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  • September 16, 2024

    King & Spalding, Winston Rep Hospice Facilities Deal

    Healthcare investment banking firm Provident Healthcare Partners said Monday it assisted Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care in its sale of a handful of hospice and palliative care facilities, in a deal crafted by King & Spalding LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP.

  • September 15, 2024

    Top Atty For NYC Mayor Resigns As Fed. Investigations Mount

    As investigations and high-profile departures continue around New York City's embattled Mayor Eric Adams, his chief counsel resigned Saturday.

  • September 13, 2024

    The 2024 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.

  • September 13, 2024

    NC City Illegally Foiled Affordable Housing Effort, Builder Says

    A coastal North Carolina city conspired to block an affordable housing project near the Camp Lejeune military base, flying in the face of demand, a project developer claimed in North Carolina federal court.

  • September 13, 2024

    Holland & Hart Adds Land Use Atty In Colorado

    Holland & Hart LLP has brought a new partner into its Denver office, further building out its land use and real estate development offerings.

  • September 13, 2024

    Mortgage Co. CEO Gets 11 Years In Prison For Ponzi Scams

    A mortgage company owner was sentenced Thursday to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors, a community bank and the government's pandemic relief program to cover gambling debts and personal expenses like luxury cars, Philadelphia's top federal prosecutor announced.

  • September 13, 2024

    Holland & Knight RE Pro Joins Haynes Boone In Dallas

    A former Holland & Knight LLP attorney whose practice centers on real estate finance and commercial real estate has come aboard at the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone LLP, marking the eighth lawyer to join the firm's real estate practice group this year, the firm announced this week. 

  • September 13, 2024

    Property Developer Claims To Be Target Of Legal 'Vendetta'

    The director of a defunct property developer has hit back against a claim that accuses him of breaching his duties to the company, as he argued that the "vexatious" case was brought as part of a "vendetta" by his former co-directors.

  • September 12, 2024

    RealPage Win On Phishing Recovery A Policyholder Boon

    A federal judge's holding that an AIG unit cannot lay claim to RealPage's recoveries of phishing losses that it did not originally insure is a win for policyholders as disputes over cyber loss coverage and related subrogation become more common, experts told Law360.

  • September 12, 2024

    Corp. Disclosure Law Kills Community Boards, Nonprofits Say

    The Community Associations Institute and other groups have sued the U.S. Department of the Treasury over the Corporate Transparency Act, arguing the law should not apply to them, violates constitutional rights and will lead to mass resignations from their community leadership boards.

  • September 12, 2024

    Madison Realty Lands $2B For Latest Real Estate Debt Fund

    Madison Realty Capital wrapped up its sixth real estate debt fund with $2.04 billion, in what the private equity firm said Sept. 12 marks the largest such fund raised in the U.S. so far this year.

  • September 11, 2024

    Top DC Real Estate News From Summer 2024

    Catch up on the hottest real estate news out of Washington, D.C., this summer, including shifting office footprints and building conversion incentives.

  • September 11, 2024

    Climate Risks Call For Proactive Resilience, Pros Say

    Increasing climate change risks show the need for a more proactive approach to improving the resilience of high-risk communities, a task made more complicated by unabating development in high-risk areas and challenges in modeling and communicating risk.

  • September 11, 2024

    Phelps Dunbar Recruits 6 Litigators In Raleigh

    Phelps Dunbar LLP has hired six lawyers in Raleigh to serve the business and litigation needs of companies in North and South Carolina, adding strength in health care, construction, employment and intellectual property.

  • September 11, 2024

    Minn. Homebuilders Pitch Permit Fee 'Catch-22' To High Court

    A trade group of Minnesota homebuilders has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling on building permit fees imposed by two cities, arguing the ruling has created a Catch-22 by dismissing a Fifth Amendment takings clause claim before any court has determined whether the permit fees are valid under state law.

  • September 11, 2024

    Invitation Homes' $200M Summer Spend Added 580 SFRs

    Single-family rental operator Invitation Homes acquired 580 homes in three key markets over July and August, for a total investment of roughly $216 million, the Dallas-based company said Tuesday.

  • September 10, 2024

    Fed Official Previews 'Broad' Changes To Bank Capital Plans

    A top Federal Reserve official on Tuesday revealed plans to sharply revise draft bank capital rules proposed last year, including cutting in half the amount of additional capital the largest banks would have to hold while largely sparing midsize lenders from the proposed new requirements.

  • September 10, 2024

    Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO's Ch. 11 Case Nixed As 'Bad Faith'

    McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP convinced a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to throw out the Chapter 11 filing of its former chief financial officer, who is behind bars for stealing over $1 million from the firm, with the judge finding Tuesday that the petition was brought in "bad faith" to stall related state litigation. 

  • September 10, 2024

    Fannie Says Pa. Landlords Owe $60M For 7 Apt. Buildings

    Fannie Mae is seeking foreclosure on roughly $60 million in overdue mortgage loans and interest tied to seven commercial properties in and around Philadelphia, according to a complaint filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

  • September 10, 2024

    Healthcare Real Estate Firm Pays $80M For 277 US Properties

    Healthcare real estate investment shop Scioto Properties said Tuesday it has completed the $80 million purchase of a portfolio of 277 properties across 17 U.S. states, representing the largest transaction in the firm's quarter-century history.

