Legal & Regulatory

There are strong arguments that businesses should not be able to use a force majeure argument to throw away their contracts, write attorneys Ian Lis and Eli Gordon.

Private REITs are unique real estate transactions where the buyer indirectly acquires real estate assets.

While the Fed cut rates again on Sunday, spreads have widened, meaning the cuts will have little impact on commercial real estate deals.

Employers must learn all they can about employees' exposure as the coronavirus spreads, while also taking into account privacy restrictions under HIPAA.

"Construction projects always have a 'time for completion' component and many contractual provisions may certainly come into play in any construction project which is affected by labor shortages from the coronavirus."

Lenders are trying to maintain discipline as competition rises for deals in the debt markets.

Buyers of a private REIT have a more prudent vetting process than in a typical real estate transaction.

The federal government's recent changes to the definition of Waters of the US is only the most recent change in the often contested Clean Water Act.