Commercial
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June 25, 2025
Title Resources Group Names New NC Underwriting Counsel
Insurance underwriter Title Resources Group announced on Wednesday that it has added attorney Natasha Branch as vice president of education and underwriting counsel for North Carolina.
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June 25, 2025
Billionaires, Endowment Back $163M Tryperion CRE Fund
Beverly Hills, California-based real estate investment firm Tryperion Holdings said it has raised $163 million in a fund focused on a variety of U.S. real estate investments with backing from billionaires and a university endowment.
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June 24, 2025
Ex-NFL Player Says Indicted Adviser Defrauded Him For Years
Retired Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Mike Rucker and his wife unknowingly invested in a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by their longtime financial adviser who is now under criminal indictment in North Carolina, according to a state court complaint they filed accusing him of mismanaging their money for decades.
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June 24, 2025
Scottsdale Insurance Ends Coverage Fight Over Mall Shooting
Scottsdale Insurance Co. informed a Florida federal judge on Tuesday it has settled its suit seeking an order that it doesn't owe coverage to the owner of a shopping plaza hit with a $1 million personal injury suit brought by a man who was shot in the plaza parking lot.
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June 24, 2025
Fox Rothschild Hires Veteran Real Estate Atty For Minn. Office
Fox Rothschild LLP has brought on board an experienced commercial real estate transactions attorney for a counsel role in its Minneapolis office, the firm announced on Tuesday.
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June 24, 2025
NJ Agency Fights $26M Property Taking Verdict In Ch. 11
A New Jersey development agency pushed back against a move in bankruptcy court by the owner of a former tire factory site to collect a $25.6 million jury verdict stemming from the agency's decision to condemn the property and make way for housing.
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June 24, 2025
Texas Narrows Discovery Allowance In Property Tax Appeals
Texas district courts can't order discovery in property tax cases unless the discovery is requested by the appealing party under a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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June 24, 2025
Plymouth Nabs $193M Ohio Industrial Portfolio
Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. announced that it has purchased a 1.95 million-square-foot portfolio of industrial properties located across three Ohio submarkets from an affiliate of Investcorp for $193 million.
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June 24, 2025
Macerich Real Estate Co. Buys Mall In Raleigh, NC For $290M
The Macerich Co. has picked up a 1.3 million-square-foot mall in North Carolina's capital city of Raleigh for $290 million, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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June 24, 2025
Alaska Must Challenge Tribe's Gaming Hall In Home State
The state of Alaska must challenge federal approval for an Alaska Native tribe's gaming hall on its home turf and not in Washington, D.C., a D.C. federal judge ruled.
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June 24, 2025
Ohio School Board Can't Appeal Property's Valuation
An Ohio commercial property improperly had its value raised to $27.8 million, the state Board of Tax Appeals ruled, finding jurisdiction was lacking for a school board's appeal that resulted in the increase.
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June 24, 2025
V&E Adds Investment, Finance Trio In NY, Texas
Vinson & Elkins LLP has brought on three new partners to strengthen its investment management and finance practices.
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June 24, 2025
Simpson Thacher Guides $575M Loan For Times Square Office
In two loan deals guided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Apollo Global Management Inc. borrowed more than $575 million for a Times Square office skyscraper that's going to be converted into a residential building, according to official property records filed Tuesday.
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June 24, 2025
GSA Chooses Site For New Conn. Federal Courthouse
The U.S. General Services Administration selected a 2.19-acre parking lot in Hartford, Connecticut, as the home for a new federal courthouse, which it says will be operational by 2030.
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June 23, 2025
9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Counterclaims Against CoStar
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday revived counterclaims accusing CoStar of monopolizing commercial real estate information markets in the company's case accusing a rival of engaging in "industrial-scale" copyright infringement.
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June 23, 2025
NC County Can't Deny Church Rezoning Bid In Land Use Fight
Officials in a rural North Carolina county likely violated a religious land use law when rejecting a church's rezoning bid and are barred from denying the organization's request, a federal judge ruled.
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June 23, 2025
3 Firms Guide Record-Setting $1.15B DC Wharf Refinancing
A Washington, D.C., mixed-use development led by Canadian pension fund PSP Investments has closed on a $1.15 billion refinancing, with Milbank LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP advising the borrowers on the deal, according to a Monday news release.
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June 23, 2025
Taft Expands Fla. Footprint With Private Client Duo In Naples
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Monday that it is expanding in Naples, Florida, with a pair of new private client partners, just ahead of a June 30 merger that will grow the firm in West Palm Beach and Stuart.
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June 23, 2025
Takings Not Enough To Lower Lot Value, Mass. Board Says
A half-acre parking lot in Massachusetts was not overvalued by a local assessor despite temporary and permanent takings by the state highway department during road construction, the state Appellate Tax Board said in a decision released Monday.
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June 23, 2025
Goldman Sachs Real Estate VP Rejoins Haynes Boone In NY
A former Haynes & Boone LLP attorney has returned to the firm's New York office as a real estate finance partner after leaving for three years to become a vice president on Goldman Sachs' real estate investment team.
