Real Estate

Eversheds lands role on £500m Thames Gateway regeneration scheme

By Legal Week | December 1, 2009

Eversheds has secured a role on a £500m regeneration scheme for the Thames Gateway region. The top 10 firm will advise on the transformation of Purfleet in the Thames Gateway, under a public-private partnership agreement, which was given the green light from the Department of Communities and Local Government recently.

1 minute read

Simmons London real estate partner makes Lewis Silkin switch

By Legal Week | December 1, 2009

Simmons & Simmons has lost a real estate partner in London with Rachel Francis-Lang joining City outfit Lewis Silkin last week (23 November). Francis-Lang joined Simmons from Eversheds in September last year, after eight years as a partner at the national firm. She began her career at Slaughter and May, where she trained and qualified.

1 minute read

DLA Piper recruits Proskauer projects partner for Paris base

By Legal Week | November 16, 2009

DLA Piper has strengthened its Paris projects team with the hire of a former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner from Proskauer Rose. Jean L'Homme, who joined DLA yesterday (15 November), focuses on advising banks, construction companies, private operators, governments and public agencies in relation to their infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships (PPPs) with a focus on the French and North African markets.

1 minute read

Eversheds partner duo quit firm to take up new roles in the City

By Legal Week | November 10, 2009

Davenport Lyons and US firm Duane Morris have both recruited Eversheds partners as the firms look to strengthen their City offerings. Property partner Andrew Li, who has been at Eversheds since early 2008, joins Davenport as the firm's fiftieth partner after a recent hiring spree which has seen lateral appointments from Olswang, Speechly Bircham and Hextalls.

1 minute read

Herbert Smith and Lovells head up US Embassy sell-off

By Legal Week | November 5, 2009

Herbert Smith, Lovells and Maples Teesdale have all taken lead roles on the sale of the Grade II listed US Embassy building on Grosvenor Square. The Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company - which is owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund - has purchased the building in London's Mayfair, with the deal expected to be completed in 2013.

1 minute read

UK firms land roles on billion-dollar Abu Dhabi-Saudi motorway project

By Legal Week | November 4, 2009

A raft of UK law firms have won roles as Abu Dhabi prepares for the largest-ever public private partnership project (PPP) in the UAE. Allen & Overy (A&O) is advising the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, which is planning to build a motorway connecting Abu Dhabi with Saudi Arabia. Five bidders have been shortlisted to build the road from Mafraq to Ghweifat, with proposals for the estimated $2.65bn (£1.62bn) project to be submitted by 6 December.

1 minute read

Greenberg continues City growth with Eversheds real estate hire

By Legal Week | November 2, 2009

Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) is set to launch a City property practice with the hire of a real estate partner from Eversheds. Tim Webb joined GTM today (2 November) as City real estate head after 22 years at Eversheds. The firm plans to bring in associates to staff the new practice over the coming weeks.

1 minute read

DLA Piper projects partner joins firm's Australian ally in Brisbane

By Legal Week | November 2, 2009

DLA Piper's Australian ally has added a second partner in a week from the UK firm with the hire of public-private partnership (PPP) specialist Alex Guy. Guy, who is a partner in DLA Piper's London office, is set to relocate to DLA Phillips Fox's Brisbane office, where he will advise on projects across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region while also strengthening co-operation with DLA's Asia practice. He will take up the new role as of 1 January 2010.

1 minute read

Career Clinic: Are private practice lawyers snobbish about public sector work?

By Legal Week | November 1, 2009

"I have five years' PQE in commercial property, but I was made redundant in December last year and am finding it very difficult to find work - primarily I believe because I worked for a local authority. Although the quality of work which I have undertaken has been exceptional (regeneration, development and transactional projects all worth tens of millions of pounds), I have found that I am not considered by agents/recruiters or law firms when applying for commercial property roles, both in-house and private practice.

1 minute read

SJ Berwin launches new office in Shanghai

By Legal Week | October 30, 2009

SJ Berwin has opened an office in Shanghai, as the firm continues to expand its presence outside of Europe. The representative office was launched officially today (30 October) after the firm was granted a licence in August, and will be staffed by senior associates Phillip Senff and Hailong Ji.

1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigation Between Feuding South Beach Hotel Partners Revived With New Miami Claim

By Melea VanOstrand | September 14, 2022

A breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit between two South Beach hotel partners that fell flat in Miami-Dade Circuit Court early this year is back after…

3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Climate Change Is a Business Issue For Law Firms. Here's How to Prepare

By Raychel Lean | September 14, 2022

In the long run, it's going to get more expensive to develop real estate in low-lying areas or anywhere susceptible to sea level rise, according to experts.

5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

By Scott Mollen | September 13, 2022

Scott Mollen discusses 'West Side Marquis, LLC v. De Jourdan,' where it was held that a newly enacted rent control law supersedes a private agreement between the landlord and tenants; and 'Matter of Obus v. New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal,' where the court held that the petitioners' frequent use of their New York vacation home does not make them state residents.

13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Seyfarth Shaw Appoints New Real Estate Partner

By Ingrid Tunberg | September 12, 2022

Seyfarth has hired Patterson Belknap-veteran Jason Polevoy to serve in its New York office.

2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Here's How a Swiss Real Estate Firm Plans to Develop Rare Site in Brickell Area

By Melea VanOstrand | September 12, 2022

"The city is benefitting from a strong in-migration from other states and all over the world, and we have a very positive outlook on the future of Miami and its population's growth," said Rafael Aregger of Empira Group's Head of Investments US.

5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Business Travel Has Forever Changed, and South Florida's Hospitality Sector Must Adapt

By Melea VanOstrand | September 12, 2022

"Whether it was [the Zika virus] before the pandemic and with the uptick in COVID cases, people are less inclined to go to large business meetings."

10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Making the Office 'Fun' Will Be Key to Attracting and Keeping Talent in South Florida

By Melea VanOstrand | September 12, 2022

"You have to offer some sort of optionality," said Andrew Trench of Cushman & Wakefield. "What we're seeing is an upgrade for everyone in order to create a comfortable, fun, exciting environment in the office, that ultimately compels employees to come in and motivates them to be in the office instead of having to be in the office."

8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Filed Too Late: Legal Malpractice Suit Against Bilzin Sumberg Thrown Out on Appeal

By Raychel Lean | September 9, 2022

The ruling centered around a $16 million real estate investment and a two-year statute of limitations for professional malpractice claims.

4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Area to Watch: The Industrial Neighborhood of West Miami-Dade Is Evolving

By Melea VanOstrand | September 8, 2022

"That neighborhood is a largely industrial neighborhood that's evolving into a mixed-use environment. The trail, and housing along the trail, are going to have a big impact in making that evolution," said Greg West, CEO of ZOM Living.

4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Gently Nudging Attorneys Back Into the Office': Amenities Played a Key Role in This South Florida Law Firm's Office Revamp

By Melea VanOstrand | September 7, 2022

One way many law firms are attracting new talent is through upgraded office spaces and amenities.

4 minute read