Would you like to be alerted of new articles on Real Estate Law? Check out LawKT Premium. Law Firm Publications on Real Estate Law [See Also: News Articles] Last update: Mar 20, 2007 Greenberg Traurig: From The Ground Up  Mar 01, 2006 Tax Legalities Impact Developers, Property Owners, and Borrowers in Arizona, California, and Florida Arizona: Income from Sale of Mortgages and Servicing Rights Subject to Arizona Tax A recently published Arizona tax case will be of interest to developers who finance real property sales through a mortgage affiliate. California: Pension plan does not have standing in real property tax refund case Pension plans that own real property in California should be aware of a troubling property tax case Greenberg Traurig: A Real Estate Lawyer's Role in a White-Hot Real Es...  Jan 01, 2006 Winning Legal Strategies for Real Estate. Leading Lawyers on Securing Financing, Structuring Contracts, and Ensuring Successful Transactions Nossaman: Amendment to Subdivision Map Act Provides Some Relief F...  Dec 22, 2005 Nossaman E-Alert Amendment to Subdivision Map Act Provides Some Relief For Releases of Improvement Security By David L. Colgan The Subdivision Map Act (“Map Act”) provides that a developer provide improvement security such as surety bonds, deposits, letters of credit or security interests in real property, to insure the performance of various acts, or agreements covered by the Map Act, for example, installation of public improvements. David Colgan has 30 years of experience in land use, Gibbons: Condemnation in New Jersey: No Place to Run; No Place t...  Nov 25, 2005 NJPA REAL ESTATE JOURNAL. Then, this past summer, going to the other end of the spectrum, theAppellate Division of the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey upheld the use of the eminent domain power under New Jersey statutory and constitutional laws to acquire property for the purpose of slowing residential development and preserving open spaces for passive use Gibbons: In-Sites  Nov 01, 2005 In the final article, we offer tips on due diligence to prospective real estate purchasers. NEWS OF INTEREST Growth and Expansion for the Gibbons Real Property onmental Department Robert E. David has joined Gibbons as Counsel in the firm's Real Property and Environment Department Troutman Sanders: Fall 2005  Oct 01, 2005 Rather, the Eleventh Circuit looked to Georgia state law, which provides that invalid portions of a contract may be severed when the parties have expressed intent to sever such portions and enforce the remainder of the contract. Following this state law, the Court in Jackson enforced the valid arbitration clause in the employment agreement and dismissed the lawsuit Troutman Sanders: Summer 2005  Jul 01, 2005 Enacted in 1967, the ADEA makes it unlawful for an employer "to limit, segregate, or classify his employees in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's age." Claims of disparate impact are based on the theory that some policies, which appear neutral on their face, actually disproportionately hurt older workers in their. (c) The contractor investigates any Poyner and Spruill: Estate Planning Bulletin (June 2005)  Jun 01, 2005 Estate Planning Bulletin - June 2005 Print this Page Estate Planning Bulletin June 2005 In This Issue: Electronic Filing Program Update Are My Retirement Benefits Exempt from Creditors' Claims. Pearl Doherty is an associate in the Raleigh office of Poyner & Spruill LLP practicing in the areas of federal and state income taxation, nonprofit organizations, estate planning, partnerships and limited liability companies Troutman Sanders: Winter 2005  Jan 01, 2005 As a well-informed employer, you know that sexual orientation is not a category protected by Title VII and other federal anti-discrimination laws. Perhaps because of the controversial nature of sexual orientation and the ongoing scientific debate as to whether this characteristic is innate or learned, federal courts have expressed confusion regarding the definition of unlawful same-sex harassment Troutman Sanders: Fall 2004  Oct 01, 2004 Your company has a policy that strictly prohibits any kind of unlawful harassment in the workplace, and it includes real and effective complaint procedures for your employees to use. Because a company's obligations regarding discovery can begin before a lawsuit is even filed, preventing the spoliation of electronic data is often a primary concern Saul Ewing: "A policy shift toward redevelopment is changing d...  Apr 23, 2004 Municipalities employ the NJ Municipal Land Use Law to adopt and amend zoning, site plan and subdivision ordinancesthatdiscourageconstructiononundevelopedlandthrough restrictiveuse,lotsize,floorarea, landscaping and signage regulations, while providing far more relaxed zoning, site plan, subdivision, landscaping and signage regulations in areas which need redevelopment or in which infill developmentopportunitiesexist. The NJ Local Redevelopment and Housing Law also allows municipalities to Baker Botts: Shira R. Yoshor  Feb 23, 2004 Her practice includes general commercial as well as employment cases, focusing on such areas as contract disputes, class action claims, business torts, telecommunications law, and real estate issues. Ms. Yoshor is actively involved in litigation and appeals in both state and federal courts in Texas Swidler Berlin: Calculating a Landlord's Claim in Bankruptcy  Oct 01, 2003 REAL ESTATE LAW JOURNAL. REAL ESTATE LAW JOURNAL (USPS 0979-240), (ISSN 0048-6868) is published quarterly by West Group, 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN 55123-1396 Ballard Spahr: Download a PDF version of this newsletter  Apr 01, 2003 Pennsylvania Takes Aim At Delaware Holding Companies Used In "Tax Avoidance" Transactions. The identified target of the proposal is the Delaware Holding Company (DHC) structure, in which a corporation subject to corporate net income tax in Pennsylvania pays interest or royalties to its DHC parent or subsidiary Haynes and Boone: 2/27/2003 - Mold Disclosures in Real Estate and Lease T...  Feb 27, 2003 Haynes Boone | KnowledgeConnect | PUB:Mold - Mold Disclosures in Real Estate and Lease Transactions - 2/27/2003 3) { window. visibility = "visible"; } } //-- PublicationHot TopicsPublicationsFirm SeminarsPUB:Mold - Mold Disclosures in Real Estate and Lease Transactions - 2/27/2003 AuthorsAndrew L. FonoRelated Practice GroupsEnvironmentalReal EstateAdvanced Mold Litigation Course, February 27-28, 2003, March 6-7, 2003, Houston, TexasIntroductionIn light of the increase in mold awareness and Hughes Hubbard & Reed: Corporate Restructuring Operations in France  Jan 01, 2003 ...writeln(WM_startTagFix + 'scri' + 'pt'); } function WM_pluginDetect(plugindescription, pluginxtension, pluginmime, activeXname){ //This script block will test all user agents that have a real plug-in array //(i. if (msie_windows etect_through_vb){ plugin_undetectable = 0; } else { plugin_undetectable = 1; } // If it has a real plugins or mimetypes array, we look there for the plugin first if(navigator Morrison & Foerster: New Withholding Requirement for Sale of Real Property i...  Nov 25, 2002 Morrison ter - Bulletin - REAL ESTATE BRIEFING REAL ESTATE BRIEFING This briefing is provided to alert you to significant current issues in real estate law. 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One of the most commonly used avoidance routes in the market, which was closed (with effect for documents executed on or after 24 July 2002) is to leave the sale Jones Day: Recent Changes to UK Real Estate Law  Oct 01, 2002 Stamp Duty As widely expected by the property industry, the Chancellor's budget on 17 April 2002 closed various loopholes widely used to avoid paying stamp duty at rates of up to 4% on real estate. One of the most commonly used avoidance routes in the market, which was closed (with effect for documents executed on or after 24 July 2002) is to leave the sale of real estate "resting on contract" ­ i.e., contracts are exchanged but never completed Nutter McClennen & Fish: Fall 2002  Oct 01, 2002 Federal law defines obstruction of justice as intentionally impeding--or endeavoring to influence, obstruct or impede--the administration of justice. In the Andersen indictment, the government asserted that after it began investigating Enron, and after Enron notified Andersen of the investigation, Andersen destroyed documents at four of its offices, and that such conduct unlawfully obstructed its investigation Winstead: Do Not Fail To Read The Fine Print When Negotiating A R...  Jun 28, 2002 In addition to your own review of the lease and making certain that you understand its terms and provisions, it is always advisable to engage the services of a knowledgeable real estate lawyer to assist you in negotiating the sometimes confusing terms of a retail lease. K. Gregory Erwin is a shareholder in the Houston office of Winstead Sechrest k P.C. 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Brokers It s common to use real estate brokers in larger deals Allen Matkins: The Commercial Mortgage Lender's Perspective of Ti...  Feb 01, 2002 ...or the commercial lender, the commercial real estate transaction is not complete without a thorough review of title matters and the issuance of a title insurance policy. 