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June 23, 2025
NYC Real Estate Week In Review
Fried Frank and BakerHostetler are among the law firms that scored work on the top New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with deals in Manhattan and the Bronx leading the way.
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June 23, 2025
Proxy Adviser Doubts Activist Plan For Senior Living Operator
An independent proxy advisory firm recommended Monday that Brookdale Senior Living shareholders support most of the company's board nominees at a July meeting, questioning activist investor Ortelius Advisors' strategy to unload assets and leases.
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June 23, 2025
No Break For Early Pay After Late Postmark, Ore. Court Says
An Oregon company could not show that its property tax payments were mailed before the due date for receiving a discount for early payments, the state tax court said.
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June 23, 2025
Va. City Wants Out Of Landfill Co.'s Suit Over Land Use Law
The Virginia city of Chesapeake argued in Virginia federal court that a landfill owner's suit over an amended city land use law should be tossed because the owner hasn't actually been punished under the law and hasn't indicated that they're going to violate it.
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June 23, 2025
Oregon Lawmakers OK Extending Brownfield Tax Breaks
Oregon would extend its program of local property tax incentives for brownfield development by six years under legislation passed by the state House of Representatives.
Expert Analysis
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Corporate Liability Issues To Watch In High Court TM Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trademark dispute between Dewberry Group and Dewberry Engineers next week, presenting an opportunity for the court to drastically alter the fundamental approach to piercing the corporate veil, or adopt a more limited approach and preserve existing norms, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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Plugging Gov't Leaks Is Challenging, But Not A Pipe Dream
As shown by ongoing legal battles involving New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Sean “Diddy” Combs, it’s challenging for defendants to obtain relief when they believe the government leaked sensitive information to the media, but defense counsel can take certain steps to mitigate the harm, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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A Legal Perspective On NYC's Retail Real Estate Evolution
As New York City's retail market begins to show signs of resilience after the challenges of recent years, landlords must be cognizant of legal implications from shifting trends toward shorter-term leases and pop-up stores, says Andrea Gendel at Pryor Cashman.
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What Interest Rate Cuts Mean For Housing Markets
The Federal Reserve's recent reduction of interest rates may provide limited immediate relief for real estate sectors, but offers potential opportunities for commercial real estate investors and construction firms, which now face an environment ripe for new projects, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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How CFIUS' Updated Framework Affects Global Investors
The recent change to the monitoring and enforcement regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will broaden administrative practices around nonnotified transaction investigations, increase the scope of information demands from the committee and accelerate its ability to impose mitigation on parties, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Foreclosing Lenders Still Floating In Murky Legal Waters In NY
The New York foreclosure landscape remains in disarray after the state's highest court last month declined to weigh in on whether legal changes from 2022 that severely curtailed lenders' ability to bring successive foreclosure cases were retroactive, says Brian Rich at Barclay Damon.
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NYC Hotel Licensing Law's Costs May Outweigh Its Benefits
A hotel licensing bill recently approved by New York's City Council could lead to the loss of many nonunionized hotels that cannot afford to comply, says Stuart Saft at Holland & Knight.
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Calif. Ruling Offers Hope For Mitigated Negative Declarations
In Upland Community First v. City of Upland, a California appeals court upheld a warehouse development's mitigated negative declaration over its greenhouse gas emissions thresholds — a rare victory against this type of challenge providing reassurance that such declarations can be upheld, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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There's No Crying In Property Valuation Baseball Arbitration
The World Series is the perfect time to consider how the form of arbitration used for settling MLB salary disputes — in which each side offers competing valuations to an arbitrator, who must select one — is often ideal for resolving property valuation disputes, say Sean O’Donnell at Herrick Feinstein and Mark Dunec at FTI Consulting.
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Webuild Ruling Complicates Arb. Award Enforcement In US
A Delaware federal court's recent decision in Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud v. Webuild, if read literally, could undercut the United States' image as a proarbitration jurisdiction by complicating creditors' efforts to enforce awards against property in this country, says Jeff Newton at Omni Bridgeway.
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How To Avoid A Costly CPA Limitation Hidden In Most Leases
The lease audit rights clause is a seemingly innocuous provision in most commercial real estate leases that ends up costing tenants millions of dollars each year, as they have unwittingly agreed to retain only an accountant to investigate and settle financial issues, says Jason Aster at KBA Lease Services.
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Navigating FEMA Grant Program For Slope Fixes After Storms
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it is critical for governments, businesses and individuals to understand the legal requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's grant programs to obtain funding for crucial repairs — including restoration of damaged infrastructure caused by landslides and slope failures, says Charles Schexnaildre at Baker Donelson.
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Smith's New Trump Indictment Is Case Study In Superseding
Special counsel Jack Smith’s recently revised Jan. 6 charges against former President Donald Trump provide lessons for prosecutors on how to effectively draft superseding indictments in order to buttress or streamline their case, as necessary, says Jessica Roth at Cardozo Law School.