Commercial
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June 06, 2025
Fox Rothschild Settles Suit Over $3M Real Estate Deal
Fox Rothschild LLP has settled a Colorado real estate investor's legal malpractice lawsuit over a $3 million development deal that went wrong, according to a new order filed in state court directing the parties to file for dismissal within a month.
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June 06, 2025
PE Firms Are Top Opportunity Zone Investors, Report Finds
A group tracking private equity activity said each of the 15 largest investors in the federal opportunity zone program are private equity firms, with Salt Lake City, Utah-based Bridge Investment Holdings topping the list with $3.7 billion in opportunity zone funds.
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June 06, 2025
Vornado Lands $675M Refi For Manhattan Apartment Complex
A Vornado Realty Trust joint venture obtained a five-year $675 million loan that refinances a 1,328-unit Manhattan apartment complex in the borough's Tribeca neighborhood, the company announced.
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June 05, 2025
Hotel Sector Gauges Headwinds As Busy Season Begins
As we approach the midpoint of 2025 and the start of the summer travel season, hotel owners, operators and investors are closely watching international travel, the president's trade policies and the Federal Reserve.
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June 05, 2025
Colliers Says Hotel Sector Recovery May Face 2025 Setback
Commercial broker Colliers said the U.S. hospitality sector stands at a crossroads following a recovery from the pandemic, with upscale properties showing resilience as lower-tier hotels demonstrate signs of struggle.
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June 05, 2025
Clark Hill Adds Morris Manning Real Estate Ace In Atlanta
A former Morris Manning & Martin LLP real estate partner is the latest attorney this year to join Clark Hill PLC and help grow an Atlanta office that opened nearly a year ago, the firm announced Wednesday.
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June 05, 2025
Shumaker Brings On RE Partner In Fla. From Johnson Pope
Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP announced Thursday that it's continuing its Sunshine State hiring spree with a new partner to its real estate, construction and development service line in St. Petersburg, Florida, from Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP.
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June 05, 2025
Chicago Fire Pitch $650M Arena For Vacant South Loop Site
The Chicago Fire soccer team has announced plans to build a $650 million stadium on a long-vacant site in the South Loop that was recently eyed for a new baseball stadium.
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June 04, 2025
States Take Aim At Healthcare REITs
State lawmakers seeking to curb healthcare investment models they see as harmful to patients have sharpened their focus on real estate investment trusts, putting forth bills to restrict their ownership of healthcare real estate or increase oversight of such transactions.
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June 04, 2025
Hospitality 麻豆传媒 Leaders Parse Trade War Fallout
In this weekly Q&A series from 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority, law firm hospitality leaders assess the issues the hotel space is facing amid market uncertainty and the ongoing trade war.
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June 04, 2025
NC Mall Owner Fails To Boost $1K Water Damage Award
A North Carolina mall property owner lost its bid to increase a paltry water damage award when a state appellate panel ruled Wednesday that the landlord failed to show sufficient evidence of damage from a neighboring property's stormwater runoff.聽
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June 04, 2025
Calif. Hotel Operator Seeks To Triple DIP In Ch. 11 To $19.5M
California hotel operator MOM CA Investco LLC asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to increase its Chapter 11 financing by $14.5 million, up from the $5 million that has already been approved.
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June 04, 2025
What's Behind The Surge In Real Estate Secondaries Market
More and more investors are selling off their stakes in real estate funds to hungry buyers on the secondary market, a trend that attorneys attribute to more than just a need for cash.
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June 04, 2025
Boston Life Sciences Market Facing Downturn In 2025
The fundamentals of the metropolitan Boston life sciences market have "weakened" in the first three months of 2025, partially because available space is at "an all-time high," according to a report from Colliers.
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June 04, 2025
Pa. Brewery Co-Owner Claims Fraud Against Jailed Partner
A Pittsburgh-area business owner currently jailed for insurance and bankruptcy fraud is also accused of defrauding his former partner in a brewery and restaurant, including hiding the fact that the building the partner was renovating and living in was actually condemned, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.
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June 04, 2025
Amtrak Bribery Plot Nets Contractor Nearly 5-Year Sentence
A former executive for a masonry contractor who admitted to participating in a scheme that involved bribing an Amtrak manager to overbill the federal government $2 million in a $50 million restoration of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station was sentenced to 57 months in prison by a Pennsylvania federal court.
