Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure

Our colleague Steve Friedberg recently spoke at the ICSC Shopping Center Law Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on the topic of “Financeable Retail Leases: A Guide to the Perplexed”.

Our colleague, Steve Friedberg will be speaking tomorrow during a seminar at this year's US Shopping Center Law Conference put on by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Our colleague Jeff Moerdler was recently quoted in Law 360's article, "NYC Transportation Infrastructure Needs Innovation: Panel" after speaking on transportation infrastructure issues at the EisnerAmper's Real Estate Private Equity Summit this past Wednesday.

Since February 2015, California state legislators have proposed several bills to modify the limitations on property tax increases established by Proposition 13 (Prop. 13).

EPA held a public meeting on June 11, 2015 on EPA’s Proposed Rule imposing one-time electronic reporting and recordkeeping requirements on manufacturers and processors of certain nanoscale materials under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

On April 6, 2015, EPA published a long-awaited Proposed Rule imposing one-time electronic reporting and recordkeeping requirements on manufacturers and processors of certain nanoscale materials under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

We are seeing more and more of our clients branching out into international markets. My partner, Dawn Saunders, wrote an interesting article about navigating international leasing transactions and the importance of having experienced international leasing counsel review these transactions.

Effective January 1, 2015, purchasers of property in California will no longer be able to hide the amount of transfer tax paid in connection with the acquisition of a new property.

On January 1, 2014, a new law governing limited liability companies (“LLCs”) went into effect in California.

In September 2012, the California State Legislature enacted SB 1186 in an effort to cut back on opportunistic litigation and encourage compliance with disability access laws.

On Tuesday, in Zoning Board of Appeals of Lunenburg v. Housing Appeals Committee, the Supreme Judicial Court soundly rejected a zoning board of appeals’ argument that inexpensive market-rate homes may be counted toward a town’s affordable housing obligations under Chapter 40B.