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Commercial Lease Claims and Environmental Cleanup Claims In Bankruptcy Law Image

Commercial Lease Claims and Environmental Cleanup Claims In Bankruptcy Law

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

In this article, we report on two recent decisions. One involves the calculation of landlord damage claims under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the other involves whether environmental clean-up claims under federal and state law for commercial real estate were discharged under a confirmed Chapter 11 plan.

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What Award-Winning Firms Know About Equipment Strategy Image

What Award-Winning Firms Know About Equipment Strategy

Brian Wood

Technology infrastructure now defines how law firms deliver service, manage compliance, and compete for clients. The most forward-looking firms are not just upgrading systems; they are transforming how they plan, finance, and govern their technology investments.

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Commercial Real Estate Leases and Disposition of Environmental Claims Image

Commercial Real Estate Leases and Disposition of Environmental Claims

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

Since enactment of the Bankruptcy Code, certain types of claims continue to be vigorously litigated, perhaps because adjudication requires a fact-intensive analysis by the court. In the commercial real estate sector, such examples include landlord-tenant commercial real estate lease claims and the disposition of environmental cleanup claims under state and federal law.

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Making the Case for ‘Time Is of the Essence’ Closings Image

Making the Case for ‘Time Is of the Essence’ Closings

Adam Leitman Bailey & John M. Desiderio

The circumstances attending each purchaser’s or seller’s failure to close on the Time Is of the Essence closing date is always unique, and this has resulted in an innumerable variety of judicial decisions applied to ever-changing real estate scenarios.

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Exploring the Passive Loss Tax Exemption for ‘Real Estate Professionals’ In the OBBBA Image

Exploring the Passive Loss Tax Exemption for ‘Real Estate Professionals’ In the OBBBA

Ezra Dyckman & Charles S. Nelson

One often-overlooked provision that was made permanent by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could have a significant negative impact on certain taxpayers, particularly those in the rental real estate industry. Many rental real estate owners qualify for the real estate professional exception and thus are not subject to the passive loss rules.

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Liability Management Exercises: Lender On Lender Violence? Image

Liability Management Exercises: Lender On Lender Violence?

Robert W. Dremluk

Liability management exercises (LMEs) have gained considerable attention during the past few years. Whether intended for good purposes or not, LMEs have significantly disrupted the traditional loan business through aggressive priming and subordination tactics — leading some to characterize this phenomenon as lender-on-lender violence.

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Real Estate Practice On the Rise As Clients Commit to AI Data Centers and Office Space Image

Real Estate Practice On the Rise As Clients Commit to AI Data Centers and Office Space

Ryan Harroff

Several real estate practice leaders in Big Law are reporting a surge in activity, as their clients commit to more acquisitions, leasing, development and finance deals related to AI data centers and office spaces. As a result, law firm leaders say they are growing these practices with attorney hires.

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