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Real Estate - March, 2020

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• Mass. Tribe Wants Feds Barred From Taking Land Out Of Trust
• Nelson Mullins Gets Experienced Litigator In Boca Raton
• Del. River Agency Tells FERC That Pipeline Needs Its Approval
• BNSF Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Tribe's Oil Shipping Win
• Pa. Mall Rips Wells Fargo's 'Outrageous' COVID-19 Rent Grab
• Real Estate Rumors: Menlo Equities, Harbor Group, MaxSum
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• 444K-Square-Foot Houston Office Tower Lands Refinancing
• Realtors Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Row, Consumers Say
• Balch & Bingham Adds Real Estate Permitting Atty
• UK Watchdog Wants Estate Agent Execs DQ'd For Price-Fixing
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Attorneys Predict Rent Cancellation Defense, Challenges
• Pandemic's Fallout May Include Heightened Fair Lending Risk
• La. Appraisers Fight FTC Bid To Depose Outgoing Expert
• NJ Justices Told Lender 'Schemed' Against Jersey City
• Fla. Judge Smacks Down $1B Miami Highway Extension Plan
• Ex-Robinson Brog Estate Tax Pro Joins Fox Rothschild In NY
• Real Estate Rumors: China Oceanwide, Silverstein, Ivy Realty
• REIT Ares Commercial Loans $41M For NJ Apartments
• Strategic Takeaways From NJ Trespass Ruling
• NY Fraud Ruling Shows High Bar To Prove Director Liability
• Tokyo Olympics Move May Spark Wave Of Contract Litigation
• Air Products Buys 5 Hydrogen Plants For $530M
• Under Armour Execs Defeat Investors' Real Estate Deal Suit
• Contractor At Collapsed Hard Rock Site Sues Developer
• 4 COVID-19 Questions Clients Are Asking Real Estate Lawyers
• NJ Court Won't Revive Suit Over Atty's Late Warranty Claim
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Ex-LA Councilor Cops To Felony Charge In Corruption Probe
• Wells Fargo Agrees To Settle Calif. Mortgage Class Action
• Harvest Health Pays $25M For Pa. Cannabis Cultivator
• National Crisis Bolsters Trump Immunity Claim, Justices Told
• Holland & Knight Nabs Ex-Kirkland Financing Atty
• Oil Price War Makes New Debt Modification Strategies Key
• Real Estate Rumors: Citibank, Barking Owl, Santander
• Ill. GOP Asks Gov. For Sales, Property Tax Relief Due To Virus
• Developer Says Rival Schemed To Foil $160M Miami Project
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Harris Beach Helps With $39M Manhattan Loan
• COVID-19 Preparations For Business Premises Owners
• NJ Real Estate Deals In Chokehold Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
• CFPB Halts Some Reporting Reqs, Eyes Exam Scheduling
• Landowners Say XTO Energy's 'Ruse' Cuts Their Royalties
• Real Estate Rumors: Minskoff, Columbia Pacific, Acres
• British Land Extends $547M Credit Facility Amid COVID-19
• Beazer Homes Wants Out Of Derivative Suit
• Past Crises Model Virus Response For Mortgage Industry
• NY Pair Can't Cite Silver Ruling To Shake Bribery Case
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• 8 Possible Paths To Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Losses
• Judge Finds Spouses, Kids Count Toward Investor Visa Cap
• Dominican Republic Opposes Bid To Revive $41M Arbitration
• REIT Claims Royal Bank Of Canada Is Exploiting Market Crisis
• Tribes Unsure Where They'll Land With New DOI Trust Policy
• Airbnb Exempt From Fla. Tourist Tax, Appeals Court Affirms
• NJ Appeals Court Sides With City On Industrial Land Value
