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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to al... (more story)

What Ex-CFPB Head's Calif. Role May Foretell For Oversight

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to l... (more story)

New Colo. Retainage Bonds Shift Construction Power Balance

A new Colorado law that can force property owners and developers to accept bonds from contractors in lieu of tradi... (more story)

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Bradley Adds Bankruptcy Atty From Arnall Golden In Atlanta

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added an Arnall Golden Gregory LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice with an attorney who brings more than 25 years... (more story)

Judge Urged To Deny Transfer Of SpaceX Land-Swap Suit

Environmental groups urged a D.C. federal judge to reject an attempt by SpaceX and the federal government to transfer the groups' lawsuit challenging a land-exchange deal to Texas, saying the deal was reviewed... (more story)

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These Firms Guided First Half's Top Hospitality M&A Deals

Weil, Mayer Brown and Paul Weiss are among the law firms that landed work on the largest hospitality mergers and acquisitions of the year's first half, a period that saw seven transactions north of $1 billion. 

NYC Settles Extra Space Suit Ahead Of Licensing Rollout

New York City said Thursday it has settled its suit accusing Extra Space Storage Inc. of predatory business practices for more than $1.7 million, resolving its claims before the city's new self-storage licensi... (more story)

NJ Looks To Renew RealPage Antitrust Claims Against REIT

New Jersey has asked the state's federal court to allow it to file an amended complaint that fixes the pleading issues in its suit accusing multifamily real estate investment trust AvalonBay Communities Inc. o... (more story)

Workers Drop WARN Act Suit To Join Related Colo. Case

Two former employees dropped a proposed class action accusing a recently shuttered commercial facility services company of failing to warn workers before mass layoffs and facility closures, with the case expec... (more story)

Prologis Pushes Segro For Talks On £12.6B Takeover Bid

Real estate investment trust Prologis Inc. has ramped up pressure on the board of Segro PLC to engage in talks for a £12.6 billion ($16.9 billion) takeover, telling shareholders in the British company on Thurs... (more story)

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Trump Won't Sign Housing Bill Set To Become Law

President Donald Trump tied lack of support for a bill imposing federal voter ID rules to a vow Friday to withhold his signature from a bipartisan bill promoting more housing supply, even though the measure is... (more story)

Conservative Investors Ask To Drop Airbnb Investor Suit

Two right-leaning institutional shareholders who alleged Airbnb wrongly excluded shareholder proposals from proxy materials have asked a Delaware federal court to dismiss their dispute.

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Unstable Ex-Pfizer Office Spurs Evacuations In Manhattan

The reported instability of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's former New York City office headquarters, which is undergoing a conversion into residential units, led to the evacuations of multiple nearby buildings ... (more story)

NC Biz Court Tosses Lot Owners' $1.45M Helene Fee Fight

The North Carolina Business Court has scrapped a legal challenge over a $1.45 million special assessment levied against property owners in a gated community to cover Hurricane Helene damages, finding the lot o... (more story)

Attys Seek Clarity, Carveouts In NYC 2nd-Home Tax Rules

Practitioners implored the New York City Department of Finance on Thursday to clarify certain elements of the agency's proposed rules for a tax on high-value second homes, including addressing whether purchase... (more story)

Calif. Tribe Says Immunity Bars Challenge Over Village Site

The Trinidad Rancheria is seeking to intervene in a challenge that looks to block a California city's jurisdiction over matters concerning an Indigenous village site's management, arguing that the dispute can'... (more story)

Haber Law Adds Litigator From Kasowitz In Miami

A longtime attorney for Kasowitz LLP with experience in high-stakes litigation has brought her practice to Haber Law in Miami.