Landlord & Tenant Law
July 31, 2025
Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on High-Rent DeregulationAlterations That Do Not Injure Reversion Do Not Constitute Breach, Despite Lease Language to the ContraryRes Judicata Does Not Bar Landlord’s Claim for Rent Arrears
Law Firms Reducing Unused Office Space, Expanding Collaborative Space
June 30, 2025
As law firm employees continue to spend far less time at the office than they did before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, firms are responding both by reducing unused office space to save on overhead while concurrently expanding the amount of space dedicated to collaborative work.
10 Hidden Values In CRE Organizations and How to Exploit Them
June 30, 2025
There are many hidden and opaque tenets in management, business models, operations, and financial structures that have inherent value within a CRE company. Managers of CRE firms must know of or at least be cognizant of these values to exploit them and further enhance the worth of their real estate assets and business.
Ninth Circuit Rules That The Substantial Burden Inquiry In RLUIPA Cases Is a Question of Law
May 31, 2025
Over the last 25 years, since its adoption by Congress in 2000, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) has been the subject of much litigation, when religious organization have tried to establish uses otherwise inconsistent with local zoning. The issues the courts have dealt with are whether the denial of a religious use at a specific location places a substantial burden on religious observance, or if the denial of such a use in a specific location is a proper exercise of government authority.
Navigating the Shifting Terrain of Tariffs and Costs In Commercial Real Estate
May 31, 2025
With Q2 well underway, the real estate sector faces a uniquely complex economic landscape. Rather than waiting for clarity, industry leaders are shifting from a reactive to strategic approach — adjusting their financial models, planning timelines and investment strategies to remain competitive in a landscape full of variables. The firms that plan best and adapt to the climate are likely to gain an edge.