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Cash Management For REITs And Funds In Uncertain Times
• Deutsche Wohnen Inks €600M Deal, Forms Coronavirus Fund
• Stay Home Orders Unlikely To Trigger Civil Authority Coverage
• NY Life Unit Loans $70M For North Carolina Office Complex
• Keyless Entry Apartments Raise New Concerns For Landlords
• Real Estate Rumors: CenterPoint, Kaufman, Javier Cervera
• SmartStop REIT Buys New 970-Unit Florida Facility
• RAL Refis $120M Loan For Brooklyn Residential Towers
• Expedia Asks To Dodge Suit Over Confiscated Cuban Property
• Remote Online Notarization Will Support Business Continuity
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Conservatorship Act Is Pa.'s Best Property Restoration Tool
• NYC Developer Did Not Illegally Transfer Development Rights
• NY Sen. Introduces COVID-19 Rent, Mortgage Suspension Bill
• JPMorgan Chase Says NY Escrow Interest Suit Is Preempted
• Marriott Vacation Co. Can't Escape Aspen Timeshare Row
• Zillow Fights Class Cert. In Co-Marketing Investor Suit
• CalSTRS Lands $992M Loan For National Property Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: Gemini Rosemont, Atheneum, Truist
• Pipeline Advocates Back PennEast In Supreme Court Appeal
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Mangrove Developer's Permit Dispute Too Soon To Call
• Norris McLaughlin Helps With $54M Manhattan Loan
• Affordable Housing Tax Credits Lawyers Must Know
• 1st Circ. Rejects Fraudster Atty's Ineffective Counsel Claim
• High Court Asked To Review Helicopter, Gun Use In Rec Area
• Investors Can't Get $614M In Fees From Stuy Town Sale
• LendingTree Can't Slip ResCap's Quest For $68.5M Judgment
• 'Safe' Sectors Like Schools, Real Estate May Feel COVID Pain
• Real Estate Rumors: Deerfield, CGI, National Development
• Dream Hotel Group Lands $60M Loan For Manhattan Property
• Updating Publicly Traded Company Disclosures For COVID-19
• Pot Farm Says Homeowner Must Pay Fees If Stench Suit Fails
• Chevron Urges 9th Circ. To Reject Saudis' 'Sham' $18B Award
• Some Clarity On Texas Oil And Gas Executive Rights
• Casino Group To Sell French Assets To Aldi For $784M
• ABM Inks $4.1M Deal To Settle Benefits Deduction Suit
• Judge Halts House Panel's Attempt To Acquire Trump's Taxes
• Wells Fargo Can't Put Mortgage Action On Ice, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Tax Credits Real Estate Lawyers Need To Be Fluent In
• Whiteford Taylor Atty Joins Rothman Gordon In Pittsburgh
• NY Gov. Orders '100% Of Workforce' To Stay Home
• Political Fundraiser Admits Helping Bribe LA Council Member
• DOI Wants Navajo Nation's Land Ruling Challenge Dismissed
• DOI Gives Thumbs-Up To Snoqualmie Land-Into-Trust Bid
• Chinese Investors Say They Lost $4.2M In Bar Works Fraud
• Pa. Panel Junks $2M Award In Bank Stock Buyback Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Viacom, Morgan Stanley, Weingarten
• AR Capital Execs Say Class Action Copies Derivative Suit
• Rethinking Flood Insurance In The Age Of Climate Change
• How Cos., Asset Managers Can Plan For Physical Climate Risk
• PE Group Fortress Loses $1.6B Bid For Japan's Unizo
• UK REIT Sells 4 Properties For $42M Amid Virus Uncertainty
• Feds Will Give Banks CRA Credit For Pandemic Relief Efforts
• 5th Circ. Says IberiaBank Not Covered For $11.7M FCA Deal
• Ex-REIT Exec's Conviction For Securities Fraud Stands
• US Bank Beats Crisis-Era RMBS Suit With 'Champerty' Arg
• Plains To Face Most Of Property Owners' Oil Spill Claims
• Allstate Can't Take Labor Costs From Policy Payout: 6th Circ.
