Real Estate

  • June 25, 2026

    Zillow, Redfin Tell Court Their Partnership Is Not Illegal

    Property listing companies Zillow and Redfin urged a Virginia federal court not to presume that their $100 million partnership agreement, which is being challenged by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states, is illegal before it holds an August trial for a consolidated antitrust suit.

  • June 25, 2026

    SpaceX Wants In On Suit Challenging Texas Land Swap Deal

    SpaceX has urged a federal court in Washington to let it intervene in a lawsuit from environmental groups opposing the company's south Texas land exchange deal with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, noting its property interests are directly at stake.

  • June 25, 2026

    Easement Offers Have 'Rolling' Deadline, IRS Official Says

    The 90-day window that conservation easement partnerships will have to accept an IRS deal to settle their charitable tax deduction dispute is based on the date when the taxpayer receives its settlement letter with the latest offer, the agency's acting chief counsel said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Monsanto Wins High Court Fight Over Roundup Cancer Warnings

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Monsanto a win in its long-running litigation battle over the labeling of alleged cancer risks of its bestselling weedkiller Roundup, clearing the path for a $7.25 billion settlement to end thousands of suits facing the Bayer AG unit by finding that the state law claims underlying a $1.25 million jury verdict are barred.

  • June 24, 2026

    SitusAMC's $5.3M Data Breach Deal Draws Judicial Scrutiny

    A New York federal judge is asking the plaintiffs suing real estate finance services firm SitusAMC over a 2025 data breach for additional information about the administration and public notice of their newly disclosed $5.3 million deal to resolve negligence and other claims stemming from the incident, saying the details are necessary for preliminary approval. 

  • June 24, 2026

    Ethical Wall Can't Cure Quinn Emanuel's Conflict, Judge Told

    An attorney for CoStar on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing a rival commercial real estate platform in their intellectual property dispute, saying the firm's ethical wall cannot fix the conflict of interest problem over its representation of a CoStar subsidiary in separate litigation.

  • June 24, 2026

    Fla. Judge Says Public Can Use Beach, Owner Can Post Signs

    A Florida federal judge ruled against a homeowner who alleged a town wrongfully took a portion of his beachfront real estate for public access after finding it had long been used by the public, but said he's allowed to place signs warning against trespassing on the portion not in question.

  • June 24, 2026

    EPA Proposal Tightens Scope And Length Of NEPA Reviews

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday floated an overhaul of how it conducts environmental reviews that includes limiting the scope of what environmental impacts the agency considers and establishing a two-year deadline to complete reviews.

  • June 24, 2026

    Mich. Cannabis Co. Allowed To Fix Zoning Enforcement Suit

    Michigan cannabis dispensary chain Joyology was given an opportunity to clarify its lawsuit accusing a popular beach town of stifling its opportunity to open a location there through arbitrary zoning enforcement, after a federal judge punted on the municipality's bid to dismiss the suit.

  • June 24, 2026

    Investment Fund Hit With Class Action For Claimed $60M Loss

    Lack of oversight and transparency within a private investment fund resulted in the purported loss of nearly $60 million after a board member is said to have siphoned the money away, according to a putative class action filed in the North Carolina Business Court.

  • June 24, 2026

    Fla. Judge Pauses Antitrust Suit Against Brokerages

    A Florida federal judge has paused a proposed broker fees antitrust class action that was filed against Douglas Elliman Inc. and HomeServices of America Inc. due to the pending final settlement approval for a separate but similar case.

  • June 24, 2026

    Big Banks Clear Fed Stress Tests Amid Capital Rule Overhaul

    The Federal Reserve said Wednesday the nation's biggest banks have sufficient capital to withstand a severe recession, giving them passing marks in the latest round of stress tests as federal regulators work on a broader capital rule overhaul.

  • June 24, 2026

    Conn. Justices Threaten Sanctions For AI Errors

    The Connecticut Supreme Court has threatened to sanction GLG Law LLC and one of its attorneys for submitting documents in two cases "that misrepresented the law through the use of generative artificial intelligence," according to a Tuesday order that summoned them to appear in court next month.

  • June 24, 2026

    NY Town Sues Feds Over Seneca Nation's $1 Land Transfer

    A New York town is seeking to vacate a U.S. Department of the Interior decision to place 207 acres into a restricted fee status for the Seneca Nation after the tribe paid a development company a dollar for the land, claiming the transaction is an administrative end run around a 1990 settlement law.

  • June 24, 2026

    'Hard-Money' Lenders Guilty Of Stealing Upfront Fees

    A Manhattan federal jury convicted two Florida men of using their "hard-money" commercial real estate finance company to steal $18 million in upfront fees, after prosecutors said they defrauded developers to whom they never intended to extend loans.

