Expert Analysis

2 NY Cases May Clarify Foreclosure Law Retroactivity

Two pending cases may soon provide the long-awaited resolution to the question of whether retroactive application ... (more story)

Yacht Broker Case Highlights Industry Groups' Antitrust Risk

The Eleventh Circuit recently revived class claims against the International Yacht Brokers Association, signaling ... (more story)

A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation

A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for m... (more story)

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Sidley Guides Starwood Property Trust's $2.2B Net Lease Deal

Sidley Austin LLP is advising Starwood Property Trust Inc. in its $2.2 billion acquisition of net lease real estate operating platform Fundamental Income Properties LLC, according to an announcement made Wednesday.

Chinese Investors' EB-5 Fraud Claims Dismissed

A Delaware federal judge has tossed a proposed class action lodged by Chinese investors claiming they were defrauded in a failed EB-5 hotel investment tied to a San Francisco property, finding that the investo... (more story)

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Real Estate Lawyers On The Move

Buchalter, Shumaker and Warshaw Burstein are among the law firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.

Holland & Knight Guides $550M Seattle Overleverage Venture

Holland & Knight LLP advised the launch of Keelbase Capital, a venture to invest some $550 million in Seattle-area properties that are overleveraged, the real estate investment firm said in a Wednesday announcement.

Rittenhouse Law Advises $344M Alterra Outdoor Storage Loan

Rittenhouse Law advised industrial outdoor storage firm Alterra IOS on a $343.6 million loan secured by 64 sites in nearly two dozen states.

Armenia Ordered To Pay $439K In Real Estate Dispute

A D.C. federal judge has ordered Armenia to pay nearly $439,000 in costs owed to a real estate investor who won annulment in 2023 of an arbitral award nixing his claim against the country for allegedly not doi... (more story)

K&L Gates Hires CRE Finance Atty From Dechert

K&L Gates LLP has brought on an ex-Dechert LLP attorney who specializes in commercial real estate finance as a partner in its Charlotte, North Carolina, office, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Wells Fargo Sued Over 'Flippant' Mortgage Fee Refunds

A Wells Fargo mortgage borrower has filed a proposed class action against the bank, alleging the bank made an "inadequate" effort to resolve purported mortgage origination fee errors it has vaguely alerted cer... (more story)

4th Circ. Upends Gated Community's Win In Fair Housing Row

The owner of several assisted-living group homes for seniors won a second chance Tuesday to press claims that his Maryland gated community is illegally refusing to let him open a new home there, with the Fourt... (more story)

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Nixon Peabody Adds Former HUD Managing Attorney

Nixon Peabody LLP bolstered its affordable housing and real estate practice by hiring an attorney who most recently served on the leadership team for the southwest regional office for the U.S. Department of Ho... (more story)

AvalonBay Looks To Exit DC's RealPage Case Again

Real estate investment trust AvalonBay has asked to end the claims against it in the D.C. attorney general's case accusing RealPage of helping more than a dozen building owners inflate rental prices by using i... (more story)

Senior Placement Co. Wants Out Of False Ad Suit

A company that places senior citizens in retirement homes has asked a Georgia federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging it falsely advertised free services and steered business away from communiti... (more story)

Wells Fargo Says JPMorgan No Victim In $481M CMBS Suit

Wells Fargo has told a New York federal court that it need only prove that JPMorgan knew a seller falsified financial data underlying a $481 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan, not that it was ... (more story)

Utah Judge Ends Startup's Antitrust Suit Against NAR, Brokerages

A Utah federal judge permanently tossed an antitrust suit lodged by a residential brokerage startup against the National Association of Realtors and multiple brokerages, ruling that the claims were time-barred.