Real Estate

  • June 12, 2026

    NJ Apartment Co. Faces More Migrant Discrimination Claims

    A property management company has been hit with another lawsuit in New Jersey federal court accusing it of discriminating against prospective tenants based on immigration status, this time from two Egyptian immigrants who said they have valid work authorization.

  • June 12, 2026

    Families Appeal Loss Against Lockheed Martin To 11th Circ.

    Three families who accused Lockheed Martin of causing their children's birth defects told a Florida federal court Thursday that they are appealing a May jury verdict in favor of the defense giant to the Eleventh Circuit.

  • June 12, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • June 11, 2026

    Ill. Panel Axes $7M Verdict Against Chicago Housing Authority

    An Illinois state appellate panel vacated a jury's $7 million award for a Wendy's customer who was injured by a Chicago Housing Authority security guard during a shooting pursuit, saying the agency didn't owe the customer a legal duty to ensure its security contractor was hiring sufficiently experienced guards.

  • June 11, 2026

    SEC Says PE Fund Hiding Info In Sealed Monitor Reports

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a Florida federal court on Wednesday to unseal reports by a court-appointed monitor of a private equity firm accused of defrauding investors in a $1 billion fund, arguing that the firm is abusing a sealing order to hide information from investors.

  • June 11, 2026

    NC's GOP Sends Freeze On Property Tax Appraisals To Gov.

    Some North Carolina residents' property tax appraisals would be frozen under a Republican-backed bill now on the desk of Gov. Josh Stein.

  • June 11, 2026

    FTC Wants Zillow-Redfin Deal Presumed Illegal Ahead Of Trial

    The Federal Trade Commission sought Wednesday to further limit Zillow and Redfin's ability to defend a rental listings syndication deal the agency says was a $100 million payoff for Redfin to exit the market, asking a Virginia federal judge to treat the agreement as a presumptively unlawful transaction.

  • June 11, 2026

    Fla. Suit Says Property Tax Ballot Wording Misleads Voters

    Florida's wording of a proposed constitutional amendment set to be voted on in November to boost the state's homestead exemption misinforms voters of the effects of the ballot measure, according to a complaint filed in state circuit court.

  • June 11, 2026

    Panel Tosses NJ Mall's 3rd Bid To Force Parking Garage Build

    A New Jersey appeals court has dismissed a shopping center owner's third attempt to force construction of a parking garage imagined in a 2004 plan instead of a nine-story, mixed-use building developers pitched after Newark adopted policies against new parking lots in the area.

  • June 11, 2026

    NC Gov. Stein Seeks $10B From Feds For Helene Recovery

    North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is asking Congress for another $10 billion to help with the Tar Heel State's ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene, marking a $3 billion reduction from the federal funding request he made nine months ago.

  • June 11, 2026

    Chancery Backs 'War Dogs' Figure's Lender In Mortgage Fight

    The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that a lender was entitled to place disputed second mortgages on dozens of apartment properties controlled by a real estate investor, rejecting claims that the liens were invalid and entering judgment for the lender after a trial.

  • June 11, 2026

    3 Firms Guide AI Power Provider ZincFive's $752M SPAC Deal

    ZincFive, a company providing nickel-zinc batteries for data center and artificial intelligence markets, said Thursday it will go public using a special purpose acquisition company merger valuing the enterprise at $752 million, advised by Cooley LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Latham & Watkins LLP.

  • June 11, 2026

    Seyfarth Adds Longtime Baker Botts RE Leader In Houston

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has bolstered its real estate department with a Houston-based partner who most recently served as firmwide chair of the real estate and construction practice at Baker Botts LLP, where she had worked for three decades.

  • June 10, 2026

    Calif., Santa Clara County Sue To Halt Proposed ICE Facility

    Santa Clara County and the state of California sued the Trump administration in federal court Wednesday to stop it from building and operating an 18,700-square-foot short-term ICE detention holding facility on remote property that's been restricted to agricultural-related use for generations and is home to threatened and endangered species.

