Pircher, Nichols & Meeks

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2013
	THE USE OF COMMON-INTEREST AGREEMENT IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS By: Jeffrey N. Brown and Paul M. Torres Date: 5/14/2013 Publication: Bloomberg BNA Real Estate Law & Industry Report

	INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN AND PREFERRED RETURNS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 4/2/2013 Publication: Bloomberg BNA Real Estate Law & Industry Report

	FIVE JOINT VENTURE CALCULATION ISSUES THAT MAY BE OVERLOOKED OR MISUNDERSTOOD By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 1/1/2013 Publication: California Business Law Practitioner - Winter 2013

2012
	PARTNER LOANS TO FUND CAPITAL CALL SHORTFALLS: LOAN TO NON-CONTRIBUTING PARTNER VS. LOAN TO PARTNERSHIP By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 12/25/2012 Publication: Bloomberg BNA Real Estate Law & Industry Report

	MAKING YOUR LEASES WORK WITH YOUR LOAN By: Pablo L. Petrozzi Date: 11/1/2012 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RATES OF RETURN: PART 6 - CALCULATING THE PROMOTE HURDLE By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 9/1/2012 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Fall 2012

	REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RATES OF RETURN: PART 5 - DEEMED REINVESTMENT - A MYTH? By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 6/1/2012 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Summer 2012

	CHERRYLAND MALL CASE HAS BORROWERS UNEASY By: Eugene J.M. Leone Date: 5/1/2012 Publication: Heartland Real Estate Business

	DISCLOSURE DUTIES AND DANGERS FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELLERS By: Jeffrey N. Brown and Shelby Q. McMahon Date: 3/1/2012 Publication: California Centers

	REAL ESTATE JV PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: AVOIDING MULTIPLE IRRS By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 3/1/2012 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Spring 2012

	REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RATES OF RETURN: PART 4 - WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN COMPOUNDING? By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 1/1/2012 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Winter 2012

2011
	EFFECTIVE RATES OF INTEREST By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 12/1/2011 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Winter 2011

	THE ABC’S OF APPRAISALS FOR YOUR COMMERCIAL LEASE EXTENSION By: Jeffrey N. Brown Date: 10/1/2011 Publication: California Centers

	POP-UP TO PERMANENT By: M. Rosie Rees, Sheldon A. Halpern and Katherine Casale MacNally Date: 9/1/2011 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RATES OF RETURN: PART 3 - COMPOUND INTEREST TO THE RESCUE? By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 9/1/2011 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Fall 2011

	EFFECTIVE RATES OF INTEREST: BEWARE OF INCONSISTENCIES By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 8/1/2011 Publication: Risks and Rewards (Society of Actuaries)

	REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RATES OF RETURN: PART 2 - IS SIMPLE INTEREST REALLY THAT SIMPLE? By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 6/1/2011 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Summer 2011

	ISSUE SPOTTING IN REAL ESTATE DUE DILIGENCE By: Alexis R. Alonzo and Leslie D. Reed Date: 5/1/2011 Publication: California Centers

	EXPIRING REAS: TO EXTEND OR NOT TO EXTEND By: Kathleen A. Furlong and Sheldon A. Halpern Date: 3/1/2011 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RATES OF RETURN: PART 1 - THE LANGUAGE OF REAL ESTATE FINANCE By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 3/1/2011 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Spring 2011

	TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT REAS By: Sheldon A. Halpern and Jennifer A. White Date: 1/1/2011 Publication: California Centers

2010
	THE "FREE LOOK" IN CALIFORNIA - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR By: Stevens A. Carey, John R. Cauble, Jr., and Richard R. MacCracken Date: 7/1/2010 Publication: Real Property Law Reporter

	REEVALUATING REAS (PART THREE OF THREE) By: Sheldon A. Halpern Date: 6/1/2010 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	REEVALUATING REAS (PART TWO OF THREE) By: Sheldon A. Halpern Date: 5/1/2010 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	LANDLORD LIEN WAIVERS AND SUBORDINATIONS By: M. Rosie Rees, Sheldon A. Halpern, and Brittany E. Thornton Date: 5/1/2010 Publication: California Centers

	PROP 13: THE NEW OWNERSHIP INTEREST TRANSFER REPORTING REQUIREMENT By: Richard J. Kaplan and Michael Soejoto Date: 4/5/2010 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

