By Dylan Jackson | February 25, 2019
Holland & Knight and Akerman have added on multi-partner teams to each of their New York real estate practices.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Justin T. Kelton | February 22, 2019
Judge Furman's decision in 'Douglas Elliman v. Firefly Entertainment' affirms the longstanding rule in New York that a broker seeking commission in connection with a sale of real estate must prove that it was the “procuring cause” of the transaction.
By Colby Hamilton | February 22, 2019
The former federal prosecutor will oversee the implementation of the settlement reached last month between New York City, HUD, and the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | February 20, 2019
Domestic Environmental Law columnists Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo focus on some of the ways that disparate laws and policies governing parks are creating open space winners and losers and how a few changes might level the playing field.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sidney Kess | February 19, 2019
In his Tax Tips column, Sidney Kess writes: Owners of pass-through entities may be able to take a 20 percent deduction for their qualified business income. This personal deduction lowers the effective tax rate on profits from business activities. The question that many tax professionals have been asking since the QBI deduction was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is whether this write-off applies to real estate activities. The IRS has helped to answer this question with respect to certain rental properties.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | February 19, 2019
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Riverwalk on the Hudson v. Culliton;” Comm. United to Protect Theodore Roosevelt Park v. City of N.Y.,” and “Sokolow v. Neumann-Werth.”
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman | February 19, 2019
Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss “Collazo v. Netherland Property Assets” and "Maddicks v. Big City Properties" — two cases which outcomes may signal "potentially enormous changes in how practitioners will practice landlord-tenant law."
By Colby Hamilton | February 15, 2019
The panel found the negatives outweighed rectifying an Indiana district court's error sending a breach-of-contract case to New York for lack of personal jurisdiction.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter M. Fass | February 15, 2019
In his Real Estate Securities column, Peter M. Fass writes: The SEC has issued final rule amendments permitting companies reporting under Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act to offer securities pursuant to the registration exemption Regulation A. The Amendments also provide that, so long as the reporting company is current in its 1934 Act periodic reports, the reporting company has no additional periodic reporting obligations under Regulation A.
By Andrew Denney | February 14, 2019
Amazon made the surprise announcement that it was passing on Long Island City for its HQ2 project in a news release, in which the company said “a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward” with the proposed project.
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