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Real Estate - November, 2020

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• Ex-LA Deputy Mayor, Others Snared In Growing Bribery Case
• Chancery Finds Chinese Co. Defaulted In $5.8B 15-Hotel Sale
• Ex-Clients Say Fox Rothschild Exposed Them To Enviro Costs
• Ruby Tuesday Cleared For Rent Deferrals In Del. Ch. 11
• Ex-Trump Ally Sheds Fraud Claim In Money Laundering Suit
• Ranch Sues DHS For Damage Caused By Border Wall Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Duke Realty, Banana Republic, Eagle Arc
• DoorDash Preps $2.6B IPO As December Blitz Gets Underway
• Pa. Mall Owner's Ch. 11 Plan Ok'd Amid Busy Retail Season
• FTC Sues To Block CoStar's $588M RentPath Deal
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• NJ Court Won't Alter Negligence Rule In Elevator Injury Row
• Hudson Pacific, CPP Investments Buy $625M Office Building
• Calif. Tribe Seeks Sanctions Against BIA In Trust-Land Row
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kansas Can't Block DOI's OK Of Gambling On Tribe's Land
• Pryor Cashman Guides SBE In $300M AccorHotels Takeover
• Real Estate Rumors: LibreMax, Mattos Family, Morgan Stanley
• Texas Tries Again To Undo $29M Verdict Over Highway Project
• Manhattan DA Takes Manafort Case To NY's Highest Court
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Tribal Land Win For Oneida Indian Nation
• Calif. Airport, City Tangled In Service Monopoly Lawsuit
• Cannabis Developer To Pay SEC $192K Penalty In Fraud Suit
• NY Contract Litigation Indicates Limits Of COVID-19 Defenses
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• NYC Marshals Carry Out First Evictions Since Pandemic Onset
• Michigan Reaches Deal With Tribe Over Casino Land Fight
• Attys In 5Pointz Graffiti Destruction Case Net $2M In Fees
• San Bernardino Settles Retaliatory Prosecution Suit For $65M
• NJ Judge Reprimanded For Hearing Her Landlord's Cases
• States, Cities Seek Demise Of Trump's Narrowed Water Rule
• Texas Mall Accuses Simon Of Monopolizing Retailers
• DOI Wins Toss Of Navajo Casino Road Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Goldman Properties, Greenberg
• Clarion Buys 1.9M-Square-Foot Industrial Portfolio
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Entra Rejects $3.34B Takeover Offer, Mulling Alternate Bid
• 9th Circ. Says Client Can't Sue Ariz. Firm In Company's Stead
• DC Circ. Mulls Gov't Power In Rancher Fight Over Tribal Water
• IRS Nixes Purpose-Or-Use Test In Final Like-Kind Rules
• Calif. Panel Upholds Ban On Farm's Unpermitted Pot Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: O'Reilly Auto, GlenLine, GME Alliance
• Judge Backs Sanctions For AWOL EB-5 Fraud Suit Defendant
• Ashurst Guides Logistics REIT In $332M Green Bond Issuance
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• 5 Firms Guide Rental Co.'s Increased $2.5B Offer
• Hanover Hit With $127K Verdict Over Builder's Flood Coverage
• Winnemucca Sues Feds For $208M Over Tribal Recognition
• NY Judge Orders Args In AG's Trump Probe Doc Dispute
• Wawa Used Virus To Dodge $7.2M Lease In NJ, Landlord Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Hana Financial, Nunez, Giant Food
• Timeshare Owners Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Marriott Suit
• Airbnb Home Invasion Suit Sent To Arkansas, Not Arbitration
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Latham
• Amazon Loses Bid To Lower Wash. Warehouses' $133M Tax Value
• NY Courts Update Messaging For Return To Eviction Defaults
• Cullen & Dykman Guides $68M Manhattan Real Estate Loan
• 3 Firms Guide Sumitomo Mitsui Unit's $1.3B Kenedix Buy
• What Calif.'s New Consumer Debt Law Means For Collectors
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• FLSA Precedent Can't Save Bias Class Claims Against CBRE
• Ex-Newark Official Charged In Redevelopment Bribery Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Northland, Maisel, Marianowsky
• NY AG Wants New Args In Trump Tax Probe Doc Dispute
• Shreveport Urges Judge To Ax CenturyLink Suit Over Permits
• San Antonio Housing Settles HUD Funds Fraud Allegations
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• DOJ Reaches Antitrust Deal With Nat'l Association Of Realtors