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June 04, 2025
Amazon Plots $10B North Carolina Data Center Expansion
Amazon on Wednesday said it plans to invest $10 billion in data center infrastructure for artificial intelligence and cloud computing on a campus in rural North Carolina.
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June 04, 2025
CORRECTED: Nixon Peabody Guides $365M Bond Deal For UN Properties
United Nations Development Corp. issued a bond worth $365 million for two of the public benefit corporation's Manhattan properties in a deal guided by Nixon Peabody LLP, according to official property records filed Wednesday.
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June 04, 2025
SEC Says Accountant Errors Don't Doom Crowdfunding Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a Michigan federal judge Wednesday that mistakes in one of its accountant's declarations do not warrant the dismissal of its first crowdfunding enforcement action, arguing the SEC's lawyers acted in good faith when they alerted the court to the errors.
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June 04, 2025
Retail Real Estate Group Promotes Atty To Public Policy Chief
The ICSC has promoted an in-house attorney with Capitol Hill leadership experience to head its public policy, the global trade association of the retail real estate industry announced Wednesday.
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June 04, 2025
Davis Polk Guides Utility Developer Acquisition
Partners Group on Wednesday announced that it has acquired a utility developer from venture capital firm EnCap Investments, in a deal advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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June 04, 2025
Ohio Justice Questions School Board's Tax Appeal Claim
An Ohio justice criticized a school board's claim that state law allows it to appeal administrative property valuation rulings to county courts when the board doesn't own the property at issue.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Kirkland Project Finance Atty Joins McGuireWoods In NY
McGuireWoods LLP has added Sharaf Islam as a partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to help expand the firm's project finance group with an attorney versed in digital infrastructure and renewable-energy deals.
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June 04, 2025
ArentFox Hospitality Atty Says Trade War May Spark Litigation
With the cost of some materials rising as a result of President Donald Trump's trade war, more lawsuits over which party is responsible for extra costs at hotel projects could be on the way, one of ArentFox's hospitality leaders told 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority.
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June 04, 2025
Nashville Mixed-Use Megaproject Wins $25M Early Loan
Miami-based lender BridgeInvest said it has provided a $25 million loan to refinance and pay for early development costs of a site in Nashville, Tennessee, set to include an apartment tower, luxury condos and an upscale hotel.
Expert Analysis
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How The CRE Industry Is Adapting To Tariff Uncertainty
Amid uncertainty about pending tariffs and their potential ripple effects, including higher material costs, supply chain delays and tighter margins, commercial real estate industry players are focusing on strategic planning and risk mitigation, says Daniel Diaz Leyva at Day Pitney.
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Reconciling 2 Smoke Coverage Cases From California
As highlighted by a California Department of Insurance bulletin clarifying the effect of two recent decisions on insurance coverage, the February state appellate ruling denying coverage for property damage from smoke, ash and soot should be viewed as an outlier, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Contractor Remedies Amid Overhaul Of Federal Spending
Now that the period for federal agencies to review their spending has ended, companies holding procurement contracts or grants should evaluate whether their agreements align with administration policies and get a plan ready to implement if their contracts or grants are modified or terminated, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Terminations Galore
Attorneys at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions in which the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals provide valuable insights into contract terminations, modifications and the jurisdictional requirements for claims.
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Making The Opportunity Zones Program Great At Last
As the opportunity zone program approaches its expiration, the Republican-led government could take specific steps to extend and improve the program, address its structural flaws, encourage broader participation and enable it to live up to its promised outcomes, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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Investor Essentials For Buying Federally Owned Property
Investors and developers can take advantage of the Trump administration's plan to sell government-owned real estate by becoming familiar with the process and eligible to bid, and should prepare to move quickly once the U.S. General Services Administration posts the list of properties for sale, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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How 2025 Is Shaping The Future Of Bank Mergers So Far
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.
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Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency 麻豆传媒
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.
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Dewberry Ruling Is A Wakeup Call For Trademark Owners
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.
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How GSA Lease Clauses May Affect DOGE Terminations
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.
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What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case
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.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
鈥淣o comment鈥 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.
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Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
The Corporate Transparency Act鈥檚 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.