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The Firms Advising On Recent University Housing Bond Deals

Fall 2026 is the start of what colleges and universities have for years been calling the demographic cliff — 18 years after the birth rate dropped during the Great Recession. Law360 Real Estate Authority reviewed recent student housing project activity, via bond financings, and the law firms involved.

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These Firms Have Guided Top Higher Ed Real Estate Projects

In tandem with the start of the fall 2026 semester, Law360 Real Estate Authority takes a look at the 10 largest ongoing nonresidential higher ed real estate projects and the law firms and lawyers that have been assisting.

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Debevoise Real Estate Chair On Following Where Clients Lead

Edward M. Rishty, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP who became chair of the firm's real estate group earlier this month, recently spoke to Law360 Real Estate Authority about his practice priorities, trends he's seeing in the market, and his family's special connection with the industry.

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Banks Face Lighter CRA Burdens Under Regulators' Proposal

James Williams

Banking regulators' recently proposed rule to redo the framework under the Community Reinvestment Act would materi... (more story)

Early Action Can Benefit Distressed Restaurant Franchisees

Christopher Caplinger

As rising costs put increased pressure on restaurants, as evidenced by recent bankruptcy filings by Popeyes, Farme... (more story)

Why Data Centers Must Focus On Water Stewardship

Elizabeth Haskins and Noelle Wooten

Reducing overall water use is important for data center developers and operators, but comprehensive water stewards... (more story)

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NYC Real Estate Week In Review

McDermott, ArentFox Schiff and Milbank are among the law firms that steered the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with a $51.5 million Manhattan trade leading the way.

Businesses Agree To Drop Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits

Ohio federal judges on Monday tossed more than a half dozen lawsuits business owners filed against Norfolk Southern Corp. over the East Palestine train derailment and chemical spill in the state after the plai... (more story)

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Pondering New Life For Miami Courthouse On Auction Block

Amid the new towers reshaping Miami's skyline, one of the city's most prominent buildings is looking for its second act, as bids close this Friday in an auction for the shuttered Miami-Dade Courthouse. Law360 ... (more story)

Meyer Unkovic Discovery Bid Partly Granted

A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge partly granted Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP's bid for discovery in a malpractice suit over a $3.3 million default judgment that was later thrown out, ruling the firm can ob... (more story)

Debevoise Guides $340M Refi For Chicago Office Towers

Real estate firm Tishman Speyer said it has completed a $340 million refinancing of its two-tower Franklin office complex in Chicago's West Loop, in a deal advised by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Shareholders Say Generator Co. Overhyped Data Center Deal

A shareholder in Hyliion Holdings Corp. is accusing the linear generator manufacturer in Texas federal court of exaggerating the potential success of its business partnership with an AI infrastructure company ... (more story)

SC Panel Waives Scrutiny On Kirkland-Guided Data Center

South Carolina regulators have decided not to apply a law requiring construction approval to a 450-megawatt, natural gas-powered project proposed by a Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised data center builder, despite ... (more story)

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EB-5 Operator Civitas Closes $104M Colo. Multifamily Loan

Civitas Capital Group has wrapped up a $104 million senior construction loan deal for a 164-unit, 1.5-acre multifamily project that's going to be built in downtown Avon, Colorado, the regional EB-5 center operator announced.

Ex-RAMS Franchisees Told To Rein In Sprawling Class Action

A Federal Court judge in Sydney on Monday urged former franchisees of RAMS Home Loans to simplify their class action accusing RAMS of improperly terminating their franchise deals, saying trial risked becoming ... (more story)

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JLL Guides $856M Financing For Boston Mixed-Use Tower

Developer Millennium Parters has secured $856 million in total financing from Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Nuveen Green Capital for a Class A office and luxury residential tower that is the tallest building in... (more story)

Jury Hits Ky. Suburb With $36M Fair Housing Act Verdict

A Kentucky state jury has awarded an affordable housing developer $36.3 million after finding in a nearly decade-long case that officials of a wealthy suburb conspired to block a Louisville complex for people ... (more story)

Real Estate Co. Can't Dodge Pa. Brokerage Kickback Claims

A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to dismiss the state attorney general's lawsuit against a real estate settlement services provider accused of running a kickback scheme that involved, among other thing... (more story)

Miami Developer Fights New Orleans' Bid To Transfer Ch. 11

A Miami-based developer is fighting New Orleans' attempt to transfer his company's Chapter 11 proceeding to Louisiana, telling a Florida federal bankruptcy judge that the case should stay put because the case ... (more story)

Developer Says Mass. City Can't Tie Permits To Rent Caps

A developer seeking to build a mixed-use mid-rise in Cambridge, Massachusetts, says the city is unlawfully withholding its building permit unless the developer meets affordable-housing requirements and pays a ... (more story)