ArticleRating Agency Developments - November, 2016On November 23, 2016, Moody's published its updated methodology for Special Assessment/Special Property Tax (Non-Ad Valorem) Debt. Release.United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
Article3rd Quarter 2025 Chapter 11, Healthcare And Real Estate Distress IndicesThe latest Polsinelli-TrBK Distress Indices Report shows mixed distress trends across major sectors, with a sharp increase in health care distress, a rise in Chapter 11 filings and steady distress levels in real estate.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesPolsinelli PC
ArticleCFIUS Regulations Applicable To Real Estate TransactionsEarlier this year, the Department of Treasury's final regulations became effective to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA).United StatesGovernment, Public SectorShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleDoes Your Association "Regulate" Public Streets?The Governor has recently signed House Bill 2298, which mandates that every association overseeing parking on public streets, and whose CC&Rs were recorded prior to 2015, must conduct a membership meeting and a vote before June 30, 2025. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCHDB Law
ArticleHigh Court Inclusive Communities Ruling: 1 Year LaterLast summer the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, holding that disparate impact discrimination claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWilmerHale
ArticlePanamanian Intermediary Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering ConspiracyA Panamanian man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to a money laundering conspiracy in connection with a bribery scheme involving a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSatellite Campus For StocktonNicholas Menas was featured in the NJBiz article, "Satellite Campus for Stockton." While the full text can be found in the October 14, 2013, issue of NJBiz, a synopsis is noted below.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorFox Rothschild LLP
PodcastTrailblazer US Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) (Podcast)Madam Policy welcomes champion and advocate for mental health services and LGBTQ+ rights as well as a fighter for all things Vermont, US Representative Becca BalintUnited StatesGovernment, Public SectorBracewell LLP
ArticleBankruptcies: They're IncreasingBankruptcy filings were up 17% in the first half of 2023 of 2022 numbers and the surge continues.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringEpps & Coulson
ArticleInvesting In Distressed Commercial Real Estate In The U.S.Partner Kris Ferranti moderated a discussion with fellow lawyers from Shearman & Sterling's Real Estate, Tax, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency and Environmental practices about the opportunitiesUnited StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringA&O Shearman
PodcastThe Property Line: Bankruptcy 101 For Real Estate Professionals (Podcast)With uncertainties regarding the economy, interest rates rising, the cost of real estate development soaring, and financial distress resulting from the pandemic weighing heavy on many, real estate investors and users ...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticlePresident Signs TRIA Reauthorization Into LawOn Monday, January 12, President Barack Obama signed into law a reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, first enacted in 2002 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks but which had expired on December 31, 2014.United StatesInsuranceMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleReal Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 13, 2017Foreclosure: where a valid mortgage properly encumbers the subject property, an incorrect deed and a reformation of deed count are not fatal to a foreclosure action.United StatesInsuranceCarlton Fields
ArticleU.S. Treasury Seeks To Stanch Flow Of Proceeds Of Corruption And Other Crimes Into Manhattan And Miami Luxury Real EstateThe stated purpose of the GTOs is to gather information on "individuals attempting to hide their assets and identities by purchasing residential properties through limited liability companies [LLCs] or other opaque structures." United StatesInsuranceBakerHostetler
ArticleDelaware Extends The Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program And The Office Of Foreclosure PreventionGovernor Jack Markell recently signed into law House Bill 40 This Bill extends the time period for the Automatic Residental Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program and the Office of Foreclosure Prevention. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleThe Churn: Lateral Moves In The Am Law 200Howard Bregman and Gary Dunkel were featured in "The American Lawyer" article "The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200." United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleWhen Political Subdivision Installs Lighting As Part Of Real Estate, Sovereign Immunity Is Waived If Agency's Negligent Installation And Design Creates Dangerous Condition.A pedestrian brought a personal injury action against political subdivisions after falling while walking on a sidewalk in front of a public housing development around midnight.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMarshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
Article$1,250,000 AwardI recently litigated a partial taking of a truck stop outside of Harrisburg, PA. The most significant impacts to the property were caused by the closure of one of the driveways.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionFox Rothschild LLP
Article1031 Exchanges Or Qualified Opportunity Zones?With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, achieving tax deferral through investments, in Qualified Opportunity Zones, has had a renewed interest. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionCox, Castle & Nicholson