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Opinion letters usually take a little while to negotiate, because U.S. lawyers are often unwilling to provide the wording that U.K. landlords request Shearman & Sterling: Globalization of Real Estate Law Practice*  Mar 01, 2000 GLOBALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE LAW PRACTICE. Globalization of Real Estate Law Practice Troutman Sanders: March 2000  Mar 01, 2000 Employee Benefits aw discusses current developments in the law and current issues in the administration of employee benefits and executive compensation. Environment aw tracks developing trends in environmental law, including air and water quality and hazardous substances Michael Best & Friedrich: Construction/Real Estate Update (January 2000)  Jan 01, 2000 The Real Estate Practice Area of Michael Best rich LLP welcomes Joseph E. Tierney IV as an associate. His practice focuses on real estate law and tax planning matters Kilpatrick Stockton: Presented at a CLE Program of the North Carolina Bar Fo...  Nov 19, 1999 FROF: Building Your Dream House?Avoid Nightmares with a Buyer...  Nov 10, 1999 Bell: Real Estate Alert - Continuing Care Retirement Communit...  Nov 01, 1999 Continuing Care Retirement Communities Set Trend in Senior Housing Real Estate Alert November, 1999 Real Estate Alert is published periodically by the Real Estate Department of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC to provide a timely discussion of real estate law. Real Estate Group News Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC attorneys will participate with Professional Education Systems Inc. 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Office Heightened competition and growth in the communications and public utilities industries will Kilpatrick Stockton: 1999 American Bar Association Intellectual Property Pro...  Aug 09, 1999 Bell: Real Estate Alert - Maximizing the Value of Commercial ...  Aug 01, 1999 Maximizing the Value of Commercial Space in Condominium Conversions Real Estate Alert August, 1999 Real Estate Alert is published periodically by the Real Estate Department of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC to provide a timely discussion of real estate law. Although this last decision is subject to many variables and may be answered differently for the same developer on different projects, the developer must give consideration to all of the issues raised to maximize the value realized from the Bell: Real Estate Alert - Y2K: Steps Landlords and Tenants Sh...  Jul 01, 1999 Y2K: Steps Landlords and Tenants Should Take Now Real Estate Alert July, 1999 Real Estate Alert is published periodically by the Real Estate Department of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC to provide a timely discussion of real estate law. Real Estate Group News Residential Property Alert Chicago s fair housing ordinance, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of "source of income", has been held by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations to require residential landlords to include the value of Troutman Sanders: Spring 1999  Apr 01, 1999 Addressing Real Estate Ad Valorem Taxes in Leases. ADDRESSING REAL ESTATE AD VALOREM TAXES IN LEASES Kilpatrick Stockton: ABA Section of Antitrust Law - Civil Rico Subcommittee ...  Apr 03, 1998 Troutman Sanders: Spring 1998  Apr 01, 1998 Under Georgia law, a landlord does not have a duty to protect tenants from the criminal acts of third parties unless those acts are foreseeable. year 2000 and its real or potential effects The Shaw Pittman: Real Estate Law Monitor  Dec 01, 1997 CONGRESS AMENDS SUPERFUND LAW TO PROTECT LENDERS. This article discusses recent amendments to CERCLA which clarify certain protections to lenders from liability for cleanup costs and resolve lingering uncertainties precipitated by prior court cases. I. SPECIAL MATTER: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES WITH ONE MEMBER. Recent developments in both the federal tax law and state law in some states relating to limited liability companies (LLCs) have created new opportunity for one to invest in or develop Arnold Porter: Stirrings of Hope for Downtown D.C.Business Initiatives...  Oct 20, 1997 Arnold r LLP - Publication Articles - Real Estate function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3. creator = self; } //-- Archived Articles : Real Estate Law Firm Overview | Practices / Industries | Attorneys | Recruiting Diversity | Staff Openings | Offices | Public Service | Communications Center Publications | Site Map | Search | LLP Status | Contact Us | Copyright/Disclaimer Kilpatrick Stockton: Campbell Law Observer (Norman Adrian Wiggins School of ...  Jul 01, 1997 Kilpatrick Stockton: North Carolina Bar Association Tax Section (Annual Meet...  Jun 01, 1997 Shaw Pittman: Real Estate Law Monitor  Apr 01, 1997 Treasury Department Proposal to Restrict Tax Deferred Exchanges of Real EstateDate:Summer 1997 Issue:Vol 9, No. 2 I. Articles A. Deductibility of Fees Paid to Postpone Property Closing. The court first concluded that the "economic realities" indicated that the situation involved debt rather than a mere option Arnold Porter: A Well-Designed Umbrella Trust Can Defer Taxes  Oct 21, 1996 Arnold r LLP - Publication Articles - Real Estate function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3. creator = self; } //-- Archived Articles : Real Estate Law Firm Overview | Practices / Industries | Attorneys | Recruiting Diversity | Staff Openings | Offices | Public Service | Communications Center Publications | Site Map | Search | LLP Status | Contact Us | Copyright/Disclaimer Troutman Sanders: Fall 1996  Oct 01, 1996 While there is no requirement or law that this new standard be used to measure office areas, tenants and landlords will look to these standards to resolve the vexing questions of what areas are fairly charged as "rentable" to a tenant. Real Estate aw is a quarterly publication of the Real Estate Group of Troutman Sanders LLP, providing up-to-date information on recent legal developments affecting real estate and general insights into related areas of interest Arnold Porter: The Tug-of-War Over Earthquake Insurance Proceeds  Feb 01, 1996 Arnold r LLP - Publication Articles - Real Estate function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3. creator = self; } //-- Archived Articles : Real Estate Law Firm Overview | Practices / Industries | Attorneys | Recruiting Diversity | Staff Openings | Offices | Public Service | Communications Center Publications | Site Map | Search | LLP Status | Contact Us | Copyright/Disclaimer Arnold Porter: REITs That Merge Can Avoid Taxes  Oct 16, 1995 Arnold r LLP - Publication Articles - Real Estate function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3. creator = self; } //-- Archived Articles : Real Estate Law Firm Overview | Practices / Industries | Attorneys | Recruiting Diversity | Staff Openings | Offices | Public Service | Communications Center Publications | Site Map | Search | LLP Status | Contact Us | Copyright/Disclaimer Arnold Porter: D.C. 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Smith Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 When lenders make mortgage loans on commercial real estate they want assurance that the mortgage has priority over any leases executed by the mortgagor. For assistance with SNDAs, and any other commercial lease documents (on behalf of the lender, landlord, or tenant), contact any member of Ulmer 's Real Estate Law Group University Circle: A Distinct Cultural   Part of the master plan was to "establish a central organization to administer the plan and give it some real authority." The result was the University Circle Development Foundation, the predecessor of the current University Circle Inc. (UCI). 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Yet, if the "modification" raises issues as to the seller's good faith, that may, based on the precedents discussed in this column, obligate the seller to close with the board on the original Richard Siegler is a partner in the firm of Stroock ck and is an adjunct professor Special Bulletin   It is our hope that this Bulletin will help our clients and friends stay ahead of the curve, as compliance with the Act's various mandates becomes a reality. CEO and CFO Certification of Financial Statements and Periodic Reports Commencing 30 days after the Act becomes law, CEOs and CFOs will be required to certify the accuracy of each quarterly and annual report filed with the SEC, including the financial statements filed therewith Special Bulletin   INTRODUCTION On July 25, 2002, Congress passed, and on July 30, 2002 President Bush signed, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which enacted sweeping reforms of the federal securities laws. 