Real Estate Newsletter - March 2012 by Karanovic & Nikolic Law Office on 3/27/2012 On 21 March 2012 the Government of the Republic of Serbia enacted the Decree amending existing decree on conditions and manner under which local government is authorized to dispose of or lease construction land either at a...more
"Construction in Saudi Arabia: the next big thing?" (as published in Asian Counsel magazine) by Ben Cowling on 3/21/2012 With the decline in the economies of the developed world, many construction and infrastructure companies are broadening their horizons. In particular, there has been huge interest in construction in the Kingdom of Saudi...more
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Completes Merger with Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 3/6/2012 McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announced today that it has completed its merger with California-based Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP (Luce Forward). The combined firm will continue to be known as McKenna Long & Aldridge...more
February 23, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 2/23/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Pending Construction and Development Legislation in Virginia by Chandra Lantz on 1/24/2012 Update of legislation introduced through January 24, 2012 in the Virginia General Assembly of interest to contractors and developers. Include proposed changes in transportation funding, public procurement requirments and...more
Virginia Supreme Court Opinions Affecting Local Government Law: January 13, 2012 by Sands Anderson PC on 1/16/2012 Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a number of opinions affecting the practice of Virginia local government law. These summaries are from the Virginia Supreme Court website.... 101168 Campbell County v. Royal...more
It's the End of Redevelopment as We Know It by Brad Kuhn on 1/4/2012 When Governor Brown took office earlier this year, he was faced with a massive budget deficit – to the tune of $25 billion. While he considered a variety of measures to reduce California's glaring budget problem, Governor...more
California Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Future of Redevelopment by Brad Kuhn on 11/11/2011 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in California Redevelopment Assn. v. Matosantos, the action filed by the California Redevelopment Association, League of California Cities and others challenging the...more
Portions of Ohio Construction Reform in HB 153 now active by Ice Miller LLP on 10/4/2011 The Ohio Legislature, in House Bill 153 (HB 153), significantly changed our century-old public bidding requirements. Some of those changes include increasing the bidding and prevailing wage thresholds and adding new...more
Eminent Domain Opinion Demonstrates Need to Get Final Order Right the First Time by Brad Kuhn on 9/2/2011 All eminent domain attorneys know the importance of getting the Final Order of Condemnation right. After all, it's the document that gets recorded, effecting the transfer of title to the agency. But sometimes mistakes...more
Could your public property be sitting on a shale fortune? by Ice Miller LLP on 8/9/2011 A recent surge of newspaper articles, along with abundant content from oil and gas industry websites and blogs, indicate that there is growing potential for major natural gas and oil production from the Marcellus and Utica...more
Texas General Land Office v. Porretto Opinion Reversing and Rendering Judgment for Texas GLO by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 8/4/2011 After the State of Texas lost an important trial concerning state versus private ownership of beachfront property, the State retained MDJW lawyers, Levon Hovnatanian and Dale Jefferson, to represent it in further proceedings...more
Law & the Workplace: Real Estate and Construction Newsletter by Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/30/2011 Contents: Greetings From Proskauer and the RAB...1 Collective Bargaining ...2 New York City Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements Set To Expire – Industry at Crossroads...more
May 25, 2011 Cuyahoga County Economic Development Report by Richik Sarkar on 5/25/2011 Economic development report says Cuyahoga County must make things easier for new businesses (From the Plain Dealer) -- The 28-page report urges local governments to standardize business policies. It pushes for disparate...more
Maatschappelijk vastgoed - woningcorporaties verlichting aanbestedigsplicht by Andre van Langen on 5/20/2011 Met ingang van 1 januari 2011 moeten woningcorporaties maatschappelijk vastgoed Europees aan te besteden. Op 29 april jl. heeft het Ministerie bekend gemaakt dat de verplichting om het maatschappelijk vastgoed Europees aan te...more