Real Estate

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.

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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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Daily Business Review

Sixth Florida Property Insurer Declared Insolvent

By Jim Saunders | September 26, 2022

The filing was another sign of trouble in Florida's property-insurance system.

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The American Lawyer

Midsize Firms Have Been Boosted by Real Estate, Litigation Practices

By Andrew Maloney | September 23, 2022

"Those all being in the black offset a lot of M&A and bankruptcy," says Thomson Reuters analyst Bill Josten.

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Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'Make the Effort to Get to Know Those in Current Leadership,' Says Jennifer Slone Tobin of Shutts & Bowen

By Tasha Norman | September 23, 2022

"Embrace leadership challenges, encourage growth in others, and focus on the big picture."

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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Federal Judge Sets Aside Default Judgment Against Attorney in Legal Mal Case

By Colleen Murphy | September 22, 2022

The New Jersey district court denied motion for default judgment to a couple who asserted legal malpractice and breach of contract claims against their attorney related to a foreclosure matter that ended unfavorably during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Daily Business Review

Litigants in Dismissed Eviction Case Can't Remain Anonymous, South Florida Court Rules

By Melea VanOstrand | September 22, 2022

The case demonstrates that there are few exceptions when it comes to the confidentiality of public records.

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Daily Business Review

Increased Competition Is Causing Attorneys to Implement 'Creative Strategies' in Transactional Work

By Melea VanOstrand | September 21, 2022

"An attorney can add value to a transaction by making introductions, thereby bringing more resources to the table for a client. The idea is to be the bridge between the parties and potentially end up representing the entity involved in the new transaction."

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Daily Business Review

Miami Is Replacing New York and California as a Destination for Luxury Living

By Melea VanOstrand | September 21, 2022

Demand for luxury living in South Florida is evident in new residences' sellouts.

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New York Law Journal

New York AG Files Lawsuit Against Trump, Three of His Children, Alleging Financial Fraud

By Brian Lee | September 21, 2022

James said there aren't two sets of laws and former presidents must be held to the same standards as everyday Americans. But Trump's lawyers said he and his family have become political targets.

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Daily Report Online

Climate Change Is Generating New Legal and Insurance Issues

By Raychel Lean | September 20, 2022

"I think we're going to find ourselves with quite a bit of litigation over the next 10 to 30 years because of property owners alleging that another property owner has adversely affected the usability of their property, or potentially that their view or vista has been impeded because of infrastructure."

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New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

By Scott Mollen | September 20, 2022

Scott Mollen discusses the land use case "South St. Seaport Coalition v. City of New York," where the court denied a petition challenging development in a historic district.

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