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Real Estate - February, 2021

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• Wells Fargo Inks $95M Deal To End Consultants' Wage Claims
• SoftBank Settles WeWork Suits Over Failed $3B Tender Offer
• Judge Grants Gov't Bid To Drop Manafort Forfeiture Case
• Real Estate Management Co. Loses COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• Home Rental Co. Can't Shake $9.6M Fire Verdict
• EPA Won't Appeal SF Salt Pond CWA Ruling
• Zillow Wants Real Estate Magazine's False Ad Suit Tossed
• Attys, Courts Set Scene For Phase 2 Of NY Anti-Eviction Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Northwind, Sapp's, Stock
• Kirkland Aids Starwood's Offer Valuing UK REIT At $653M
• NJ Firm Sued For Malpractice Over Atlantic City RE Deal
• Okla. Landowner Tells Magellan To Come Get Its Pipeline Stuff
• Fried Frank Real Estate Leader Sees A March Litigation Wave
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• IPOs Still A Hot Ticket As Post-Pandemic 'Normalcy' Beckons
• Judge Says CDC Can't Block Evictions Over COVID-19
• NJ Home Seller Cites US House Antitrust Study In Zillow Case
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Piper To Face Ponzi Claims In State Court
• Judge Refuses To End Sterigenics' Suit Against Ga. County
• Mich. Gov.'s Bid To Stop Pipeline Won't Change Enviro Review
• Red White & Bloom To Buy Acreage Florida Biz For $60M
• REIT Weyerhaeuser Lands Alabama Timberlands For $149M
• A Wake-Up Call For Commercial Landlords Seeking Rent
• 5th Circ. Says BP Toxic Waste Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Real Estate Rumors: Foundry, Gannett, United Development
• Insurers Escape Coverage For $6M Phishing Suit
• Manhattan DA Gets Trump Tax Docs In Criminal Probe
• Landlords' Suit Calls NY State Eviction Ban Unconstitutional
• Cannabis Co. Sues After Boston Denies Dispensary Permit
• NJ Appeals Court Rejects Town's BASF Site Tax Challenge
• Condo Co. Can't Beat Order To Rehire Mobile Gamer
• NLRB Says Calif. Property Manager Busted Union Activity
• Airbnb Accused Of Negligence In Atlanta Porch Collapse
• Real Estate Rumors: City National Bank, Silverstein, Perry
• Financial Institutions Must Prepare For Climate Regulations
• McDonald's Operator Wants Atty Fees For 'Frivolous' Claim
• Weiss Serota Nabs Real Estate Atty From Greenberg Traurig
• Ares, Generation Land UK Student Housing Assets For $222M
• Insurer Loses Bid For Immediate Appeal In Bad-Faith Case
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Latham Helps With $175M Loan For New York Casino
• CFPB Will Seek Compliance Delay On Qualified Mortgage Rule
• New York Life Lends $303M To Client For Mortgage
• Citigroup Sued Over Illinois Superfund Site
• A Tough Road Ahead for Democrats' Ambitious Policy Agenda
• Real Estate Rumors: Alliance, Hertz Herson, Rex Discount
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Legal Pitfalls HOAs Should Avoid When Using Drones
• Texas Justices Urged To Nix Ranch's $100M Coal Cleanup Bid
• Pa. Public Housing Agency Must Create Medical Pot Policy
• Expectations For CFPB's Fair Lending Agenda Under Biden
• Pa. Panel Upholds $2.4M Verdict For Failed Property Swap
• US Faces 2nd Arbitration Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme
• RentPath Gets $52M Breakup Fee From Failed CoStar Tie-Up
• Supreme Court Won't Hear 'Standardless' Land Zoning Case
• T Dallas Smith's CEO Is Hopeful Real Estate Racism Will Fade
• Justices Won't Review Immigration Atty's $2.4M Judgment
• CBRE Pays $200M For Stake In Coworking Co. Industrious
• Biz Interruption Insurance Considerations After Texas Storms
• Manhattan DA Subpoenas NYC Tax Panel In Trump Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: Citi, Civic Builders, EastBanc
• Justices Won't Hear $4B Airbnb Tax Whistleblower Challenge
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Justices Deny Trump Bid To Halt Vance Subpoena
• Chicago Tenants Say Amenity Closures Warrant Rent Refunds
• NY High Court Resolves Foreclosure Timeliness Issues
• Morris Manning Sued Over Conservation Easement Advice
