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  • September 10, 2025

    Fla. Judge Chides Attys Over Discovery In High-Rise Ch. 11

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday chided attorneys over discovery deadlines in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case involving a downtown Miami high-rise development, setting an October deadline to produce documents after requests weren't fulfilled on time. 

  • September 10, 2025

    Airbnb Presses Bid To Toss Conservative Shareholders' Suit

    Airbnb Inc. is urging a Delaware federal judge to reject a lawsuit from two conservative institutional shareholders, arguing that delivery of the groups' shareholder proposals to the company's mail room doesn't suggest executives sought to exclude the submissions from the company's 2025 proxy materials.

  • September 10, 2025

    Housing Org. Says Texas Law Wrongfully Nixed Tax Breaks

    A Texas affordable housing coalition and a property owner are suing the Bexar Appraisal District over a state law passed in May that allegedly violates the state constitution because it upended an older state law that rewarded affordable housing development with a property tax exemption.

  • September 10, 2025

    NIST Links Start Of Surfside Towers Collapse To Pool Deck

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology's ongoing investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, shows the collapse likely began in the 12-story residential building's pool deck, rather than in the main tower structure.

  • September 10, 2025

    As CMBS Distress Spikes, Attorneys See More On Horizon

    Indicators of distress for commercial mortgage-backed securities have now blown past levels seen in the sector during the Great Recession, pitting borrowers against lenders as $150.9 billion in such loans mature this year.

  • September 10, 2025

    Conn. Firm Escapes Claims Over Alleged Payout Delays

    A couple who alleged that two law firms misused the legal system by delaying payouts from a property owner they represented has dropped claims against Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC without explanation.

  • September 10, 2025

    HomeServices, Douglas Elliman Fight Renewed Fee Claims

    HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman have urged a Florida federal court to toss a case from homebuyers targeting real estate commission rules, arguing that the latest version of the complaint adds 100 pages of allegations but still fails to fix the problems, the court found.

  • September 10, 2025

    Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the government will appeal the judge's decision granting a temporary win to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in her challenge to the president's attempt to remove her from her position.

  • September 10, 2025

    Fla. Court Backs Win For Late Argentine Soccer Star's Ex-Wife

    A Florida appellate court on Wednesday mostly sided with the ex-wife of deceased Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona against estate claims, originally brought by the star himself, over allegedly fraudulent, hidden real estate purchases.

  • September 10, 2025

    Real Estate Fundraising Shows Signs Of A Turnaround

    Real estate funds are on track to raise more capital in 2025 than they did in 2024 if the current pace of fundraising continues, though the spell of sluggishness that has afflicted the industry may not be over yet, according to a Pitchbook report on global private market fundraising.

  • September 10, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Milestone Raises $1.1B For Multifamily Deals

    The Milestone Group, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, said Wednesday that it accrued $1.1 billion in its latest fund raise for investing in suburban multifamily communities, surpassing the equity vehicle's predecessor and hitting its hard cap.

  • September 10, 2025

    $7M Ida Damage Case Settles Amid 5th Circ. Arbitration Fight

    A New Orleans property owner and its insurers have resolved a dispute over coverage for a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, amid a fight over whether the matter belonged in arbitration, the parties told the Fifth Circuit.

  • September 10, 2025

    K&L Gates Guides $1B Special Situations Fund

    Guided by K&L Gates LLP, Cottonwood Group raised $1 billion for its opportunistic real estate fund, doubling the private equity real estate investment firm's original $500 million target, according to the law firm's Tuesday statement.

  • September 10, 2025

    Calif. Land Use Atty Weighs Wildfire Impact On Development

    On top of California's usual late summer wildfires, this year the state is still healing from January's devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area. Venable partner Ellia Thompson shares how these disasters are influencing development and what steps lawyers, government and developers may want to consider.

  • September 09, 2025

    Investor Tells Texas Justices UDF Claims Aren't Derivative

    The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday pressed an alternative investment firm to explain how its suit against an adviser to a fund at the center of a $100 million, decadelong Ponzi scheme would not be classified as a derivative action, asking what distinct injury allows the firm to sue individually.

