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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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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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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)

Miami Courthouse Sale Extended After No Bids

Miami-Dade County did not find a buyer for its historic courthouse tower in downtown Miami by the Friday close of an online auction, but there are interested parties and the sale process will continue, accordi... (more story)

MLB's Tampa Bay Rays Get Key Approvals For New Stadium

Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays took a major step toward consummating the ballclub's yearslong efforts to build a new home ballpark, as the Hillsborough County Commission on Friday approved a developmen... (more story)

Meet The Attorneys Guiding Creditors Of DAMIS Holdings

A dozen attorneys from Paul Hastings LLP and Connell Foley LLP are representing the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 of real estate company DAMIS Holdings, which filed for bankruptcy... (more story)

Morgan & Morgan Expanding Into Chicago With Office In Loop

Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA announced last week the opening of a Chicago office within the Loop, the city's central business district.

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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)

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)

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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)

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)

Denver Landlord Settles Suit Over Eviction Fee Scheme

A Denver property management company reached a settlement with a former tenant who accused the company in a proposed class action in Colorado state court of using eviction proceedings to siphon illegal attorne... (more story)