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Regulators' Basel Pitch May Bring Banks Capital Relief

The prudential banking agencies' new proposals to implement the so-called Basel III endgame rules — which would mo... (more story)

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

Michigan's financial services sector saw several significant developments in 2026's first quarter, including the s... (more story)

Navigating The Perks Of Qualified Opportunity Zones 2.0

The second iteration of the qualified opportunity zone program, effective Jan. 1, 2027, will introduce new tax inc... (more story)

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CBRE Legal Chief's Compensation Rose To $4.46M In 2025

CBRE's legal leader saw his pay package rise to $4.46 million in 2025, compared with nearly $3.4 million the previous year, a recent securities filing shows.

Top Court Paves Way To Wipe Out Pol's Bribery Conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's decision to uphold the conviction of a pardoned former Cincinnati council member for bribery and attempted extortion, effectively greenlighting feder... (more story)

Data center deals are getting larger, more multifaceted and more complex, but pushback from the public sector is further complicating the sector. (iStock.com/tiero)
5 Legal Cases Over Data Center Projects

Litigation challenging zoning and other approvals for data center projects alleging violations of sunshine laws is rising across the U.S., including one suit in the country's biggest data center market that le... (more story)

4 Firms Guide Healthcare REIT's Early IPO Steps

National Healthcare Properties filed Monday for an initial public offering in which the healthcare real estate investment trust preliminarily estimated it could raise $100 million, advised by Paul Weiss Rifkin... (more story)

Real Estate Co. Says Compass Owes More For Agent 'Betrayal'

A real estate company asked a Florida state court for permission to seek punitive damages against Compass Inc., claiming the brokerage firm is misleading the public regarding its agents' fiduciary duties despi... (more story)

DOJ Says Block On Maryland Detention Center Isn't Warranted

The Trump administration told a Maryland federal judge there's no basis to block a project to convert an existing "mega warehouse" into an immigrant detention facility when it fulfilled environmental review du... (more story)

CIM Group JV Closes $210M Miami Retail District Sale

Real estate company CIM Group and its joint venture partners have completed a $210 million sale of a shopping, entertainment and dining district in a $6 billion, 27-acre mixed-use project in Miami to a group i... (more story)

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Severance Boosts Ex-Compass GC's Comp Nearly 10 Times

The former general counsel of Compass Inc. saw his total compensation jump from about $1 million last year to over $10 million in 2025, according to a securities filing on Friday.

Insurer Can't Hide Deal With Security Co. In Shooting Dispute

A pair of insurers can't keep confidential the amount they received to resolve their coverage claims against a security company, a North Carolina federal court ruled, saying the insurers failed to overcome the... (more story)

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NAR Ducks Another Membership Rules Antitrust Suit

A Michigan federal court tossed a case challenging rules requiring brokers to be members of the National Association of Realtors and its local affiliates in order to access multiple listing services, saying co... (more story)

8th Circ. Affirms Designer Owes Fees For Floor Plan IP Suits

The Eighth Circuit has upheld an award of $236,000 in attorney fees to a group of real estate agents and a brokerage firm accused of infringing a home designer's patents.

GAO Backs FEMA In $69M Housing Unit Delivery Protest

An Alabama company vying for a Federal Emergency Management Agency award for manufactured housing could not show the agency unreasonably steered a $69 million deal to a Florida company for a faster delivery sc... (more story)

NWMLS' Compass Counterclaims Point To Private Listing Ban

Northwest Multiple Listing Service hit back at Compass with counterclaims in an antitrust case over a policy to stop brokers from offering properties privately before posting them on the online home listing pl... (more story)

Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.