Commercial

  • January 21, 2025

    Tribal Tax Status Regs Leave Energy Credit Access Up In Air

    While recently proposed regulations would provide long-awaited clarity that enterprises wholly owned by Native American tribes are exempt from federal taxes, the rules leave glaring questions open about whether tribes can access clean energy tax credits through business structures like joint ventures.

  • January 21, 2025

    Trump Orders Federal Workers Back To Office

    On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump ordered federal workers back to theirs.

  • January 17, 2025

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2024, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.

  • January 17, 2025

    Law360 Names Firms Of The Year

    Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 54 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, steering some of the largest deals of 2024 and securing high-profile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • January 17, 2025

    Colo. AG, FTC Say Greystar Advertised Deceptive Rent Prices

    The Federal Trade Commission sued developer and property manager Greystar in Colorado federal court Thursday, alleging Greystar advertised deceptive prices for its units to entice prospective tenants to apply, only to later slap them with mandatory hidden fees not included in the marketed price.

  • January 17, 2025

    Property Plays: Pretium, The Perigon, Stack Infrastructure

    Property Plays is a weekly roundup of the latest loans, leases, sales and projects around the country. Send your tips — all confidential — to realestate@law360.com.

  • January 17, 2025

    Concrete Co. Picks Up Queens Space For $60M

    A Tennessee concrete manufacturer has secured a lot at 120-05 31st Ave. in College Point, Queens, from a New York concrete company for $60 million in a deal guided by Holland & Knight LLP, according to property records.

  • January 17, 2025

    Credit Asset Manager Closes $135M Refi For Manhattan Hotel

    Benefit Street Partners wrapped up a $135 million refinancing of a 427-room hotel in Manhattan's Upper West Side, the global alternative credit asset manager announced Friday.

  • January 17, 2025

    NYC Mall Lenders, Developer Want Foreign Investor Suit Nixed

    Financial backers of a Staten Island mall project are asking a federal judge to toss a suit by foreign investors seeking damages, arguing that the investors are just trying to "claw back" whatever they can from others who lost even more money.

  • January 17, 2025

    Polsinelli Commercial Litigation Vice Chair Joins Honigman

    Honigman LLP announced the addition of Polsinelli PC's vice chair of commercial litigation on Thursday, saying his experience will support the growth Honigman anticipates in the commercial real estate market.

  • January 17, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Simpson Thacher, Covington

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Eli Lilly and Co. buys a precision breast cancer program, Applied Digital Corp. enters a financing agreement for its high-performance computing business, Clearwater Analytics buys Enfusion, and Lantheus Holdings Inc. buys Life Molecular Imaging Ltd.

  • January 17, 2025

    Litigators Make Up Half Of Ballard Spahr's Promotion Class

    Ballard Spahr LLP unveiled five promotions to partner and seven to of counsel on Wednesday, elevating lawyers for four of its five departments in five cities.

  • January 16, 2025

    Fire-Safe Rebuilding Key To Reducing LA Insurance Issues

    Reducing the potential of fires like those in Los Angeles to disrupt insurance and housing markets will require a significant and sustained effort to lower physical risks in fire-prone communities, and a commitment to rebuilding to stronger standards.

  • January 16, 2025

    Texas Justices Question If Courts Can Rethink TCPA Motions

    Texas justices questioned whether a trial court can reconsider a motion under the state's anti-SLAPP law to dismiss a farmland-centered REIT's suit against a Dallas-based hedge fund, saying during oral arguments Thursday that allowing it to do so might create a "big hammer" hanging over the parties' heads.

  • January 16, 2025

    Creditors Push For Mississippi Casino Developer Ch. 7

    Creditors for developer Diamondhead Casino Corp., which has been trying for years to build a casino in Mississippi near the Gulf Coast, pressed a Delaware bankruptcy judge to liquidate the company, saying it's the "fairest and the most equitable" way to collect the $2.4 million they are owed.

  • January 16, 2025

    Browns Stadium Fight Belongs In Ohio State Court, Judge Told

    The city of Cleveland has sued the Browns in Ohio state court in an attempt to block the NFL team's planned stadium move, as the city and the state are urging the judge in a separate federal case to toss the team's bid to relocate to the suburbs.

  • January 16, 2025

    PE Exec Nominated To Lead Fannie, Freddie Regulator

    President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Bill Pulte, the CEO of private equity firm Pulte Capital, to lead the agency regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

  • January 16, 2025

    Bridge Industrial, CPPIB Launch $789M Industrials JV

    Private real estate company Bridge Industrial and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board are entering into a $789 million joint venture to invest in high-quality industrial properties throughout the U.S., the companies announced Thursday.

  • January 16, 2025

    Ill. Bill Seeks Refunds Of Excess Property Tax Revenue

    Illinois local taxing authorities that exceed the previous year's property tax collection would need to disperse the excess to taxpayers under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • January 15, 2025

    Wells Fargo Unit Sued Over Ex-Rep's EB-5 Investment Scheme

    A Wells Fargo subsidiary has been hit with a suit in Nevada federal court by an attorney and real estate developer who claims she and several other entities were hit with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action because the Wells Fargo subsidiary and one of its former employees gave bad investment advice.

