Personal Trusts Under New York Law

By: Ian Weinstock , Kostelanetz & Fink LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: New York Business & Commercial > New York Estate Planning > Trusts > Practice Notes What Is a Trust? A trust is a legal arrangement pursuant to which...

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Representing Foreign Buyers and Sellers in United States Real Estate Transactions

By: S.H. Spencer Compton , First American Title Insurance Company and Diane Schottenstein , Schottenstein Law Today, many parts of the world are unsettled due to a variety of economic, political, and/ or environmental issues. Such unrest can lead to...

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Market Intelligence: What Commercial Real Estate Owners, Tenants, and Lenders Need to Know Now

By: S.H. Spencer Compton , COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY Interested in access to private market intelligence? Private Market Data offers attorneys private information about highly negotiated agreements not otherwise available or...

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The Impact of E-commerce on Retail Leases and Lease Exit Strategies

By: S.H. Spencer Compton and Diane Schottenstein EVERY REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY HEADLINE TODAY SEEMS to trumpet the decline of retail leasing and the advent of e-commerce: the so-called “Amazon Effect.” 1 One recent article recounts the impact...

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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in Commercial Real Estate

By: Eric B. Levine, LINDABURY, MCCORMICK, ESTABROOK & COOPER, P.C. This article discusses several key considerations for evaluating cybersecurity and data privacy practices when counseling owners of commercial real estate (CRE). THE ARTICLE ALSO...