• Companies Beef Up Risk Disclosures As Biden Era Begins
• Valentino's NY Landlord Sues For $207M Over Broken Lease
• Coachella Hotel Hits Back At Lender's Ch. 11 Trustee Motion
• Insurer Owes $2.6M For Remediation At Ore. Mall, Suit Says
• DOI Drops Trump-Era Appeal In Mashpee Casino Land Row
• A Chance To Address Carbon Reduction In NYC Office Leases
• Real Estate Rumors: Kissaki Sushi, GL Homes, Apollo
• Lenders Must Watch Nursing Home COVID-19 Litigation
• Fixing Ch. 11 For Small Biz: The SBRA Is Working As Intended
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Bell Nunnally Hires Ex-Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Pro
• Redfin To Pay $608M For Bankrupt Property Co. RentPath
• Feds Say Former Mashpee Chair Can't Cut Extortion Counts
• 8th Circ. Mulls Tribe Members' Options In Pipeline Fight
• Paul Weiss Atty Joins Manhattan DA For Trump Probe
• FTC Sets April Trial In La. Real Estate Appraisers Case
• Knotel Extends Ch. 11 Sale Deadline To Appease Creditors
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Condo Owner Asks 7th Circ. To Revisit Travelers Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Country Wide, Bank Leumi, Related
• Jones Day-Led Greystar Buys £291M Of KKR Student Housing
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• Continental Casualty Beats Hotel, Eatery Co.'s Virus Suit
• Davis Polk, Willkie Steer $150M States Title Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: Dermot, Mequity, Rosen
• Akerman Gets Tricky Miami Mixed-Use Project Approved
• The Future Of NYC Land Use And Affordable Housing
• A Revived Disparate Impact Doctrine Under Biden's CFPB
• Jones Day Atty Threatened Paralegal With Toy Gun, Suit Says
• Calif. Property Owners Settle Arsenic Cleanup Suit
• States, Tribes Win Bid To Pause Nat'l Archives Building Sale
• SEC Sues Morningstar Over 'Adjustments' In CMBS Ratings
• Ariz. Judge Won't Block Land Swap For Copper Mine
• Culturally Significant Ore. Harbor Hits New Superfund Phase
• Investors Granted $26.5M In Damages In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• 8th Circ. Judge Wary Of Arbitration Bid In Home Sale Fee Row
• 2 Ways Insurance Regulation Will Change Under Biden Admin.
• Texas Renter, Broker Toss $4M Suit, Pursue Fight Elsewhere
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Challenge To City's Payroll Tax
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Landlord Slams Cinemex's Bid To Narrow $3M Judgment
• Ex-Shipman Atty Joins Hinckley's Real Estate Group In Conn.
• Real Estate Rumors: Caulder, Société Générale, Lennar
• Morgan & Morgan Says Broker Fooled It Into Bad Office Deal
• Latham-Led CoStar Competes For CoreLogic With $6.9B Bid
• Pratt & Whitney Want Experts DQ'd In $1B Soil Toxins Suit
• Chase Settles Federal Housing Program Whistleblower Suit
• Fox Rothschild Fights Ex-Firm Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Ex-Brokers Settle With SEC In $22M Belize Airport Ponzi Row
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Abreu, Snowhook Capital
• Credit Suisse Pays $600M To Settle Toxic RMBS Case
• Hong Kong Bank Sued Over Scammer's $5.7M Wire Transfers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mattress Firm Tells Texas High Court Emails Are Free Speech
• Copper Mine Would Crater Sacred Site, Native Groups Say
• Regal Cinemas Sued Over Unpaid Rent At NJ Malls Amid Virus
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Rental Co. Accused Of Illegally Denying Job Over Drug Charge
• Opportunity Zone Pandemic Relief Is Welcome, But Limited
• Real Estate Rumors: Gulf Building, Reinsdorf, Marisa Galbut
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• Home Sellers Say Brokerages Should Produce Franchise Docs
• DOI Urges DC Circ. To Reject Yocha Dehe's Bid To Pause Suit
• COVID Construction Files: JDS' New York Building
• DLA Piper Hires Former Akerman Managing Partner
• JLL Secures $173M Green Financing For 14 Properties
• NYC Mayor's Unpaid Kramer Levin Tab Raises Ethics Worries
• Cannabis Co. Insurer Says Faulty Pump Caused $1.5M Fire
• Failed Bank's Execs, Atty Fight Fraud Convictions At 9th Circ.