• Feds Can't Escape Alaskan Tribal Land Cleanup Fight
• Fla. County To Pay For Wetlands Easement, But Code Stands
• Facing Coronavirus, Ore. Businesses Seek Delay Of Corp. Tax
• TTAB Rulings' Preclusive Effect 5 Years After B&B Hardware
• Cherokee Tribe Sues DOI For Flipping Land To Another Tribe
• NJ Climate Plan's Key Land Changes For Developers
• Builders Say Hotel Owner Can't Sue Over Government Project
• Homeowners Seek Stay Of Foreclosure Fee Suit Due To Virus
• Real Estate Rumors: Feeding America, APA, Southern Marinas
• How To Maximize Insurance Coverage For Coronavirus Issues
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• McCain Foods Must Face Suit Over NJ Pizza Factory Death
• Howard Hughes Sells Texas Medical Center For $115M
• Agencies Move To Halt Foreclosures, Evictions Amid Outbreak
• TerraCap Spends $54M On 2 Office Buildings Outside Denver
• Public Storage Drops $1.27B National Storage Bid 
• NY Landlords Can File Cases Despite Eviction Moratorium
• 9th Circ. Says Feds Made Right Call On Calif. Tribal Trust Land
• Financial Agencies Urged To Halt All Non-COVID Rulemakings
• Michigan Tribe Accused Of Casino Contracts Breach
• EPA Says Landowners Can't Fight Repeal Of Water Rule
• NJ Justices Balk At Biz Tax Exemption On College Campuses
• IRS Hearing Likely Eases Cloud Tax Rules' Implementation
• Proskauer Nabs 3 Tax, Real Estate Attys From WilmerHale
• Real Estate Rumors: Barclays, Morris Moinian, AW Property
• Perils For Design-Builders Lurk In NY Education Law
• Feds Say Okla. Tribe Delaying Resolution In Casino Case
• Troutman Sanders Guides Bank Of China's $100M NYC Loan
• New Zealand Unveils $1.7B Coronavirus Business Tax Relief
• Reforms That Could Fix FERC's Pipeline Certificate Reviews
• Landowner Tells 7th Circ. It May Need A Physics Lesson
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Del. City Gets Partial Win In T-Mobile Cell Tower Dispute
• Hotel Investor Can't Sanction Morgan Stanley Salesman
• Advocates Urge NM High Court To Kill Private Water Rule
• No Early Win For SEC, Alleged Ponzi Schemer In $3.8M Suit
• RAIT Funding 'Surprised' By Creditor's $29M Ch. 11 Claim
• NexPoint Hospitality Delays Close Of $318M Condor Purchase
• Real Estate Rumors: Grupo Eco, CUNY, Merritt Properties
• Ex-Fugees Star Wears 'Hazmat Gear' In NY Court Fearing Virus
• UK Homebuilder Gets Herbert Smith-Led $306M Investment
• FTC Wants Outgoing Expert Deposed In La. Appraisers Case
• NY's Renewable Project Siting Bill Clears Way To Green Future
• Deposition Leads To Sanctions In Kazakh Laundering Suit
• REIT Armada Hoffler Sells 7 Retail Properties For $107M
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Eastern Cherokee Says It Will Sue Over SC Tribe's Casino OK
• Investment Adviser Copped To Fraud In Recording, SEC Says
• Clean Water Act Doesn't Cover SF Bay Site, EPA Tells Court
• Koch Group Urges Senate To Advance Cannabis Banking Bill
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Starwood, WE Communications
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Lease Strategies For Retailers Before And During Bankruptcy
• Property Appraiser's Antitrust Suit Against La. Board Paused
• Kirkland, Greenberg Steer $1.1B Logistics Deal
• Seyfarth Picks Up Ex-Skadden Corp. Tax Pro For NY Office
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Real Estate Rumors: BlackRock, 13th Floor Homes, UCLA
• Foreign Realty Sellers' Credit To Get Closer Look, TIGTA Says
• Feds Say Recordings 'Central' To Ex-LA Councilor's Charges
• Trump Asks DC Judge To Delay House's Tax Return Case
• Bloomberg Gets Drywall Builder's Bid-Rig Suit Tossed
