Expert Analysis

A New Regulatory Environment For PE In Calif. Healthcare

The California Office of Health Care Affordability's proposed revisions to its cost and market impact review regul... (more story)

CFIUS' Mandate Misses Foreign Risk In Project Subcontracts

Recent calls for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review equity transactions like the P... (more story)

NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to al... (more story)

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NYC's Retail Vacancies Drop To Record Low, JLL Says

New York City's average retail space availability in multiple prime submarkets dipped to 11.9% in the second quarter of 2026, which is the lowest it's been since the third quarter of 2017, according to a JLL report.

Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Paul Weiss, Fried Frank

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. acquires specialty chemicals technology company Element Solutions Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. buys Crinetics Pharmaceuticals ... (more story)

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These Firms Guided First Half's Top Hospitality M&A Deals

Weil, Mayer Brown and Paul Weiss are among the law firms that landed work on the largest hospitality mergers and acquisitions of the year's first half, a period that saw seven transactions north of $1 billion. 

Bradley Adds Bankruptcy Atty From Arnall Golden In Atlanta

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added an Arnall Golden Gregory LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice with an attorney who brings more than 25 years... (more story)

Judge Urged To Deny Transfer Of SpaceX Land-Swap Suit

Environmental groups urged a D.C. federal judge to reject an attempt by SpaceX and the federal government to transfer the groups' lawsuit challenging a land-exchange deal to Texas, saying the deal was reviewed... (more story)

NYC Settles Extra Space Suit Ahead Of Licensing Rollout

New York City said Thursday it has settled its suit accusing Extra Space Storage Inc. of predatory business practices for more than $1.7 million, resolving its claims before the city's new self-storage licensi... (more story)

NJ Looks To Renew RealPage Antitrust Claims Against REIT

New Jersey has asked the state's federal court to allow it to file an amended complaint that fixes the pleading issues in its suit accusing multifamily real estate investment trust AvalonBay Communities Inc. o... (more story)

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Mass. Town Says Developer Owes $100K Under Rezoning Deal

The small central Massachusetts town of Lancaster says a developer is trying to wriggle out of paying half of an agreed-upon impact contribution spelled out in a deal to create a mixed-use "enterprise district... (more story)

Trump Won't Sign Housing Bill Set To Become Law

President Donald Trump tied lack of support for a bill imposing federal voter ID rules to a vow Friday to withhold his signature from a bipartisan bill promoting more housing supply, even though the measure is... (more story)

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Unstable Ex-Pfizer Office Spurs Evacuations In Manhattan

The reported instability of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's former New York City office headquarters, which is undergoing a conversion into residential units, led to the evacuations of multiple nearby buildings ... (more story)

Conservative Investors Ask To Drop Airbnb Investor Suit

Two right-leaning institutional shareholders who alleged Airbnb wrongly excluded shareholder proposals from proxy materials have asked a Delaware federal court to dismiss their dispute.

NC Biz Court Tosses Lot Owners' $1.45M Helene Fee Fight

The North Carolina Business Court has scrapped a legal challenge over a $1.45 million special assessment levied against property owners in a gated community to cover Hurricane Helene damages, finding the lot o... (more story)

Attys Seek Clarity, Carveouts In NYC 2nd-Home Tax Rules

Practitioners implored the New York City Department of Finance on Thursday to clarify certain elements of the agency's proposed rules for a tax on high-value second homes, including addressing whether purchase... (more story)

Calif. Tribe Says Immunity Bars Challenge Over Village Site

The Trinidad Rancheria is seeking to intervene in a challenge that looks to block a California city's jurisdiction over matters concerning an Indigenous village site's management, arguing that the dispute can'... (more story)