• Knotel Committee Asks For Breathing Room In Ch. 11 Timeline
• ICJ Judge Resigns As Arbitrator In China Real Estate Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Accesso Services, Valentino, Specialized
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• NY Senate OKs Bill Tolling Statutes Of Limitations On Trump
• What New Corporate Disclosures Mean For Real Estate
• King & Spalding Guides Bank OZK's $70M Manhattan Loan
• Gibson Dunn Wants Investment Co. To Pay Nearly $1M In Fees
• Winston & Strawn Launches Energy & Infrastructure Group
• Mortgage Servicer, Software Co. Settle Data 'Hostage' Standoff
• COVID Construction Files: Berkowitz's Miami Observatory
• Minn. Backs Tribe's Quick Win Bid In Police Jurisdiction Suit
• LA-Area Atty Indicted In $4.5M Investment Fraud Scheme
• LA Judge Sued Over 'Super-Spreader' Hearings Amid Virus
• Holtec, NJ Town Strike Deal Over Nuclear Plant Plans
• Real Estate Rumors: Industrious, Coghill Family, Orix
• Insurer Sues NYC Luxury Hotelier To Duck Covering COVID-19
• NYC Anti-Eviction Forms Slow To Roll In, Stirring Unease
• COVID Construction Files: JDL's Chicago Development
• NJ To Resume Evictions In Commercial Foreclosures
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Biden's EPA Pick Cruises To Full Senate Vote
• US Must Arbitrate Suit Over Ukraine Bank Fraud, Court Hears
• Trustee Tells Chancery Trial Needed For RCS-Schorsch Suit
• 3 Firms Steer Blank-Check Merger Creating $2.9B 3D Tech Biz
• Bumble Upsizes IPO As More Companies Join Pipeline
• A-Rod's Alleged Affairs Cut From $50M RICO Suit
• Wells Fargo To Pay $2M To Settle Wage And Hour Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Kane Kessler, Related, Dwight Capital
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• EB-5 Investors Settle Claims PNC, Ex-Banker Aided Fraud
• Trustee Sues Girardi Business Partner For Golf-Course Home
• Fox Rothschild Aims To Sink Ex-Clients' Enviro Costs Suit
• Armstrong Teasdale Finishes Kerman Purchase In London
• Morris Manning Guides Core5 Industrial's $167M Sale
• COVID Construction Files: Oceanwide's San Francisco Project
• FERC Tells DC Circ. $6B Pipeline Fight Is Dead End
• Banks Slam Eagle Hospitality Cost, Schedule In Del. Ch. 11
• What Energy Sector Should Expect From Biden's Tax Policies
• Calif. EB-5 Project Failed, Stiffed Chinese Investors, Suit Says
• Fifth Third Says Real Estate Borrowers Owe $3M
• 5 Insurers Off Hook For City's $5M Flood Damage Costs
• NYDFS Calls For Nonbank Community Lending Requirements
• Ex-Mass. Tribal Chair Wants To Cut Counts In Bribery Case
• COVID Construction Files: Lincoln And Kairoi's Austin Tower
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Sundaram Tagore, CC Homes
• Judges On Race
• Berger Singerman Adds Environmental Atty As Partner
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• Mortgage Servicer Says Software Co. Held Its Data 'Hostage'
• CFPB Acting Chief Hints At QM, Debt Collection Rule Delay
• PennyMac Class Seeks Chancery OK For $6.8M Settlement
• Construction Fintech Co. Built Raises $88M For Expansion
• Bond Insurer Says PR Gov't Hasn't Disclosed Holdings
• Ill. Judge Approves $50M Project Investment Fraud Settlement
• Texas Justices Debate Proposed Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Test
• 4 Firms Guide CoreLogic's $6B Takeover Deal
• New York Life Loans $66M For Colorado Apartment Complex
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, LIM College, Angelo Gordon
• Developer Accused Of $4.6M Fraud In 4th Investor Suit
• Nat'l Assoc. Of Realtors Closes Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Biden's IRS Will Still Target Easement Abuse, Official Says
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• Mall Owner CBL Says It Didn't Default On Wells Fargo Loans
• Cooley-Led Security Deposit Biz Closes On $52M Financing
• Farmers Policy Renewal Fight Overblown, Texas Justices Hear
• Project Finance Will Be Key To Developing Hydrogen Market
• O'Melveny-Led Cannabis Finance REIT Readies $100M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Aria, Skyler, Terra
• Texas Justices Mull Scope Of Arbitration In $15M Apache Row
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• Brandywine Launches JV For Schuylkill Yards $287M Tower
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• High Court Takes Up $1B Pipeline Land Grab Case
• Moscow Mall Shareholder Wants Ex-Biz Partner Locked Up
• LoanDepot Can't Use High Court Robocall Ruling To Skirt Suit
• Ex-Re/Max Agent Must Arbitrate Sexual Misconduct Claims
• Minn. Tribe, County Debate McGirt's Sway In Reservation Row
• Office-Share Co. Approved For $40M Ch. 11 Financing Deal
• 5th Circ. Reviews $15M Award In Real Estate Investment Spat
• Real Estate Tech Biz Lands $110M In Tiger Global-Led Round
• Raising Capital For Real Estate Deals During The Pandemic
• Gibson Dunn-Led JRK Buys $82M Worth Of Apartments
• Calif. Joins Suit Over Wildfire-Prone Area Development
• Real Estate Rumors: Universal Health, Crescent, Greystar
• Chancery Hikes Interest Award In $5.8B Contract Breach Suit
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• FHFA Promotes Atty To General Counsel
• Atty Seeks Quick Chancery Fee Ruling In NFL-Related Scrum
• Attys Seek $2.5M Fees For Jay Peak-Linked Malpractice Case
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Ongoing Storm Liability Rule
• Arcapita Invests $120M In University Student Housing
• Real Estate Rumors: Comerica Bank, Thor, Prologis
• Akerman Hooked With $1M Suit Over Bad Advice To Landlord
• 10th Circ. Won't Step On Colo.'s Toes In Forced Pooling Suit
• Blitz Of Biotechs Join Crowded IPO Lineup To Start February
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Travelers Prevails In Ind. Condo Damage Coverage Fight
• Developer Seeks To Seize Pittsburgh Block As Conservator
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• OCC Can't Ditch Suit Over Community Lending Overhaul
• VA Medical Facility Lease Wrongly Decided, GAO Says
• Office-Share Co. Knotel Inc. Opens Ch. 11 In Del. For Sale