• Applying Commercial Property Insurance To COVID-19 Losses
• Chicago Board Of Trade Building Refinanced For $256M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• Activist Bow Street Takes Aim At Mack-Cali's CEO, Board
• Pa. Panel Junks Pittsburgh's Housing Discrimination Law
• RBS Sees Some Claims Cut From Colonial RMBS Sale Suit
• Insurer Must Defend Fla. Condo In Elevator Injury Suit
• Timeshare Owners Accuse Wyndham Counsel Of Intimidation
• Surgeon Can't Knock Out Verdict For Sidley's $1.8M Fees
• DOI's Top Atty Resets Tribal Land-Into-Trust Criteria
• SF Commercial Vacancy Tax Headed Toward Approval
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Enviros Say Simpler Project Reviews Will Hollow Out NEPA
• Real Estate Rumors: Park Place Financial, Spear Street, Moran
• NJ Appeals Court Unsure Of Utility Customers' Sandy Claims
• Amazon Escapes Cuban Charcoal 'Trafficking' Claims For Now
• 11th Circ. Spurns Ch. 7 Trustee's 'Forced' 19th-Century Args
• Windstream's Ch.11 Deal Secures $320M In Priority Claims
• Sri Lanka Prevails In Hotel Project Expropriation Fight
• JPMorgan Ducks Slander Suit After Atty Misses Deadline
• Guarding Against Conflict Over The Procuring Cause Doctrine
• Equity Residential Sells SF-Area Apartments For $248M
• Real Estate Rumors: First Group, Rosemurgy, Waterford
• New York Life Loans $50M For Pa. Apartment Complex
• Efforts To Repair Fla. Construction Defect Law Are Limited
• Wells Fargo Says County Has Enough Info In $300M Bias Suit
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Risk Mitigation Tools For Cos. Facing Coronavirus Losses
• Sidley, Malek Moss Guide M&T-Cayuga $33M NYC Loan
• Feds Face Suit Over Endangered Caribbean Lizard Protections
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• TransUnion Must Face FCRA Suit Alleging Faulty Reporting
• Wells Fargo Loan Suits Paused For Talks With DACA Holders
• Real Estate Rumors: Needham Bank, Helaba, Tuttle Land
• Kelley Drye Helps With $77M Bronx Apartment Portfolio Loan
• Complex Says Broker Can't Get $4M For Texas Shelter Lease
• Wis. Property Owners Sue SPX Again Over Chemical Cleanup
• FBI Arrests Ex-LA City Councilor Amid Corruption Probe
• Ex-American Realty Execs Keep $40M Insurance Row In Md.
• Wells Fargo Can Still Be Sued Under NY Laws, Borrowers Say
• FCP Drops $71M On 3 Atlanta-Area Apartment Complexes
• Judge Says No 'Rubber Stamp' To End BNY Mellon RMBS Suit
• Keep Your Client Out Of The Courtroom During Voir Dire
• Pittsburgh Mall's Ch. 11 Confirmation Delayed For Dealmaking
• Ocwen, Wells Fargo Aim To Sink ERISA Suit Over 2008 Crisis
• Ares Sells Stake In European Real Estate Portfolio For $1B
• Canada Supreme Court Won't Hear Trans Mountain Challenge
• Real Estate Rumors: Neville Rodie, NeueHouse, Pace
• Perkins Coie Snags Environmental Litigator From Cooley
• In About-Face, Fla. Panel Denies Atty Fees In Sinkhole Case
• 5 Ways Coronavirus Is Roiling The Real Estate Market
• RICO Suit Over Pot Farm's Stench Should Go On, Judge Says
• Borrowers Pan Wells Fargo's Bid To Trim Mortgage Action
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Lennar Beats NJ Suit Linking Townhouse Mold To Illness
• Steps For Cos. Reacting To Anonymous Short-Seller Claims
• Wachtel Missry, Dechert Steer $545M Coca-Cola Building Refi
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• 5Pointz Owner Heading To Supreme Court Over $6.75M Fine
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOI Held Wrong To Refuse Mich. Tribe's Land-Into-Trust Bid
• Investors Sue Tax-Tardy, MIA Hawaii Real State Firm In Del.
