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Artificial Intelligence Q3 2025 Global Report - Hot topics, deal trends, and market outlook

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AI Moves from Experimentation to Integration: AI is now core to enterprise strategy with 65% of companies regularly utilizing generative AI (GenAI), doubling from 33% in 2023. This signals the shift in focus from AI pilots to...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (11/5/25) – Apartment Conversion Projects Surge, Targeted AI in Real Estate Increases and...

In our latest roundup, government shutdown affects contractors, hotel construction stays flat, and more! ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Utilizing Rep and Warranties Insurance in CRE Transactions

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The use of transactional representations and warranties insurance is now well established, but that was not the case only a dozen years ago, when RWI in corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions was a growing, but still...more

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GSA Leasing: Practice Tips and Pitfalls for Leasing Space to the Nation’s Largest Tenant

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KEY TAKEAWAYS - GSA Leasing: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) manages one of the largest real estate portfolios in the country, leasing millions of square feet on behalf of federal agencies....more

A&O Shearman

Clause for Concern: The Penalty Rule, Default Interest and Extortion

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Default interest, in a loan agreement, at a rate of 4% compounded monthly, was not extortionate given the legitimate interests at play and so was not an unenforceable penalty, according to the High Court. This, third...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Key Takeaways From the 2025 Bisnow UK Office Conference Series – From Spec to Let: What It Takes to Deliver a Winning Office

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On 7 October 2025, McGuireWoods London partner Callum Hassall moderated the session “From Spec to Let: What It Takes to Deliver a Winning Office in 2025 – Aligning Design and Construction for Faster, Smarter Office Delivery”...more

Winstead PC

Texas Site (“Land”) Condominiums

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As Texas markets continue to evolve, so too do the legal and structural tools available to developers. One such tool—the site condominium—has gained traction as a creative alternative to traditional subdivision platting. ...more

Jones Day

Navigating Rent Hikes and Legal Battles in Tokyo's Office Market

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Post-pandemic, companies are returning to central Tokyo offices, driving up demand and reducing vacancy rates in major office buildings. Rising construction costs and increased demand have led to higher rents for new office...more

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Financing Data Centre Developments: Balancing Risk and Opportunity in a Capital-intensive Sector

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This is the third in a ten-part article series on the legal strategies shaping the future of data centre development in the UK. The United Kingdom’s data centre sector is built on a striking paradox: demand for digital...more

Stark & Stark

New York Court of Appeals Narrows Landlord Protections Under “Good Guy” Guaranties

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The New York Court of Appeals issued a major decision reshaping how commercial “good guy” guaranties are interpreted. In 1995 CAM LLC v. West Side Advisors, LLC, the Court held that a personal guarantor’s liability ends when...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York City Council Approves Jamaica Neighborhood Plan

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On October 29, 2025, the New York City Council approved the city-led Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, rezoning an approximately 230-block area in Southeast Queens and creating the city’s largest Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)...more

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Back Leverage in European CRE: Key Structures

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As debt funds continue to expand their footprint in the European commercial real estate (CRE) market, the use of back-leverage – long established in the US – is increasingly influencing how transactions are structured and...more

Blattel Communications

A Storyteller’s Perspective: Reflections from the 2025 CREW Network Convention

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Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the 2025 CREW Network Convention in Austin, Tex. The event brought together professionals from across the commercial real estate industry, including leaders, innovators, and...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Voidable Transfer Under the New Debtor and Creditor Law

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By: Jeffrey M. Haber In 2019, New York enacted the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, which repealed and replaced certain provisions of the Debtor and Creditor Law (“DCL”) relating to fraudulent conveyances, which became...more

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Proposed Regulations to Withdraw Look-through Rule for Qualified Investment Entities – Changes Will Facilitate Foreign Investment...

On October 20, 2025, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that would withdraw the domestic corporation look-through rule...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Drawing the Line: Legal Differences Between Variances and Special Exceptions

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In an ideal scenario for any property owner or developer looking to build on Long Island, all aspects of a new development project will comply with the applicable provisions of a municipality’s zoning ordinance. The reality...more

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Indecision Has a Price: Withdraw Lawsuit, Pay Hefty Fee Award

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Nature or nurture? Some lawsuits become unwise after years of development. Some are just born that way....more

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Renewed AFIDA Enforcement: Key Considerations for Energy and Infrastructure Projects

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The renewed focus by the Trump Administration and Congress on enforcement of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA) marks a significant shift for foreign-owned developers of energy and...more

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The NJEDA NJ LEAF Loan Program: A Vital Resource for New Jersey’s Cannabis Businesses

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On September 15, 2025, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced the launch of a $15 million pilot loan program to support the state’s expanding recreational cannabis industry. The New Jersey Lending for...more

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Welcomed Clarity for New York Commercial Landlords and Tenants: Court of Appeals Rules on “Good-Guy” Guaranties

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The New York Court of Appeals’ recent decision in 1995 CAM LLC v. West Side Advisors LLC provides long-awaited guidance on how so-called “good-guy” guaranties operate in commercial leasing. The question in this case was...more

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Louisiana Launches $150M FastSites Program to Speed Up Site Development and Infrastructure Readiness

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Louisiana Economic Development (LED) has launched the Louisiana FastSites program, a new initiative backed by the $150 million Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund created by Act 365 of the 2025 Regular...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

How Are Shopping Center Leases Treated in Bankruptcy? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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Section 365(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code provides special protections for landlords of shopping center leases, which often come into play when a tenant-debtor selling its assets seeks to assume and assign a lease to a...more

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Taxpayer Favorable Proposed Regulations Would Repeal the “Domestic Corporation Look-Through Rule” for Domestically Controlled...

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On October 20, 2025, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations (the “2025 Proposed Regulations”) that would remove a controversial rule for determining whether a REIT is “domestically controlled.” The 2025 Proposed...more

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Massachusetts Real Estate Transfers Over $1M Face New Tax Rules

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Attention to owners of real estate in the Commonwealth (and the title companies and other professionals who advise them), the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “DOR”) recently adopted a new “millionaire’s tax” via 830...more

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One Method, Many Taxes: Lease Interpretation and Realty Tax Allocation in 100 Bloor Street West v. Barry’s Bootcamp

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The calculation of a tenant's share of realty taxes in commercial leases is often overlooked. While the obligation to pay realty taxes is rarely in dispute, the method of calculating each party’s fair share thereof often is....more

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