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Latham-Led REIT Lands $1.7B For Life Science Projects
• Virus Sparks Asia Testimony Row In WeWork Chancery Case
• House Wants Vetting Of Foreign Ownership On Federal Leases
• Seattle Attys Strike Deal To Exit Wyndham Timeshare Suit
• Pot Producer Halo To Buy Oregon Grower In $18.5M Debt Deal
• France Clears Aldi's €735M Casino Group Deal With Fix
• White House Slams Groups' Challenge To Enviro Review Rule
• Ill. Developer Seeks $18M From Bankrupt Cinema's Owner
• Title Insurance Agent Denied Coverage Of Email Scam Loss
• Ariz. Agency Can't Tax Power Plant On Tribal Land, Panel Told
• Rexford Industrial Drops $339M On 2 California Complexes
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Real Estate Rumors: IQHQ, Longfellow, PulteGroup
• Valuation Uncertainty Could Prompt Increased Litigation
• La. Appraisers Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Nixing FTC Suit
• CoreLogic Shareholders Keep Most Board Members After Vote
• Airbnb Says US Sanctions Cop Is Probing Its Cuba Operations
• Real Estate Law Firm Must Face Suit Alleging Pregnancy Bias
• Real Estate Rumors: Miami Beach, Deustche, Ryan
• Clifford Chance, S&R Guide Embassy REIT's $1.3B Purchase
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• FCRA Suit Over Virus Forbearances Kicked To Fed. Court
• BIA Must Take Land Into Trust For Calif. Tribe, Judge Says
• Fla. Atty's Spamming Should Net 2-Year Ban, Judge Says
• Latham, Simpson Thacher Steer Airbnb's $1B IPO Filing
• Real Estate Rumors: Dacra, Symetra Life, Realty Income
• Chancery Asked To Scrutinize Brookfield's $9.25B GGP Buy
• 14 Firms To Steer 10 IPOs In Pre-Thanksgiving Rush
• Texas Justices To Review Farmers Policy Renewal Fight
• New Mexico Seeks Redo of 10th Circ. Water Rights Suit
• Losses In $6M Phishing Suit Were Indirect, Insurers Argue
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Ropes & Gray Reps Thomas H. Lee In $900M Automation Fund
• Backers Of Superspreader Event Hotel Sue Insurer For $40M
• Anticipating CFPB Changes Under The Biden Administration
• Ala. High Court Ruling Jeopardizes Tax Sales Held In Court
• Supreme Court Turns Down Illinois Property Tax Row
• Simon, Taubman Ink New $3B Deal To Settle Merger Dispute
• Law Firm Prevails In Timeshare Company's Suit
• Mall Eatery Says Landlord Owes $1M For COVID-19 Failures
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Mich. Sues To Shut Down Enbridge's Line 5 Pipeline
• Advancing The Democratic Tax Agenda In 2021
• M&A Poised For Growth In The Biden Era
• Receiver Gets 22 Hotels Over $240M Wilmington Loan Default
• Texas Justices To Hear Apache's $15M Arbitration Row
• Real Estate Rumors: CFH, Hudson's Bay, AvalonBay
• Mass. Tribe Chair Took Bribes In Casino Project, Feds Say
• WeWork, Chief Legal Officer In Early Talks About Splitting Up
• Twitter Contributes $100M For Launch Of Social Justice Fund
• Nuns Hit Pa. Pipeline With New Religious Rights Battle
• Calif. Tribe Wants In On Casino Project Suit Against DOI
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Building Owners Face An Even Stricter NYC Climate Plan
• Tenn. Airport Says Pipeline Using Legal Games To Avoid Move
• DLA Piper Atty Wants Out Of Suit Over Alleged Ponzi Ties
• Real Estate Rumors: Raytheon, DemeTech, CAI Investments
• 3 Ways COVID-19 Is Reshaping The US Residential Market
• DOI Seeks Win In Suit Over Catawba Tribe's NC Land Transfer
• 5 Firms Guide 2 Blank-Check Cos.' $390M Offerings
• Steel Co. Seeks Payment For $32M Atlanta Theater Renovation
• Top Hotel CEOs Urge New Government To Step Up Virus Relief
• Sterigenics' Suit Over Ga. Plant Shutdown Kept Alive For Now
• Ruby Tuesday Says $28M Retiree Trust Cash Needed In Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: Boies Schiller, HPP, Capital Partners
• Porn Co. Must Reveal Profits In Martha's Vineyard IP Spat
• SEC Actions Likely To Spur Further Private Markets Growth
• Investcorp Sells $900M Of Urban Apartment Complexes
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• JC Penney Gets OK For $1.75B Asset Sale
• Boies Schiller Weighs Office Needs Amid Restructuring Effort
