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New Tactics In The Data Center Wars: Incentives, Moratoriums

A rising tide of public opposition and scrutiny of artificial intelligence has culminated in several states repealing tax incentives for data centers and one state enacting the nation's first moratorium, prompting developers to look for friendlier pastures.

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Attorneys Size Up Woes At Old Pfizer Building

While city agencies investigate the cause of a structural failure at the old Pfizer building, New York City's largest office-to-residential conversion, attorneys assess whether it could impact the conversion market and the potential for legal liability. The developer, MetroLoft, has faced lawsuits at other conversions.

Housing Bill Becomes Law Without Trump's Backing

A bipartisan bill to promote more housing supply and limit Wall Street firms from investing in single-family homes became law Saturday by default after President Donald Trump withheld his signature but did not veto the measure.

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AI-Fueled Pro Se Suits Pose Rising Risk For Lenders

Joseph Briggett

Harris v. Pinnacle Bank, a recently decided Mississippi federal court case, illustrates how pro se borrowers are u... (more story)

How Litigants Are Testing Conversion Therapy Ruling's Scope

Anwar Graves, Lauren Weinstein and Simon Hedlin

Litigants are already using the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Chiles v. Salazar ruling, which applied strict scrutin... (more story)

Occupier Contract Strategies For Locking In Expansion Rights

Josh Winefsky

In a market defined by record-setting demand, shrinking availability and rising rents, large commercial office occ... (more story)

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Polsinelli Adds Wick Phillips Real Estate Pro In Dallas

National law firm Polsinelli PC has shored up its commercial real estate offerings with a Dallas-based shareholder who previously practiced with Texas firm Wick Phillips.

Zaslav-Backed Bid Sets Floor For SIMAD Summer Camp

A group backed by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is making a $68 million stalking horse bid for Mohawk Day Camp, one of a collection of camps run by SIMAD Holdings that are up for sale in its Chapter 11 proceeding.

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4 Firms Guide $1.2B Self-Storage REIT Merger

Two real estate investment trusts sponsored by SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. affiliates have agreed to a $1.2 billion all-stock merger that's being advised by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Venable... (more story)

Unstable NYC Building Promises Complex Claims Process

A structural failure that threatened a major collapse at a 37-story Manhattan building undergoing an office-to-residence conversion promises to trigger a complicated insurance claims process. Here, Law360 look... (more story)

Data Center Operator Csquare Prices $1.1B IPO Below Range

Dallas-based data center operator Csquare hit the public markets Thursday after raising $1.1 billion in its initial public offering steered by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

Holland & Knight Adds DLA Piper Industrials Sector Co-Chair

Holland & Knight LLP announced Thursday that it has hired the former U.S. co-chair of DLA Piper's industrials sector as a partner in New York.

NYC Office Leasing, Development Rebounds In Q2, JLL Says

The New York City office market saw 7.2 million square feet of space being leased in the second quarter of 2026, office vacancies declining by 0.5 percentage points from the previous quarter and the start of m... (more story)

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Wells Fargo, Ocwen Seek Win In ERISA Suit 2nd Circ. Revived

Wells Fargo and Ocwen asked a New York federal judge for a pretrial win in a suit from union pension fund trustees accusing the companies of mishandling home loans tied to employee pension fund investments, af... (more story)

Mich. Appeals Panel Says Tax Sale Claims Must Follow Statute

The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a suit brought by former property owners seeking the return of surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales, saying in a published opinion... (more story)

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Housing Law Backs New Models For Manufactured Housing

A newly passed federal law is making it possible to reimagine how manufactured housing is built in the U.S. Cozen O'Connor partner Thomas Casparian spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about the changes the... (more story)

11th Circ. Affirms Quarry Valuation Sank $23M Easement Perk

A 103-acre tract's best alternative use is not an aggregate quarry, the 11th Circuit ruled Thursday, rejecting the valuation that supported a partnership's $23 million deduction claim for donating the Georgia ... (more story)

Mamdani Outlines New Policies For Combating Bad Landlords

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday that he wants to implement recommendations made in the city's official 68-page Rental Ripoff Report, which pushes for more building inspections, tougher pe... (more story)

AG Fines, Not Damages Allowed After RealPage Renter Deals

The attorneys general of D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington can seek civil fines and injunctive relief against RealPage Inc. and landlords for fixing rent prices, but claims on behalf of their... (more story)

Senior Home, Care Referral Site Drop False Ad Suit Dispute

A senior living placement site and a Georgia assisted living home have jointly agreed to end a proposed class action in which the home alleged that the site falsely advertised free services and steered busines... (more story)