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Real Estate - April, 2020

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• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, NationsBenefits, Walgreens
• Calif. Cities May Reconsider Blocking Affordable Housing
• Key Tax Considerations For Secondary Sales Of Private Funds
• Unprecedented Pandemic Keeps Modell's Ch. 11 On Ice
• 5 Great-Recession Lessons GCs Must Remember Today
• Coronavirus Q&A: Akerman's Real Estate Chair
• Relief For Ginnie Mae Servicers Comes With Strings Attached
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Motions To Compel Video Deposition May Face Barriers In NY
• Tips For Public Co. Financial Controls Amid Growing Scrutiny
• Sens. Argue New CFPB Lending Rule Invites Discrimination
• Residential Lender Will Pay $15M To End FCA Claims
• Chubb Must Cover Sandy Damage Started By Wind, Court Told
• Judge Tells Ocwen To Cut It Out Already On CFPB Defense
• 11th Circ. OKs Analyst's $1.25M Trial Win Against Priderock
• Revamped Calif. Property Tax Plan Still Stoking Dissent
• RI Tax Credit Payments On Track Despite COVID-19
• DOI, Calif. Tribe Ask DC Circ. To Toss Casino Land Challenge
• 11 Good Ideas For Retail Bankruptcy Reform During Pandemic
• Modell's Urges Landlords To Endure 'Short-Term' Virus Pain
• T-Mobile, Wichita Drop Fight Over Building New Cell Tower
• 2 Blank-Check Cos. Refill Pipeline With IPOs Totaling $500M
• Real Estate Rumors: Maria Magnus, Jellyfish, Toll Brothers
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• RE Project Owners Blame Virus For Delays In $50M Fraud Suit
• Law Firm Leaders: Wilson Cribbs & Goren's Anthony Marré
• Coronavirus Q&A: Blank Rome Real Estate Leader
• Travelers Must Cover NJ Landlord In Ice Slip Injury Suit
• Blackstone Grabs $359M Stake In Australia's Crown Resorts
• 5th Circ. Backs Noncompete Despite Forfeited Stock Units
• Fla. Judge Revives Claim Against Timeshare Exit Co.
• Commerzbank's RMBS Trustee Suit Against US Bank Pared
• NJ Justices Question Tax Break For Church Construction Site
• Real Estate Rumors: UBS, AIG, JPMorgan
• O'Melveny Lures 2 Real Estate Partners Back From DLA Piper
• Navigating Digitized Mortgage Processes During COVID-19
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Chancery Rejects Legal Fees For Acquitted Cantor Trader
• SEC Settles Fraud Claims Over $25.5M Charter School Bonds
• Metlifecare Slams EQT Unit's Bid To Nix $900M Takeover Deal
• How Investors Can Manage Asia Data Center Acquisitions
• 3 Recommendations For Cos. Considering Litigation Finance
• Jail Safer For Ex-NFLer During COVID-19, Feds Say
• 11th Circ. Judges Rip En Banc Denial In Wells Fargo FHA Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Wants Judge DQed Over His Writings
• Vale Looks To Recover $500M Put Into Failed Mining Project
• Realogy Sues To Push Through $400M Madison Dearborn Deal
• La. Contractor Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Flood Deductible Case
• Real Estate Rumors: DLA Piper, US Bank, Hales Franciscan
• DC Circ. Judges Cast Doubt On FERC Pipeline Appeal Delays
• Herrick Feinstein Helps With $20M Brooklyn Loan
• Construction Contractors Should Assert Lien Rights Carefully
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Chinese Co-Living Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over COVID-19
• Airbnb Tourist Tax Suit Needs Rehearing, Fla. Court Told
• 9th Circ. Backs 30-Year Term For Man Behind $18M RE Fraud
• Dunn Hospitality Buys Hotel Portion Of $60M Indiana Project
• NJ Beach Condo Beats Neighbor's Challenge To Enviro Permit
• Libyan Wealth Fund Wins Battle To Bankrupt Developer
• Justices Seek Briefs On 'Political Question' In Trump Cases
• Can You Sue A Dead Person? 9th Circ. Says Obviously Not
• Jones Day Guides Twin River's $180M Purchase Of 3 Casinos
• Pillsbury, Latham Close $230M NYC Loan Quickly Amid Virus
• Texas Justices Rethink Hearing $15M Apache Arbitration Row
• White & Case Guides Takeda In Asset Sale Worth Up To $670M
• Fed. Circ. Says Ore. Landowner Filed Takings Suit Too Late
• Environmentally Challenged Property Foreclosures In A Crisis
• Burial Grounds Suit Doesn't Belong In Court, Ala. Tribe Says
• Real Estate Rumors: JCR Capital, SL Green, PNC Bank
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Kirkland, Skadden
• Landlord Says Bankrupt Modell's Rent Due, Pandemic Or Not
• Macau Casino Investment Fund Proposes $856M Debt Swap
• Small Biz Bankruptcy Rules Come Just In Time For Many
• Duff & Phelps Exec Says Real Estate Lending Is Nearly Frozen
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Credit Suisse Wipes Out $288M Loss Over Flawed Appraisal
• Real Estate Rumors: HomeStreet Bank, Starbucks, M&T Bank
• Calif. Landlord Stuck With $6M In Fines For Illegal Pot Shops
• Mass. Ruling Clarifies Land Use Regs For Cannabis
• Market Decline Will Have Diverse Repercussions For Cos.
