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Blank Rome Hospitality Atty Seeing More Tenant-Landlord JVs

Landlords and tenants at restaurant properties are increasingly looking to joint ventures to share in both the risks and rewards, while restaurants are also increasingly popping up in mixed-use residential projects, one of Blank Rome's hospitality leaders told Law360 Real Estate Authority in a recent interview.

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Saul Ewing Retail Pro Sees 'Tug-Of-War' At Negotiating Tables

Open-air shopping centers with big-name brands are driving demand in the retail sector, leading to a dynamic where heavyweight tenants are calling more shots on leasing terms, according to a Saul Ewing LLP real estate partner.

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NYC Conversions Unimpeded By Debacle At Old Pfizer HQ

Despite the structural failure at a prominent project, momentum for office-to-residential conversions in New York City is continuing to build, and attorneys say they have not noticed clients shying away from such projects.

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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)

How Solar Fraud Case Affects Lender Oversight Of Dealers

Rand Manasse

The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to review the Third Circuit's ruling in Migliore v. Sunlight Financial means that... (more story)

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Ga. Justices Press Hotel Co. On Bid To Upend $38.4M Loss

Georgia's highest court questioned Tuesday whether precedent supported a hotel operator's push to unravel a $17.4 million attorney fee award that came on top of $21 million in damages won by a teenager who was... (more story)

Hotel Developer Says Architect Botched Design, Cost $10M

The developer of a luxury hotel in Aspen, Colorado, claimed that the project's architecture firm caused more than $10 million in damages by making a series of errors and omissions in its work, according to a c... (more story)

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Cozen O'Connor Finds Uneven CRE Rebound As Iran Weighs

Investment volume in U.S. commercial real estate grew nearly 20% annually in the first quarter, but the gains were uneven, driven largely by a recovery in the office and hotel sectors, according to a Cozen O'C... (more story)

2 Firms Guide Windjammer's $350M Smart Parking Co. Sale

Private equity investor Windjammer Capital will sell its smart parking infrastructure company IPS Group Inc. to online commerce platform Nayax Ltd. in a $350 million all-cash no debt sale guided by Kirkland & ... (more story)

Tribunal Lets UK Tax Offshore Developer, Avoid £1B Refunds

The U.K. can levy £5.4 million ($7.4 million) in taxes on an Isle of Man developer's profits from selling land in Kent, the Upper Tribunal said Tuesday in a case that could allow HM Revenue & Customs to avoid ... (more story)

Emerald AI Hits $1.05B Valuation In $150M Series A Round

Emerald AI, a company developing software to reduce or change power usage of AI data centers while electric grids are under stress, said Tuesday that it raised $150 million in a funding round valuing the compa... (more story)

New Mexico Justices Pause Permit, Hearing For Data Center

New Mexico's Supreme Court in a pair of rulings paused an air permit hearing and ordered a developer to stop drawing water from the construction site of Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank's Project Jupiter data cente... (more story)

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Calif. County Drops Pot Fines To End Landowners' Claims

Humboldt County, California, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a group of landowners who complained authorities overstepped their powers in an effort to punish allegedly illegal cannabis grow operations, fol... (more story)

Fannie Mae Seeks Dismissal Of Houston Ch. 11s As Bad Faith

The Federal National Mortgage Association is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to dismiss the Chapter 11 cases filed by the operator of two apartment complexes in Houston, arguing they were filed in bad faith to... (more story)

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8th Circ. Backs $1B Broker Commissions Settlement

The Eighth Circuit decided Wednesday to affirm a more than $1 billion class action settlement that's supposed to resolve antitrust claims against the National Association of Realtors and multiple real estate b... (more story)

Judge Concerned About Misinformation In RealPage Case

A Tennessee federal judge has instructed a settlement administrator in the rent price-fixing litigation against RealPage and others to send out new notices informing eligible class members they have not been l... (more story)

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... (more story)

Enviro Groups' Drilling Suit Lacks Imminent Harm, Judge Says

Environmental groups sued too early over a move last year by President Donald Trump to revive the prospect of Arctic oil and gas leasing in offshore areas that prior administrations deemed off-limits, an Alask... (more story)

5th Circ. Revives Architect's IP Claims In Fractured Ruling

A divided Fifth Circuit has revived an architectural firm's copyright infringement claims over the use of its home designs in a Texas residential development, while affirming the dismissal of claims alleging t... (more story)