Real Estate

  • May 20, 2025

    Beach Point Nabs Nearly $1.3B For Private Credit, Real Estate

    Beach Point Capital Management said Tuesday it has raised nearly $1.3 billion across two investment funds, as it continues to build out its offerings in private credit and real estate.

  • May 20, 2025

    King & Spalding Pushes To Exit Long-Running Fla. Condo Suit

    A Florida state appellate court has granted a temporary stay to a long-running dispute over a Miami Beach condominium's amenities in order to review King & Spalding LLP's petition to leave the case after its attorneys cited irreconcilable differences with its client, condo owner Bath Club Entertainment LLC.

  • May 20, 2025

    State AGs Back NJ Judicial Privacy Law At 3rd Circ.

    Most states' attorneys general, along with law enforcement organizations and a data privacy group, have encouraged the Third Circuit to uphold a New Jersey judicial privacy measure, saying states have sovereignty to enact such laws in a time of increased threats against judges.

  • May 20, 2025

    FTC Case Against Greystar Stayed For Settlement Talks

    A Colorado federal judge has stayed a Federal Trade Commission suit alleging developer and property manager Greystar advertised deceptive rental prices after the parties notified the court that they are in "active settlement negotiations" that could resolve the entire case.

  • May 20, 2025

    Former Prologis GC Joins BarkerGilmore's Advisory Team

    After nearly 30 years of helping to build Prologis Inc. as a top real estate investment trust, or REIT, the company's former general counsel has joined executive search and talent advisory BarkerGilmore LLC to help up-and-coming in-house legal talent advance their careers.

  • May 20, 2025

    Berkshire Hathaway RE Affiliate GC To Lead Pacific Sotheby's

    Pacific Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury brokerage firm in the Southern California market, has found its new president in the former general counsel for San Diego-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties.

  • May 20, 2025

    GSA Official Gives Mea Culpa On 'Non-Core' Federal Property

    A top official of the federal government's real estate overseer testified on Tuesday that the administration was a bit rash in publishing a list two months ago with more than 400 "non-core" government properties, including federal courthouses, that it was considering disposing of.

  • May 20, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig, Gibson Dunn Guide $865M Ariz. Hotel Sale

    Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. has purchased a Marriott-branded Phoenix resort from Trinity Investments for $865 million in a deal guided by Gibson Dunn and Greenberg Traurig, per statements from the buyer and seller.

  • May 19, 2025

    Real Estate CEO Gets 87 Months For $63M Crowdfund Fraud

    The former CEO of a real estate investment firm who copped to ripping off investors in a crowdfunded $63 million development scheme was hit with a seven-plus-year prison sentence Monday from a Georgia federal judge who said the financier's "addiction to optimism" had been his ruin.

  • May 19, 2025

    Justices Punt On Tribe Leader's Extortion Immunity Claim

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from the former head of a Native American tribe who argued that the First Circuit was wrong to reinstate his convictions tied to the development of a casino project after it concluded that federal extortion law applies to tribal leaders.

  • May 19, 2025

    Irish Developer Inks $1.9M Deal With Ex Amid Conn. Ch. 7

    The Chapter 7 trustee for Irish real estate developer Sean Dunne has agreed to settle for $1.9 million prepetition bankruptcy claims by Jennifer Coyle, a woman who said she was Dunne's first wife, capping what was originally a €3.6 million ($4.1 million) series of claims.

  • May 19, 2025

    NC Gov. Tacks On $891M To Hurricane Recovery Plan

    North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Monday recommended adding $891 million to the funds earmarked for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in the western region of the state, the largest chunk of which would go toward rebuilding the economy with small business loans and tourism promotion.

  • May 19, 2025

    Polsinelli Lands Latham Real Estate Pro In Los Angeles

    In response to growing client demand, Polsinelli PC has added a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner with decades of experience to its real estate practice in Los Angeles, the firm announced Monday.

  • May 19, 2025

    Latham, A&O Shearman Guide $3B AI Manufacturing Deal

    Latham & Watkins LLP and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling advised AMD on a $3 billion deal to sell its ZT Systems data center infrastructure manufacturing business to U.S.-based Sanmina in an agreement to expand domestic production for AMD's artificial intelligence offerings.

  • May 19, 2025

    Weil Hires Kirkland Real Estate Atty In New York

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP real estate partner has joined the firm's New York office.

  • May 16, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Gold Card, Hospitality, Revolving Door

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into the "Gold Card" visa program, the hospitality sector's reaction to tariffs, and the path from in-house attorney to private practice. 

  • May 16, 2025

    Wash. Tribe Can't Ax Wildlife Refuge Protection Suit

    The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington state is not a necessary party to an environmental lawsuit aimed at ensuring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service complies with rules governing the tribe's proposed aquaculture operation along the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge boundary, a federal judge has ruled.