• Unique Small Biz Virus Relief Concerns For Brokers, Advisers
• Slate Asset Management Wraps Up $269M Real Estate Fund
• Real Estate Firm's GC Claims Virus Compliance Got Her Fired
• NY Rent Recovery Case Adds Structure To Overcharge Claims
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Pa. Attorney Pleads Guilty To Snaring Clients In Ponzi Scheme
• GFP Real Estate Lands $194M NYC Loan From CTL Capital
• Ocwen Beats Florida AG's Unfair Trade Practices Claim
• Chicago Title Plans Appeal Of $950K FDIC Verdict
• AMC Theaters Sued For $7.5M In Unpaid Rent Amid COVID-19
• Oil Co. Says Either It Owns Mineral Rights Or It's Owed $3.5M
• Billy Joel Accused Of Using Fired Contractor's Home Designs
• COVID-19, Eminent Domain And Determining Compensation
• Latham Steers Brookfield's $500M Bet On Real Estate Platform
• Spouses, Health Care Workers Exempt From Green Card Ban
• Developer Says Investors OK'd Loans At Heart Of EB-5 Suit
• Tips For Real Estate Borrowers Affected By COVID-19
• Ex-NFLer Jailed For Fraud Says Age, Race Increase Virus Risk
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• Texas Court Affirms Winstead's Rout Of $62M Malpractice Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Stonemark, Broward College
• House Dems Say GSA Can't Give Trump Hotel A Lease Break
• Home Equity Financing Fintech Noah Nabs $150M In Funding
• 8 Opportunity Zone Gain Rules That May Aid Investors
• Life Sciences Cos. Bring Unique Real Estate Considerations
• Real Estate Rumors: Cutler Bay, Ricardo Rodriguez, Pacifica
• Sterling National Bank Loans $30M For Bronx Apartments
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Windstream Says It's Close To Tying Up Uniti Lease Deal
• How Courts May Handle Real Estate Force Majeure Suits
• Real Estate Co., Insurers Settle $1M Harvey Coverage Suit
• Kirkland, Baker Steer $1B JV To Build Data Centers In Japan
• High Court Won't Review Slashed Damages In Ocwen Case
• US Investors Want More Info In Honduras Expropriation Fight
• Progressives Make Demands For Next Virus Relief Bill
• Amid COVID Market Volatility, Are CLOs The Next RMBS?
