale For Charlotte-Area Industrial Complex
• Trump's NEPA Reform Is Crucial For Energy Development
• 3 Takeaways From The New, Narrower Clean Water Act Rule
• Wachtel Missry, Atty Try To Shake $7.7M Malpractice Suit
• Suits Filed Within Hours Of Deadly Explosion At Houston Plant
• Latham Adds Dentons Hospitality Pro To Real Estate Practice
• Enviro Law Pair Launch Female-Owned NYC Firm
• Unpacking The Final Opportunity Zone Regulations: Part 1
• Real Estate Rumors: Cantor, Butters Construction, Elion
• Fifth Third Bank Pledges $100M For Opportunity Zone Projects
• Foley & Lardner Reps Cannabis REIT On $217M Offering
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• ConocoPhillips Gets Heirs' $11.7M Mineral Win Undone
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Dispute Over Bear Stearns MBS Sale
• Comcast Tower Owner Says Contractors Botched Glass Walls
• JLL Arranges $870M Loan For Boston Mixed-Use Tower
• $286M American Realty Deal OK'd As Atty Fees Still Up In Air
• Robbins Geller Bags $100M In Fees For $1B Vereit Settlement
• Pa. Fracking Trespass Ruling No Clear Win For Drillers
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, Microsoft, CIT Group
• NJ High Court Nixes FedEx Driver's Slip-And-Fall Claim
• Manulife Drops $80M On Montreal Multifamily Housing
• EPA Narrows Federal Oversight Of Water Pollution
• Congress Weighs In On SEC Disgorgement Power Challenge
• NJ High Court Challenges Bid To Stop High-Rises Over Safety
• Snell & Wilmer Fights DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Suit
• Comptroller Balks At Calls For Extra Time On Lending Rules
• NYC Rent Abatement Dispute Can Proceed As Class Action
• BofA Slams Bid To DQ Goodwin Procter In Lending Bias Suit
• Akara Partners Lands $58M Loan For Chicago Hilton Hotel
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• DOJ Pauses $37.6M Suit Against Fugees Star Linked To 1MDB
• WeWork Sells Off Noncore Businesses Teem And The Wing
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Columbia, Michael Shvo
• Former Eversheds Litigator Shaping IRS Enforcement Efforts
• Shearman & Sterling, Greenberg Traurig Steer $62M NYC Loan
• Pair Of CapitaLand REITs To Form $12.45B Player
• Pa. Justices Preserve Rule Of Capture For Fracking
• Greenberg Partner Can't Stick Defense Atty With $328K Bill
• NY Settlement Lets Goldman Sachs Exit La. Bond-Rigging Suit
• Surprise Attorney Shakes Up Sanctuary Belize Trial
• U.S. Trustee Wants RAIT's Ch. 11 Releases 'Reeled In'
• NJ Realtors Sue Over Insurance Premium Pay Deductions
• Enviro Groups Say Gov't Dragging Feet On Turtle Status
• Mo. Medical Marijuana Co. Scores Early Win In Zoning Battle
• $1B Vereit Settlement Gets OK But Big Atty Payday On Hold
• Real Estate Rumors: Shapack, Taco Bell, Madison Marquette
• Ritzen Creates Uniformity On Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Timing
• Citibank Fined $18M Over Uninsured Flood-Prone Homes
• US Bank Seeks Win On Ambac's Last Trust Insurer Claim
• Morgan Stanley Loans $142.6M To Refinance Bronx Properties
• WP Carey Drops £85M On UK Logistics Facility
• Fox Rothschild Ruling Tames Fears Of Nonclient Claims In NJ
• Chevron Owes $18B Arbitration Payout, Saudis Tell 9th Circ.
• Insurer Says Condo's Engineer Padded $30M Hurricane Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: AIG, Aziz Ali, Amherst Capital
• 4 Companies Kick Off 2020 IPO Season After Raising $373M
• Sidley, Goldberg Weprin Steer $79M Brooklyn Loan
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Simpson, White
• Climate Law Brings Challenges For NYC Co-Ops And Condos
• Dechert Nabs 2 Real Estate Attys From Sullivan & Worcester
• Charter Told Windstream Ad Ruling Isn't An Appealable Order
• Real Estate Rumors: Firmspace, GDF, Systra
• Judge Ignored District's Rationale In Uniform Tax Challenge
• Tribe Loses Bid To Declare Rights Over 112 Acres In El Paso
• Wells Fargo Won't Settle With Calif. Class In Mortgage Suit
• Deal In Nationstar Mortgage Tax Suit Gets Final Approval
• Cassin & Cassin Grows NY Real Estate Presence With 4 Attys
• Ex-REIT Exec Tells Wary 2nd Circ. Witness Hid Payment Offer
• FIRREA Remains Potent Civil Fraud Enforcement Tool
• Tightening Up Contracts In A Hardening Insurance Market
• SEC Urges Justices Not To Cuff Its Disgorgement Power
• Aurelius Unveils €63M Hotel Sale To Germany Real Estate Co.
