These Law Firms Led Q3's Top Real Estate M&A Deals

Gibson Dunn, Thompson Hine, DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Skadden are among the nearly two dozen law firms that guided the biggest real estate mergers in the third quarter, including a $5.5 billion real estate investment trust acquisition.

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New Calif. Data Center Laws 'Should Not Make Anyone Leave'

Data center developers in California need not fret about bills addressing digital infrastructure projects signed into law last month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as the legislation doesn't change the state's existing permitting framework, a Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP real estate attorney said.

The Top September FAA Grants For Real Estate Projects

The FAA recently announced about $1.1 billion in grants for projects at hundreds of airports, and some of those funds will be used for major airport real estate work.

Expert Analysis

Calif. Decision Shows Limits Of Self-Serving Testimony

Tyler Palmer

A California appellate court's recent opinion in a dispute between two home renovation partners is a reminder that... (more story)

Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

Paige Lohse, John Martin and Kevin Warren

Recent banking developments in Illinois include significant new consumer protection legislation, three meaningful ... (more story)

Foreclosure May Not Be The Fix For Distressed Office Loans

Howard Koh

Recently declining office values show that distressed borrowers and lenders should consider negotiated workouts, t... (more story)

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Calif. Hotels Give Chinese Bank Path To $209M In Awards

A California federal judge has refused to dismiss a Chinese bank's lawsuit seeking to enforce about $209 million in arbitral awards against a businessperson, ruling that hotels he bought in the state give the ... (more story)

Pepsi Bottler Hit With $630K Lien Over 23-Month Project

A California contractor told a Colorado state court judge Thursday that the company is seeking to foreclose on a mechanics' lien of nearly $630,000 after being wrongfully terminated from a $7.6 million contrac... (more story)

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These Law Firms Led Q3's Top Hospitality M&A Deals

Latham & Watkins, Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis are a few of the legal shops guiding the biggest deals in the hospitality sector in the third quarter, including billion-dollar purchases of subtropical and tro... (more story)

NM Groups Contest Militarization Of Public Land On Border

A coalition of New Mexico groups has accused the Trump administration of unlawfully transferring more than 110,000 acres of public land along the southern border to the U.S. Department of Defense to close it o... (more story)

Clean Energy Data Center Developer Inks $300M SPAC Merger

Green AI Cloud, an operator of artificial intelligence data centers in Sweden, will merge with a special purpose acquisition company to go public in a deal valuing the company at $300 million in pre-money equi... (more story)

Holtzman Vogel Plants 'Deep Roots' At New Nashville Office

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC recently moved into a new office in Nashville, placing the firm's attorneys at what the office leader this week called the heart of "where Music Row meets the le... (more story)

Zillow Says Court Misread Case Law In Realtors' Antitrust Suit

Zillow urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to revisit a recent ruling advancing a proposed class action accusing it of gatekeeping referrals to pressure realtors into buying its software and promoting it... (more story)

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Texas Homeowners Lose Appeal In Harvey Flood Suit

A Texas appellate court ruled Friday that the companies behind a housing development had no duty to prevent the catastrophic flooding associated with Hurricane Harvey, handing a defeat to homeowners in a suit ... (more story)

Atty Wrongly Axed CitiMortgage Suit, Clients Tell NC Justices

A couple asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit against CitiMortgage Inc., claiming their attorney permanently dismissed their claims without their permission when they had agreed only ... (more story)

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HUD Wants To Update Manufactured Housing Rules

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that it is planning several "next-generation" changes for its construction and safety regulations for manufactured housing.

Bill Would Shift Unused Housing Vouchers To Tribal Veterans

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow tribal nations to give back U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development vouchers that can be redistributed to Indigenous commu... (more story)

Insurers Can't Avoid $5.3M Motel Damage Suit, Court Told

A real estate development company urged a Washington federal court to reject its insurers' bid to avoid a suit seeking $5.3 million in coverage for damage to a motel that was supposed to be converted into affo... (more story)

Trump Picks Panel To Consider Claims Against Fed's Cook

President Donald Trump has established a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and to determine if they provide sufficient grounds to fire her, according to... (more story)

8th Circ. Won't Rethink $110M Deal For Broker Fees Suit

The Eighth Circuit has rejected an objector's bids to rethink its decision to affirm $110.6 million worth of antitrust class action settlements that aim to resolve broker fee claims against the National Associ... (more story)