• Only HomeVestors Buys 'Ugly Houses,' Suit Says
• Nightfall No Reason To Grant Immunity To Pa., Appeal Says
• SEC Sues 3 Ex-Woodbridge Sales Agents Over Ponzi Scheme
• Fee-Multiplier Crackdown Kills Key Negotiating Tool, Attys Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Acres Capital, Blackstone, Saperean
• Troutman Sanders Steers $450M Bank Of China NYC Loan
• 2 Firms Edge Ahead Of Peers In Quiet February For IPOs
• Fla. Bar Files Ethics Complaint Against Timeshare Exit Atty
• Army Corps' Wetland Build Permit Doesn't Break Enviro Laws
• Homeowners Seek Dismissal Of Their Defective Shingle Suit
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Norway's Wealth Fund Drops $749M On Tokyo Building Stake
• Trump Tax Subpoena Case To Resume With Dems' Arguments
• Caddo's Last Claims In Land Row With Wichita Tribe Nixed
• It's All Practice Groups On Deck To Tackle Coronavirus
• NYC Hotel Group Can't Get Airbnb Financial Docs Unsealed
• UK Farming Co. Looks To Get OK On $8M Hungary Award
• Tribe Can Roll On With BNSF Oil Shipping Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Trump NY Subpoena Must Stand, Ex-DOJ Attys Tell Justices
• Chinese Family Accused Of Running Sham EB-5 Scheme
• Couple Want Judge Recused In Dorsey & Whitney Condo Suit
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Citi, Regency Centers, Dezer
• Shvo Venture Lands $210M In Financing For Broadway Buy
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Perkins Coie Nabs Construction Pro From Schiff Hardin
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Radom Capital Lands $105M Loan For Houston Project
• Royal Park Ends 6-Year RMBS Fight With BNY Mellon
• Real Estate Rumors: Bankers Healthcare, Citi, D.R. Horton
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• 7th Circ. Lets Charter Run Fiber Over Litigant's Land
• Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Fights 'Flawed' $110M Restitution Bid
• Trump Attys Say McGahn Ruling Should Nix Tax Subpoena
• Southwest Airlines Denied $4.2M Wis. Property Tax Refund
• Windstream, Uniti Reach Preliminary Deal On $650M Lease
• Rosen Firm Wants To Lead Investor Suits Against Fla. Pot Co.
• Feds Told They Can't Sit On Rent From Iran-Linked Building
• Canadian Construction Co.'s CA$26.49M Arbitral Award OK'd
• Real Estate Rumors: Samek Werther, Related, Sefira Capital
• Worker Says Greystar Arbitration Pact Doesn't Nix ERISA Suit
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• London Mixed-Use Portfolio Trades Hands For $312M
• 5th Circ. Clears Walgreens In Amputee's Storefront Crash Suit
• Justices Toss 11th Circ. FHA Ruling After Miami Yanks Suits
• Feds Say Records Suit Shouldn't Stall Environmental Rule
• Pa. Panel Affirms Injunction Against School District's Tax Hike
• Former GOP Officials Ask Justices To Grant Trump Subpoenas
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Cannabis Blank Check Co. Among 2 IPOs Filed Totaling $350M
• DLA Piper Guides Cresset's $465M Opportunity Zone Fund
• Wis. Food Processor To Pay $725K To End Odor Suit