  • September 09, 2024

    New Jersey Towns Fight New Affordable Housing Framework

    Nine New Jersey towns have filed a constitutional challenge to the state's new affordable housing obligations framework, arguing it imposes responsibilities never envisioned by the decades-old doctrine that gave rise to the state's Fair Housing Act.

  • September 09, 2024

    Conn. Realtor Gets $4M From Luxury Property Co. In Fall Suit

    A Connecticut state jury has awarded an injured realtor more than $4 million in his suit against luxury property company Hedgerow Properties LLC alleging an unsafe staircase caused him to fall and be injured.

  • September 09, 2024

    Subsidized DC Landlord Sued Over 'Deplorable' Conditions

    District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced Monday that he was suing a local "slumlord" for repeatedly violating the district's codes for housing, construction and property management and wrongfully collecting government-subsidized rents by presenting his properties as safe despite "deplorable" conditions.

  • September 09, 2024

    Conn. Atty Defaults In Real Estate Client's Overcharge Suit

    A Connecticut Superior Court clerk has entered a default judgment against a law firm accused of botching a real estate transaction, leaving the firm's namesake attorney to face allegations that he distributed home sale proceeds to unknown people and wrote a bad check to the true beneficiary of a trust.

  • September 09, 2024

    Illinois Judge Won't Block Chicago Rental Protections

    An Illinois federal judge refused Friday to grant a property company an injunction blocking the enforcement of a Chicago ordinance intended to protect renters living in foreclosed residential properties by entitling them to $10,000 payouts.

Expert Analysis

  • Time To Fix NYC's Broken Property Assessment System

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    A New York appellate court's decision to revive Tax Equity Now New York v. City of New York may force the city to revamp its outdated and unfair real estate tax assessment system, which could be fixed with a couple of simple changes, says Seth Feldman at Romer Debbas.

  • Understanding The IRC's Excessive Refund Claim Penalty

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    Taxpayers considering protective refund claims pending resolution of major questions in tax cases like Moore v. U.S., which is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, should understand how doing so may also leave them vulnerable to an excessive refund claim penalty under Internal Revenue Code Section 6676, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Bankruptcy Ruling Shifts Lease Rejection Claim Calculation

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    A New York federal court’s recent ruling in In re: Cortlandt provides guidance on how to calculate a landlord's damages claim when a bankruptcy debtor rejects a lease, changing from an approach that considers the remaining rent due under the lease to one that considers the remaining time, say Bethany Simmons and Noah Weingarten at Loeb & Loeb.

  • Do Not Overstate Fla. Condo Termination Ruling's Impact

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    A close look at the unique language at issue in Avila v. Biscayne, in which a Florida appellate court deemed a condo termination to be invalid, shows that the case is unlikely to significantly affect other potential terminations, say Barry Lapides and Edward Baker at Berger Singerman.

  • Takeaways From FDIC's Spring Supervisory Highlights

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    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s spring 2024 consumer compliance supervisory report found that relatively few institutions had significant consumer compliance issues last year, but the common thread among those that did were inadequacies or failures in disclosures to consumers, says Matthew Hanaghan at Nutter.

  • Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

  • What Calif. Eviction Ruling Means For Defaulting Borrowers

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    A California appellate court's recent decision in Homeward Opportunities v. Taptelis found that a defaulting borrower could not delay foreclosure with an improperly served notice of pendency of action, but leaves open a possibility for borrowers to delay eviction proceedings merely by filing lawsuits, say Anne Beehler and Krystal Anderson at Holland & Knight.

  • How 3D Printing And Prefab Are Changing Construction

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    The growing popularity of trends like 3D printing technology and prefabrication in the construction industry have positive ramifications ranging from reducing risks at project sites to streamlining construction schedules, say Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Wave Of Final Rules Reflects Race Against CRA Deadline

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    The flurry of final rules now leaping off the Federal Register press — some of which will affect entire industries and millions of Americans — shows President Joe Biden's determination to protect his regulatory legacy from reversal by the next Congress, given the impending statutory look-back period under the Congressional Review Act, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • A Deep Dive Into High Court's Permit Fee Ruling

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    David Robinson and Daniel Golub at Holland & Knight explore the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that a local traffic impact fee charged to a California property owner may be a Fifth Amendment taking — and where it leaves localities and real estate developers.

  • The Case For Overturning Florida Foreclosure Ruling

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    A Florida appellate court's recent decision in Desbrunes v. U.S. Bank National Association will potentially put foreclosure cases across the state in jeopardy, and unless it is reconsidered, foreclosing plaintiffs will need to choose between frustrating and uncertain options in the new legal landscape, say Sara Accardi and Paige Knight at Bradley.

  • Bracing For The CFPB's War On Mortgage Fees

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    As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau homes in on the legality of certain residential mortgage fees, the industry should consult the bureau's steady stream of consumer lending guidance for hints on its priorities, say Nanci Weissgold and Melissa Malpass at Alston & Bird.

  • DOJ Consent Orders Chart Road Map For Lending Compliance

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    Two recent consent orders issued by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of its efforts to fight mortgage lending discrimination highlight issues that pose fair lending compliance risks, and should be carefully studied by banks to avoid enforcement actions, says Memrie Fortenberry at Jones Walker.