Expert Analysis

Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and... (more story)

Navigating Mortgage Insurance Provisions After LA Fires

As homeowners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires consider rebuilding, mortgage lenders and servicers must negot... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate cou... (more story)

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Realty Income REIT Echos Data Center Caution In 4Q Results

Real estate investment trust Realty Income Corp. plans to proceed carefully with data center investments following news Monday that Microsoft views the market as oversupplied, executives said during a fourth-q... (more story)

Nelson Mullins Brings On Corporate Ace From Fla. Boutique

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Tuesday that it has deepened its real estate and corporate capabilities with a new partner in its Boca Raton, Florida, office from Kapp Morrison LLP.

Blackstone has been investing in data centers and the energy infrastructure they require, recently purchasing a 774-megawatt power plant in Virginia for $1 billion. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
FERC Told $1B Power Plant Buy Lacks Data Center Disclosure

Consumer advocate Public Citizen has challenged Blackstone's $1 billion purchase of a natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia — home to a quarter of the entire U.S. data center capacity — arguing t... (more story)

Law Firm Leasing Reaches Highest Level Since Before COVID

Law firms in the United States have broken through years of pandemic-related uncertainty about market conditions and the need for office space to record the highest volume of lease activity in more than five y... (more story)

Seyfarth Hires Veteran Bankruptcy Atty For Chicago Office

Seyfarth Shaw LLP hired a veteran bankruptcy and commercial litigation attorney as a partner for the restructuring and insolvency team in its Chicago office, the firm has announced.

Microsoft Has Scrapped Data Center Leases, Analysts Say

Microsoft has canceled leases with at least two private data center operators in the U.S., pointing to a "potential oversupply position" for the company's use of digital infrastructure facilities geared to mee... (more story)

Insurer Sues Valve Co. To Recoup Payout To Ohio School

The "catastrophic" flooding of a Cincinnati school was due to a faulty water stop valve, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday by an insurance provider that seeks to hold building products manufacturer M... (more story)

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NY AG Probe Latest Headache For Crumbling Property Empire

Following New York's passage of a tenant-friendly rent law in 2019, a spate of distressed Emerald Equity Group LLC properties are facing foreclosure or bankruptcy. Now, scrutiny by the state Attorney General's... (more story)

Atlanta Says 'Cop City' Completion Moots Public Vote

The city of Atlanta has told the Eleventh Circuit that the recent completion of its controversial "Cop City" police training center should render moot a lawsuit by noncity residents who had hoped to force a lo... (more story)

H.B. 913 aims to address weaknesses in Florida's structural integrity requirements for existing, aging condominiums, which in part led to the 2021 collapsed Champlain Towers South condo. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Fla. Bill Targets Last-Resort Coverage For Unsafe Condos

A bill introduced ahead of Florida's 2025 legislative session looks to bar the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from providing or renewing coverage policies for condominiums that fall short of inspect... (more story)

Silicon Valley City Planners Say Land Owners Can't Duck Suit

A company backed by a group of Silicon Valley business people looking to build a mini-city has urged a California federal court not to toss price-fixing claims against Solano County property owners, arguing th... (more story)

10th Circ. Affirms Falsity Claims Bar Coverage Of HOA Fight

The Tenth Circuit affirmed that two AIG units need not cover a ski resort's homeowners association and other insureds found liable for trying to induce the owner of resort condo units to pay $15.5 million in f... (more story)

Texas Bank Fights To Keep $28M In Assets In Ginnie Mae Suit

A bank told a Texas federal court that it will lose $28 million worth of collateral assets if Ginnie Mae secures a summary judgment win in a suit over a vacated first-priority lien.

Placement Co. Hit With False Ads Suit Over Referral Model

A company that places senior citizens in retirement homes was hit with proposed class claims alleging it falsely advertises free services and steers business away from communities that decline to participate i... (more story)