US Coverage

Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis

Global Coverage

Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law

Mealeys

MLex

People walk on brick walkway next to a green lawn where a silver abstract sculpture stands amid pink and white flowers. A tall stone building stands in the background

The Firms Advising On Recent University Housing Bond Deals

Fall 2026 is the start of what colleges and universities have for years been calling the demographic cliff — 18 years after the birth rate dropped during the Great Recession. Law360 Real Estate Authority reviewed recent student housing project activity, via bond financings, and the law firms involved.

Walkway with guardrail alongside a long building with a dark, dimpled exterior, with a sleek glass building and trees in the background

These Firms Have Guided Top Higher Ed Real Estate Projects

In tandem with the start of the fall 2026 semester, Law360 Real Estate Authority takes a look at the 10 largest ongoing nonresidential higher ed real estate projects and the law firms and lawyers that have been assisting.

Man with short gray curly hair wearing a navy suit, white dress shirt and dark patterned tie, smiling while standing in front of large office windows with a blurred city skyline.

Debevoise Real Estate Chair On Following Where Clients Lead

Edward M. Rishty, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP who became chair of the firm's real estate group earlier this month, recently spoke to Law360 Real Estate Authority about his practice priorities, trends he's seeing in the market, and his family's special connection with the industry.

Expert Analysis

Early Action Can Benefit Distressed Restaurant Franchisees

Christopher Caplinger

As rising costs put increased pressure on restaurants, as evidenced by recent bankruptcy filings by Popeyes, Farme... (more story)

Why Data Centers Must Focus On Water Stewardship

Elizabeth Haskins and Noelle Wooten

Reducing overall water use is important for data center developers and operators, but comprehensive water stewards... (more story)

How Solar Fraud Case Affects Lender Oversight Of Dealers

Rand Manasse

The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to review the Third Circuit's ruling in Migliore v. Sunlight Financial means that... (more story)

Commercial More

Cos. Disguised Site Clearing as Logging, S.C. Neighbor Says

A property owner revived claims in South Carolina federal court that a group of companies cleared a site for development under the guise of a logging operation to avoid installing sediment and stormwater manag... (more story)

Troutman Hires ArentFox Schiff Real Estate Partner In Boston

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has added to its real estate practice group in Boston an ArentFox Schiff LLP partner whose national practice spans more than 40 states, the firm announced Wednesday.

Illustration of jagged green arrow pointing upward and skyscrapers in background
Cozen O'Connor Finds Uneven CRE Rebound As Iran Weighs

Investment volume in U.S. commercial real estate grew nearly 20% annually in the first quarter, but the gains were uneven, driven largely by a recovery in the office and hotel sectors, according to a Cozen O'C... (more story)

Rising Star: Elkhoury Law's Andrew Elkhoury

Andrew Elkhoury has made a successful transition from BigLaw to solo practice at Houston-based Elkhoury Law PLLC, highlighted by his selection by Texas' Harris County to develop and implement a design-build pr... (more story)

Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Elizabeth L. Banks

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader's corporate and finance partner Elizabeth L. Banks has advised on major deals, such as multifamily real estate investment trust Elme Communities' $1.6 billion sale of a 19-property por... (more story)

Volato Group Inks $500M AI Infrastructure Merger Deal

Atlanta, Georgia-based Volato Group plans to shift its business focus from aviation-focused artificial intelligence software to AI infrastructure as part of a merger with Alignment Engine Inc. valuing the Ohio... (more story)

JLL Guides $856M Financing For Boston Mixed-Use Tower

Developer Millennium Parters has secured $856 million in total financing from Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Nuveen Green Capital for a Class A office and luxury residential tower that is the tallest building in... (more story)

Residential More

Colo. Developer Says Xcel Delayed Providing Service

A residential developer based in Denver has accused utility Public Service Co. of Colorado in state court of causing its business more than $25 million in damages after repeatedly failing to provide electrical... (more story)

Co-Workers Speaking Spanish Can't Sustain Bias Claim

A housing manufacturer defeated a white former manager's lawsuit alleging he was fired for complaining that he was treated differently compared to his Hispanic co-workers, with a Texas federal judge ruling col... (more story)

Logo on screen of smartphone held up by two hands
8th Circ. Backs $1B Broker Commissions Settlement

The Eighth Circuit decided Wednesday to affirm a more than $1 billion class action settlement that's supposed to resolve antitrust claims against the National Association of Realtors and multiple real estate b... (more story)

Fla. Firm Must Face Fiduciary Breach Suit Over Property Deal

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday reversed an order dismissing a lawsuit brought by a property company alleging that Hoffman Larin & Agnetti PA and one of its attorneys aided and abetted a breach of f... (more story)

Allstate Can't Ax Bad Faith Claim In Fire Dispute, Judge Says

An Allstate unit can't shake a claim that it acted in bad faith by denying a homeowner's fire damage claim, but need not face a claim that its conduct was grossly negligent and put the homeowner at risk of for... (more story)

9th Circ. Panel Largely Upholds Block On Feds' Grant Terms

A divided Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday mostly upheld an injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing new grant restrictions on transportation and housing funding for dozens of local governments, c... (more story)

Calif. County Drops Pot Fines To End Landowners' Claims

Humboldt County, California, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a group of landowners who complained authorities overstepped their powers in an effort to punish allegedly illegal cannabis grow operations, fol... (more story)