°µÍø½ûÇø: Real Estate /realestate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:49:50 +0000 Prosecutors Take Second Stab At Convicting Dallas Developer /realestate/articles/2348893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348893 Federal prosecutors started a second run at convicting a Dallas real estate developer of bribing two city council members, telling a jury during opening arguments Tuesday that the developer had a "silent partnership" with elected officials in exchange for favors. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:23:38 +0000 PacifiCorp Faces $100M Ask In Newest Oregon Wildfire Trial /realestate/articles/2349009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2349009 Oregonians, including a photographer and a charter boat operator, started the latest trial against utility PacifiCorp over wildfire damage Tuesday, with their lawyer telling a jury the 10 property owners deserve some $100 million for the fraught experiences they endured. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:37:49 +0000 Conn. Real Estate Execs Say Investors Weaponized Courts /realestate/articles/2348707?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348707 Three executives for a real estate development firm have accused their former business partners in Connecticut Superior Court of weaponizing the courts to lodge "a multi-year, multi-forum legal assault" with "fabricated" claims. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:19:03 +0000 Electrical Parts Co. Owes $1M For Fire Loss, Insurer Says /realestate/articles/2348708?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348708 A manufacturer of electrical cables is responsible for over $1 million in damages for a fire at a Philadelphia-based discount department store, an insurer told a Pennsylvania federal court, saying the blaze was caused by the manufacturer's defective armored cabling. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:17:33 +0000 Latham-Led Insurer Of Small Businesses Targets $100M IPO /realestate/articles/2348623?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348623 Small-business-focused excess and surplus insurer Ategrity Specialty Holdings LLC on Tuesday unveiled a price range on an estimated $100 million initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:13:04 +0000 Wis. Village Wants Reversal Of Land Transfers To Tribal Trust /realestate/articles/2348581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348581 Hobart, Wisconsin, has asked a federal judge to undo a move by the U.S. Department of the Interior to place properties into a trust for the Oneida Nation, arguing that the transfers were made despite the village's claims of a biased administrative process. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:59:33 +0000 Stibbe, A&O Shearman Guide $13.8B Healthcare REIT Merger /realestate/articles/2348801?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348801 Belgian real estate investment trusts Aedifica NV and Cofinimmo NV said Tuesday they have agreed to merge, forming what they said will be Europe's largest healthcare real estate investment trust, with a combined gross asset value of approximately €12.1 billion ($13.8 billion). Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:46:54 +0000 Texas Gives Some Property Owners More Time To Pay Taxes /realestate/articles/2348903?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348903 Some Texas property owners whose taxing authorities allow bills to be paid in two installments will get more time to make their initial payment under legislation signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:37:28 +0000 US Withdraws From El Paso Tribal Land Ownership Dispute /realestate/articles/2347960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2347960 The U.S. says it no longer wants to intervene in a dispute between the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the city of El Paso, Texas, over 155 acres of land, a shift in position from the prior administration that argued it never authorized non-Native Americans to usurp the tribe's property. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:08:46 +0000 CFPB Industry Impact Uncertain Amid Priority Shift, Staff Cuts /realestate/articles/2343514?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2343514 A recent enforcement memo outlines how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's regulatory agenda diverges from that of the previous administration, but, given the bureau's planned reduction in force, it is uncertain whether the agency will be able to enforce these new priorities, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:13:44 +0000 Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Weil M&A Pro In NYC /realestate/articles/2348124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348124 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday the hiring of a former counsel at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions practice in New York. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:59:12 +0000 Holland & Knight Adds DLA Piper Real Estate Pro In Texas /realestate/articles/2348563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348563 Holland & Knight LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a partner from DLA Piper to enhance its capacity to handle real estate matters for its clients. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:32:16 +0000 Oregon Sen. OKs Extending Brownfields Property Tax Break /realestate/articles/2348701?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348701 Oregon would extend its program of local property tax incentives for brownfield development for six years under legislation passed unanimously by the state Senate on Tuesday. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:47:24 +0000 Estate, Lawyer And Law Firm Clash Over Malpractice Liability /realestate/articles/2347973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2347973 Wachtel Missry LLP and a former client's estate are once again at odds in Brooklyn federal court after a judge found a September jury verdict unclear on liability in the case of a former law firm partner's alleged abuse of an elderly client, with all three parties arguing over the scope of a new trial. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:00:31 +0000 The °µÍø½ûÇø 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms /realestate/articles/2345428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2345428 A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the °µÍø½ûÇø 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:58:19 +0000 BakerHostetler Adds Two Real Estate Partners In Seattle /realestate/articles/2348301?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348301 BakerHostetler said it has added a former K&L Gates LLP real estate partner and a real estate practice group leader from a regional firm in its Seattle office. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:36:18 +0000 Text To Sanctions Trial Witness Just An 'Error,' Judge Agrees /realestate/articles/2348784?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348784 A Manhattan federal judge declined on Tuesday to revoke bail for a businessman accused of helping a Russian banker evade sanctions on assets worth nearly $150 million, after his lawyer said his text to a trial witness was merely a phone flub. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:56:23 +0000 Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw /realestate/articles/2346619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2346619 When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:49:42 +0000 Rocket Cos. Board Beats Investor's $500M Insider Trading Suit /realestate/articles/2348225?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348225 Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday dismissed a derivative shareholder suit accusing Rocket Companies Inc.'s board, chairman and controlling stockholder of breaching their fiduciary duties by liquidating $500 million worth of stock allegedly based on material nonpublic information, saying the plaintiffs have failed to show a motive. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:33:38 +0000 Budget Bill Would Deepen Residential Solar's Woes /realestate/articles/2348131?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2348131 A Sunnova unit's bankruptcy declaration — the latest among dozens of solar companies that have struggled to stay afloat — adds to evidence of a floundering residential solar industry, which now faces further diminishing prospects under the federal budget reconciliation bill.