A look at an alternative financing strategy that is seeing strong momentum in the commercial real estate industry, in which corporations selling their facilities enter into long-term net leases with the investors as an alternative for managing and financing the buildings they occupy.
When drafting a lease, the landlord is typically the owner of the entire building. When the building is owned by a condominium, however, this may not be the case. In such instances, a lease needs to be specifically tailored to take into account that the leased premises is not only a stand-alone unit owned by the landlord, but also part of a condominium property regime covering all of the units in the building.
In the last 10 years, I have coached hundreds of attorneys as an internal career coach at Holland & Knight. Some of those associates left law entirely and are now writing novels, playing professional baseball, and flying airplanes. Others have gone in-house or to work for the government. Many of the associates have become non-equity partners, and some are equity partners. Here are some things I have learned about the ones who aim for partnership in a large firm.
In-depth look at a case in which a doctor could not testify as an expert without proper notice.
For years, various government authorities and security experts warned the legal industry about the proverbial cyber target painted on their chest. Given nebulous reporting legislations, the data breaches at law firms remained below the press horizon. But you can only dodge so many bullets until one hits the industry square in the chest.
After years of discussion, Congress recently enacted federal legislation establishing a private right of action for misappropriation of trade secrets, vesting the federal courts with original jurisdiction over the litigation of such claims. After signaling his support for some time, the President signed the bill into law May 11.
Florida's Governor Rick Scott has vetoed a contentious bill that would have created a legal presumption in nearly all child custody cases in favor of equal time sharing between parents.
This article discusses a more equal road to succession in New York's regulated apartments after Obergefell v. Hodgesand the Marriage Equality Act.
Ticketing policies for sporting and other events have been receiving increased attention in both the media and legal spheres.
In the wake of recent insider trading decisions issued by the Second and Ninth Circuits, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari to determine if proof of a close family relationship is enough to satisfy the personal benefit requirement laid out in previous decisions addressing tipper-tippee liability.
