Expert Analysis

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)

A Look At Trump Admin's Shifting Strategies To Curtail CFPB

The Trump administration has so far carried out its goal of minimizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ... (more story)

How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment

Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s ... (more story)

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Lucky Strike Takes Control Of Bowling Alleys In $308M Deal

Lucky Strike Entertainment acquired 58 sites where it is already operating bowling alleys in a $308 million deal guided by Latham & Watkins LLP and Mayer Brown LLP, which it says will give it financial and ope... (more story)

BigLaw Firms Tap In-House Talent To Corner Finance Market

As elite law firms continue to battle to secure highly profitable legal work in the finance space, an increasing number are adding high-level in-house lawyers to their ranks, marking a departure from historic ... (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.

Schulte Roth Can't Claw Back $38M In Rent From SL Green

A New York state court judge ruled that Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP can't claw back $38 million in rent paid to landlord SL Green Realty during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, finding that a Y2K era rent ... (more story)

Rent Reward Co. Bilt Hits $10.8B Valuation In Mortgage Push

Bilt Rewards said it has reached a $10.75 billion valuation after raising $250 million as part of an effort to expand to mortgage-holders its system of offering tenants perks for making rent payments.

Greenberg Traurig Guides $103M NY Archdiocese HQ Sale

The Greenberg Traurig LLP-led Vanbarton Group purchased the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York's headquarters in a $103 million deal, with the aid of $250 million in financing from Eldridge Real Estate Cre... (more story)

Property Co. Says State Farm Wrongfully Delayed Fire Claim

A State Farm unit acted in bad faith by unreasonably delaying and denying coverage for a fire that damaged a downtown Denver property more than two years ago, the property owner said in a suit removed to Color... (more story)

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4th Circ. Tosses Ex-Baltimore Prosecutor's Fraud Conviction

A split Fourth Circuit on Friday tossed the mortgage fraud conviction of former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, finding that the jury was improperly instructed on where the crime occurred, but u... (more story)

Miami Mayor, Developer Discuss Crypto In Real Estate

When Miami developer Diego Ojeda's firm closed the first-ever cryptocurrency wallet-to-wallet real estate transaction in the Miami market earlier this year, it drew a social media shoutout from one of the city... (more story)

Phoenix, Arizona, is among the Sunbelt metros included in Slate Asset Management's purchase of some 1,600 apartment units. (iStock.com/Gregory Clifford)
King & Spalding Advises $226M Sunbelt Resi Deal

King & Spalding guided Slate Asset Management's $226.5 million purchase of a six-property portfolio of multifamily assets across key Sunbelt markets from ZMR Capital, the alternative investment management platform announced.

Real Estate Co. Says Pa. Title Insurer Missed Invalid Deed

A real estate company claims its title insurance company missed an invalid deed on a Philadelphia row house it purchased in 2020, negating years of ownership and investment in the property, according to a laws... (more story)

Compass Says It Will Share Exclusive Listings With Any Brokers

Brokerage firm Compass Inc. announced Friday that it will conditionally share its exclusive homeowners listings with any brokers or multiple listing services.

HOA Is Pushing Out Country Club Owner, NC Suit Says

A Florida country club operator asked a North Carolina judge to find that it controls a Charlotte-area country club and golf course within a gated community, alleging that a homeowners association has refused ... (more story)

Nonparties Object To 'Oppressive' Subpoenas In Contract Suit

An apartment complex and a contractor told the North Carolina Business Court that a construction company that filed suit, seeking to prove it was jilted by a subcontractor on more than $13 million worth of ele... (more story)