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New Case Law lation Pennsylvania Amendment to Pennsylvania Tapping Fee Statute Tapping fee reform legislation was passed on May 13th in the Pennsylvania General Assembly pursuant to House Bill No. 51 Hughes Hubbard: Foreign Investment In Cuba: A US Perspective   ...writeln(WM_startTagFix + 'scri' + 'pt'); } function WM_pluginDetect(plugindescription, pluginxtension, pluginmime, activeXname){ //This script block will test all user agents that have a real plug-in array //(i. if (msie_windows etect_through_vb){ plugin_undetectable = 0; } else { plugin_undetectable = 1; } // If it has a real plugins or mimetypes array, we look there for the plugin first if(navigator Isaacson: June 2000 Issue   Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods « In the Courts - Cases and Comments May 2000 Reprint from the CBA Real Estate Law Section Newsletter By: Frederick B. Skillern Here are some interesting cases decided in the last six months. To the relief of many lawyers, the supreme court reverses the decision in Lackner v. King, 972 P.2d 690 (Colo Isaacson: October 1999 Issue   Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods « In the Courts - Cases and Comments October 1999 Reprint from the CBA Real Estate Law Section Newsletter By: Frederick B. Skillern Here are highlights from recent Colorado cases dealing with real property. This case determines that the terms of a written listing agreement govern the duration of the listing, notwithstanding C.R.S. §12-61-809(1), which might suggest that all listings – or at least those that are not "performed or completed for any reason" – end after Isaacson: February 1999 Issue   Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods « In the Courts - Cases and Comments February 1999 Reprint from the CBA Real Estate Law Section Newsletter By: Frederick B. Skillern Here are some highlights from recent cases from the Colorado courts relating to real property: Universal Resources Corp. v. Ledford, 961 P.2d 593, Colorado Court of Appeals, June 25, 1998 -- Oil and Gas Lease -- "Free Gas Clause" -- Covenant. The free gas clause is characterized as a covenant which runs with the surface of the leased Isaacson: October 1998 Issue   Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods « In the Courts - Cases and Comments May 2000 Reprint from the CBA Real Estate Law Section Newsletter By: Frederick B. Skillern Here are some highlights from recent cases from the Colorado appellate courts relating to real property; 3 Bar J Homeowners Association v. Board of County Commissioners of Chaffee County - Colorado Court of Appeals, September 17, 1998 - Rule 106(a)(4) - review of subdivision plat This is another case dealing with a challenge by neighboring Isaacson: June 1999 Issue   Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods « In the Courts - Cases and Comments June 1999 Reprint from the CBA Real Estate Law Section Newsletter By: Frederick B. Skillern Here are highlights from recent cases from the Colorado courts relating to real property. Telluride Real Estate Company v. Penthouse Affiliates, LLC, Colorado Court of Appeals, January 21, 1999 -- Broker Commission -- Procuring Cause -- Transaction Broker Lowenstein Sandler: "Improper Notice Leads to Spoliation"   Improper Notice Leads to Spoliation Real Estate Law Improper Notice Leads to Spoliation Defective construction material must not only be replaced, it must be preserved Steven E. Brawer, Esq. March 5, 2001 Brawer is a director and Isacoff is an associate in the construction law practice group at Lowenstein Sandler of Roseland McGlinchey Stafford: Within the Firm (McGlinchey news)   Elizabeth P. Blitch participated in a panel which discussed Career Paths: Getting There From Here at Loyola University New Orleans School of Law during its Annual Association of Women Law Students Spring Lecture Forum. Bennet S. Koren lectured to a group of Loyola University Law School students on Recent Developments in Banking Law and the Uniform Commercial Code O'Melveny & Myers: Land Law for Foreign Investors in China   Topics in Chinese Law ¤¤°êªk«ß±MÃD. The current Chinese Constitution states, "All urban land shall belong to the State. All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to O'Melveny & Myers: Land Law for Foreign Investors in China   Topics in Chinese Law ¤¤°êªk«ß±MÃD. The current Chinese Constitution states, "All urban land shall belong to the State. All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to Stoel Rives: Find a Lawyer   First Name nbsp Last Name ractice Area Agriculture usiness Law Air Team Alternative Dispute Resolution Antitrust Regulation Group Appellate Law Banking cial Institutions Bankruptcy rcial Law Construction n Law Contaminated Land Corporate eBusiness Education Emerging Businesses Employee Benefits Employment Law Endangered Species Act Energy Environmental al Resources Environmental Insurance Group Family ly-Held Businesses Forest Products Franchise Law Government Affairs Health tal Law Ulmer & Berne: Recent Developments in Real Estate Law: License Law Mod...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Recent Developments in Real Estate Law: License Law Modernized; Fair Housing for Appraisers; Constitutionality of Ohio Megan's Law Upheld Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2000 Several recent developments in the law are of interest to Ohio's real estate community. The Legislature recently made a number of changes to the real estate license law and modified pre-license education requirements for appraisers, while the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne Welcomes New Associate   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer Welcomes New Associate Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2001 Ulmer LLP is pleased to welcome Jodi B. Rich to the Real Estate Law Group as an associate. Jodi is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000, Order of the Coif) and The George Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1996) Ulmer & Berne: Mark Your Calendar for the Columbus Commercial Develope...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Mark Your Calendar for the Columbus Commercial Developers Power Breakfast Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 Once again, Ulmer & Berne will co-sponsor the annual Commercial Developers Power Breakfast in Columbus, Ohio. Central Ohio's leading commercial real estate developers, investors, contractors, property managers, attorneys and financial planners will be in attendance Ulmer & Berne: Practice Group News   They presented "Choice of Business Entity in Ohio: How to Do It Right." Bill J. Gagliano authored materials on "Defaults and Remedies under Commercial Leases" for the Cleveland Bar Association's 24th Annual Real Estate Institute, held on October 14-15, 2002. Robert J. Karl presented "Environmental Matters in the Real Estate Transaction" at an October 25, 2002, all-day CLE seminar held at the Athletic Club of Columbus, Ohio Ulmer & Berne: International Council of Shopping Center Greater Cincin...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters International Council of Shopping Center Greater Cincinnati Alliance Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2001 On October 17, Marty Dunn, the Partner-in-Charge of our Cincinnati office and a member of the Real Estate Law Group, will participate in a panel discussion as part of a conference hosted by the International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC) Greater Cincinnati Alliance. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Ulmer & Berne: House Bill 279 Simpler Rules Regarding the Execution of...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Legislative Update: House Bill 279 by Ronald G. Smith Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 Simpler Rules Regarding the Execution of Documents Conveying an Interest in Real Estate In November, Governor Taft signed House Bill 279, which provides that signatures on deeds, mortgages, land contracts, leases, memoranda of trust, and powers of attorney must be notarized, but no longer are required to be witnessed. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Ulmer & Berne: Zoning Update: Developer Obtains Judgment Reimbursing   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Zoning Update Developer Obtains Judgment Reimbursing Impact Fees Charged by City Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2000 In a significant ruling granting summary judgment to a developer represented by Ulmer 's Bruce Mandel, the Medina County Court of Common Pleas recently found unconstitutional the application of the City of Medina's "Open Space" Ordinance to a multi-family development. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Ulmer & Berne: Attention Developers: Wetlands Update   What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Resources | Recruiting About Ulmer | Practice Areas | Our Attorneys | Events cations | Contact Us Copyright 2002 Ulmer LLP. Site created by DigiKnow Ulmer & Berne: Attorney Spotlight   "A good part of my real estate practice is the financing of commercial real estate, and the fundamentals of such financing, whether debt or equity, are in many respects the same as the fundamentals of corporate finance." Stu represents owners in all aspects of commercial real estate development - land acquisition, annexation, zoning, construction, leasing and financing, including private equity offerings. He is a member of the Firm's Real Estate Law Group, Business Law Group (where he has served Ulmer & Berne: Firm News   Bill Gagliano, Chair of Ulmer 's Real Estate Law Group, has been named Vice-Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the National Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. His topic was "Fair Housing Sexual Harassment and HUD's Proposed Regulations: Safe Harbor or Increased Exposure?" On July 20, 2001, Andy Giannella spoke at the Ohio State Bar Association Seminar on Real Estate Finance Ulmer & Berne: Attorney Spotlight   Harold has had experience and is involved in the development, construction, financing, sale and purchase of residential, commercial and industrial real estate. