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Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts and Right-Sizing Image

Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts and Right-Sizing

Richard S. Fries

Part One of a Two-Part ArticleToday’s commercial real estate market is in distress and has been, across a variety of asset classes, for several years. The reasons are well known. The options for the loan in distress are somewhat well known. They are becoming less mysterious day by day. These more traditional options will be described in the first installment of this article below.

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Insights Learned from High-Stakes Commercial Insurance Recovery Matters Image

Insights Learned from High-Stakes Commercial Insurance Recovery Matters

Anthony B. Crawford & Arnold Mascali

Commercial insurance policyholders require nuanced approaches to protect their assets both before and after suffering a loss due to catastrophic weather. With loss severity and increased frequency of catastrophic events being a stark reality, businesses must take a closer look at all the ways they can safeguard their rights.

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NYC Landlords Can’t Serve Commercial Tenants Using ‘More Relaxed Service Methods,’ Court Rules Image

NYC Landlords Can’t Serve Commercial Tenants Using ‘More Relaxed Service Methods,’ Court Rules

Alyssa Aquino

A New York City court ruled that landlords don’t have a process under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to serve certain commercial tenants with the 14-day rent demands needed to begin repossessing a property.

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Despite Slowing In Q3, 2025 Is On Track to Be One of the ‘Strongest Years Ever’ for Law Firm Leasing Image

Despite Slowing In Q3, 2025 Is On Track to Be One of the ‘Strongest Years Ever’ for Law Firm Leasing

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Law firm leasing activity slowed in the third quarter of 2025, but boosted by continuing activity in non-major markets, year-to-date leasing in the sector was up 12% when compared with the same period in 2024, a signal that 2025 may come in as “one of the strongest years ever,” a new Cushman & Wakefield report finds.

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The Expansion of Expensing Depreciable Property Under the OBBBA Image

The Expansion of Expensing Depreciable Property Under the OBBBA

Ezra Dyckman & Charles S. Nelson

The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act made a number of significant changes to the tax law. Among these was the expansion of rules governing the upfront expensing of certain depreciable property. While the changes are largely favorable to taxpayers, there are several potential traps for the unwary.

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Pre-Negotiation Agreements Can Protect Lender’s Interests In Commercial Real Estate Loan Image

Pre-Negotiation Agreements Can Protect Lender’s Interests In Commercial Real Estate Loan

Jeffrey B. Steiner & Scott A. Weinberg & Joel C. Haims

A timely and properly drafted “pre-negotiation agreement” should ensure that all discussions or draft agreements exchanged between the parties are neither enforceable prior to final execution of a settlement agreement nor admissible in any court proceeding.

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The Emerging Regulatory Landscape of AI In the Hospitality Industry Image

The Emerging Regulatory Landscape of AI In the Hospitality Industry

Todd E. Soloway & Bryan T. Mohler

This article surveys the emerging regulatory and legal AI landscape and consider steps the hospitality industry stakeholders can take to safeguard against potential exposure as they consider adopting AI tools to drive improved performance.

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NY Court of Appeals Clarifies Mechanics of ‘Good Guy’ Guaranties and Commercial Leasing Image

NY Court of Appeals Clarifies Mechanics of ‘Good Guy’ Guaranties and Commercial Leasing

Massimo D'Angelo & William M. Pekarsky

By giving preference to the guaranty’s release conditions and interpreting “surrender” in the guaranty to mean tenant-side relinquishment of possession and control, the court confirms that guaranty discharge can be self-executing, without the need for any landlord acknowledgment which was required under the prior prevailing authority on the subject.

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Three Reasons Why Florida Commercial Real Estate Owners May Want to Continue Filing State Tax Returns Image

Three Reasons Why Florida Commercial Real Estate Owners May Want to Continue Filing State Tax Returns

Marvin A. Kirsner

Some real estate projects may file a final sales tax return in October to report sales tax on rents related to September 2025 occupancy, the final month the sales tax on commercial leases was effective. However, there are three reasons why owners of commercial real estate projects may want to consider filing sales tax returns for three more years, even if they are merely “zero” returns.

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Law Firm Leasing Keeps Growing; Accounts for 10.5% of All U.S. Office Leasing Image

Law Firm Leasing Keeps Growing; Accounts for 10.5% of All U.S. Office Leasing

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

With law firm leasing staying strong during the third quarter of 2025, the legal sector accounts for 10.5% of total U.S. office leasing for the first three quarters of the year, more than double the level in 2018, showing the strength of the legal leasing market, a new Savills Q3 report finds.

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