14 Nov, 2024 ICSC + U.S. Law ‘24: The Next Gen Perspective By Andrew Bensson Patrick Gallagher John Rothman The 54th annual ICSC + U.S. Law Conference recently convened in Orlando, gathering attorneys and legal professionals from across the real...
23 Jul, 2024 D.C. FY25 Budget Expands CRE Revitalization Initiatives By Lawrence Ferris Jeff Utz The end of June saw the D.C. Council pass the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024 and the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of...
07 Jun, 2024 Part II: Landlord Unable to Evict Despite Tenant Defaults By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the...
07 May, 2024 Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: New Skyline Districts By David Ingraham David Linhart Matthew Kiefer Boston is continuing its commitment to planning-led rezoning with the recent release by the Boston Planning and Development Agency...
02 Apr, 2024 College & University Hotel Ownership Symposium – Key Takeaways By Cecilia Gordon Martha Nahill Frahm Matthew Horvitz We recently had the opportunity to co-sponsor and present during the College & University Hotel Ownership Symposium (CUHOS), on March 4-5...
27 Mar, 2024 Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: Squares + Streets Initiative By David Ingraham Adrienne Rosenblatt David Linhart Matthew Kiefer +1 more... Show less Boston’s campaign of planning-led rezoning is proceeding with a recent vote by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to...
21 Mar, 2024 City-owned lots on Harrison Ave. in Roxbury could soon be big housing complex By Matthew Kiefer The Wu administration's push to transform city-owned parking lots into affordable housing has attracted developers across neighborhoods...
08 Mar, 2024 Relationships Rule at ICSC + OAC By Melissa Rivers “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday asked this question in their popular 1947 song of the...
18 Jan, 2024 Thriving in 2024: Brick-and-mortar retail is back in fashion By Brendan Smith Jennifer Jones Karen O'Malley Lawrence Ferris +1 more... Show less As keen observers are already aware, reports of the “death of brick-and-mortar” retail have been greatly exaggerated. Neither the...
27 Dec, 2023 Keeping the Lights On: Payment of Operating Expenses After an Event of Default By Andrew Bensson Kimberly Yeager Craig Todaro When an event of default occurs under a mortgage loan, the lender’s first thought might be, “How will we get repaid?”, while the...
20 Dec, 2023 Liquidated Damages Clauses Enforceable in Commercial Leases By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Cummings Properties, LLC vs. Darryl C. Hines, SJC-13406 (September 25, 2023). LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSES ENFORCEABLE IN COMMERCIAL LEASES...
20 Dec, 2023 Expert Testimony Nice-to-Have, Not Must-Have in Insurance Claims By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Richard Gillis & Gayle Gillis vs. Town of Uxbridge, No. 22-P-641 (Mass. App. Ct. August 10, 2023). The Massachusetts Appeals Court...
14 Nov, 2023 ICSC Law 2023 - Positive Trends in Retail Infuse the Conference By Melissa Rivers Approximately 1,200 people attended the 53rd ICSC Law Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. With attendance approaching pre-Covid numbers, it...
30 Jan, 2023 New York City Vaccine Mandate for Certain Indoor Activities By Brian Carrozza David Rabinowitz In early August 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the Key to NYC, which requires patrons of indoor dining, indoor...
15 Nov, 2022 ICSC U.S. Law Conference 2022 By Derek Domian The 52nd Annual Innovating Commerce Serving Communities f/k/a International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Law Conference took place...
22 Jun, 2022 How to Hire a Lawyer to Negotiate Your Lease By Nancy Davids Real Estate Director Nancy Davids was featured on Pedal Retail Advisors’ Gear Shift, a free, all-access platform that equips retailers...