  • May 16, 2025

    Feds Defend Oneida Nation's 500-Acre Land Trust Decisions

    The Interior Department says a Wisconsin town's bid to vacate decisions to take 500 acres into trust for the Oneida Nation is meritless, telling a federal court that the municipality fails to meet its Administrative Procedure Act burden to show any bias stemming from the agreement.

  • May 16, 2025

    Judge Orders Feds To Answer Navy Housing Suit Questions

    A Court of Federal Claims judge ordered the U.S. government to answer requests for admissions it refused to respond to in litigation alleging that it reduced housing stipends and breached contracts with companies that agreed to provide housing to U.S. Navy service members.

  • May 16, 2025

    RI City Outlaws Rent-Fixing As Feds Consider Ban On AI Regs

    Providence, Rhode Island, joined the growing list of cities nationwide that have banned landlords from using algorithmic price-fixing technology for setting residential rents, saying that software sold by RealPage and similar companies is exacerbating an affordability crisis.

  • May 16, 2025

    Food Co. Says Partner Owes $5M In Back Rent On Warehouse

    A dietary supplement maker sued its partner on a lease for a Denver-area warehouse, claiming the other company failed to make a single payment after they agreed to split the 10-year lease in 2021.

  • May 16, 2025

    Full Pa. Court OKs Panel's Nix Of Tax On Real Estate Transfer

    A panel of Pennsylvania appellate judges properly ruled that a state board wrongfully imposed a real estate transfer tax on the transfer of a partnership interest in a real estate company from one trust to another, the court ruled en banc. 

  • May 16, 2025

    PHP Ups Takeover Offer For Assura To £1.7B

    Real estate investment manager Primary Health Properties PLC on Friday announced an increased proposal to acquire property manager Assura in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately £1.7 billion ($2.25 billion).

  • May 16, 2025

    Susan Sarandon, Contractor End Dispute Over Vt. Home

    Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has resolved a dispute with a contractor that oversaw construction and maintenance for her $2 million sustainable Vermont retreat, which featured a geothermal heating system she claimed was less efficient due to missing insulation, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  • May 16, 2025

    RV Camp Part-Owner Wins Battle In Ongoing Ownership Fight

    The North Carolina Business Court ruled that the part-owner of an RV and cabin campsite did not actually transfer her interest in the individual units at that camp to a development company she helped create before her relationship with that firm and her business partners soured.

Expert Analysis

  • How Trump EPA Could Fix Carbon Combustion Residuals Rule

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    The Trump administration is likely targeting the recently adopted carbon combustion residual rule, especially since it imposes very stringent, detailed and expedited requirements on coal power plants — but even if the rule is not vacated entirely, there are measures that could greatly reduce its regulatory burden, says Stephen Jones at Post & Schell.

  • CFPB Small Biz Study Brings Fair Lending Considerations

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent report highlighting potential racial discrimination in small business lending may not result in more aggressive enforcement under the Trump administration — but lenders can expect state regulators, private plaintiffs and advocacy groups to step up their own efforts, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent

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    The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.

  • Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments

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    The U.S. government is primarily interested in restraining foreign transactions involving countries of concern, but former President Joe Biden’s January order blocking the merger of Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel shows that all foreign direct investments are under the federal government’s microscope, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

  • A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption

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    Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.

  • Opinion

    Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice

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    A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.

  • Virginia AI Bills Could Serve As Nationwide Model

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    If signed into law, two Virginia bills focused on regulating the use of high-risk AI systems in the private and public sectors have the potential to influence similar legislation in other states, as well as the compliance strategies of companies operating in the commonwealth and across the U.S., say attorneys at Woods Rogers.

  • Takeaways From Oral Argument In High Court Trademark Case

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    Unpacking oral arguments from Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers, which the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on this year, sheds light on the ways in which the decision could significantly affect trademark infringement plaintiffs' ability to receive monetary damages, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits

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    As President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draws down federal enforcement efforts, environmental groups will step into the void and file citizen suits — so companies should focus on compliance efforts, stay savvy about emerging analytical and monitoring methods, and maintain good relations with neighbors, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • Emphasize Social Spaces During RE Project Public Review

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    As Boston continues to work through revisions to its public review process for real estate projects, developers attempting to balance impact mitigation and community improvements may benefit from emphasizing the ways in which development plans can facilitate open social exchange, says David Linhart at Goulston & Storrs.

  • Complying With Calif. Price-Gouging Law After LA Fires

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    The recent tragic Los Angeles fires have brought attention to the state's sometimes controversial price-gouging protections, and every California business should keep the law's requirements in mind, despite the debate over whether these statutes help consumers, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Opinion

    Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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