Expert Analysis

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

We are at an inflection point for Michigan financial services law, with a state Supreme Court decision recently ov... (more story)

AG Watch: How Maryland Is Meeting The Data Center Age

At a time when states are competing for data center investment, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown's upcoming... (more story)

FinCEN Exemption Raises Statutory, Administrative Questions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's recently rolled-out broad exemption for U.S. companies from Corporate T... (more story)

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Crime Fraud Exception Sought In Ex-Adams Aide's Bribe Case

Prosecutors on Friday said the crime fraud exception should greenlight access to privileged material as part of their case against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' chief of staff, who's accused of taking brib... (more story)

Atty Can't Kill Claims He Tricked Client Into Renting From Him

An attorney cannot escape a $14.5 million fraud lawsuit claiming he pressured his cannabis cultivation clients into an overpriced lease without telling them he was getting a 5% cut of the rent, a Los Angeles C... (more story)

A rendering shows a planned Miami campus for Carnegie Mellon University that is being funded by a $3 billion gift from hedge fund executive Ken Griffin. (Courtesy of Griffin Catalyst)
Griffin Buys $1.1B Site For Carnegie Mellon Campus In Miami

Ken Griffin is continuing to make his mark on Miami, as the hedge fund executive paid $1.1 billion to acquire about 30 acres in the city's Wynwood neighborhood for a new Carnegie Mellon campus, Griffin and the... (more story)

3 Firms Guide $1.5B CareTrust-LNT Senior Living Deal

Jones Day represented California real estate investment trust CareTrust REIT Inc. on its roughly £1.1 billion ($1.46 billion) acquisition, announced Friday, of 45 U.K. senior living facilities from LNT Care De... (more story)

SEC Renews Judgment Bid Against Crowdfunding Promoter

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lodged a new request in Michigan federal court for summary judgment against a businessperson it has accused of orchestrating two fraudulent crowdfunding offering... (more story)

BCLP's New NY Leader Eyes Growth And Big Apple Branding

A Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner who oversaw associate development and led the commercial real estate team will manage the firm's New York office and spearhead efforts to increase its bench of talent.

Taxation With Representation: Hogan Lovells, Davies, Sidley

In this week's Taxation With Representation, semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices buys AI model developer and research lab World Labs, Brixmor Property Group and private investment management firm Ever... (more story)

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Home Equity Fintech Is 1st Target Of Ex-CFPB Attys' Law Firm

Home equity fintech firm Unlock has used deceptive marketing and confusing contract terms to hide that its "investment" agreements are actually illegal high-cost loans, according to a new proposed class action... (more story)

NRP Group Starts Affordable Senior Housing Project In NY

The NRP Group and its partners Selfhelp Realty Group and Foxy Management have started construction on a 229-unit affordable senior housing project in the Bronx backed by a $214 million financing package, the m... (more story)

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'Strong Possibility' DC Voters Would Favor Rent Freeze

Voters in Washington, D.C., would likely approve an initiative to freeze apartment rents that recently survived a court challenge and may appear on a ballot in the spring, though the measure would harm the dis... (more story)

Lone Star Buys Dutch Residential Portfolio For €216M

London-based investment firm Lone Star Funds announced Thursday that it paid €215.5 million ($243 million) to acquire a residential portfolio spanning multiple cities in the Netherlands, saying it sees favorab... (more story)

Zillow Users Can't Sue Over Microsoft Session Replay Tech

A Washington federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action claiming Zillow used Microsoft browser tracking software that shared users' website activity with third parties, saying Wednesday that the plai... (more story)

DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims

A North Carolina federal court has refused to toss antitrust claims from state enforcers accusing RealPage of providing software that allows residential building owners to inflate rents, despite RealPage's set... (more story)

Dems Want FHFA To Restore Internal Watchdog's Funding

A group of 11 Democratic U.S. Senators told the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday not to proceed with "unlawfully slashing" the FHFA's Office of Inspector General budget for fiscal year 2027.