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Resources | Recruiting About Ulmer | Practice Areas | Our Attorneys | Events cations | Contact Us Copyright 2002 Ulmer LLP. Site created by DigiKnow Ulmer & Berne: Attorney Profile   As Chair of Ulmer 's Public Law and Finance Practice Group, Craig describes his unique law practice as "putting together pieces of a moving puzzle." Having served as Law Director of the City of Cleveland and Chairman of the Gateway Economic Development Corporation, Craig's background provides keen insight into the political aspects of his clients' projects. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Resources | Recruiting About Ulmer | Practice Areas | Our Ulmer & Berne: Ohio?s New Transfer-on-Death Deed   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ohio's New Transfer-on-Death Deed Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2000 The Ohio legislature recently passed House Bill 313 enabling the conveyance of real estate, by deed, to designated beneficiaries automatically on the death of the owner. 22 which permits any person who owns real estate, either as a tenant in common or sole owner, to designate "transfer on death beneficiaries" through the recording of a deed Ulmer & Berne: New President of Case Western Reserve University Headli...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters New President of Case Western Reserve University Headlines Annual Deal Maker Forum Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2002 Mark Your Calendar for October 29. Edward M. Hundert, M.D., Case Western Reserve University's new president, is the featured speaker at this year's Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum Ulmer & Berne: Firm Obtains Case Dismissal in Housing Discrimination L...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Firm Obtains Case Dismissal in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2002 In January 2001, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) filed multiple lawsuits against Wagler Homes Inc. accusing it of discriminating against four African-American families who had sought to purchase single-family homes from the company's Kingsbury Trace development in Copley Township, Ohio. Despite the commission's original finding of "probable Ulmer & Berne: Recent Cincinnati Real Estate Transactions   What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Resources | Recruiting About Ulmer | Practice Areas | Our Attorneys | Events cations | Contact Us Copyright 2002 Ulmer LLP. Site created by DigiKnow Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne Lawyers Guide Development of Shaker Squar...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer Lawyers Guide Development of Shaker Square Project Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2000 In January, Ulmer attorneys closed the acquisition of Shaker Square as well as the first phase of the financing which will enable our client to undertake a complete restoration of this historic retail center. Shaker Square is being acquired and renovated by Shaker Square of Ohio LLC, in which well known Cleveland real estate developers, Randy Ruttenberg Ulmer & Berne: Attorney Profile   As a Partner in the Business/Tax Department and Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group, he has earned the reputation as one of the top real estate lawyers in the Cleveland area. An indication of Bill's diverse real estate practice is exemplified by his handling of the following transactions since the date of our last Real Estate Law Letter: served as partnership counsel in a $3 Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne's Environmental Law Practice   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer & Berne's Environmental Law Practice Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 Environmental issues affect everyone - small businesses and multinational corporations, farms and developers, the average individual citizen and local, state and federal governments. Environmental law practitioners in our Real Estate Group have extensive experience in all aspects of environmental law, including: Counsel to entities subject to state and federal enforcement Ulmer & Berne: Attorney Profile: Brian M. O'Neill   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Attorney Profile: Brian M. O'Neill Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 On any one day, you can find partner Brian O'Neill working on the purchase of an office building or a shopping center, negotiating the sale or acquisition of a company or handling the financing for a new manufacturing plant. Based in our Cleveland office, Brian is a member of the Real Estate and Business Law groups, and he also chairs our Middle Market Business Practice Group Ulmer & Berne: Firm News and Speaking Engagements   Andrew R. Giannella was appointed to serve on the Ohio State Bar Association's Real Property Specialization Board. Serving a four-year term, each of the attorneys has been appointed for the purpose of developing and overseeing the test that will be administered by the OSBA to lawyers who want to achieve the designation of "Certified Specialist in Ohio Real Property Law." Speaking Engagements John C. Goheen spoke on "Tax Aspects of a Member's Exit from an LLC" at a July 25, 2002, seminar on LLCs: Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne Welcomes New Associate   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer Welcomes New Associate Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 Ulmer LLP is pleased to welcome Steven D. McGrew to the Real Estate Group as an associate. Steve is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., cum laude), the University of California, Los Angeles (M.F.A.), and Bowling Green State University (B.A.) Ulmer & Berne: New Ulmer & Berne Office Established in Cincinnati   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters New Ulmer Office Established in Cincinnati Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2000 Ulmer is pleased to announce that the firm has expanded its reach into southern and central Ohio by opening an office in Cincinnati and enlarging its existing Columbus office. Twenty-one lawyers have joined the firm eight partners and twelve associates in Cincinnati and one partner in our seven-lawyer Columbus office Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne Successfully Concludes Complex Sale of Lo...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer Successfully Concludes Complex Sale of Local Country Club Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2000 Earlier this year, the trustees of Hawthorne Valley Country Club, a non-profit corporation, concluded that increased expenses, coupled with dwindling membership, was threatening the Club's ability to continue as a private country club. Accordingly, the trustees embarked on a search for a party that would be willing to acquire the Club's facilities Ulmer & Berne: Second Annual Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum D...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Second Annual Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum Draws National Speaker Commercial Developers Power Breakfast to be held in Columbus on February 7, 2002 by Steven D. McGrew Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 Over 500 members of Cleveland's commercial real estate and political communities signed up for the second annual Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum, hosted by Ulmer LLP, KeyCorp, and Inside Business Magazine at the Cleveland Ulmer & Berne: Here's the Deal ... A List of Ulmer & Berne's...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Here's the Deal. A List of Ulmer 's Recent Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2000 Served as developer's counsel in 22,000,000 acquisition and redevelopment of historic urban retail center Ulmer & Berne: Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Ohio Attorneys Can Repres...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Only Attorneys Can Represent Landlords in Eviction Actions by Stuart A. Laven Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that landlords cannot use non-attorney employees or agents to file court actions to evict tenants and/or collect past due rents. However, the court found that such enactments violated the Ohio Constitution's "principle of separation of powers" and the inherent authority of Ulmer & Berne: Acquisition of Auburn Ice Palace Brings New Life to a C...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Acquisition of Auburn Ice Palace Brings New Life to a Community Asset by Stuart A. Laven Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 On November 26, 2001, Ulmer 's attorneys closed the acquisition of the Auburn Ice Palace in a transaction which can best be described as anything but conventional. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Resources | Recruiting About Ulmer | Practice Areas | Our Attorneys | Events cations | Ulmer & Berne: Transfers of Real Property-Escrow Accounts Required to ...