Real Estate

Cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin, Ether, and others) have become more and more a part of the investment landscape. But how do these emerging assets fit into real estate transactions? Join our panel as they discuss the legal and practical implications of cryptocurrency in real estate deals.

Our panelists are:

Yvette D. Valdez
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
New York, NY

Yvette Valdez is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Digital Assets & Web3 Practice, and Co-Chair of the Commodities and Derivatives Regulation and Enforcement practice. Yvette advises emerging companies, financial institutions, and investment managers on complex regulatory challenges in the development of bespoke financial crypto-asset and cryptocurrency technologies including token launches, market infrastructure, trading, clearing, and settlement solutions on distributed ledger technology.

Alex Dobrev
Shareholder and Chair of Multifamily & Condominium Group
Lowndes
Orlando, FL

Alex Dobrev is a shareholder with the Lowndes law firm in Orlando, FL, and advises investors, developers, and lenders on the acquisition, development, disposition and financing of multifamily, condominium, and commercial real estate projects. Chair of the firm’s Multifamily & Condominium Group, he specializes in distressed condominium deals, exit strategies, and risk mitigation. Alex also counsels clients on Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act compliance and structuring exemptions. Alex is very active in The Florida Bar’s Real Property Section, where he holds leadership roles across several committees and task forces, including chairing the Commercial Real Estate Committee’s Blockchain & Digital Assets Task Force.

AND

Justin Lischak Earley
Chief Innovation Underwriter
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA

Justin Lischak Earley is Chief Innovation Underwriter for First American Title Insurance Company. Justin’s work includes setting governance rules and crafting industry-leading strategies at the intersection of real estate business, law, and technology. Justin received his J.D. from Duke University, where he was an editor of the Duke Law Journal. Building on his work in electronic real estate transactions, Justin has received his master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction & Design, and is currently working on his Executive M.B.A., both from the University of California, Irvine.

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In certain U.S. markets, there has been seismic change in the manner and method of office space use, needs, funding and future. Tenants are looking to downsize with the flexibility to handle an increasingly hybrid workforce and to grow in the future. Landlords are reacting to lower rents, increased vacancy and impending mortgage maturity dates, and are considering the possibility of change of use, adding amenities, or even the sale of the building. This legal update is intended to review these changes and provide insight from a tenant, landlord and lender perspective.

Our three speakers are Anita Agajanian, Mike Williams, and our very own Jason Maxwell.

Anita Agajanian is a real estate partner in the Boston office of DLA Piper. Her practice includes development, acquisition, finance and construction, with a special focus on office, retail, industrial, biotech and other leasing matters. She has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and serves as a legal expert for a class at the MIT Center for Real Estate. She is a frequent speaker, including serving as a co-chair of and presenter at the annual ALI Modern Real Estate Transactions Conference.

Mike Williams is a senior shareholder at Senn Law in Denver, Colorado. Mike has been practicing for over thirty-five years and has extensive experience in leasing, financing, acquisition and disposition of office, industrial, retail, resort and multi-family properties across the country and enjoys teaching for many legal associations including the American Bar Association, American Law Institute and is an active fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

Jason Maxwell is the former Senior Vice President and General Counsel for The Irvine Company and Global Co-Head of Legal for Hines. Prior to going in-house in 2006, he was a corporate and securities partner at Locke Lord LLP. Having led legal teams for two of the world’s largest office owners, he brings an insightful landlord perspective to the panel.

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Before You Sign: A Real Estate Primer for In House Counsel In this session, real estate and environmental lawyers will discuss how corporate counsel can add value by properly managing the legal risks arising in connection with real estate. The conversation will focus on pre-acquisition / pre-lease diligence efforts and touch on common issues faced by companies in the operation and management of real estate.

Join us for a presentation in commercial real estate, including payment, limited payment, interest and carry, completion and carve out guaranties. Afterwards, mingle at a cocktail reception with prominent leaders in SoCal's real estate and banking community,

The presentation will be available on webinar.  To sign up for the webinar:  https://cvent.me/g4aPD9

This program originally aired on 01/25/2023. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

In this session, attorneys working in real estate and environmental law will present an overview on real estate law across various jurisdictions. A portion of this panel will discuss the basics of environmental due diligence in real estate transactions and recent updates to the United States American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard governing Phase I environmental site assessments.

Generously sponsored by Primerus

This program originally aired on 01/25/2023. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

In this session, attorneys working in real estate and environmental law will present an overview on real estate law across various jurisdictions. A portion of this panel will discuss the basics of environmental due diligence in real estate transactions and recent updates to the United States American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard governing Phase I environmental site assessments.

This program originally aired on November 30, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

With the recent expansion of the use of representation and warranty insurance (RWI) beyond M&A transactions and into real estate transactions, real estate attorneys are increasingly being asked to guide clients through the RWI process, and to negotiate for RWI-specific issues in real estate transactions. This webcast will discuss the benefits of utilizing RWI in complex real estate transactions, provide an overview of the RWI process, and analyze best practices for addressing RWI-specific issues in real estate transaction documents.

Generously sponsored by Fried Frank

This program originally aired on November 30, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

With the recent expansion of the use of representation and warranty insurance (RWI) beyond M&A transactions and into real estate transactions, real estate attorneys are increasingly being asked to guide clients through the RWI process, and to negotiate for RWI-specific issues in real estate transactions. This webcast will discuss the benefits of utilizing RWI in complex real estate transactions, provide an overview of the RWI process, and analyze best practices for addressing RWI-specific issues in real estate transaction documents.