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AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits

Nascent litigation matters against data center operators, set against limited government regulation and a growing ... (more story)

How Data Center Accounting May Draw Enforcement Scrutiny

As public and media scrutiny of the data center industry intensifies, regulators, enforcement authorities and Cong... (more story)

NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects

Three closely connected environmental rulemakings in New York state — concerning greenhouse gas reporting, remedia... (more story)

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Trump Administration Strikes Deal With DC Golf Courses

The U.S. Department of the Interior has struck a deal with the operator of three public golf courses in Washington, D.C., bringing momentary peace to a sticky fight over the Trump administration's effort to se... (more story)

Cushman & Wakefield Tries To Sink 401(k) Climate Risk Suit

Commercial real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield is looking to shed a former employee's "novel and flashy" proposed class action alleging its retirement plan exposed participants to climate-related fi... (more story)

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It's A Landlord's Market At Last, Office REITs Say

As New York's office market notched its best first quarter for leasing in more than a decade, office owners said they're seeing demand return to cities such as San Francisco and Chicago as well as Class B buil... (more story)

Student Housing Co.'s Ch. 11 Transferred To California

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Monday he will send the Chapter 11 case of student housing owner Element Student Living to California because that is where the debtor's sole asset is located, finding there ar... (more story)

Minn. Justices Challenge County On Hilton Valuation Appeal

Minnesota's justices quizzed counsel for Hennepin County on Monday on whether its arguments for its preferred method for valuing a Hilton-branded Minneapolis hotel and convention center could be enough to over... (more story)

Cowboy Space Hits $2B Valuation After $275M Funding Round

Orbital infrastructure company Cowboy Space Corp., led by Fenwick & West LLP, on Monday announced that its valuation soared to $2 billion after it closed its most recent funding round with $275 million in tow.

Brewery Says Eviction Bid Chases Profit From FIFA World Cup

A Houston brewery asked a Texas state court on Monday to block its landlord from evicting it ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alleging the landlord manufactured lease defaults to retake the property and profi... (more story)

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Watergate Office, Multifamily Sites Included In Elme Sell-Off

Real estate investment trust Elme Communities said Monday that it has sold the Watergate 600 office building in Washington, D.C., along with four other multifamily properties for a combined $252.7 million as t... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Greenberg Traurig and JZ Legal are among the law firms that grabbed work on the largest New York City real estate deals that became public last week, with nine-figure grades in Manhattan and Brooklyn leading the way.

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Multifamily REIT Execs Expect Steady, Gradual Lease Growth

Multifamily real estate investment trust executives told investors in recent earnings calls that they don't believe 2026 leasing activity will mimic the muted seasonal curve seen during the prior year thanks t... (more story)

Latham Snags Skadden Real Estate Co-Chair

An attorney who practiced for nearly three decades at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and co-chaired the firm's real estate group has moved to Latham & Watkins LLP's New York office, the firm announced Monday. 

UpCodes Aims To Unlock, Untangle Building Laws

Scott and Garrett Reynolds launched their company, UpCodes, with the aim of using technology to help anyone engaged in a building project more easily comply with the myriad codes regulating the field, but alon... (more story)

Foley & Lardner Guides Dream Finders On $704M Beazer Bid

Dream Finders Homes said Monday it has offered to acquire Beazer Homes USA in an all-cash deal valuing the company at roughly $704 million in equity, with Foley & Lardner LLP advising the homebuilder on the proposal.

Pa. Monastery Conversion Co. Allegedly Skirted Sewer Rules

A Pittsburgh developer converting a former monastery and school into apartments kept the original sewer connection and failed to turn over information and fees to the local sewer authority, the authority said ... (more story)