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Transfers of Real Property-Escrow Accounts Required to Fund Cure of Code Violations by Jodi Rich Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2001 Local governments are strengthening their control over the condition of properties at the time of transfer of title by mandating the creation of escrow accounts to fund the correction of building and housing code violations which are not corrected at the time of transfer. The law requires the creation of an escrow Ulmer & Berne: Governor Signs New Annexation Bill   S.B. No. 5 ("Senate Bill 5"), which effected major changes to Ohio's annexation laws. The law will become effective on October 26, 2001 Ulmer & Berne: Attorney Profile: New Lawyers Join the Business/Tax Dep...   Events and Publications | Business etters ATTORNEY PROFILE New Lawyers Join the Business/Tax Department Business & Tax Law Letter Spring 1999 Three new lawyers who significantly enhance the firm's capabilities to provide high quality legal representation in the areas of health care law, corporate law, and real estate law have recently joined Ulmer 's Business/Tax Department. Ms. Scheutzow is currently a national Board Member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the nation's largest Ulmer & Berne: Supreme Court’s Position on Evictions from Public ...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Supreme Court's Position on Evictions from Public Housing: What It Means for Private Landlords by: Jodi B. Rich Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2002 During its last term, the U.S. Supreme Court took a strong stand against drug activity taking place on or near federally assisted, low-income housing. In fact, Ohio law supports a landlord's right to evict a tenant who either participates in or consents to drug-related criminal activity on the leased Ulmer & Berne: Here's the Deal: Recent Real Estate Transactions   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Here's the Deal Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2002 The attorneys in our firm are involved in every kind of real estate activity. Bill J. Gagliano acted on behalf of a nursing home in obtaining a $48,000 annual real estate tax reduction Ulmer & Berne: Here's the Deal ...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Here's the Deal. A List of Ulmer 's Recent Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 Scott P. Kadish represented Newport on the Levee, LLC in the conversion of a $46,200,000 construction loan for Newport on the Levee Shopping Center in Newport, Kentucky into a $46,200,000 Bond issued by the City of Newport, and in the lease of approximately 200,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space in the Shopping Center Ulmer & Berne: Residential Builders Beware: Ohio Supreme Court Recogni...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Residential Builders Beware: Ohio Supreme Court Recognizes Cause of Action Against Builder for Emotional Distress by Purchasers of New Homeby Andrew R. Giannella Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 The Case and the Issue On September 26, 2001, the Ohio Supreme Court decided the case of Kishmarton v. William Bailey Construction, Inc., 93 Ohio St. 3d 226 (2001). Prior to the Kishmarton decision, no case law existed in Ohio recognizing a cause of Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne Hosts 5th Commercial Developers Power Bre...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer Hosts 5th Commercial Developers Power Breakfast Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2000 On February 10, 2000, Ulmer LLP, joined by KeyBank and Ruscilli Real Estate opment Company hosted the Commercial Developers Power Breakfast in Columbus. What's New | Employment Law Updates | Attorney E-Mail | Guest Book | Online Resources | Recruiting About Ulmer | Practice Areas | Our Attorneys | Events cations | Contact Us Copyright 2002 Ulmer LLP. Site Ulmer & Berne: Meet Ulmer & Berne's Real Estate Group   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Meet Ulmer 's Real Estate Group Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2000 Bill J. Gagliano is Chair of Ulmer 's Real Estate Group. Martin R. Dunn is a Partner in Ulmer 's Real Estate Group and the Partner-in-Charge of the firm's Cincinnati office Ulmer & Berne: Does Your Company Have an Environmental Plan?   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Does Your Company Have an Environmental Plan. by Robert J. Karl Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 In today's fast-paced business community, companies can't afford for environmental issues and regulatory compliance requirements to be an afterthought Ulmer & Berne: HUD Issues Proposed Rule on Fair Housing Sexual Harassm...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters HUD Issues Proposed Rule on Fair Housing Sexual Harassment Guidelines for Protection Against Claims by William D. Edwards Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2000 When it comes to the law of sexual harassment, most people think of activity confined to the workplace. Thus, given the level of exposure that can arise in these types of cases, residential housing providers and management companies should be determining how to better protect themselves from Ulmer & Berne: Year 2000 Reappraisal Real Estate Taxes Too High? File ...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Year 2000 Reappraisal Real Estate Taxes Too High. File a Complaint by Bill Gagliano Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2000 On December 20, the Cuyahoga County Treasurer mailed its annual "holiday greetings" to all real property owners in the County Ulmer & Berne: Fractional Like-Kind Exchanges Under IRC 1031 Following...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Fractional Like-Kind Exchanges Under IRC 1031 Following the Issuance of IRS Revenue Procedure 2002-22 by Andrew R. Giannella Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 On March 19, 2002, after spending considerable time studying the issue of "fractional like-kind exchanges", the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2002-22 (Rev. 2002-22 specifies the conditions under which the IRS will consider a request for a ruling that an undivided Ulmer & Berne: Megan's Law and Ohio Landlords   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Megan's Law and Ohio Landlords by Ronald G. Smith Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2001 In 1994, seven year old Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by a twice-convicted sex offender who lived across the street from her in New Jersey. The sex offender notification statutes enacted by the states are often referred to as "Megan's Laws." Ohio's version of Megan's Law is Chapter 2950 of the Ohio Revised Code Ulmer & Berne: Tax Free Like-Kind Exchanges of Real Property   A deferred exchange occurs where an owner of real estate: (1) sells the property through a qualified escrow, intermediary, or trust, (2) properly identifies replacement real estate within 45 days of the sale, and (3) receives the replacement real estate through the qualified escrow, intermediary, or trust within 180 days of the sale of the disposed real estate. e., a party that exchanges a parcel of real estate for another) that completes a successful deferred exchange pays no tax on the Ulmer & Berne: Commercial Leases: Landlord Consent Clauses a Potential...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Commercial Leases: Landlord Consent Clauses a Potential Trap for the Unwary by Steven D. McGrew Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 As a commercial tenant, can you assign or sublet your lease without your landlord's consent. By long-standing common law rule, if a lease is completely silent as to whether a tenant may sublet or assign a lease, the tenant is generally free to sublease or assign at will, without first obtaining the consent of the Ulmer & Berne: Fair Housing Update: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiora...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Fair Housing Update: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Two Fair Housing Act Cases by William D. Edwards Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2002 The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review two fair housing decisions that may alter the rights of housing providers and developers. 2618 (2001 term 6-24-02), deals with whether a developer's fair housing rights are violated when a municipality allows a referendum to stay the effectiveness of a lawfully Ulmer & Berne: Ulmer & Berne on the Cutting Edge of Retail Development...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Ulmer on the Cutting Edge of Retail Developments in Columbus, Ohio by Scott P. Kadish Real Estate Law Letter Summer 2001 Two recent projects in Columbus, Ohio are getting national recognition for innovative retail development. A number of lawsuits have recently been filed by national retailers alleging that certain landlords have over-billed the amount of common area costs Ulmer & Berne: The Basics of Structuring Mortgageable Ground Leases   The key provisions should, in the event of the ground tenant's default under its leasehold mortgage financing, afford a lender with reasonable assurances that it will be able to protect and realize upon its collateral (the ground tenant's interest in the ground lease). Legally, this concept is known as an "estate on limitation," which means an estate that remains in place until a designated event occurs (in this case, the termination of the ground lease) Ulmer & Berne: Here's the Deal: The Year in Review   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Here's the Deal: The Year in Review Real Estate Law Letter Fall 2002 Brian M. O'Neill, Inajo D. Chappell, Craig S. Miller and Arlishea L. Fulton recently represented Cuyahoga Community College in connection with several major real estate acquisition and construction projects, including the new west Campus Technology Center and the new Corporate College - West Campus in Westlake, Ohio. Steven D. McGrew and Cash H. Mischka are representing a Ulmer & Berne: Impact Fees in Ohio After Homebuilders Association of D...   