Real Estate

Hammonds signs up ex-Halliwells partner in quartet of real estate hires

By Claire Ruckin | August 3, 2010

Hammonds has continued its recent real estate hiring spree with the appointment of four senior lawyers including former Halliwells partner Mark Gaffney. Gaffney has joined the UK top 25 firm as a partner in Manchester as one of four new hires to Hammonds' built environment group, which covers property, planning and construction. Gaffney joined from Halliwells' Liverpool office, following the sell-off of the now defunct firm. Prior to Halliwells, he led Mace & Jones' Liverpool property practice.

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Property: Tidying the housing market

By Legal Week | August 3, 2010

The economic turbulence of the last three years has created challenges for the housing market; namely, securing financing, which is in turn putting pressure on home ownership. These problems look set to continue as the market faces challenges in relation to mortgage approvals, new housing developments and the creation of social housing schemes.

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Ashurst and CC advise on landmark £1.3bn hospital PPP

By Suzi Ring | August 2, 2010

A trio of firms have lined up on the world's largest public-private partnership (PPP) hospital in a SEK14.5bn (£1.3bn) deal. The project, Sweden's first health and medical care PPP, involved the development and construction of Stockholm's new university hospital, Nya Karolinska Solna.

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Latham, Skadden and Hogan Lovells advise on $3.5bn Qatar development finance deal

By Friederike Heine | July 29, 2010

Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom and Hogan Lovells have taken roles relating to Qatari Diar Finance's $3.5bn (£2.2bn) bond offering, as part of Qatar's plan to target international finance to fund domestic development. Latham represented Qatari Diar Finance, a subsidiary of Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, the emirate's sovereign wealth fund. The team was led by finance partner Bill Voge alongside Doha-based corporate counsel Craig Stoehr.

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CC recruits Mayer Brown partner to head up Americas real estate group

By Legal Week | July 23, 2010

Clifford Chance (CC) has hired a Mayer Brown partner to lead its Americas real estate group, reports The New York Law Journal. Douglas Wisner, who for the last four years has led Mayer Brown's real estate practice group in New York, joins CC's base in the city as a partner. He said that CC's decision could be "characterised as a strategic decision on their part to expand the real estate group."

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CC real estate partner team quits to join Salans in Polish capital

By Suzi Ring | July 13, 2010

Clifford Chance (CC) has lost a trio of real estate partners to Salans in Warsaw, including the magic circle firm's local practice chief Pawel Debowski. Debowski will be joined at Salans by partners Piotr Szafarz and Maciej Ryniewicz as well as counsel Tomasz Stasiak. The date of their moves are as yet unconfirmed. The departures will see CC's Warsaw partner headcount reduced by one third. The firm has appointed Daniel Kopania as its new head of real estate in Warsaw, effective immediately.

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Reed Smith recruits Pinsents partner quartet for London base

By Friederike Heine | July 13, 2010

Reed Smith has boosted its energy practice with the hire of four partners from Pinsent Masons. Construction partners Keith Hartley, Peter Cassidy, Vincent Rowan and Gordon Bell will increase partner headcount in the US firm's energy, trade & commodities group to 13. Hartley and Cassidy have already joined Reed Smith, but Rowan and Bell will remain at Pinsents while they serve their notice period, before joining the firm later this year after fulfilling existing commitments under the firm's partnership agreement.

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CC names City real estate head as firm nears result of corporate vote

By Sofia Lind | June 30, 2010

Clifford Chance (CC) has elected a new London real estate head with City partner Jonathan Solomon elected for a four-year term backdated to 1 May. The news comes as the firm prepares to confirm the appointment of its new London corporate head, with Simon Tinkler put forward to the City corporate partners as the only option in a confirmatory vote due to close next week.

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The super panel - local authority legal teams fight back after public sector cuts

By Alex Aldridge | June 30, 2010

With Chancellor George Osborne last week announcing dramatic spending cuts over the current Parliament, there can be little doubt that public sector workers are gearing up for tougher times. But lawyers, at least, can claim to have made some pre-emptive moves to address the expected age of austerity. One response has been the trend of individual local authorities coming together to share services. This has been extended to buying legal services through the recent series of combined panels - effectively cross-authority panels that allow groups of local bodies to pool their buying power and cut administration.

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BLP boosts City real estate with hire of long-serving Linklaters partner

By Sofia Lind | June 18, 2010

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired a top-rated City real estate partner from Linklaters. James Knox will join the City rival's senior equity partnership after 23 years at the magic circle firm, having joined as an associate in 1987 and made partner in 1999.

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Daily Business Review

Developers, Family Discuss Memorial for Collapse Victims

By Associated Press | September 20, 2022

The town of Surfside has already set aside space for a memorial near the collapse site, but family members are hoping to have some kind of memorial on the site itself.

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Daily Business Review

Strong Demand and Remote Recruiting Edge Helped Haber Law Grow 25% Since May

By Dan Roe | September 19, 2022

South Florida's real estate and construction booms drove hiring at the now-23-lawyer firm, which lured even more new faces as associates were drawn to the firm's growth and flexible working policies.

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Daily Business Review

Pinecrest Sees Increase in Development as Population Grows

By Melea VanOstrand | September 16, 2022

"Our goal is to improve Pinecrest Town Center, adding sleek detailing with a modern look to enhance its place in the upscale suburb of Pinecrest."

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The Recorder

DLA Piper Signs 52,000-Square-Foot Lease in Palo Alto, Embracing 'High Performance Flexibility'

By Jessie Yount | September 16, 2022

The new space is less than half the size of its current office, and comes as DLA Piper embraces hybrid work and hoteling.

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Law.com

Boston-Based Burns & Levinson Acquires Environmental-Focused Boutique

By Jason Grant | September 16, 2022

The Mackie Shea attorneys have joined Burns & Levinson's environmental and real estate groups, giving the law firm what it says is "one of the largest environmental practices in the region."

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Daily Business Review

Jones Day Boosts 2 Practice Groups With Partner Pickups From GrayRobinson, DLA Piper

By Raychel Lean | September 15, 2022

The hires come as Jones Day's Miami office approaches its 10th year, and as the firm aims to strengthen its transactional and litigation capabilities in South Florida and globally.

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The Recorder

loanDepot Hires Ex-Bank of America Lawyer as Legal Chief Amid Layoffs, Restructuring

By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2022

Gregory Smallwood, a former associate GC at Bank of America, joins the mortgage lender as it restructures, cuts thousands of jobs and increases its focus on first-time and diverse homebuyers.

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Daily Business Review

5 Minutes to Leave: Commercial Landlords Removing Tenants for Personal Gain in Growing Trend, South Florida Attorney Says

By Melea VanOstrand | September 15, 2022

"They're saying, 'I declare that this building is unsafe, everyone has to leave.' In light of what happened with Surfside, it's a tough thing to argue with," said David Winker, who represents the tenants.

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Corporate Counsel

loanDepot Hires Former Bank of America Lawyer as Legal Chief Amid Layoffs, Restructuring

By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2022

Gregory Smallwood, a former associate GC at Bank of America, joins the mortgage lender as it restructures, cuts thousands of jobs and increases its focus on first-time and diverse homebuyers.

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Daily Business Review

Litigation Between Feuding South Beach Hotel Partners Revived With New Miami Claim

By Melea VanOstrand | September 14, 2022

A breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit between two South Beach hotel partners that fell flat in Miami-Dade Circuit Court early this year is back after…

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