• ​​​​​​​CFIUS' Real Estate Reference Tool Comes With Limitations
• Army Corps Says Ark. Housing Project Raises Flood Risk
• Tips For Commercial Mortgage Borrowers Affected By COVID
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Albany Road, MV Construction
• Law360's 2020 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
• Unintended Potential For Disaster In Gov't Economic Lifelines
• Rethinking The Open Office In Light Of COVID-19
• Pension Fund Fights To Keep Ocwen ERISA Suit Alive
• Key Tax Implications Of Debt Restructuring During COVID-19
• Q1 India Private Equity Real Estate Investment Fell 62%
• Beach Owners Can't Halt COVID-19 Closures In Florida
• Pulling Up Stakes: K&L Gates, Jones Day, Cooley
• Amazon Wants Cuban Charcoal Trafficking Suit Tossed Again
• WeWork Can't Get Quick Chancery Trial In $3B SoftBank Case
• Simpson Thacher Appoints New Tax Practice Head
• What To Know About NJ's Remote Notarization Law
• Realtors Say 8th Circ. Has Sole Power Over Antitrust Arb Row
• Real Estate Deals Are Still Possible, But Read The Fine Print
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockrose, Cusano's, Compass
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Contract Performance During Pandemic: Lessons From 1918
• RAL Lands $45M Refinancing For Brooklyn Towers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Atty Who Depantsed At Court Security Check Fights DQ Bid
• Ex-Russian Pol Won't Face Investor's 'Vague' Sanctions Bid
• Montana Tribes Win Dispute Over Access To Planned RV Park
• Real Estate Rumors: Premier Equities, KLS, First Republic
• IRS Extends FATCA Filing Deadline For Treaty Partners
• A Possible Blow To NY Rent Regulation Law Constitutionality
• Landlords Should Not Waive Small Businesses' Rent
• $18.5M Wells Fargo Foreclosure Deal Gets Initial Nod
• Crisis-Era RMBS Investors Dispute US Bank's 'Champerty' Win
• NJ Panel Says Gov't Can Take Private Land To Restore Beach
• How 'Mothballed' Ch. 11 Cases Will Affect Vendors, Landlords
• New York Life Loans $69.6M For Calif. Office Revamp
• NY Tenant Groups Call For Mass COVID-19 Rent Strike In May
• Restructuring Commercial Real Estate Leases During COVID
• Fla. Lawyers Sued For Real Estate Deal Racketeering
• Rental Housing Shortage May Spike As Tax Restrictions End
• Judge Asks If Cherokee Face 'Catch 22' In Casino Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: DE Shaw, Anderson Capital, LIHC
• Missionaries Say Court Must Review, Vacate Dominican Award
• Blank Rome Guides Merchants Capital On $31M Queens Loan
• Ore. Man Accused Of $65M Payroll, Income Tax Evasion Ploy
• Condo Developer Owes Liberty $1M For Building Defect Deal
• Emerging Trends In COVID-Related Commercial Litigation
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Nixon Peabody Executes $42M Boston Sale Amid Pandemic
• Pa. Justices To Mull Driller's Inactivity In Gas Lease Fight
• Rent Relief Approaches To Consider
• Windstream Creditors Say Uniti Deal 'Unraveling'
• Forever 21 Landlords Balk At Liquidation Changes In Outbreak
• FWS Agrees To Rethink Designation Of Spotted Owl Habitat
• Ex-Brixmor Bosses' Securities Fraud Trial Set For January
• NJ Atty Suspended Over Paralegal Wife's Lies
• 6th Circ. Affirms Denial Of $15M Easement Tax Deduction
• 4 Force Majeure Tips For Real Estate Lawyers Amid Pandemic
• Philly Atty Says He's Been Falsely Accused Of Racism
• Real Estate Rumors: Ladder, Ward Law, Baum Revision
• Insurers Say Court Must Decide Venue For $1M Harvey Claim
• A Tax Issue Checklist For REITs Grappling With The Pandemic
• Tenn. Real Estate Cos. Seek to Escape Hotel Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Wants To Skip Defending Town In $3.6M Asbestos Suit
• CoreLogic Inks $6M Deal In Real Estate Appraiser OT Suit
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Pot Grower Can't Seek $5.4M In Lost Profits From Builder
• Feds Say COVID-19 No Reason To Free Chinese Developer
• Deadline Relief For Like-Kind Exchanges Sparks Uncertainty
• Cullen And Dykman Helps With $20M Manhattan Co-op Loan
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of FCA Case Over Las Vegas Airport