Events and Publications | Real Estate Law Letters Impact Fees in Ohio After Homebuilders Association of Dayton vs. City of Beavercreek by Steven D. McGrew Real Estate Law Letter Winter 2002 In the latter part of the last century, with growing populations and shrinking coffers, municipalities looked increasingly to development impact fees as a means of funding capital improvements to their infrastructure. The law of regulatory takings has justifiably been called a "puzzle" and even a "muddle" by Vorys: Tweaking economic incentive deals saves firms money   ...correctly, comprehensive incentive deals can provide infrastructure assistance, real property tax savings, personal property tax savings, corporate franchise tax savings, and perhaps sales and use tax savings. The continued cooperation of local authorities is often essential to realizing the full benefits of a negotiated economic development incentive deal REIT   Arnold r LLP - Publication Articles - Real Estate function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3. creator = self; } //-- Archived Articles : Real Estate Law Firm Overview | Practices / Industries | Attorneys | Recruiting Diversity | Staff Openings | Offices | Pro Bono | Communications Center Publications | Site Map | Search | LLP Status | Contact Us | Copyright/Disclaimer CIS Legal Newswire October 8   The New APC eliminates the existing procedural gaps which permitted various courts (both arbitration courts and courts of common jurisdiction) in different regions of Russia to exercise jurisdiction over lawsuits on the same subject and against the same company, resulting in contradictory decisions that the parties would then try to enforce. 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These summaries are only intended to provide a survey of recent developments in real estate law around the country "The Right of First Refusal: A Modest Proposal   An earlier column about the right of first refusal and its role in condominium bylaws1 discussed the rationale behind the courts sustaining condominium bylaws provisions that give a board of managers a right of first refusal. Yet, if the "modification" raises issues as to the seller's good faith, that may, based on the precedents discussed in this column, obligate the seller to close with the board on the original Richard Siegler is a partner in the firm of Stroock ck and is an adjunct professor Environmental   1 The Court found that the Clean Air Act did not unlawfully delegate legislative power to the U.S. EPA, and that the U.S. EPA may not consider costs in setting primary and secondary NAAQS. The Court, however, found the U.S. EPA's policy implementing the revised NAAQS to be unlawful, and remanded the matters for further disposition by the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. EPA. The U.S. EPA revised the NAAQS for particulate matter and ozone on July 18, 1997. The Court found that it had upheld "The Brownfields Amendments: New Opportunities   Reproduced by permission of the Colorado Bar Association, 31 The Colorado Lawyer 99 (June 2002). This column is sponsored by the CBA Environmental Law, Water Law, and Mineral Law Sections 07-01-99: The Trademark Reporter   : Triad Business News   : ABA Employee Benefits Committee Newsletter   : Employee Relations Law Journal   : Legal Times of Washington   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : New Jersey Financing Manual   : Annual Meeting North Carolina Bar Foundation   : Legal Times   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : North Carolina Bar Association   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Property Writes 3rd Quarter 2002   A Brave New World: The Converging Worlds of Environmental and Real Estate Law at Environmentally Impaired Sites How the New Anti-Terrorism Laws Change the Timeshare Business Update on Terror Insurance Legislation: The Push to Pass Developers Attack "NIMBYism" - Using the Fair Housing Act as a Sword Subrogation Waivers in Commercial Leases Building Access and Speeding the Process with The Model Agreement New Trend in Washington, D.C. Land Use What the Enron Bankruptcy Means for Your Drance Blank Rome: NJHMFA Announces New Home Express Loan Program   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. Reprinted from Real Estate Finance, April 2004, Volume 20, Number 6, pages 17, with permission from Aspen Publishers, Inc., A WoltersKluwer Company, New York, NY, 1-800-638-8437, www Blank Rome: NJHMFA Settles QAP Litigation; Finalizes 2004 QAP   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. a settlement agreement with respect to several lawsuits that had previously been filed challenging its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for years 2002 and 2003, as well as nine LIHTC awards made by NJHMFA in 2002 Hughes Hubbard: Foreign Investment In Cuba: A US Perspective   ...writeln(WM_startTagFix + 'scri' + 'pt'); } function WM_pluginDetect(plugindescription, pluginxtension, pluginmime, activeXname){ //This script block will test all user agents that have a real plug-in array //(i. if (msie_windows etect_through_vb){ plugin_undetectable = 0; } else { plugin_undetectable = 1; } // If it has a real plugins or mimetypes array, we look there for the plugin first if(navigator King & Spalding: K&S/Arthur Andersen Roundtable:Working Together--How in...   How in-house counsel and law firms can build better businesses. The law firm that handles a business' legal matters isn't just an outside source for legal talent McGlinchey Stafford: Within the Firm (McGlinchey news)   Elizabeth P. Blitch participated in a panel which discussed Career Paths: Getting There From Here at Loyola University New Orleans School of Law during its Annual Association of Women Law Students Spring Lecture Forum. Bennet S. Koren lectured to a group of Loyola University Law School students on Recent Developments in Banking Law and the Uniform Commercial Code O'Melveny & Myers: Land Law for Foreign Investors in China   Topics in Chinese Law ¤¤°êªk«ß±MÃD. The current Chinese Constitution states, "All urban land shall belong to the State. All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to O'Melveny & Myers: Land Law for Foreign Investors in China   Topics in Chinese Law ¤¤°êªk«ß±MÃD. The current Chinese Constitution states, "All urban land shall belong to the State. All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to Stoel Rives: Find a Lawyer   First Name nbsp Last Name ractice Area Agriculture usiness Law Air Team Alternative Dispute Resolution Antitrust Regulation Group Appellate Law Banking cial Institutions Bankruptcy rcial Law Construction n Law Contaminated Land Corporate eBusiness Education Emerging Businesses Employee Benefits Employment Law Endangered Species Act Energy Environmental al Resources Environmental Insurance Group Family ly-Held Businesses Forest Products Franchise Law Government Affairs Health tal Law Vorys: Tweaking economic incentive deals saves firms money   ...correctly, comprehensive incentive deals can provide infrastructure assistance, real property tax savings, personal property tax savings, corporate franchise tax savings, and perhaps sales and use tax savings. The continued cooperation of local authorities is often essential to realizing the full benefits of a negotiated economic development incentive deal REIT   Arnold r LLP - Publication Articles - Real Estate function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3. creator = self; } //-- Archived Articles : Real Estate Law Firm Overview | Practices / Industries | Attorneys | Recruiting Diversity | Staff Openings | Offices | Pro Bono | Communications Center Publications | Site Map | Search | LLP Status | Contact Us | Copyright/Disclaimer CIS Legal Newswire October 8   The New APC eliminates the existing procedural gaps which permitted various courts (both arbitration courts and courts of common jurisdiction) in different regions of Russia to exercise jurisdiction over lawsuits on the same subject and against the same company, resulting in contradictory decisions that the parties would then try to enforce. The New APC limits the ability of lawyers not registered as "advocates" (i Design-Build Contracting Claims   Journal of Pension Benefits - Legal Developments   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employment Relations Today   Employment Relations Today - State Regulations Update   North Carolina Entrepreneur   Environmental News   National Business Institute's Land Use Seminar   American Bar Association Forum on Franchising   Franchise Update   Leader's Franchising Business & Law Alert   Atlanta Journal Constitution   Business Leader   Florida State University Law Review   Intellectual Property Stragegist   IP Worldwide   Kilpatrick Stockton article   The Journal For Legal Assistants   The National Law Journal - In Focus Section   University of Illinois Law Review   WFU General Practice CLE Manual   Latin American Law and Business Report   CLE Program of the North Carolina Bar Foundation   Resource   Summaries