	REEVALUATING REAS (PART ONE OF THREE) By: Sheldon A. Halpern Date: 4/1/2010 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

2009
	AVOIDING THE 'DARK' SIDE OF TEMPORARY USES By: Sheldon A. Halpern, M. Rosie Rees and Katherine P. Casale Date: 11/9/2009 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

	ARE YOU READY TO SELL YOUR CENTER? By: Eugene J.M. Leone Date: 11/1/2009 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	READY TO SELL YOUR COMPANY? THE TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT IT IS NOW By: Eugene J.M. Leone Date: 10/6/2009 Publication: BNA, Inc. Real Estate Law & Industry

	TROUBLE IN LEASE LAND: A GUIDE TO RETAIL LEASE WORKOUTS (PART THREE) By: M. Rosie Rees Date: 8/1/2009 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	SPRINGING RECOURSE AND OTHER NON-RECOURSE CARVE-OUTS AND RISKS OF LIABILITY By: I. Bruce Speiser Date: 7/28/2009 Publication: BNA, Inc. Real Estate Law & Industry

	CALIFORNIA LEASING ISSUES: DON'T BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE By: Leslie D. Reed, Esq. Date: 7/8/2009 Publication: California Centers Magazine

	TROUBLE IN LEASE LAND: A GUIDE TO RETAIL LEASE WORKOUTS (PART TWO) By: M. Rosie Rees Date: 7/1/2009 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	TROUBLE IN LEASE LAND: A GUIDE TO RETAIL LEASE WORKOUTS (PART ONE) By: M. Rosie Rees Date: 6/1/2009 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	RIDING THE MARKET: PRESERVING THE VALUE OF DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE ASSETS By: Fernando Villa Date: 5/19/2009 Publication: BNA, Inc. Real Estate Law & Industry Report

	IMPORTANT ISSUES IN PURCHASING AND RESOLVING DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE DEBT By: Douglas E. Lahammer and Daniel B. Guggenheim Date: 4/7/2009 Publication: BNA Inc., Real Estate Industry & Law Report

	RECAPTURE OF ANCHOR STORES: SATISFACTORY COMPROMISE OR ILLUSORY RIGHT? By: Sheldon A. Halpern Date: 2/1/2009 Publication: Shopping Center Business

2008
	NO SUBSTITUTES FOR VIGILANCE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN PREVENTING BUSINESS FRAUD By: Eugene J.M. Leone Date: 10/7/2008 Publication: BNA, Inc. Real Estate Industry & Law Report

	EVEN MODEST-SIZED LAND DEALS INVOLVE LOADS OF DETAILS, DUE DILIGENCE By: Eugene J.M. Leone Date: 9/23/2008 Publication: BNA, Inc. Real Estate Law & Industry Report

	BEWARE OF RETAIL BOILERPLATE IN LEASES FOR MIXED-USE PROJECTS By: Sheldon A. Halpern and Tan N. Nguyen Date: 8/1/2008 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	TAKE CAUTION BEFORE TRANSFERRING PORTIONS OF A PROJECT (ESPECIALLY TO AFFILIATES) By: Xavier L. Gutierrez Date: 5/1/2008 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	CALIFORNIA PROPOSES REGISTRATION OF REAL ESTATE FUND MANAGERS AND ADVISERS By: Aron Youngerwood Date: 4/14/2008 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

	REAL ESTATE JV PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: CATCHING UP WITH SOFT HURDLES By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 3/1/2008 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Spring 2008

	RAMIFICATIONS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH: A NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR PURCHASE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS By: John Irons & Eli Taban Date: 2/13/2008 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

2007
	AVOIDING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ARISE By: Alan S. Petlak Date: 12/16/2007 Publication: California Centers Magazine

	LIMITING THE IMPACT OF CO-TENANCY REQUIREMENTS By: Sheldon A. Halpern and Xavier Gutierrez Date: 5/1/2007 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	CAN ONE EVER RESTRICT A PARTNER, MEMBER OR DIRECTOR By: Alan S. Petlak and Linda M. Donner Date: 1/8/2007 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

2006
	PLACING A DEPARTMENT STORE IN A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT By: Sheldon A. Halpern & Eli Taban Date: 11/1/2006 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	LOOKING AT LEASE PROVISIONS FROM THE LITIGATOR’S ANGLE By: Jeffrey N. Brown Date: 10/1/2006 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	REAL ESTATE JV PROMOTE CALCULATIONS: RECYCLING PROFITS By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 9/1/2006 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Summer 2006