• Virginia Bans LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
• Real Estate Rumors: Jonathan Rose, Harbor Group, Publix
• How Borrowers Can Respond To The Real Estate Downturn
• NY Contractor Must Face Supermarket Work Suits In NJ
• Wis. Tribe Says Diminished Land Finding Upsets Case Law
• Feds Say Fraudster Atty Shouldn't Exit Prison Over Virus Fear
• Pipeline Co. Tries Again To Nix Spoiled-View Claims After Spill
• Modell's Calls Appeal Of COVID-19 Ch. 11 Pause 'Frivolous'
• Property Co. Can't Force Lloyd's Insurers To Cover Theft
• Wynn Casino Wants Out Of $10M Eviction Scheme Suit
• Real Estate Brokers Can't Get Antitrust Suit Arbitrated
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• BSR REIT Sells 3 Texas Apartments For $53M
• FoodFirst Global To Kick Off Ch. 11 By Trying To Shed Leases
• Expect More Malpractice Claims After COVID-Fueled Slump
• Investors Prep $3B Lifeline For Distressed Cannabis Assets
• Investor Says 'Cannabis King' Ran Off With Millions
• Russian Ex-Lawmaker In Contempt In $93M Fight, Court Told
• Holland & Knight Snags Ex-PrimeSource GC In Dallas
• Real Estate Rumors: Duane Morris, Pillar, Bellefleur
• 9th Circ. Told That CWA Permit Fight With EPA Isn't Moot
• Holding Co. For CBD Firm Wants Suit Over $10M Loan Tossed
• Pa. Developer Demands Refund On Riverfront Project
• Mayer Brown, Blank Rome Guide $59M Financing To Kushner
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• 3 Hurdles To Redeveloping Golf Courses After The Pandemic
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• OCC Won't Halt Community Lending Overhaul For Pandemic
• Oxy Hit With $1.7M Suit Over Intersected Texas Well
• NJ Court Says $1.8M Is A Fair Price For Seized Landfill
• DOI Doesn't Have To Show Docs For Chickasaw Casino OK
• Calif. Small Businesses Sue China For $8T Over COVID-19
• Real Estate Rumors: Waterbridge, Soon-Shiong, Weiss
• Law Firm Accused Of Aiding Producer's Alleged Spycam Plot
• NY Bills Seek Property Tax Relief Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
• Tax Considerations For REITs In A Coronavirus-Driven Market
• What COVID-19 Means For Opportunity Zone Projects
• 'Travel Apartment' Co. Can't Oust Pa. Tenants Over Outbreak
• Supermarket Income REIT Plans $94M Share Sale
• Calif. Organic Waste Regs Mean Sweeping Changes For Cos.
• 3 Firms Guide $76M Loan For Starwood Capital's Miami HQ
• Real Estate Investment Co. Accused Of Misusing $3M
• Convicted Developer Wants Out Of COVID-19 'Death Sentence'
• Closing A Commercial Mortgage During A Pandemic
• 1st Circ. Will Rehear Penobscot Tribe's Water Rights Case
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Won't Ruffle Key Theory As Goldman Case Plows On
• HUD Delays Immigrant Rent Aid Rule Amid FOIA Suit, Virus
• 4 Lingering Real Estate Questions After $2T COVID Stimulus
• Real Estate Rumors: RedSky, Knotel, Starwood
• EQT Unit Says Virus Losses Nix $900M Metlifecare Acquisition
• Fed Circ. Says Pa. Property Owners' Takings Claim Is Too Late
• Pa. Officials Tell Airbnb, Expedia To Enforce Virus Rental Ban
• Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Closes $10.6B Fund
• Fracking Decision Strengthens Precedent On Forced Pooling
• Lenders Must Prepare For Real Estate Bankruptcy Cramdowns
• Wells Fargo Can't Nix Equitybuild Ponzi Scheme Claims
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• Huckabee Among Beach Owners Challenging COVID-19 Ban
• Coronavirus Regulations: Week In Review State By State
• ND Judge Tosses Tribe Members' Pipeline Trespass Suits
• Dems Mull Major Changes To Banking, Housing In Relief Bill
• Investors Want Ill. Project Owners To 'Start Telling The Truth'
• DOI Will Hold Off On Taking Mashpee Land Out Of Trust
• Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Value Of Data Centers
• Real Estate Rumors: BofA, RedSky Capital, Crystal Persaud
• Filling Void Of Consumer Collections Limits Amid Pandemic
• Farrell Fritz Guides Capital One On $41M Queens Loan
• Glancy Prongay Gets $7.5M In Fees For $286M Deal
• Verizon Can Build Towers On GM Test Track Despite Pushback