of recently published appellate decisions   Please note that these decisions may not accurately reflect the law governing Oregon real estate issues, and an attorney should be consulted regarding any particular Oregon legal issue. These summaries are only intended to provide a survey of recent developments in real estate law around the country "The Right of First Refusal: A Modest Proposal   An earlier column about the right of first refusal and its role in condominium bylaws1 discussed the rationale behind the courts sustaining condominium bylaws provisions that give a board of managers a right of first refusal. Yet, if the "modification" raises issues as to the seller's good faith, that may, based on the precedents discussed in this column, obligate the seller to close with the board on the original Richard Siegler is a partner in the firm of Stroock ck and is an adjunct professor Environmental   1 The Court found that the Clean Air Act did not unlawfully delegate legislative power to the U.S. EPA, and that the U.S. EPA may not consider costs in setting primary and secondary NAAQS. The Court, however, found the U.S. EPA's policy implementing the revised NAAQS to be unlawful, and remanded the matters for further disposition by the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. EPA. The U.S. EPA revised the NAAQS for particulate matter and ozone on July 18, 1997. The Court found that it had upheld "The Brownfields Amendments: New Opportunities   Reproduced by permission of the Colorado Bar Association, 31 The Colorado Lawyer 99 (June 2002). 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Land Use What the Enron Bankruptcy Means for Your Drance Blank Rome: NJHMFA Announces New Home Express Loan Program   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. Reprinted from Real Estate Finance, April 2004, Volume 20, Number 6, pages 17, with permission from Aspen Publishers, Inc., A WoltersKluwer Company, New York, NY, 1-800-638-8437, www Blank Rome: NJHMFA Settles QAP Litigation; Finalizes 2004 QAP   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. a settlement agreement with respect to several lawsuits that had previously been filed challenging its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for years 2002 and 2003, as well as nine LIHTC awards made by NJHMFA in 2002 Fox Rothschild: June 2003   Municipalities have also unlawfully attempted to pass-through to the developer the cost of defending their ordinances in validity challenges. 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The continued cooperation of local authorities is often essential to realizing the full benefits of a negotiated economic development incentive deal CIS Legal Newswire October 8   The New APC eliminates the existing procedural gaps which permitted various courts (both arbitration courts and courts of common jurisdiction) in different regions of Russia to exercise jurisdiction over lawsuits on the same subject and against the same company, resulting in contradictory decisions that the parties would then try to enforce. The New APC limits the ability of lawyers not registered as "advocates" (i Design-Build Contracting Claims   Journal of Pension Benefits - Legal Developments   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employment Relations Today   Employment Relations Today - State Regulations Update   North Carolina Entrepreneur   Environmental News   National Business Institute's Land Use Seminar   American Bar Association Forum on Franchising   Franchise Update   Leader's Franchising Business & Law Alert   Atlanta Journal Constitution   Business Leader   Florida State University Law Review   Intellectual Property Stragegist   IP Worldwide   Kilpatrick Stockton article   The Journal For Legal Assistants   The National Law Journal - In Focus Section   University of Illinois Law Review   WFU General Practice CLE Manual   Latin American Law and Business Report   CLE Program of the North Carolina Bar Foundation   Resource   Summaries of recently published appellate decisions   Please note that these decisions may not accurately reflect the law governing Oregon real estate issues, and an attorney should be consulted regarding any particular Oregon legal issue. 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This column is sponsored by the CBA Environmental Law, Water Law, and Mineral Law Sections The Challenges Ahead: Legislative Proposals   It is an inescapable reality that our methods of practice will change to some degree. The stated purpose of this proposal is to end tax-exempt financing for any real property and related improvements to be used, in whole or in part, in connection with any pro 07-01-99: The Trademark Reporter   : Triad Business News   : ABA Employee Benefits Committee Newsletter   : Employee Relations Law Journal   : Legal Times of Washington   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : New Jersey Financing Manual   : Annual Meeting North Carolina Bar Foundation   : Legal Times   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : North Carolina Bar Association   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Property Writes 3rd Quarter 2002   A Brave New World: The Converging Worlds of Environmental and Real Estate Law at Environmentally Impaired Sites How the New Anti-Terrorism Laws Change the Timeshare Business Update on Terror Insurance Legislation: The Push to Pass Developers Attack "NIMBYism" - Using the Fair Housing Act as a Sword Subrogation Waivers in Commercial Leases Building Access and Speeding the Process with The Model Agreement New Trend in Washington, D.C. Land Use What the Enron Bankruptcy Means for Your Drance Ballard Spahr: Environment Law and Real Estate Law Converge: Maryland ...   Maryland has become the fifth state to adopt a law that officially codifies a legal mechanism, an "environmental covenant," to implement and enforce land use restrictions and other non-engineered protective measures where non-threatening contamination has been allowed to remain in place. UECA is intended to confirm and clarify how these environmental covenants, also known as "institutional controls," relate to traditional tenets of real estate law, and how they can be enforced by regulators and Blank Rome: NJHMFA Announces New Home Express Loan Program   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. Reprinted from Real Estate Finance, April 2004, Volume 20, Number 6, pages 17, with permission from Aspen Publishers, Inc., A WoltersKluwer Company, New York, NY, 1-800-638-8437, www Blank Rome: NJHMFA Settles QAP Litigation; Finalizes 2004 QAP   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. a settlement agreement with respect to several lawsuits that had previously been filed challenging its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for years 2002 and 2003, as well as nine LIHTC awards made by NJHMFA in 2002 Fox Rothschild: June 2003   Municipalities have also unlawfully attempted to pass-through to the developer the cost of defending their ordinances in validity challenges. 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The New APC limits the ability of lawyers not registered as "advocates" (i Design-Build Contracting Claims   Journal of Pension Benefits - Legal Developments   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employment Relations Today   Employment Relations Today - State Regulations Update   North Carolina Entrepreneur   Environmental News   National Business Institute's Land Use Seminar   American Bar Association Forum on Franchising   Franchise Update   Leader's Franchising Business & Law Alert   Atlanta Journal Constitution   Business Leader   Florida State University Law Review   Intellectual Property Stragegist   IP Worldwide   Kilpatrick Stockton article   The Journal For Legal Assistants   The National Law Journal - In Focus Section   University of Illinois Law Review   WFU General Practice CLE Manual   Latin American Law and Business Report   CLE Program of the North Carolina Bar Foundation   Resource   Summaries of recently published appellate decisions   Please note that these decisions may not accurately reflect the law governing Oregon real estate issues, and an attorney should be consulted regarding any particular Oregon legal issue. These summaries are only intended to provide a survey of recent developments in real estate law around the country "The Right of First Refusal: A Modest Proposal   An earlier column about the right of first refusal and its role in condominium bylaws1 discussed the rationale behind the courts sustaining condominium bylaws provisions that give a board of managers a right of first refusal. Yet, if the "modification" raises issues as to the seller's good faith, that may, based on the precedents discussed in this column, obligate the seller to close with the board on the original Richard Siegler is a partner in the firm of Stroock ck and is an adjunct professor Environmental   The Challenges Ahead: Legislative Proposals   It is an inescapable reality that our methods of practice will change to some degree. The stated purpose of this proposal is to end tax-exempt financing for any real property and related improvements to be used, in whole or in part, in connection with any pro 07-01-99: The Trademark Reporter   : Triad Business News   : ABA Employee Benefits Committee Newsletter   : Employee Relations Law Journal   : Legal Times of Washington   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : New Jersey Financing Manual   : Annual Meeting North Carolina Bar Foundation   : Legal Times   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : North Carolina Bar Association   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Property Writes 3rd Quarter 2002   A Brave New World: The Converging Worlds of Environmental and Real Estate Law at Environmentally Impaired Sites How the New Anti-Terrorism Laws Change the Timeshare Business Update on Terror Insurance Legislation: The Push to Pass Developers Attack "NIMBYism" - Using the Fair Housing Act as a Sword Subrogation Waivers in Commercial Leases Building Access and Speeding the Process with The Model Agreement New Trend in Washington, D.C. Land Use What the Enron Bankruptcy Means for Your Drance Ballard Spahr: Environment Law and Real Estate Law Converge: Maryland ...   