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6 Key Takeaways From CFIUS Annual Report

Attorneys at Simpson Thacher review highlights from the annual report of the Committee on Foreign Investment in th... (more story)

Calif. Ruling Limits Strict Liability In Lateral Support Cases

A recent California appellate ruling in Quinn v. Coulton makes clear that property owners pursuing lateral support... (more story)

Upping Fed, FDIC's Insider Loan Cap May Ease Bank Burdens

Coordinated Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve proposals to raise the 1970s-era cap for bank exec... (more story)

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Ohio Justices To Weigh Curbs On 3rd-Party Tax Complaints

An Ohio appeals court's ruling that restrictions on third parties filing complaints about property valuations violate the state constitution's uniform rule requirement is in conflict with another court and wil... (more story)

IRS Creates Conservation Easement Settlement Office

The IRS has formed an office dedicated to resolving disputes over charitable deductions for conservation and historic preservation easements, it announced Wednesday, centralizing expertise to address the hundr... (more story)

Soccer fans react while watching a live broadcast of the FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and England at a watch party in Los Angeles. (Photo by Ringo Chiu / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
World Cup Helps Hotels Score In Q2 Despite Middle East War

The FIFA World Cup boosted second-quarter results for hotels, partly offsetting headwinds from the Middle East conflict, according to several industry leaders who recently reported their quarterly earnings.

JV Buys $450M Diverse Property Portfolio In NY, NJ, Conn.

A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co., Saber-Hightower and Waterfall Asset Management has bought a portfolio of properties and development sites across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for $450 mill... (more story)

Groups Say NOAA Failed To Vet Samoan Seabed Mining Harm

Two conservation groups have sued to stop the sale of deep-sea mining rights across 31 million acres of seabed around American Samoa, arguing the National Marine Fisheries Service unlawfully determined the act... (more story)

SEC Sued In Fight Over $4.8M Victim Fund Payout

A pair of real estate investment trusts have sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in North Dakota federal court, seeking to force the handover of $4.8 million that they allege they are owed as the ... (more story)

Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Edd Hampson

Edd Hampson of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised Blackstone Group on a series of refinancings for its iQ student housing platform, including a £2.6 billion refinancing in August 2024 involving an 11‑bank ... (more story)

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Blank Rome Hospitality Atty Seeing More Tenant-Landlord JVs

Landlords and tenants at restaurant properties are increasingly looking to joint ventures to share in both the risks and rewards, while restaurants are also increasingly popping up in mixed-use residential pro... (more story)

Kirkland Guides Machine's $350M Distressed Real Estate Fund

Machine Investment Group LP, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has capped its second fund targeting distressed real estate opportunities at $350 million, the investment firm announced Wednesday.

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NYC Appeal Can't Lift 2nd Home Tax Pause, Homeowners Say

New York City will be in contempt of court if it continues with the rollout of its tax on high-value second homes that a judge temporarily paused, an attorney for homeowners challenging the tax said, arguing t... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Clerk's Notice Fail Sank Fla. Funds Seizure

The Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday that a Florida county court clerk violated the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments by taking funds deposited in a court registry as part of an eviction proceeding, because the cle... (more story)

Cyber Policies Don't Cover Antitrust Claims, Insurers Say

Insurers urged a Colorado federal court to deny a real estate investment trust's bid for a pretrial win in a dispute over coverage for antitrust claims against landlords accused of using RealPage Inc.'s softwa... (more story)

Fla. Judge Wants More Public Info In SEC's PE Fraud Suit

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's request to unseal court-appointed monitor reports of a private equity firm accused of fraud in a $1 billion fu... (more story)

Property Management Co. Hit With Suit Over Data Breach

A proposed class of consumers accused property management company Cambridge Management Inc. on Tuesday of failing to protect their personally identifiable information from hackers who breached the company's systems.