• Oil And Gas Cos. Must Prepare For Counterparty Bankruptcies
• Anticipating The Pandemic's Impact On Retail Leases
• Split 2nd Circ. Rejects Goldman's Bid To Decertify Class
• WeWork Committee Sues SoftBank For Nixed $3B Share Buy
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• COVID-19 May Shape NY Business Interruption Insurance Law
• Airbnb Nabs $1B In Private Backing During Travel Slump
• Calif. Judicial Council Adopts Rules In Response To Pandemic
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• Texas Court Orders Patience For COVID Delay In Pipeline Row
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Imperil Opportunity Zone Projects
• Real Estate Rumors: SmartStop, SL Green, Innovatus Capital
• NY Senator Floats Temporary COVID-19 Rental Vouchers
• Coronavirus Is Not A Direct Physical Loss Triggering Event
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Q1's Top Hotel M&A Deals
• Trail Ruling Lessens Calif.'s Public Property Liability
• Judge Exits FTC Appraiser Case Linked To His Atty Work
• Feds, Catawba Fight Cherokee Suit Over Casino Land Flip
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• Cooling Giant Inks $675M Deal For Biz Serving Dubai Complex
• ND Tribe Members Seek Class Status In Pipeline Trespass Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Real Estate Co. Can't Skirt FLSA's OT Rules
• Fla. Property Owners Drop Mining Co. From Soil Pollution Suit
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided Largest Q1 Real Estate Deals
• Forsters Acquires Orrick's London Real Estate Group
• Fla. Atty Sanctioned In Wyndham Timeshare Exit Scheme Suit
• Windy City Shuffle: Paul Hastings, Katten, Duane Morris
• Real Estate Rumors: Gemini Rosemont, Apex, AvalonBay
• The Pandemic's Early Effects On Foreign Trade, Investment
• NJ Utilities Had No Duty To Suspend Service Ahead Of Sandy
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Chancery Asks If Jefferies Spiked Defense In $189M Deal
• Pelosi Outlines Next COVID-19 Bill, Without Infrastructure
• Marriage Between Health Care And Retail Lacks Synergy
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Unizo Employees And PE Backer Secure $1.9B Unizo Takeover
• Leveling Tax Playing Field For Non-UK Resident Landlords
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• As Bankruptcy Storm Brews, Legal Pros Say Save Cash
• Split NY High Court Spikes Retroactivity In Rent Recovery Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Transwestern, Starwood
• Associates Can't Touch Assets In $93M Moscow Mall Fight
• DOI Approves Land-Into-Trust Move For Grand Traverse Band
• NJ Developer Beats Challenge Over Town Engineer's Conflict
• LTC Properties Wraps Up $78M Sale Ahead Of Schedule
• CFPB Whistleblower Program Could Plug Enforcement Gaps
• Inside The CARES Act's Key Tax Code Modifications
• RealPage Can Sue Insurer For $6M Phishing Scheme Loss
• Mitigating Record-Delay Risks For Title Insurance Cos.
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Insurer Can't Split Condo Manager's Defense Of Mold Suit
• PE Firm Hit With Delaware Chancery Suit Over Stalled Deal
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• SoftBank Terminates $3B Tender Offer For WeWork Shares
• DOI Board Overstepped In Navajo Pipeline Ruling, Judge Says
• PNC Bank Loans $198M For Queens Apartment Building
• Real Estate Rumors: Daniel Abreu, Trump Org, Synovus Bank
• Loan Servicer Delays Seizing Rent From Pittsburgh Mall
• Wells Fargo Agrees To Pay $18.5M To End Mortgage Claims
• NY Order May Limit Foreclosures, But Could Hurt Local Banks
• What COVID-19 Means For Calif. Real Estate And Use Permits
• Lender Ends HUD Mortgage Fraud Case With $2.5M Payout
• Sierra Pacific Escapes From Price-Fixing Kickback Suit
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Fitzgerald Yap Steers Wash. Homebuilder's $15M IPO Plans
• McCarter & English, Marcus Rosenberg Steer $30M NYC Loan
• Landlord Lease Enforcement Options During COVID-19
• Remote Notarization Bill Will Help Save The Economy
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move