Real Estate

Bevan Brittan, Shoosmiths miss out as Zurich cuts back adviser roster

By Legal Week | September 23, 2009

Bevan Brittan and Shoosmiths have lost their places on Zurich's non-claims related legal panel after the financial services company completed a review of its legal advisers. Beachcroft and Pinsent Masons retain their spots as the two main firms on the panel, while Tanners has been retained to carry out some real estate work.

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MoD review set to cut two firms from coveted UK projects panel

By Legal Week | September 23, 2009

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a review of its projects panel, with the overhaul set to see two UK law firms trimmed from the eight-strong roster. Law firms have been invited to tender for the coveted panel, which covers the body's public private partnership and private finance initiative (PFI) work, by the end of October. The four-year contracts are to be awarded in January.

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A&O sees six departures from firm's Milan office

By Legal Week | September 21, 2009

Allen & Overy (A&O) has lost two teams from its Milan office this month, including the firm's entire Italian employment practice. A&O's Italy head of employment and labour law Piergiovanni Mandruzzato, a senior counsel in the firm's Milan office, has joined Italian boutique Lablaw along with two associates.

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DWP invites firms to put themselves forward for new £4m contract

By Legal Week | September 17, 2009

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has invited law firms to express an interest in tendering as the organisation gears up for a review of its legal advisers. Expressions of interest are due by 5 October, with invitations to tender sent out by 14 October and a final decision set to be made by the end of the year.

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Barlows continues City real estate growth with hire of Field Fisher partner

By Legal Week | September 16, 2009

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has bolstered its London real estate practice with the addition of partner Mark Sellers from Field Fisher Waterhouse. Sellers has joined Barlows after more than a decade as a partner with Field Fisher.

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Dealmaker: Ciaran Carvalho

By Legal Week | September 15, 2009

Nabarro real estate partner Ciaran Carvalho on sink-or-swim deals and nauseating Christmas parties...

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Allen & Overy and BLP take lead roles on Nomura City move

By Legal Week | September 3, 2009

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have landed key advisory roles as Japanese banking giant Nomura prepares to move into new premises in the City. The pair have advised on a 20-year lease arrangement, likely to be the largest UK office letting in 2009, which gives Nomura a six-year rent-free period on the newly-constructed Watermark Place building near Cannon Street.

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NCTM completes real estate merger as rapid growth continues

By Legal Week | September 2, 2009

Italian firm NCTM has completed its tie-up with real estate boutique DS&P with the arrival of administrative law partner Marco Antonio Monaco. The merger, originally announced in May (12 May), saw DS&P managing partner Riccardo Delli Santi and Valentina Delli Santi both join NCTM as partners along with 25 further fee earners.

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Jones Day hires City partner as construction practice head

By Legal Week | September 1, 2009

Jones Day has made its second lateral hire in as many weeks, bringing in a partner from Dundas & Wilson's London office to head its construction practice. Hamish Lal will join the US firm at the beginning of October, bringing with him a practice encompassing both contentious and non-contentious advice covering real estate, utilities, engineering, nuclear and project finance matters. His clients include a number of construction and nuclear energy companies.

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Linklaters reappoints White as global projects chief for new term

By Legal Week | August 27, 2009

Linklaters has reappointed Bruce White as the firm's global head of projects for a second four-year term. White, who has been a partner at the magic circle firm since 1995, was first appointed as projects chief in 2005, replacing Alan Black, who had spent 12 years in the role. Since then the practice has grown to a total of 150 lawyers, and this year topped the global projects rankings at the half-year point, according to research from Infrastructure Journal.

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Daily Business Review

FHA Refresher: Avoid Common Mistakes in Your Property Marketing

By Rachel Richardson | September 1, 2022

Closing the gap between leads and new leases comes down to the details. And Fair Housing Act (FHA) compliance is a major part of that. Offer a welcoming and nondiscriminatory environment for every renter to safeguard your property's marketing efforts today and continue attracting qualified renters in the future.

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New York Law Journal

US Judge Says Retailer Breached Lease by Withholding Rent During COVID-19 Shutdown

By Jane Wester | August 31, 2022

While customers were not allowed to shop in person for some time, the court said "Free People never fully lost the 'use' of the leased premises," because the space was used to store merchandise and, eventually for curbside pickup.

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Daily Business Review

Winston & Strawn, Baker McKenzie Sign Leases at 830 Brickell: 'We Are Committed to Miami'

By Melea VanOstrand | August 31, 2022

"The commitment of Winston & Strawn and Baker McKenzie to the building further solidifies 830 Brickell's position as the alchemist for the paradigm shift in the city's evolution and demand," the developers said.

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Daily Business Review

As Fight Over South Florida Condo Termination Intensifies, Expect More Litigation as Developers Pursue New Buildings

By Melea VanOstrand | August 31, 2022

"A lot of condo associations seem to go unchecked. It's not to say that they do anything wrong, but the truth is, a lot of people aren't paying attention to what their condo board does. Especially in something like this particular building, where a lot of its members are part-time residents," said Jordan Isrow of Government Law Group. "You may not see something is happening to your building or not happening to your building until it's too late."

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New York Law Journal

Issues in Apartment Buildings When There Is No Mending Wall

By Deborah Koplovitz and Andrew B. Freedland | August 31, 2022

It seems that a recent case has tacitly recognized that noise from other neighbors and their children in apartment buildings is not unexpected, and unless it is so unreasonable that it precludes a tenant from enjoying the intended function of the apartment, a warranty of habitability claim may not make the kind of good fence that some neighbors wish it would.

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New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

By Scott Mollen | August 30, 2022

Scott Mollen discusses "133 E. 58th Street, LLC v. Honors New York Center for Bridge," where plaintiff's who operated a bridge club attempted to be excused from rent due to impossibility of performance but the court determined to club to be a 'non-essential retail establishment, and "Moody v. The Related Companies," where an FHA discrimination claim was dismissed against the developer of Hudson Yard's affordable rental units.

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Daily Business Review

Miami Developer Buys Historic Brickell Avenue Estate

By Melea VanOstrand | August 29, 2022

Ytech has more than $3 billion in residential projects in the development pipeline in the Brickell area.

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The Recorder

Big Law Firms Downsize Office Space in DTLA, Expand in Century City

By Jessie Yount | August 29, 2022

Quinn Emanuel and O'Melveny are among the firms downsizing in Los Angeles, while more firms, including Willkie, Ropes & Gray, and Paul Hastings are growing in Century City.

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The Legal Intelligencer

3 More Eckert Seamans Lawyers Join Whiteford Taylor & Preston in Pittsburgh

By Justin Henry | August 29, 2022

At least six attorneys have left the Am Law 200 firm for Baltimore-based Whiteford in the last calendar year.

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Daily Business Review

Is It Too Easy For Developers to Overlook Climate Change in South Florida?

By Raychel Lean | August 29, 2022

"We've just got to rewrite the rules in a proper way in order to get the types of projects that are going to make our community stronger and better, and more vibrant and more resilient," said David Martin, CEO of Terra in Miami.

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