Real Estate

Field Fisher seals double A&O hire in Brussels as pensions team departs

By Legal Week | October 29, 2009

Field Fisher Waterhouse has boosted its Brussels base with a double hire from A&O, at the same time as the office's head of its pensions departs to join Benelux leader Stibbe. Field Fisher will build a public and administrative law practice in the Belgian capital with the hire of A&O counsel Veronique Vanden Acker, who joined last week along with one associate.

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UK trio win out in Standard Life Investments panel review

By Legal Week | October 26, 2009

Dundas & Wilson, Herbert Smith and Addleshaw Goddard have all been reappointed to Standard Life Investments' real estate funds panel. The firms successfully tendered to remain on the real estate funds panel for another three years, with Dundas & Wilson set to carry out all property work in Scotland, while Herbert Smith and Addleshaws will continue to advise on property work in England.

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Linklaters signs up Spanish public law partner from CMS member firm

By Legal Week | October 23, 2009

Linklaters has bolstered its Spanish public law and regulated sectors practice with the hire of Jose Gimenez from CMS Albinana & Suarez de Lezo. Gimenez will join Linklaters' Madrid arm as a partner next week (26 October) and will head up the firm's public law and regulated sectors practice.

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CC real estate chief McAuley voted in for second term

By Legal Week | October 16, 2009

Clifford Chance (CC) has re-elected global real estate chief Cliff McAuley for another term. McAuley, who has been a partner with the firm for 14 years, was first voted into the role in 2003. The election was uncontested, with the new term beginning on 1 January.

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Linklaters lands Government role on £16bn asset sell-off

By Legal Week | October 12, 2009

Linklaters has been drafted in by the Government to advise on the potential sale of £16bn worth of assets over the next two years in a bid to reduce the UK's budget deficit. The magic circle firm is understood to be one of a number of top law firms in line to benefit from the UK Government's plans to sell a portfolio of assets including the student loan book and the Dartford Crossing.

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Sixteen firms win roles on unified London borough councils panel

By Legal Week | October 12, 2009

Sixteen firms including Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and Kennedys have won spots on the first panel of advisers assembled by the London Boroughs Legal Alliance (LBLA). The firms will be appointed for three years to provide legal services to six London boroughs - Camden, Harrow, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon and Hounslow London Borough Councils and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea - which have clubbed together to pool their legal services in a bid to reduce legal costs.

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Barratt Homes almost halves regional panel

By Legal Week | October 6, 2009

Barratt Homes has put the finishing touches to its regional legal panel, with the housebuilder almost halving the number of firms on its roster. The company has cut its panel - which does not cover mainstream corporate work - down from around 40 firms to 19 as a result of the review, which was completed over the summer. All of the successful firms will sit on the panel for three years.

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Hammonds loses three more partners as trio hand in notice

By Legal Week | October 2, 2009

Hammonds is to lose two equity partners with construction partner Rupert Cowen and real estate partner Martin Fleckenstein set to leave the national firm. Both partners handed in their notice earlier this week (30 September), on one of only two days each year on which equity partners are able to resign from Hammonds.

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Commentary: Trophy deals help real estate lawyers dream of better days

By Legal Week | September 30, 2009

If there's one practice in desperate need of a boost, it's real estate. With the sector the first to feel the pain of the credit crunch, deals have been painfully thin on the ground for two years now. And news last month that Eversheds was to make more property job cuts was a reminder that many are not expecting a rapid rebound. But those real estate advisers lucky enough to still have a job may be able to start breathing a little more easily as the signs are finally pointing towards some form of recovery in the commercial property sector. In particular, Blackstone Group's joint venture with British Land in the £2.13bn Broadgate Circle estate in London was probably the most visible indication of the kind of trophy deal that has been missing but there have been some other signs.

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International Edition

Commentary: Trophy deals help real estate lawyers dream of better days

By Legal Week | September 30, 2009

If there's one practice in desperate need of a boost, it's real estate. With the sector the first to feel the pain of the credit crunch, deals have been painfully thin on the ground for two years now. And news last month that Eversheds was to make more property job cuts was a reminder that many are not expecting a rapid rebound. But those real estate advisers lucky enough to still have a job may be able to start breathing a little more easily as the signs are finally pointing towards some form of recovery in the commercial property sector. In particular, Blackstone Group's joint venture with British Land in the £2.13bn Broadgate Circle estate in London was probably the most visible indication of the kind of trophy deal that has been missing but there have been some other signs.

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The Recorder

loanDepot Hires Ex-Bank of America Lawyer as Legal Chief Amid Layoffs, Restructuring

By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2022

Gregory Smallwood, a former associate GC at Bank of America, joins the mortgage lender as it restructures, cuts thousands of jobs and increases its focus on first-time and diverse homebuyers.

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Daily Business Review

5 Minutes to Leave: Commercial Landlords Removing Tenants for Personal Gain in Growing Trend, South Florida Attorney Says

By Melea VanOstrand | September 15, 2022

"They're saying, 'I declare that this building is unsafe, everyone has to leave.' In light of what happened with Surfside, it's a tough thing to argue with," said David Winker, who represents the tenants.

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Corporate Counsel

loanDepot Hires Former Bank of America Lawyer as Legal Chief Amid Layoffs, Restructuring

By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2022

Gregory Smallwood, a former associate GC at Bank of America, joins the mortgage lender as it restructures, cuts thousands of jobs and increases its focus on first-time and diverse homebuyers.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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."

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