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The American Lawyer

Addressing REIT Practice 'Barrier to Entry,' Paul Hastings Turns to DLA Piper, Goodwin For Hires

The firm's real estate practice is already "mature," as chair Frank Lopez put it, but the two new hires bridge a "gap" to REIT work and also inform the firm's strategy in several adjacent practices.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

California DOJ Fines Robinhood $3.9M in First-Ever Crypto Enforcement Action

The company, which also is facing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry, finds itself in regulators' crosshairs despite legal chief Dan Gallagher's pledge to improve the company's compliance culture and work collaboratively with regulators.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Lands Shearman Real Estate Finance Leader

Malcolm Montgomery returned to O'Melveny & Myers after 22 years at Shearman & Sterling, where he led the firm's global real estate practice and co-led REIT and hospitality practices.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Alston & Bird Boosts REIT Practice With 3-Partner Dentons Team in Dallas

Three Dentons partners in Dallas, led by former U.S. corporate practice chair Don Hammett, moved to Alston & Bird as partners.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tanger Outlets GC Leaving After 12 Years for Washington Gig

Chad Perry is the longest-tenured member of the company's C-suite, which has seen substantial turnover in recent years.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

2023 Bankruptcy Outlook: Rising Interest Rates Lift All Restructuring Practices

"I haven't seen this volume of assignments since the crash of 2008 and 2009," said White & Case global restructuring head Thomas Lauria.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Conflict of Interest? Attorney Disqualification Requested in Houston Real Estate Trust Fight

"No lawyer should be permitted to place himself or herself, in a position where, even inadvertently, they could be tempted to take advantage of confidences placed in that lawyer," wrote counsel for the former head of a publicly traded REIT in a disqualification motion.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Troutman Pepper Adds 2 Partners Amid Higher Demand in Real Estate Transactional Practices

Heath Linsky and Mary Katherine Rawls, who joined Troutman from Morrison & Foerster, said all of their clients will be joining them.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

White & Case Continues Hiring Surge With 3 Laterals From Paul Hastings and Pillsbury

The firm said its M&A practice has added more than 45 attorneys this year.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Busy As We've Ever Been': Alston and Morris Manning Stock Up on Real Estate Partners

New lateral partners at Alston and Morris Manning described a busy real estate market that is fueling law firm demand, despite pressure from interest rates and inflation.
3 minute read

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