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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 projects, one of Blank Rome's hospitality leaders told Law360 Real Estate Authority in a recent interview.

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Saul Ewing Retail Pro Sees 'Tug-Of-War' At Negotiating Tables

Open-air shopping centers with big-name brands are driving demand in the retail sector, leading to a dynamic where heavyweight tenants are calling more shots on leasing terms, according to a Saul Ewing LLP real estate partner.

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NYC Conversions Unimpeded By Debacle At Old Pfizer HQ

Despite the structural failure at a prominent project, momentum for office-to-residential conversions in New York City is continuing to build, and attorneys say they have not noticed clients shying away from such projects.

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6 Key Takeaways From CFIUS Annual Report

Mick Tuesley, Mark Skerry and Jill Boggs

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

Paul Weinberg

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

Beau Hurtig and Scott Coleman

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

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Ruling Clears Path For Nov. 3 Vote On Miami Marina Project

A Florida state judge has declined to block a November voter referendum on a developer's proposed $80 million overhaul of a city-owned Miami marina site in a July lawsuit aiming to invalidate the deal brought ... (more story)

New Orleans Office-To-Hotel Conversion Lands $120M Loan

Access Point Financial and TMGOC Ventures said they have co-originated a $120 million bridge loan and preferred equity investment to recapitalize a newly finished office-to-hotel conversion project in New Orle... (more story)

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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)

Lenders Sue Over $1M Loan Tied To Cannabis Farm

A group of California lenders is trying to claw back a $1 million loan that was supposed to launch a cannabis farm in Miranda, claiming they learned too late that the property had already lost its permits to g... (more story)

Harris Beach Adds Environmental Atty From Nixon Peabody

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC has hired former Nixon Peabody LLP attorney Aaron B. Goldman as a senior counsel on its commercial real estate and environmental teams in New York.

CREXi Drops 9th Circ. Challenge To Quinn Emanuel DQ

Property listing company Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. has moved to dismiss its own Ninth Circuit mandamus petition, which challenged a lower court's disqualification of CREXi's counsel, Quinn Emanuel U... (more story)

Fidelity Says Deal Doesn't Bar $920K Atty Malpractice Claim

Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. is fighting a Connecticut attorney's bid for summary judgment in a malpractice case over a $2.5 million mortgage refinancing loan, saying neither the statute of limitation... (more story)

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Carmody Escapes Most Claims By Irish Mogul's Ex

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP has escaped all but a sole malpractice claim in a 2024 lawsuit by Gayle Killilea Dunne, the ex-wife of Irish real estate developer Sean Dunne, whose $942 million bankrup... (more story)

Ga. State Law, FHLBank Atlanta Launch Property Law Clinic

Georgia State University College of Law has partnered with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta to launch a law clinic aimed at addressing heirs' property issues.

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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)

Blank Rome Adds 3 Real Estate Attys On East, West Coasts

Blank Rome LLP announced Thursday that it has gained three real estate attorneys in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.

CFPB Pursues Early Win In Hagens Berman Lender Docs Suit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to beat Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's suit accusing the agency of illegally withholding information about any investigations into mortgage lender Veteran... (more story)

9th Circ. Sides With PennyMac In Fixed LIBOR Fallback

The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday rejected a shareholder's claim that PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust was required to replace discontinued LIBOR with a newer floating rate when calculating preferred-share divi... (more story)

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)