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In the Spotlight: AIA Releases Sustainable Projects Contract Documents
October 25, 2012
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released a set of new contract documents to define roles and responsibilities and to provide procedures and processes for owner, architects and contractors to identify sustainability goals and to map out a plan to achieve those goals.
Making Your Leases Work with Your Loan Documents
October 25, 2012
Among the various reasons for complying with your loan documents, the most compelling is the fact that the typical non-recourse carve-out for unpermitted "transfers" may include leases that are not approved in accordance with your loan documents.
In the Marketplace
October 24, 2012
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news.
Economic Outlook Report
October 24, 2012
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the fourth quarter update to its 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which projects growth in equipment and software investment for 2012 at 6.7%, down from the 2011 growth rate of 11%.
Recent Developments in Enforcement of Forum Selection Clauses
October 24, 2012
This article highlights several practical tips that will increase the probability that a forum selection clause will be enforced to its maximum effect.
To Participate or Not to Participate: A Secured Party's Question
October 24, 2012
This article considers what might happen to a secured claim if the creditor fails, or elects not, to participate in its debtor's bankruptcy case.
Creditor Recoupment
September 26, 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that equitable considerations could not prevent a creditor's recouping of amounts owed to it by a Chapter 7 debtor.
Perfection and Priority of a Security Interest in Internationally Mobile Goods
September 26, 2012
Even if a loan to a borrower is made by the Cayman Islands branch of a lender, and thus neither lender nor borrower has any "presence" in New York (other than, not atypically, lender's counsel), the parties' choice of New York law should be effective, as New York permits parties to commercial agreements involving not less than $250,000 to "agree that the law of this state shall govern their rights and duties in whole or in part, whether or not such contract, agreement or undertaking bears a reasonable relation to this state."
Mall's 'Minimal Precautions' Spare It Liability for Murder
September 25, 2012
Since the owners of an Ulster County, NY, mall took at least "minimal precautions to protect tenants from foreseeable harm," they cannot be held liable for the brutal after-hours murder of the night manager of a restaurant, an appellate court has held.
In the Spotlight: Should You Consider a Sale-Leaseback?
September 25, 2012
This article looks at some of the benefits and downsides of sale-leasebacks, and discusses some of the factors to consider to achieve optimum results in structuring one.

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