It wouldn’t be the summer edition of Landmarks without our annual recap of the retail real estate industry’s largest event, ICSC RECon, which takes place every May in Las Vegas. Each year, RECon serves as a barometer for...more
8/10/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Capital Formation ,
Closing Documents ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Consent ,
Debt Financing ,
E-Signatures ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electronic Notarization Standard ,
Industrial Space ,
Lenders ,
Parking Lots ,
Redevelopment ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Retail Market ,
Shopping Centers
Don’t believe everything you read about retail commercial real estate (Retail CRE). If you just looked at the headlines, then you would see that, since reaching a peak of 146.51 on July 25, 2016, the Dow Jones U.S. Retail...more
6/28/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Real Estate Development ,
REIT ,
Retailers ,
Shopping Centers ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Technologically savvy shoppers visiting brick-and-mortar retail locations are increasingly engaging in “showrooming,” a practice where consumers use the brick-and-mortar retail location to evaluate a product in person, yet...more
8/28/2015
/ Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Common Areas ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Gross Receipts ,
Internet ,
Internet Retailers ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers
In This Issue:
- Crowdfunding — What It Is, What to Watch
- Spotlight on Insurance: Know the Risks Involved with the Protective Safeguards Endorsement
- Reinvestment In Leased Retail Space — Top 10 Legal...more
1/27/2015
/ Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Crowdfunding ,
Endorsements ,
Insurance Industry ,
Property Insurance ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Retailers
A putative class of plaintiffs filed suit against ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, alleging that labeling several of its frozen confections “all natural” when they contained alkalized cocoa made with artificial alkali...more
In 2005, Congress enacted the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) to change the procedures for interstate class action suits. Notably, CAFA created a new type of suit called a “mass action,” which is any civil suit for...more