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

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.

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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.

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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.

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Daily Business Review

Luxury Real Estate Company Facing Housing Discrimination Suit

By ALM Staff | September 7, 2022

This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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New York Law Journal

Town Justice Agrees to Censure; Admits Invoking Judicial Office on Wife's Behalf

By Brian Lee | September 7, 2022

According to the commission, a Town Justice who is a non-lawyer acknowledged that it was improper for him to have advocated for his wife in court as if he were an attorney, and to have disparaged a prospective tenant in a lawsuit.

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Pro Mid Market

North Carolina's Booming Healthcare and IP Industries Boost Brooks Pierce

By Dan Roe | September 6, 2022

Growth is coming naturally for the midsize firm, but managing partner Reid Phillips said preserving the firm's "well-knit" culture is top-of-mind as the 107-lawyer firm accommodates expansion.

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The Recorder

Sheppard Mullin Takes Real Estate Partner Trio From Sidley in New York

By Jessie Yount | September 6, 2022

The group represents financial institutions in real estate finance transactions and construction projects, "many of which have helped to shape and enrich the New York skyline," as well as workouts and remedies, according to firm leaders.

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Texas Lawyer

Court Divided on Legal Malpractice: Judges Reverse $20M Judgment, Order 3rd Trial

By Adolfo Pesquera | September 6, 2022

The majority opinion, delivered Aug. 31 by Justice Amanda Reichek, took issue with a jury charge that states in part a that Terry would not have been required to prove the plaintiffs case' to designate Flaven as a responsible third party.

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New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

By Scott Mollen | September 6, 2022

Scott Mollen discusses the land use case, "301 E. 66th Condominium Corp. v. City of New York," and a foreclosure action, "Majestic Holdings v. Wilmington Sav. Fund Socy."

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Texas Lawyer

Real Estate Firm Cassin & Cassin Taps Young Partner as New Dallas Leader

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 6, 2022

Tara Darling, who was an associate in the firm's affordable housing and agency lending practice in New York, moved to Dallas, where she is now office managing partner.

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