  • January 15, 2025

    Data Center Developer Lands $900M For Northern Va. Campus

    Stack Infrastructure announced Tuesday it has secured $900 million in financing, which will allow the data center developer and operator to finish construction of a data center campus in Northern Virginia.

  • January 15, 2025

    Natural Disasters And Wildfires Reshape CRE Dealmaking

    Natural disasters are already reshaping all aspects of commercial real estate dealmaking, attorneys say, and their importance is expected to grow considerably as a result of the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

  • January 15, 2025

    Justices Asked If Zoning Immunity Can Pass To Private Entity

    The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether a hospital authority could transfer its exemption from municipal zoning ordinances to a private buyer in a dispute over whether a hospital site can become an addiction rehabilitation center.

  • January 15, 2025

    Conn. Set To End Pollution Review On Property Transfers

    Connecticut regulators have finalized a set of new rules to catch environmental contamination that will replace a system of mandatory inspections on commercial and industrial property transfers, leaving New Jersey as the only U.S. state with such a policy.

  • January 15, 2025

    What Real Estate Attys Should Expect From New SEC

    Real estate lawyers should anticipate a meaningful shift in policy from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under President-elect Donald Trump's leadership, including a reduced focus on climate risk disclosures, according to speakers at a Practicing Law Institute panel.

Expert Analysis

  • How Electric Vehicles Will Affect Land Use And Development

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    The increasing use of electric vehicles will bring significant issues for cities and real estate developers to consider, as cities will require substantially more infrastructure to meet electric vehicles' charging needs, says John Lushis at Norris McLaughlin.

  • 2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Misconstrues English Law

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    The Second Circuit's finding in Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Equitas Insurance, that London-based reinsurer Equitas owed coverage for losses outside the policy period, stems from that court's misinterpretation of English law on reinsurance policy construction, says Christopher Foster at Holman Fenwick.

  • Key Limited Partnership Provisions During Market Downturns

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    With a recession potentially on the horizon, fund managers should carefully examine their funds' limited partnership agreements for items that may be affected by economic downturns, and assess whether modifications may be appropriate, says Matthew Posthuma at Ropes & Gray.

  • Fla. Foreign Real Estate Law Brings Broad Investment Risks

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    Last month, Florida became the latest state to enact legislation prohibiting Chinese investors from acquiring certain interests in real property, introducing significant legal uncertainty and consequences for real estate stakeholders and the private equity industry, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • How REITs Can Prep For SEC's Repurchase Disclosure Rules

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    With real estate investment trusts' share repurchase activity on the rise, REITs should beware the potential enforcement risks that may arise from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rules requiring additional disclosures regarding such repurchases, says Zach Swartz at Vinson & Elkins.

  • As Sackett Trims Feds' Wetlands Role, States May Step Up

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extinguishes federal authority over many currently regulated wetlands — meaning that federal permits will no longer be required to discharge pollutants in affected areas, but also that state regulators may take a more active role, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • Trafficking Ruling Offers Liability Lessons For Hospitality Cos.

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    A California federal court recently dismissed a lawsuit accusing several national hotel chains of knowingly benefiting from sex trafficking at their premises, highlighting how hospitality leaders can protect their guests and staff, and shield their companies from liability and reputational damage, says Danielle Dudai at Hall Booth.

  • What's Unique — And What's Not — In Trump Protective Order

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    A Manhattan judge's recent protective order limiting former President Donald Trump's access to evidence included restrictions uniquely tailored to the defendant, which should remind defense attorneys that it's always a good idea to fight these seemingly standard orders, says Julia Jayne at Jayne Law.

  • Justices Curb Fraud Theories, But That May Not Deter Feds

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions last week in Ciminelli v. U.S. and Percoco v. U.S. are the latest in a line of rulings aiming to limit the wire fraud statute’s application to state public corruption cases, but federal prosecutors will probably continue pursuing such cases using different charging language and other laws, says ​​​​​​​Alison Anderson at Boies Schiller.

  • Good Faith Buyer Lessons From 5th Circ. Bankruptcy Ruling

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    The Fifth Circuit’s recent ruling in Palm Springs II, affirming the sale of property to a senior lender, is notable for its guidance on Section 363(m), including the ability of a senior lender to remain a good faith purchaser despite squeezing out a junior lender, says Shane Ramsey at Nelson Mullins.

  • How Cities Can Tackle Post-Pandemic Budgeting Dilemmas

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    Due to increasing office vacancies around the country, cities may consider politically unpopular actions to avoid bankruptcy, but they could also look to the capital markets to ride out the current real estate crisis and achieve debt service savings to help balance their budgets, say attorneys at Cadwalader.

  • What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms

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    The days of staying at the same firm for the duration of one's career are mostly a thing of the past as lateral moves by lawyers are commonplace, but there are several obstacles that associates should consider before making a move, say attorneys at HWG.

  • Guidance Adds Clarity To Energy Communities Bonus Credits

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    Recent IRS guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act's changes to tax credits for renewable energy projects offers much-needed pointers for developers and financing parties, and should allow them to more comfortably incorporate special bonus credits for projects in energy communities into their transactions, say Jorge Medina and Ira Aghai at Shearman.