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Phelan Hallinan Won't Be Sanctioned For 'Stale' Accusations
• 3 Firms Guide $166M Share Sale For Austrian Real Estate Biz
• Investors Say PNC Was 'Intimately Involved' In EB-5 Fraud
• NJ Assoc. Says Tribe Can't Now Allege Conspiracy In Fed Suit
• Fla. Judge Hands Win To Hotel Owner In Feud With Ex-Partner
• Paper Manufacturer Cautions Chancery Of Doc Bid 'Floodgate'
• 5th Circ. Says Mitigation Not 'Complete Defense' In IP Row
• Investor Can Pursue Coverage Of Hotel Development Fight
• FTC Settles With Sales Worker In Belize Scam For $86M
• Real Estate Rumors: Amli, Dax Real Estate, HSBC
• 3 Firms Shape Rayonier's $554M Pope Resources Buy
• 3rd Circ. Allows Reach Over Out-Of-State Parties In RICO Suit
• What's Changed And What's The Same In Final CFIUS Rules
• A Wide Range Of Legal Priorities For Tribes In 2020
• BrickMark Signs Record $135M Tokenized Real Estate Deal
• Equinor Accused Of Sham Sales, Underpaid Royalties
• What To Expect If The CFPB Changes Course In 2021
• Sidley Steers Citi's $400M Manhattan Loan To Extell
• House Dems' Suit Seeking Trump's Taxes Halted Pending DC Circ. Ruling
• Wis. Revenue Dept. Argues Against Tribes' Bid To Nix Taxes
• Real Estate Rumors: Telefonica, Hausfeld, Alejandro Araujo
• Tucker Arensberg Says It Had No Reason To Save Atty's Texts
• Alaska Allowed In On Tribe's Suit Over Gaming Lease
• White House NEPA Overhaul Likely To Face Legal Challenges
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Simpson, Hogan Aid Blackstone-MGM Growth JV's $4.6B Buy
• Justices Say Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Must Be Filed Quickly
• Eldorado Sells La. Casino Resort For $230M In Cash
• 4 Hurdles Trump's Infrastructure Review Overhaul Will Face
• Insurer Says Debris Not Covered In Harvey Flooding Suit
• FERC Pipeline Appeal Delays Defy Due Process, DC Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Marquette, Morgan Stanley, Greystar
• Justices Skip Case Over 'Per Se' Rule In Antitrust Convictions
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• Pillsbury Snags M&A, REIT Tax Pro From Jones Day
• Justices Won't Review Property Fight Over Gas Storage
• High Court Won't Review $5.2M Judgment Despite Atty DQ
• Day Pitney Helps MassMutual With $87M Brooklyn Loan
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Enviro Fights To Block Massive Calif. Real Estate Project
• Alston & Bird Guides $85M Citi Loan For Brooklyn Buildings
• US Bank Fights BofA's Bid To Ax $3.5B RMBS Trusts Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, TM Real Estate, Refinitiv
• 9th Circ. Says Debtors Owe Full Value On $50M Note
• Great Portland Estates Sells London Property For $84M
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• NJ Atty With 'Audacity' To Bill After Keeping $100K Disbarred
• Trump Climate Change Review Rollback A Boon For Pipelines
• Wis. County Can't Impose Zoning Rules On Tribe's Land
• 1st Circ. Unsure Atty Error Led To Fraudster's Conviction
• 10th Circ. Says Native Group Can't Sell Hunting Licenses
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• M&G Real Estate Drops $71M On Swedish Logistics Properties
• 3 Firms Guide $1.4B Czech Republic Portfolio Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: RHP, Oxford, Square Mile
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• White House Would Cut Climate Change From Project Reviews
• Fox Rothschild Beats Ponzi Scheme Suit At NJ High Court
• Chicago Sofitel Hotel Owner Sues To Sever Ties With Accor
• Texas Justices Question Jurisdiction In Product Liability Case
• NJ Panel Doubts Court Can Ax Affordable Housing Ordinance
• The Making And Unmaking Of The Volcker Rule
• Pa. Justices Won't Review Taxing Homes Based On Sale Price
• Developer Gets New Trial In Building Delay Coverage Suit
• Gebhardt & Smith Guides M&T Bank's $240M NYC Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Vienna Beef, Normandy, Ignacio Murman
