Commercial

  • July 02, 2025

    Norton Rose Hires K&L Gates Real Estate Ace In LA

    Norton Rose Fulbright is building on its California footprint, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a K&L Gates LLP real estate pro as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

  • July 02, 2025

    Investor Says Houston Apt. Owner Diverted $17M In Proceeds

    An investor controlled by bridge lender KHCA Funding LLC has filed suit against the owner and operator entities of a multifamily building in Houston, alleging that $17.6 million in investment proceeds it was due were improperly diverted elsewhere by the company.

  • July 02, 2025

    What '80s Rock Tells Us About Commercial Real Estate Today

    In its 1980s hit "Here I Go Again," recorded three times over a period of five years, the rock group Whitesnake declares: "I don't know where I'm going, but I sure know where I've been."

  • July 01, 2025

    8 NYC Casino Applicants Meet Deadline For Key Licenses

    A series of multibillion-dollar applications rolled in ahead of a June deadline for the three coveted casino licenses up for grabs in New York, with prospective developers promising millions for infrastructure upgrades, housing development and other community needs.

  • July 01, 2025

    Detention Center Owner GEO Spends $60M On Calif. Facility

    The GEO Group, an owner and operator of detention centers, said Tuesday it has struck a deal to buy a facility it leases in San Diego from an affiliate of investment firm Holland Partners Group for $60 million.

  • July 01, 2025

    US Trustee Questions Good Faith Of Bedmar Ch. 11 Filing

    The federal bankruptcy watchdog moved to dismiss the Chapter 11 case of the property-lease holding subsidiary of pharmaceutical manufacturing company National Resilience HoldCo Inc. late Monday, saying in Delaware court filings that the petition wasn't filed in good faith.

  • July 01, 2025

    White And Williams Atty Named Pashman Stein RE Co-Head

    Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC announced Tuesday that an experienced New Jersey-based attorney has joined the firm from White and Williams LLP as a partner and the co-chair of its commercial real estate practice.

  • July 01, 2025

    South African Investors Say Ga. Atty Kept Escrowed Funds

    Four companies whose members are South African real estate investors have accused a now-disbarred Georgia attorney and his law firm in Georgia federal court of refusing to return funds he agreed to receive, hold and disburse on their behalf.

  • July 01, 2025

    King & Spalding Adds Alston & Bird Partner To Atlanta Office

    King & Spalding has announced it hired a new partner from Alston & Bird who will join its real estate and funds team in Atlanta.

  • July 01, 2025

    Blackstone Can Raise Bid Amid Rival Offer For UK Investor

    Blackstone said Tuesday it is examining whether to table a new bid for Warehouse REIT, a logistics investor based in the U.K., after its takeover target agreed to a £485.2 million ($668.2 million) deal with rival Tritax in June.

  • June 30, 2025

    Newsom Signs CEQA Reform, Aiming To Ease Housing Crisis

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday evening signed into law two bills overhauling the state's landmark environmental law to knock down hurdles to new development in an effort to address the state's ongoing housing shortage.

  • June 30, 2025

    Aspen Hotel Investor Can't Get 2nd Go In $1M Fraud Suit

    A Colorado federal judge on Monday dismissed the bulk of claims against a luxury hotel owner accused of stealing more than $1.3 million from a former investment partner, ruling that the claims have already been litigated in New York state court.

  • June 30, 2025

    NJ Lawmakers OK Tax Hikes On Online Gambling, Cigarettes

    New Jersey lawmakers approved tax increases Monday on cigarettes, online gambling and certain property sales of more than $2 million alongside a $58.8 billion budget plan that also provides property tax credits for senior citizens.

  • June 30, 2025

    Alaskan Tribe Found Immune In Residents' Casino Fight

    A federal judge has found that the Native Village of Eklutna is a required party in a lawsuit by Anchorage residents who oppose the construction of a 58,000-square-foot casino, but has simultaneously ruled the tribe can't be joined in the litigation due to its sovereign immunity.

  • June 30, 2025

    Developers File $11.1B Plan In Biggest NYC Casino Pitch

    Developers Soloviev Group and Mohegan have submitted an $11.1 billion pitch for a vacant lot known as Freedom Plaza on the east side of Manhattan in the priciest bid to New York officials for one of three open downstate gaming licenses.

  • June 30, 2025

    Fla. Court Declines To Ax $70M 'Usurious' High-Rise Loan Suit

    A Florida federal bankruptcy judge Monday declined to toss a Chapter 11 adversary lawsuit claim that a lender attempted to take ownership of a prized high-rise lot in downtown Miami through a "usurious" $70 million loan default, allowing parties to reargue their positions after an amended complaint was filed.

