Prior to consenting to a sublease, a landlord should be acutely aware of its rights and remedies against the proposed subtenant, and should negotiate a consent document that reinforces those principles.

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This article discusses opportunities that tenants should consider toward reducing fixed-rent costs, and obtaining more favorable lease terms.

In one of the first decisions of its kind, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, in <i>In re Innkeepers USA Trust, et al.</i>, ruled that a holder of commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") did not have standing to raise objections as a party-in-interest in a bankruptcy case.

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A report on the third annual Deal Makers' Summit, a private event hosted by Chicago law firm Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC, and the boutique special situations advisory group, Fuel Break Capital Partners, Weston, CT.

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The in-depth story of a successful reorganization endeavor.

The Supreme Court on June 20 handed a sweeping victory to Wal-Mart, the nation's largest employer, in the company's decade-long effort to thwart a discrimination class action filed on behalf of more than 1 million female current and former workers. The ruling is likely to hobble other large employment class actions as well.

In a rare and sweeping bankruptcy ruling, a federal bankruptcy judge backed by most of his colleagues in the Central District of California has held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.

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In a rare and sweeping bankruptcy ruling, a federal bankruptcy judge backed by most of his colleagues in the Central District of California has held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.