Wednesday, May 25, 2011

EXPERT WITNESSES: A HALF-DOZEN INDUSTRY THINKERS SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN KEY AREAS


Some parts of the commercial real estate business are easy to understand. Leasing, design, development, construction and investment come to mind as bread and butter areas that most people can get their heads around—at least in broad strokes.
But there are niches that require just a bit more knowledge and nuance. Things like lease administration, resolution of troubled banks, title insurance, 1031 exchanges, cotenancy clauses, and defeasance are all subjects that are best left to the real experts.
So that’s exactly what we did.
In the following links, you’ll find columns on each of these topics from some of the leading lights in the industry. Brian Olasov, managing director with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, is a specialist on banking and real estate capital markets issues. He kicks things off with a look at whether it still might make sense for the government to create a second Resolution Trust Corp.
After that, Tara Scanlon, a partner with Holland & Knight LLP in Washington D.C.,examines some common issues retailers and landlords may face in reviving dormant projects.
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