Maryland has become the fifth state to adopt a law that officially codifies a legal mechanism, an "environmental covenant," to implement and enforce land use restrictions and other non-engineered protective measures where non-threatening contamination has been allowed to remain in place. UECA is intended to confirm and clarify how these environmental covenants, also known as "institutional controls," relate to traditional tenets of real estate law, and how they can be enforced by regulators and Blank Rome: NJHMFA Announces New Home Express Loan Program   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. Reprinted from Real Estate Finance, April 2004, Volume 20, Number 6, pages 17, with permission from Aspen Publishers, Inc., A WoltersKluwer Company, New York, NY, 1-800-638-8437, www Blank Rome: NJHMFA Settles QAP Litigation; Finalizes 2004 QAP   Adam Schneider is an associate with the firm, concentrating his practice in the area of real estate law. a settlement agreement with respect to several lawsuits that had previously been filed challenging its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for years 2002 and 2003, as well as nine LIHTC awards made by NJHMFA in 2002 Fox Rothschild: June 2003   Municipalities have also unlawfully attempted to pass-through to the developer the cost of defending their ordinances in validity challenges. 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All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to Poyner and Spruill: Electronic Filing Program Update   Pearl Doherty is an associate in the Raleigh office of Poyner & Spruill LLP practicing in the areas of federal and state income taxation, nonprofit organizations, estate planning, partnerships and limited liability companies. 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The New APC limits the ability of lawyers not registered as "advocates" (i Design-Build Contracting Claims   Journal of Pension Benefits - Legal Developments   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employee Relations Law Journal   Employment Relations Today   Employment Relations Today - State Regulations Update   North Carolina Entrepreneur   Environmental News   National Business Institute's Land Use Seminar   American Bar Association Forum on Franchising   Franchise Update   Leader's Franchising Business & Law Alert   Atlanta Journal Constitution   Business Leader   Florida State University Law Review   Intellectual Property Stragegist   IP Worldwide   Kilpatrick Stockton article   The Journal For Legal Assistants   The National Law Journal - In Focus Section   University of Illinois Law Review   WFU General Practice CLE Manual   Latin American Law and Business Report   CLE Program of the North Carolina Bar Foundation   Resource   Summaries of recently published appellate decisions   Please note that these decisions may not accurately reflect the law governing Oregon real estate issues, and an attorney should be consulted regarding any particular Oregon legal issue. These summaries are only intended to provide a survey of recent developments in real estate law around the country Special Bulletin   It is our hope that this Bulletin will help our clients and friends stay ahead of the curve, as compliance with the Act's various mandates becomes a reality. CEO and CFO Certification of Financial Statements and Periodic Reports Commencing 30 days after the Act becomes law, CEOs and CFOs will be required to certify the accuracy of each quarterly and annual report filed with the SEC, including the financial statements filed therewith "The Right of First Refusal: A Modest Proposal   An earlier column about the right of first refusal and its role in condominium bylaws1 discussed the rationale behind the courts sustaining condominium bylaws provisions that give a board of managers a right of first refusal. Yet, if the "modification" raises issues as to the seller's good faith, that may, based on the precedents discussed in this column, obligate the seller to close with the board on the original Richard Siegler is a partner in the firm of Stroock ck and is an adjunct professor Special Bulletin   INTRODUCTION On July 25, 2002, Congress passed, and on July 30, 2002 President Bush signed, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which enacted sweeping reforms of the federal securities laws. The biggest category of transaction affected by this change in law will be grants of securities (e Special Bulletin   The Powers Report -- the report of the Special Committee of Enron's Board of Directors chaired by Dean Powers of the University of Texas Law School -- describes a number of these problems, most specifically the difficult issues resulting from related party transactions. In Enron's case, both of these failed because Enron's lawyers and accountants, and its independent directors, did not exercise the vigilance necessary in light of the significance of the transactions Environmental   The Challenges Ahead: Legislative Proposals   07-01-99: The Trademark Reporter   : Property Writes 3rd Quarter 2002   A Brave New World: The Converging Worlds of Environmental and Real Estate Law at Environmentally Impaired Sites How the New Anti-Terrorism Laws Change the Timeshare Business Update on Terror Insurance Legislation: The Push to Pass Developers Attack "NIMBYism" - Using the Fair Housing Act as a Sword Subrogation Waivers in Commercial Leases Building Access and Speeding the Process with The Model Agreement New Trend in Washington, D.C. Land Use What the Enron Bankruptcy Means for Your Drance : Triad Business News   : ABA Employee Benefits Committee Newsletter   : Employee Relations Law Journal   : Legal Times of Washington   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : New Jersey Financing Manual   : Annual Meeting North Carolina Bar Foundation   : Legal Times   : North Carolina Lawyers Weekly   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : Latin American Law and Business Report   : North Carolina Bar Association   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   : Triad Business News   Ballard Spahr: Environment Law and Real Estate Law Converge: Maryland ...   Maryland has become the fifth state to adopt a law that officially codifies a legal mechanism, an "environmental covenant," to implement and enforce land use restrictions and other non-engineered protective measures where non-threatening contamination has been allowed to remain in place. UECA is intended to confirm and clarify how these environmental covenants, also known as "institutional controls," relate to traditional tenets of real estate law, and how they can be enforced by regulators and Blank Rome: NJHMFA Announces New Home Express Loan Program   Blank Rome: NJHMFA Settles QAP Litigation; Finalizes 2004 QAP   Hughes Hubbard: Foreign Investment In Cuba: A US Perspective   ...writeln(WM_startTagFix + 'scri' + 'pt'); } function WM_pluginDetect(plugindescription, pluginxtension, pluginmime, activeXname){ //This script block will test all user agents that have a real plug-in array //(i. if (msie_windows etect_through_vb){ plugin_undetectable = 0; } else { plugin_undetectable = 1; } // If it has a real plugins or mimetypes array, we look there for the plugin first if(navigator McGlinchey Stafford: Within the Firm (McGlinchey news)   Elizabeth P. Blitch participated in a panel which discussed Career Paths: Getting There From Here at Loyola University New Orleans School of Law during its Annual Association of Women Law Students Spring Lecture Forum. Bennet S. Koren lectured to a group of Loyola University Law School students on Recent Developments in Banking Law and the Uniform Commercial Code O'Melveny & Myers: Land Law for Foreign Investors in China   Topics in Chinese Law ¤¤°êªk«ß±MÃD. The current Chinese Constitution states, "All urban land shall belong to the State. All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to O'Melveny & Myers: Land Law for Foreign Investors in China   Topics in Chinese Law ¤¤°êªk«ß±MÃD. The current Chinese Constitution states, "All urban land shall belong to the State. All rural and suburban land shall be collectively owned, except that owned by the State in accordance with the law."1 Theories about "public ownership" of land do not, however, provide answers to practical questions like, "Who may use the land? For how long? For what purposes? Can such rights be transferred?" Under China's traditional centrally planned economy, the answers to Poyner and Spruill: Electronic Filing Program Update   Estate Planning Bulletin - June 2005 body ul. 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