  • June 23, 2026

    Landmark Housing Bill Heads To Trump After House Vote

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed an amended version of landmark housing legislation focused on expanding housing supply and lowering housing costs with a 358-32 vote, putting it on the track to President Donald Trump's desk.

  • June 23, 2026

    KKR Unit Unveils Univ. Of Tennessee Mixed-Use Project

    Private equity firm Arctos Partners LP, a KKR unit, and its partners are working with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on a mixed-use development that will include a private club, homes, a 24-story hotel and an entertainment area spanning 100,000 square feet, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    Colo. Justices Weigh Late Jury Demand In Dust Dispute

    The Colorado Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with competing interpretations of state civil procedure rules surrounding whether a plaintiff can demand a jury trial in an amended complaint when one wasn't requested in the initial complaint at oral arguments.

  • June 23, 2026

    States Challenge Arctic Leasing Over Birds, Climate Change

    Fourteen states are backing challenges to the Trump administration's decision to open up oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, telling the court that the seismic exploration will harm migratory birds and increase greenhouse gas emissions that already contribute to climate change.

  • June 23, 2026

    Colo. Justices Say Courts Can Order Condemnation Discovery

    The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that trial courts have discretion to order discovery before immediate possession hearings in condemnation proceedings, finding a lower court erred in concluding it lacked that authority.

  • June 23, 2026

    New Mexico Tribe Says Land Suit Targets Survey, Not Title

    A New Mexico tribe is fighting attempts to dismiss its bid to block the federal government from altering the boundaries of a Lincoln-era 34,700-acre land patent, telling the court that the defendants can't frame the litigation as a quiet title action.

  • June 23, 2026

    Two Harbors Pushes Back CrossCountry Vote Again

    Two Harbors Investment Corp. has once again delayed its special shareholders vote for a transaction that involves mortgage lender CrossCountry Mortgage LLC acquiring the mortgage servicing-focused real estate investment trust in an all-cash deal, the REIT announced Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    Pension Fund Trustees Partially Settle $1.8M Transit Co. Suit

    Trustees of a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund have reached a partial settlement in a lawsuit over a more than $1.8 million reallocation liability assessment against a defunct transit company, asking a New York federal court to pause claims against the settling defendants while they secure financing and make payment.

  • June 23, 2026

    Rent Ballot Measure Can't Go To Voters, Mass. Justices Say

    A religious carveout has doomed a November ballot question seeking to bring back rent control in Massachusetts, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday, siding with a group of residents who challenged its certification to go before voters.

  • June 23, 2026

    Justices Say Mich. Tax Sale Allowed Under Constitution

    A Michigan county did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it took the title of a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded only that amount to the homeowner, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, agreeing with the Sixth Circuit on merits but remanding the case back to that court to address procedural questions.

Expert Analysis

  • OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026

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    The Office of Foreign Assets Control will ramp up its targeting of companies in the private equity, venture capital, real estate and legal markets in 2026, in keeping with the aggressive foreign policy approach embraced by the Trump administration in 2025, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • How Developers Can Harness New Texas Zoning Framework

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    A Texas law introducing a new zoning framework has the potential to unlock meaningful multifamily development opportunities, but developers and their project teams should follow four steps to help identify how affected cities are interpreting and implementing the new law, says Angela Hunt at Munsch Hardt.

  • 2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk

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    State bills legislating artificial intelligence that are expected to pass in 2026 will reshape the liability landscape for all companies incorporating AI solutions into their business operations, as any novel private rights of action authorized under AI-related statutes signal expanding exposures, say attorneys at Wiley.

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    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers

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    State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts

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    Though 2025’s anti-money-laundering landscape was characterized not by volume of penalties but by the strategic recalibration of how illicit finance risk is handled, a series of targeted enforcement actions signaled that regulators aren't easing off the accelerator, even as they refine the rules of the road, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • What To Know About NY's Drastic 3rd-Party Practice Changes

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    Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law establishing new time limits for the commencement of third-party actions, which will have dramatic effects on insurance defense practice, particularly cases involving construction site accidents or claims of premises liability, says Shawn Schatzle at Lewis Brisbois.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

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    2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Expect A New Normal In Commercial Real Estate This Year

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    Even amid office vacancies and a wave of loan maturities, the commercial real estate market isn't as volatile as one might expect heading into 2026, but market stress is still uniquely intersecting with broader business challenges, creating new opportunities for corporate counsel and other practitioners beyond real estate, says Mark Bell at Stinson.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026

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    Recent trends in development of data centers highlight the importance of proactive attention to the zoning, permitting, interconnection and contractual issues associated with both hyperscale and edge facilities, in order to position projects for responsible growth in 2026 and protect their long-term value amid rapid technological and regulatory change, say attorneys at Sidley.

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