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Liquidated Damages In Real Estate Transactions
April 01, 2023
Commercial real estate is a unique asset, making damages resulting from a breach of an agreement involving it are often difficult to measure. As a result, parties to such agreements must give careful thought to the remedies for such breach, including liquidated damages.
Why CRE Experts Believe It's a Good Time to Buy Office
April 01, 2023
The full pain of the post-pandemic office market hasn't been felt, since many tenants still have time left on their leases. As these leases expire, many tenants will either reduce their size or simply not renew their leases. This phenomenon means a long-term (if not permanent) reduction in the demand for office space.
What Constitutes A Landlord's Acceptance of a Tenant's Surrendered Lease During COVID?
April 01, 2023
As pandemic-related business disruptions continue to appear on dockets statewide, a reversal by the Georgia Court of Appeals has clarified what does, or rather does not, constitute a landlord's acceptance of a tenant's surrendered lease.
Ten of the Worst Words to Hear In a CRE Deal
April 01, 2023
There are many positive words and terms of wisdom in the CRE industry: That was a great deal, great management equals great value, etc. Conversely, there are also some very scary words and phrases in the CRE industry. Below are 10 of the worst.
'Best Efforts' Clauses In Commercial Leases
March 01, 2023
Undefined terms of art such as "best efforts" are often utilized in commercial leases, but the interpretation of those terms and the enforceability of the clause, when left to the courts, will turn on how the lease is drafted.
The Impact of New York's Greenhouse Gas Law
March 01, 2023
New York City's Local Law Number 97 was enacted to amend the New York City Charter and Administrative Code to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is accomplished by requiring buildings to retrofit their systems with more energy efficient systems or purchase certain permitted carbon offsets.
How to Strike a Deal In a Stagnant Net Lease Market
March 01, 2023
Transactions have slowed in just about every category for commercial real estate and net lease is no exception. The reasons are myriad for that but let's boil them down.
Can ChatGPT Take the Place of Real Estate Lawyers?
March 01, 2023
While we marvel at the myriad applications of ChatGPT, it's important to note that this newly introduced tool has nuances which can create problems if misunderstood — especially when attempting to produce legal documents or legal advice in real estate transactions.
The Impact of Fed Rate Hikes on CRE Financing
March 01, 2023
When experiencing pain, the natural human response is to ask when it might stop. That is what commercial real estate, among other industries, have been doing. When will inflation end and the Federal Reserve stop hiking rates?
Rights of Tenant to Security Deposit When Landlord Files for Bankruptcy
March 01, 2023
As we debate whether there will be a "soft" or "hard" landing of the economy and the resulting effect of different landings on the volume of bankruptcy filings, it is helpful to review how a bankruptcy filing affects not only rights between a creditor and the debtor, but also the respective rights of creditors against property held by the debtor.

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    Most experienced intellectual property attorneys understand the significant role surveys play in trademark infringement and other Lanham Act cases, but relatively few are likely to have considered the use of such research in patent infringement matters. That could soon change in light of the recent admission of a survey into evidence in <i>Applera Corporation, et al. v. MJ Research, Inc., et al.</i>, No. 3:98cv1201 (D. Conn. Aug. 26, 2005). The survey evidence, which showed that 96% of the defendant's customers used its products to perform a patented process, was admitted as evidence in support of a claim of inducement to infringe. The court admitted the survey into evidence over various objections by the defendant, who had argued that the inducement claim could not be proven without the survey.
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