  • June 30, 2025

    Rite Aid Cleared To Sell Thrifty Ice Cream For $19.2M In Ch. 11

    National pharmacy chain Rite Aid can sell its ice cream brand Thrifty for $19.2 million, more than doubling the opening price of a Chapter 11 auction, after a New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected a losing bidder's request to reopen the auction.

  • June 30, 2025

    Ill. Court Refuses To Slash Corp. Center's $37M Valuation

    Two Illinois office buildings and a parking facility were correctly valued at $37 million, a state appeals court ruled Monday, rejecting the property owner's claim that the state's tax board relied on inadmissible appraisal evidence.

  • June 30, 2025

    Bankrupt NJ Office Building Has $21.5M Stalking Horse Bidder

    Bankrupt New Jersey office building owner Viewstar LLC, owned by New York developer Moshe Gold, informed an Empire State bankruptcy court that it has received a stalking horse bid of $21.5 million from K&K Developers Inc.

  • June 30, 2025

    Cox Castle Guides Barings On Atlanta, Houston Industrial Refi

    Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP advised investment manager Barings in providing a combined $136.5 million in refinancing for a pair of industrial properties owned by Centris Industrial.

  • June 30, 2025

    JLL Wraps Up $252M Industrial Portfolio Financing Deal

    JLL Capital Markets lined up a five-year, floating rate $252.5 million financing loan for a "light industrial, mission critical" portfolio that has 21 properties that take up 3.64 million square feet in total, JLL announced Monday.

  • June 30, 2025

    Hyatt Selling Playa Real Estate Portfolio For $2B

    Hyatt Hotels Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell the real estate portfolio owned by Playa for $2 billion to Tortuga Resorts — a joint venture between an affiliate of private equity firm KSL Capital Partners and resort and hospitality company Rodina.

  • June 30, 2025

    McCarter & English Says Developer Estate Suit Is A Duplicate

    McCarter & English LLP and the estate of a deceased attorney should not have to face a new lawsuit over the alleged mismanagement of a Connecticut retail developer's trust because it seeks to "derail" a pending case that is already teed up for trial, the defendants told a state court.

  • June 30, 2025

    Florida To Eliminate Business Rent Tax

    Florida will eliminate its business rent tax under budget-related legislation signed Monday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  • June 30, 2025

    Judge Might Toss Calif. Hotel Ch. 11 After $55M Sale Implodes

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge told a California hotel owner and operator Monday he was prepared to dismiss or convert its Chapter 11 case after learning that a proposed $55 million sale to a third party fell apart over the weekend.

Expert Analysis

  • How 2025 Is Shaping The Future Of Bank Mergers So Far

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    Whether the long-anticipated great wave of consolidation in the U.S. banking industry will finally arrive in 2025 remains to be seen, but the conditions for bank mergers are more favorable now than they have been in years, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

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    Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Dewberry Ruling Is A Wakeup Call For Trademark Owners

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dewberry v. Dewberry hones in on the question of how a defendant's affiliates' profits should be treated under the Lanham Act, and should remind trademark litigants and practitioners that issues involving monetary relief should be treated seriously, say attorneys at Finnegan.

  • How GSA Lease Clauses May Affect DOGE Terminations

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    The Department of Government Efficiency has begun to cut the U.S. General Services Administration's enormous real estate portfolio, but some standard lease clauses include limits helpful to landlords that may slow progress toward the administration's cost-cutting goals, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case

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    The federal judge in the Southern District of New York overseeing the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams deferred making a decision on the government's motion to dismiss the indictment, and while he does have limited authority to deny the motion, that would ultimately be a futile gesture, says Ethan Greenberg at Anderson Kill.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent

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    The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.

  • Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments

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    The U.S. government is primarily interested in restraining foreign transactions involving countries of concern, but former President Joe Biden’s January order blocking the merger of Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel shows that all foreign direct investments are under the federal government’s microscope, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

  • A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption

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    Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.

  • As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits

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    As President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draws down federal enforcement efforts, environmental groups will step into the void and file citizen suits — so companies should focus on compliance efforts, stay savvy about emerging analytical and monitoring methods, and maintain good relations with neighbors, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Emphasize Social Spaces During RE Project Public Review

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    As Boston continues to work through revisions to its public review process for real estate projects, developers attempting to balance impact mitigation and community improvements may benefit from emphasizing the ways in which development plans can facilitate open social exchange, says David Linhart at Goulston & Storrs.

  • What Contractors Can Do To Address Material Cost Increases

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    In light of the Trump administration's plans to increase tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, construction industry players should proactively employ legal strategies to mitigate the impacts that price increases and uncertainty may have on projects, says Brenda Radmacher at Seyfarth Shaw.

  • Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements for the reconstruction of homes and businesses damaged by recent wildfires may streamline rebuilding efforts, but will require careful navigation of the evolving regulatory landscape, says Gregory Berlin at Alston & Bird.