	ILLINOIS COURT EXTENDS GUARANTOR LIABILITY TO MONTH-TO-MONTH LEASES By: M. Rosie Rees Date: 6/25/2006 Publication: Midwest Real Estate News

	LETTERS OF INTENT: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY By: Jeffrey N. Brown Date: 5/1/2006 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	DRAFTING RELOCATION PROVISIONS IN COMMERCIAL LEASES By: Jeffrey N. Brown Date: 5/1/2006 Publication: Southern California Office & Commercial

	LETTERS OF INTENT: A WORD OF CAUTION UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW By: Alan S. Petlak Date: 4/17/2006 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

	MECHANIC’S LIENS: DON’T BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE By: Alan S. Petlak and Leslie D. Reed Date: 4/1/2006 Publication: California Centers Magazine

	LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROVISIONS IN CALIFORNIA By: Jeffrey N. Brown & Linda M. Donner Date: 3/13/2006 Publication: California Real Estate Journal

	“USE” PROVISIONS IN COMMERCIAL LEASES By: Jeffrey N. Brown Date: 1/27/2006 Publication: LA Lawyer

2005
	BUY/SELL PROVISIONS IN REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 12/1/2005 Publication: Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal - Winter 2005

	PREEMPTION OF CONTRACT CLAIMS UNDER THE ADA By: Jeffrey N. Brown, Litigation Partner, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks and Teresa MacDonald Ascencio, Associate, Van Etten, Suzumoto & Becket LLP Date: 9/1/2005 Publication: Air & Space Lawyer

	BEING GUN-SHY: DIFFICULTIES SURROUNDING THE TRIGGER OF RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL AND FIRST OFFER By: Sheldon A. Halpern Date: 7/2/2005 Publication: Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy

	SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHASED AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT By: Sheldon A. Halpern & Steven P. Heller Date: 6/2/2005 Publication: Shopping Center Business

	THE EXERCISE OF FREE SPEECH AT SHOPPING CENTERS By: M. Rosie Rees and Steven P. Heller Date: 5/1/2005 Publication: California Centers

	REAL ESTATE TENANTS IN COMMON - UP, UP AND AWAY? By: Robert J. Walner, W. Rob Hannah III, and Greg Paul Date: 4/1/2005 Publication: Illinois Real Estate Journal

2004
	MIXED-USE PROJECTS: DOCUMENT AND DEVELOPMENT By: Sheldon A. Halpern and Steven P. Heller Date: 11/30/2004 Publication: California Centers

	THE EXERCISE OF FREE EXPRESSION IN SHOPPING CENTERS By: M. Rosie Rees, Partner & assisted by Peter P. Massumi Date: 10/14/2004 Publication: Illinois Real Estate Journal

	REAL ESTATE JV BUY/SELL AGREEMENTS: A BRIEF REVIEW AND CRITIQUE By: Stevens A. Carey Date: 9/1/2004 Publication: The Real Estate Finance Journal - Fall 2004

	NEW CALIFORNIA LAW MAKES OWNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS’ LEGAL VIOLATIONS By: Herb Meyers of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Date: 8/1/2004 Publication: California Centers – August issue

	GIVE AND TAKE: COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS MUST KNOW HOW TO GIVE RENT CONCESSIONS WITHOUT CONCEDING TOO MUCH. By: Steven Heller Associate Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Date: 6/1/2004 Publication: Western Real Estate Business – June 2004

	PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF RETAIL PROJECTS: PART 2 – CONTROL OF SITE PLAN AND USES By: Sheldon A. Halpern & Fred Carsley Date: 6/1/2004 Publication: Retail Law Strategist – June 2004

	PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF RETAIL PROJECTS: PART 1 – SITE WORK AND CAM COSTS By: Sheldon A. Halpern & Fred Carsley Date: 5/2/2004 Publication: Retail Law Strategist – May 2004

	LEASES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK? By: I. Bruce Speiser of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Date: 5/1/2004 Publication: California Center – May 2004

Pircher, Nichols & Meeks is a partnership including professional corporations

Larry M. Meeks (Retired)
Phillip G. Nichols (Of Counsel)