• Vineyard Must Supply Docs On Pot Farm's Impact, Judge Says
• Simpson Thacher Steers CBRE-Linked SPAC's $400M IPO
• 11th Circ. Frees Excess Insurer In $15M Gas Explosion Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Apollo, East Lake Management
• Atty Invokes Rosa Parks In Bid To Keep Wells Fargo Suit Alive
• Hong Kong PE Shop Pays $1.27B For CityPlaza One Tower
• Latham Guides Extra Space's $300M Investment In Jernigan
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Pandemic, Burdens, Timeliness
• NJ Panel Nixes Untrained Developer's Suit Against Atty
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To DOI Casino Land Decision
• SF Voters Support Parcel, Transfer And Sales Taxes At Ballot
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Grows In Pa. With Pittsburgh Office
• 2 Firms Guide REIT, GIC Launch Of JV With $930M Projects
• Airbnb Host Says Co. Is Pocketing Virus Cancellation Funds
• Law Firm Tries To Sink Third Suit From $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Ropes & Gray
• Real Estate Rumors: Rincon Family, Onni, MG Developer
• JC Penney To Pay Lenders $40M In Ch. 11 Sale Settlement
• V&E, Clifford Chance Guide Aspire's $300M IPO
• Minn. Sioux Band Tells DC Circ. Feds Must List It As A Tribe
• Curaleaf To Fund Maryland Growth With $31.5M Pot Asset Sale
• Wynn Resorts Seeks To Duck Real Estate Exec's $19M Suit
• 9th Circ. Axes Wells Fargo's Quiet Title Suit Against Nev. HOA
• Judge Recommends Kyrgyzstan Pay Triple Daily Sanctions
• Cleary, Lowenstein Lead American Tower's $3.5B Telecom Buy
• NYSE Owner Prices $900M Offering As Part Of Ellie Mae Buy
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Finance Co. Slams Texas City's Claims In $15M Project Spat
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, 7-Eleven, Airbnb
• Ex-Appraisal Co. Exec, Son Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Real Estate Rumors: Finsight, Casa USA, True North
• NY Gov. Orders Eviction Default Buffer In Wake Of Atty Pleas
• California Voters Reject Property Tax Ballot Measure
• Windstream's GC, Uniti Beat Fraud Claims Over Spinoff Risks
• Energy Transfer Claims Against Pa. Protester Largely Tossed
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Feds Renew Push To Dismiss Idaho Tribal Land Claim Suit
• Insurer Can't Duck Appraisal In Fla. Condo's Damage Suit
• Restaurant Group Sues Insurer Over $6.5M Virus Losses
• SL Green Inks $952M Sale Of Hudson Yards Office Property
• Real Estate Rumors: Badia Spices, Hines, CIM Group
• SF Voters Support Major Biz Tax Overhaul, 'CEO' Tax
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Calif. Voters Shut Door On Prop 21 Rent Control Expansion
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• La. Voters Approve Adding Gas, Oil Production To Well Values
• Atty Says It's Not His Fault Property Buyer's $120K Was Stolen
• Real Estate Rumors: Radiology Board, Crocker, Maven
• Texas Panel Backs Attys' Sanctions Win In Title Co. Fight
• Ill. Court Upholds $2.3M Award In Contractors' Delay Dispute
• Wells Fargo Will Pause Proactive COVID-19 Forbearances
• Pa. Mall Owner Cleared For Quick Ch. 11 Plan Timeline
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• RE Platform Nabs $1B, Launches JV For Urban Development
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Travel Cos. Ask 11th Circ. To Drop Cuban Property Class Suit
• Feds Urge High Court To Reject Sheldon Silver Graft Case
• Seyfarth Must Face Punitive Claim In Malpractice Suit
• Tax Court Nixes Georgia Co.'s $17.5M Easement Deduction
• Growth And Challenges For Life Sciences CRE Amid COVID-19
• Demolition Trio Urges 7th Circ. To Uphold 2nd Toxic Dust Win
• COVID-19 Is Changing Enviro Due Diligence For Real Estate
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, MetLife, Waterbridge
• Justices Won't Tackle Muckleshoot Tribe's Fishing Grounds
• Lender Loses Bid To Force Payment Of Lord & Taylor Rent
• NJ Tax Court Upholds Truck Stop Tax Valuation After Remand
• Simpson, Fried Frank Steer $293M Blackstone-COPT Venture
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Mall Owner CBL Properties Seeking $1.5B Debt Trim In Ch. 11
• Pa.-Based Shopping Mall REIT Hits Ch. 11 Amid Virus Woes