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Commercial Real Estate's New Darling: Retail Image

Commercial Real Estate's New Darling: Retail

Paul Bergeron

Retail appears to be replacing multifamily when it comes to commercial real estate darlings. Shopping center vacancy in Q4 2022 reached its lowest level dating back to 2007 — and asking rents for shopping centers rose broadly.

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Circuit Split Over Joint and Several Liability for Forfeiture In White-Collar Crimes

Evan T. Barr

Ever since the Honeycutt ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2017 that co-conspirators convicted of federal narcotics violations could not be held jointly and severally liable, courts have grappled with whether it also applied outside the narcotics context, to forfeiture judgments imposed in white-collar cases.

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Players On the Move

ELF Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Techniques That Up Your Team Management Skills In 2023

Sharon Meit Abrahams

Being a good team leader is not easy. It is your responsibility to manage everything about the people and the positions you oversee. Good team leaders create an environment in which attorneys and staff work hard, are loyal, and add to profitability. Setting expectations and goals is an essential step in becoming an effective team leader.

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Maryland Appellate Court: COVID-19 Restrictions Not Excuse for Tenants' Failure to Pay Rent Image

Maryland Appellate Court: COVID-19 Restrictions Not Excuse for Tenants' Failure to Pay Rent

Allison Dunn

Looking primarily to states like Connecticut for guidance, the Appellate Court of Maryland concluded that economic challenges stemming from COVID-19 executive orders themselves are not sufficient to establish the affirmative defenses of frustration of purpose and legal impossibility for failure to pay rent.

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Seven Commercial Real Estate Investment Strategies for 2023 Image

Seven Commercial Real Estate Investment Strategies for 2023

Joseph J. Ori

With the year starting out amid uncertainty and no small amount of pessimism, there are certain strategies that promise to play well amid the environment. Read on to find out what will work in 2023.

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SEC Tightens Rules on Scheduling Trades In Advance Image

SEC Tightens Rules on Scheduling Trades In Advance

Maria Dinzeo

General counsel may find themselves pulled into difficult conversations with top executives as the Securities and Exchange Commission tightens its rules on company insiders looking to dump their stock.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Stephanie Remy

Patent Infringement and Trade Dress In the Ninth Circuit

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Breach-of-Contract Claim Can Continue Over Refusal to Exercise Option to Retain Anti-Vaccination Actress California Court Rules on Intersection Between Anti-SLAPP Law and Movie Trailer

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Live Webinar: The Crypto Landscape Post-FTX

IPS Staff

"The Crypto Landscape Post-FTX," Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. ET, NY Cyber CLE credits available.

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