• Texas Justices Dig Into Appraisal In Soured Credit Suisse Deal
• Calif. City Hits Back In $31M Cleanup Case
• Barclays Says Suit Can't Tie It To US Or Bond Price-Fixing
• More Than A Dozen Firms Steered 2019's Top Hospitality Deals
• Conservation Easement Promoter Slams DOJ Lawsuit Delay
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• BofA Defends Bid For NY Escrow Interest Preemption Appeal
• California Sues Billionaire Over Beach Access
• Calif. Atty Accused Of Flouting Court Orders After $12M Fine
• Real Estate Developer Must Face Suit Over Child's Death
• Timeshare Exit Co. Loses False Ad Claims Against Wyndham
• Avenatti's Ex-Wife Must Give Up $700K In Ex-Law Partner Suit
• Pa. Enviro Board Slashes Fee Award In Pipeline Challenge
• JLL Pins Down $130M In Financing For Logistics Portfolio
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Bankruptcy Ruling Deepens Split On Gas Gathering Pacts
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Bear Stearns' Securities Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Cantor Fitzgerald, Kitopi, Northpoint
• Okla. Energy Cos. Say Feds Can't Amend Wind Farm Suit
• Gide Loyrette Guides Savills On $93M Logistics Buy
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2019's Top Real Estate Deals
• NY Saw Big Changes To Its Liquor License Laws Last Year
• Investors Lost $1.6B In Liberty Property Trust Sale, Suit Says
• FTC Says Broker Parried Yelp Complaints With Personal Info
• Inhospitable Homeowners Can't Stop NJ Holiday Inn Plan
• Houston Atty Defends Sanctions In Title Co. Takeover Row
• Rethinking Corporate Crisis And Litigation Communications
• Missouri AG Says Housing Nonprofit Deceived Members
• Simpson Thacher-Led Mortgage Lender Launches $109M IPO
• Food Halls Hold Special Legal Considerations For Landlords
• Real Estate Rumors: Savanna, Sunburst Hospitality, Passco
• Baker McKenzie Guides Gaw Capital's $2.2B Real Estate Fund
• NJ Justices Question County's Property Doc Filing Fee
• Varde Sells European Hotel Group To Covivio In €600M Deal
• Attys Must Show Work For $23M Fees In American Realty Deal
• Immunity Shields Fla. Tribe From Church Takeover Suit
• Bryan Cave Doubles Paris Presence With 21-Atty Hire
• Pa. Appeals Court Backs Drillers In Gas Lease Validity Fight
• Real Estate Adviser's Attys Slam Sanctions Bid In Fraud Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Faces DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Row
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Records Bid Over $400M Paper Mill Deal
• Bilzin Sumberg, Mayer Brown Steer $76M Miami Project Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Brian Friedman, Prive Group, S3 Capital
• 3 Business Risk Exclusions Insureds May Misunderstand
• 9th Circ. Says Technicality Doesn't Kill $1.1M Visa Fraud Deal
• Wilson Sonsini Aids Brazilian Startup's $175M Funding Round
• Developers Want Out Of EB-5 Fraud Claims Over Fla. Hotel
• Alaska Looks To Intervene In Tribe's Gaming Suit
• Blank Rome Guides M&T Realty's $145M Manhattan Loan
• BofA To Settle Calif. Mortgage Escrow Interest Suit For $35M
• Anadarko Says Permits Block Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Suit
• Paul Weiss Advises American Tower On $523M Deal In Africa
• Real Estate Rumors: Patrizia, Belveron, Camber Property
• Emmet Marvin Helps Bank Leumi With $71M Brooklyn Loan
• Florida Litigation To Watch In 2020
• Banking Regulation To Watch In 2020
• Federal Tax Regs To Watch In 2020
• Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2020
• Policy Trends For Construction Attys To Watch In 2020
• 5 Burning Questions Heading Into The 2020 IPO Market
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2020
• Calif. Real Estate Regulations, Legislation To Watch In 2020
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2020
• NY Real Estate Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2020
• Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2020
• 5 Things To Watch In Litigation Finance This Year