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  • August 26, 2026

    Trump Dumps Six Figures Of Vici Properties, CoStar Stock

    The biggest changes in President Donald Trump's real estate stock portfolio in June were sales of Vici Properties and CoStar Group shares with a combined value of up to $715,000, according to Law360's analysis of an Office of Government Ethics filing out this week.

  • August 26, 2026

    Academy Mortgage Reaches $2M Data Breach Settlement

    Customers of Academy Mortgage Corp. have urged a Utah federal judge to grant the first OK to a nearly $2 million settlement they reached with the lender to resolve claims tied to a 2023 data breach.

  • August 26, 2026

    4 Factors That May Decide Success Of IRS Easement Office

    As practitioners scrambled to meet deadlines to settle clients' disputes over conservation easement tax deductions, the IRS made a surprise announcement this month that it would establish an office to solely focus on such cases. Here, Law360 looks at how four factors will affect whether the IRS achieves its stated plans for the office.

  • August 26, 2026

    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 power for the developer's projects.

  • August 26, 2026

    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 colleagues' use of Spanish in front of him wasn't enough to support his bias case.

  • August 26, 2026

    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.

  • August 26, 2026

    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 fiduciary duty while representing a third party claiming an interest in a property owned by the company.

  • August 26, 2026

    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.

  • August 26, 2026

    Ore. Homeowner Hit With $19K In Fees, Penalties By Tax Court

    An Oregon homeowner must pay $15,000 in attorney fees and $4,000 in penalties after consistently maintaining an unreasonable position in challenges to his property tax assessment, the state tax court ruled Tuesday.

  • August 26, 2026

    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 foreclosure, a Mississippi federal court ruled.

  • August 26, 2026

    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 Boston's financial district, according to an announcement from broker JLL on Wednesday.

  • August 25, 2026

    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, concluding federal agencies likely overstepped their authority by barring the money from being used to promote "gender ideology" or "illegal immigration."

  • August 25, 2026

    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, following a Ninth Circuit ruling in 2025 against the county.

  • August 25, 2026

    Developers Plan $350M Retail, Residential Project in Tenn.

    A Chattanooga, Tennessee-based developer said it plans to begin work in 2027 on a $350 million retail and residential district being developed in partnership with retail and mixed-use development firm Hill Partners and architect and designer Perkins&Will.

  • August 25, 2026

    Fannie Mae Seeks Dismissal Of Houston Ch. 11s As Bad Faith

    The Federal National Mortgage Association is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to dismiss the Chapter 11 cases filed by the operator of two apartment complexes in Houston, arguing they were filed in bad faith to avoid foreclosure sales.

  • August 25, 2026

    Judge Concerned About Misinformation In RealPage Case

    A Tennessee federal judge has instructed a settlement administrator in the rent price-fixing litigation against RealPage and others to send out new notices informing eligible class members they have not been left out of deals worth more than $359 million, finding counsel representing intervenors in the case may have wrongfully told parties they've been excluded.

  • August 25, 2026

    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.

  • August 24, 2026

    Enviro Groups' Drilling Suit Lacks Imminent Harm, Judge Says

    Environmental groups sued too early over a move last year by President Donald Trump to revive the prospect of Arctic oil and gas leasing in offshore areas that prior administrations deemed off-limits, an Alaska federal judge ruled Monday, saying the plaintiffs have not demonstrated a "substantial risk of imminent harm."

  • August 24, 2026

    5th Circ. Revives Architect's IP Claims In Fractured Ruling

    A divided Fifth Circuit has revived an architectural firm's copyright infringement claims over the use of its home designs in a Texas residential development, while affirming the dismissal of claims alleging that the defendants stripped copyright information from marketing materials.

  • August 24, 2026

    Feds Scrap Biden-Era Policy On Credit-Access Programs

    The Trump administration is withdrawing Biden-era guidance that encouraged banks and other lenders to offer specialized programs to boost credit access for underserved borrowers, according to a new Federal Register notice. 

  • August 24, 2026

    White Nationalist Group Says Probes Violate Free Speech

    A white nationalist association and other related parties have claimed that federal, state and local authorities are violating their constitutional free speech rights by conducting unfair investigations into the group's "whites-only" community in the state.

  • August 24, 2026

    Opportunity Zone Changes May Lessen Challenges, GAO Says

    Changes to the federal opportunity zone program, including broader reporting requirements, may mitigate some of the challenges state officials have encountered with the initial program, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Monday.

  • August 24, 2026

    Ch. 11 Loan Could Trigger Insider Default, US Trustee Says

    The U.S. Trustee's Office has asked an Oklahoma bankruptcy court to deny private credit firm YSA Investment's request to borrow $2 million in postpetition financing, contending the debtor has not filed required financial schedules, the loan could undermine existing lienholder, and the insider providing the financing could potentially use the financing to manufacture a default.

  • August 24, 2026

    Residents Ask To Drop SpaceX From Data Center Noise Suit

    A proposed class of Mississippi residents told a federal court that they are OK with SpaceX exiting their lawsuit, which accused a trio of companies led by Elon Musk of causing a public nuisance with the noise from power generators at three AI data centers.

  • August 24, 2026

    NYC Real Estate Week In Review

    Greenberg Traurig and Kalamotousakis Law Group are among the law firms that scored work on the largest New York City real estate deals that became public last week, with a $65 million Manhattan trade leading the way.

Expert Analysis

  • 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers

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    State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts

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    Though 2025’s anti-money-laundering landscape was characterized not by volume of penalties but by the strategic recalibration of how illicit finance risk is handled, a series of targeted enforcement actions signaled that regulators aren't easing off the accelerator, even as they refine the rules of the road, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

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    State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

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    2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

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    In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

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    Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

  • Navigating A Sea Change In Rent Algorithm Regulation

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's proposed settlement of the RealPage lawsuit represents a pivotal moment in the regulation of algorithmic rent-setting, restraining use of these tools amid a growing trend of regulatory limits on use of algorithmic data and methodologies in establishing housing rental prices. say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

  • The Hidden Pitfalls Of Letters Of Credit In Lease Negotiations

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    Amid a surge in commercial office leasing driven by artificial intelligence firms, it's crucial for landlords to be aware of the potential downside of accepting letters of credit — in particular, for amounts of security that are less than the statutory bankruptcy claim cap, say attorneys at Allen Matkins.

  • Recent Proposals May Spell Supervision Overhaul For Banks

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    A slew of rules recently proposed by the federal banking agencies with approaching comment deadlines would rewrite supervision standards to be further tailored to banks' size and activities, while prioritizing financial risks over process, documentation and other nonfinancial risks, say attorneys at Davis Wright.