  • June 10, 2026

    Calif. Man Accused Of Faking Title Policies In $100M Fraud

    A California man was arrested Wednesday and accused of defrauding a bank of nearly $100 million by manipulating title policies to falsely indicate who held the first-lien position on certain loans and to make collateral pledged to the bank appear more valuable than it actually was.

  • June 10, 2026

    Abbott Wants Ratepayer Protections From Data Center Costs

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Wednesday to do what they can to shield the state's ratepayers from the costs of data center expansion projects.

  • June 10, 2026

    Fla. Panel Says Policy Breach Verdict Didn't Bar Bad Faith Suit

    A Florida appellate panel on Wednesday revived a restaurant owner's claims that its insurer acted in bad faith in not resolving a claim over losses from a roof collapse before the contract dispute went to trial, finding the extra-contractual damages the company sought had not yet been litigated.

  • June 10, 2026

    SpaceX Rocket Base Ruining Wildlife Habitat, Green Groups Say

    Environmental advocacy organizations told a D.C. federal district court Wednesday that Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s use of formerly protected land near the Texas coast would endanger vulnerable wildlife, saying SpaceX's occasional rocket explosions spew debris directly into protected habitat.

  • June 10, 2026

    Ariz. Judge Backs Homebuilders, Voids Water Surplus Rule

    An Arizona state judge has rejected a rule from state regulators requiring housing subdivision developers in the Phoenix area to arrange 25% more water than a project actually needs in order to win approvals, in a policy that a trade group argued amounted to a water tax.

  • June 10, 2026

    Trump Picks Bank Exec, Ex-BigLaw Partner For CFPB Director

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped former BigLaw partner Brian Johnson for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a move that comes as White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought's time as interim head of the agency approaches its expiration date.

  • June 10, 2026

    Snell & Wilmer Adds Ex-Banker To Seattle Finance Team

    A former commercial banker has joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as a partner in the firm's commercial finance practice group, where she will focus on real estate-secured financing and loan workouts.

  • June 10, 2026

    Florida Appeals Court Revives Asset Probe Of Law Firm

    A Florida appeals court said Wednesday that real estate investment firm Sasha Investments LLC should not have been blocked from seeking discovery from a law firm to collect on a $2.1 million default judgment.

  • June 10, 2026

    Mass. Town Sues Over Affordable Housing Plan

    A Boston suburb is challenging the state's designation of 45 acres of land on a college campus as surplus to make way for a 180-unit housing development, saying the 2-year-old law allowing the plan is being misapplied.

  • June 10, 2026

    Zillow-Redfin Noncompete Deal Sank Stock, Investor Claims

    A proposed class of Zillow Group Inc. shareholders accused the property listings company of making an anticompetitive noncompete agreement with rival Redfin Corp., which caused the federal government to file an antitrust suit and Zillow's common stock value to drop.

  • June 10, 2026

    RI Adopts Rule Taxing Second Homes Valued Above $1M

    Rhode Island will implement a tax on non-owner-occupied residential properties with assessed values of $1 million or more under a regulation issued by the state Division of Taxation.

Expert Analysis

  • Expect A New Normal In Commercial Real Estate This Year

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    Even amid office vacancies and a wave of loan maturities, the commercial real estate market isn't as volatile as one might expect heading into 2026, but market stress is still uniquely intersecting with broader business challenges, creating new opportunities for corporate counsel and other practitioners beyond real estate, says Mark Bell at Stinson.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026

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    Recent trends in development of data centers highlight the importance of proactive attention to the zoning, permitting, interconnection and contractual issues associated with both hyperscale and edge facilities, in order to position projects for responsible growth in 2026 and protect their long-term value amid rapid technological and regulatory change, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Top 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel To Watch In 2026

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    With Trump administration enforcement policy having largely taken shape last year, antitrust issues that in-house counsel should have on the radar range from scrutiny of technology-assisted pricing to the return of merger remedies, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

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    In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • 5 Lender Strategies When A Commercial Borrower Defaults

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    With an estimated $2 trillion in commercial real estate loans set to mature by 2027, now is an opportune time for lenders to review practices on both the front and back ends, and understand the full range of options available in the event of a default, says Keith Mundrick at Amundsen Davis.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

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    Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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