  • September 09, 2025

    Private Fund Adviser To Pay $9.7M To End SEC Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that a real estate-focused Colorado private fund adviser and his two management firms would pay $9.7 million to settle claims of defrauding investors with misrepresentations, which include concealing conflicts of interests in proposed buyout transaction requests he sent to investors.

  • September 09, 2025

    Meet The Attys Guiding Georgia Apartment Co.'s Ch. 11

    A team of attorneys from Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP are representing the minority owner of a 200-unit apartment complex in the Atlanta metro area in a Chapter 11 it launched in New York.

  • September 09, 2025

    Mass. AG Says RE Investment Firm Flouting Rent Rules

    The Massachusetts attorney general on Tuesday accused a real estate investment firm of repeatedly raising rents at a mobile home park and then, after learning residents had complained, retaliating by more than doubling the monthly rate.

  • September 09, 2025

    Compass Hires Ex-Cooley, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty As CLO

    Compass Inc. hired a former Cooley LLP antitrust partner and a former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorney as its new chief legal officer, the residential real estate brokerage announced Tuesday.

  • September 09, 2025

    4 Firms Guide Property Finder's $525M PE-Backed Investment

    Property Finder, a property portal operating across the Middle East and North Africa, said Tuesday it has secured a $525 million minority investment led by funds advised by Permira, with significant participation from Blackstone Growth, in a deal steered by four law firms.

  • September 09, 2025

    Littleton Says Proposed City Amendment Violates State Law

    The city of Littleton, Colorado, is challenging the legality of a proposed amendment for the 2025 election aiming to restrict changes to residential zoning for areas currently designated for single-family properties.

  • September 09, 2025

    Emmet Marvin Guides $127M Loan For Brooklyn Tower Project

    The Domain Cos. borrowed two loans worth more than $127 million combined from U.S. Bank for the developer's Brooklyn mixed-use, multifamily tower project, in deals guided by Emmet Marvin & Martin LLP, according to official property records filed Tuesday.

  • September 09, 2025

    Mass. Lawmakers Pitch Local Real Estate Transfer Taxes

    Massachusetts cities would have the option of levying fees on real estate transfers worth more than $1 million to help fund affordable housing efforts under legislation pitched Tuesday to a joint House-Senate panel.

  • September 09, 2025

    Voters To Decide On Proposals To Shift NYC Land Use Power

    The New York City Board of Elections on Tuesday voted to allow a number of housing-related questions to be on the ballot in November, over objections by the New York City Council.

  • September 09, 2025

    Real Estate Lawyers On The Move

    Shartsis Friese, Bryan Cave and Addleshaw Goddard are among the law firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • California Climate Lawsuit Bill Is Constitutionally Flawed

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    A bill in the California Legislature that would let victims of climate-related disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires sue oil and gas producers for spreading misinformation about climate change is too vague, retroactive and focused on one industry to survive constitutional scrutiny, says Kyla Christoffersen Powell at the Civil Justice Association of California.

  • The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships

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    Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Donald Trump seems likely to cultivate an environment friendlier to the financial services industry, bank-fintech partnerships should stay devoted to proactive compliance and be ready to adapt to regulatory shifts that may intensify scrutiny from enforcers, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • 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.

  • Navigating Mortgage Insurance Provisions After LA Fires

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    As homeowners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires consider rebuilding, mortgage lenders and servicers must negotiate the complex intersection between the standard deed of trust and property insurance, says Heather Wright at Buchalter.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.

  • Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance

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    The year ahead may bring profound transformation and opportunities for growth in the real estate and mortgage finance sectors, with significant issues including policy battles and questions surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says Marty Green at Polunsky Beitel.

  • How Southern Calif. Fires Can Affect National, Local Pricing

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    The fire-related California state of emergency declared last month in Los Angeles and Ventura counties triggered laws around price-gouging and pricing restrictions that affect not just individuals and businesses in the state, but also nationwide, meaning sellers should be mindful of how price changes are discussed and rolled out, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Ƶ Small Biz Study Brings Fair Lending Considerations

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent report highlighting potential racial discrimination in small business lending may not result in more aggressive enforcement under the Trump administration — but lenders can expect state regulators, private plaintiffs and advocacy groups to step up their own efforts, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's Ƶ Shake-Up

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    Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.

  • 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.