Legal Updates
Please Note: The Pircher, Nichols & Meeks web site only posts entire legal updates for those published since 2000. All legal updates prior to 2000 have been listed below and are available for your review upon request. Please contact the librarian or Jennifer Jones at 310-201-8900 to obtain complete copies of such legal updates.
2012
1. "Los Angeles Enacts Ordinance to Streamline Entitlement Process"
Dated June 5, 2012 (prepared by Fernando Villa, Esq. and Shelby Q. McMahon, Esq.)
2. "JOBS Act Improves Access to Capital Markets for Issuers of Real Estate Securities"
Dated April 5, 2012 (prepared by Michael R. Ray, Esq. and Steven H. Shapiro, Esq.)
3. "California Proposes State Registration Exemption for Investment Advisers to Private Funds Exempt from SEC Registration"
Dated February 3, 2012 (prepared by Barry A. Brust, Esq.)


2010
1. "“Brace” Yourself: Illinois Appellate Court Adopts Equity-Based Approach Towards Easement Modification"
Dated September 7, 2010 (prepared by Prepared By Eugene J.M. Leone, Esq. and Katherine P. Casale, Esq.)
2. "Free Look Can Prove Costly to California Buyers"
Dated March 25, 2010 (prepared by John H. Irons, Esq. )
3. "Fast Fading Creditors’ Rights Coverage"
Dated February 12, 2010 (prepared by Eugene J. M. Leone, Esq., Michael J. McKeever, Esq. and Daniel D. Lindgren, Esq.)
4. "New Illinois Law Targets Condominium Projects in Distress"
Dated February 10, 2010 (prepared by Eugene J.M. Leone, Esq. and Brittany E. Thornton, Esq..)
5. "New California Proposition 13 Reporting Requirements Effective January 1, 2010"
Dated February 3, 2010 (prepared by Richard J. Kaplan, Esq. and Michael D. Soejoto, Esq.)


2009
1. "New IRS Revenue Procedure Should Provide Greater Flexibility in REMIC Loan Workouts"
Dated September 18, 2009 (prepared by Richard J. Kaplan, Esq. and Michael D. Soejoto, Esq.)
2. "A Chicago Landmark Decision"
Dated June 30, 2009 (prepared by Eugene J. M. Leone, Esq. & William H. Schriver, Esq.)
3. "Not a Moment Too ‘Schoon’; Delaware Directors May Now Rest Easy, as Amendment Overturns Controversial Case"
Dated June 29, 2009 (prepared by Barry A. Brust, Esq.)
4. "Vested Rights Case Favors Developers; Serves as Cautionary Tale"
Dated April 8, 2009 (prepared by Eugene J. M. Leone, Esq. & Brittany E. Thornton, Esq.)
5. "Ignorance of the Lease Is No Excuse"
Dated March 25, 2009 (prepared by Eugene J. M. Leone, Esq. & William H. Schriver, Esq.)
6. "Confidentiality Agreements in the Current Marketplace: A Carve-Out to Permit Debt Investments as an Alternative to Equity Investments"
Dated February 4, 2009 (prepared by Bryan H. Helfer, Esq.)
7. "Illinois Court of Appeals Permits Veil Piercing of Delaware LLC"
Dated January 16, 2009 (prepared by Eugene J. M. Leone, Esq. & Katherine P. Casale, Esq.)


2008
1. "The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: Possible Impacts on the Real Estate Market"
Dated October 10, 2008 (prepared by Douglas E. Lahammer, Esq.)


2007
1. "Seller Inadvertently Voids Sale Contract by Reserving Right to Waive California Subdivision Map Approval"
Dated February 2, 2007 (prepared by Jeffrey N. Brown, Esq., James L. Goldman, Esq., I. Bruce Speiser, Esq., Alan S. Petlak, Esq., and Linda M. Donner, Esq.)


2005
1. "Predispute Jury Trial Waivers Are Unenforceable in California"
Dated August 5, 2005 (prepared by Jeffrey N. Brown, Esq., PNM Doc. No. 5373548.1)


2004
1. "New California Law May Make Owners Responsible for Service Providers\' Noncompliance with Law"
Dated March 24, 2004 (prepared by Herb Meyers, Esq., PNM Doc. No. 588189.7)
2. "Bankruptcy Court Treats Letter of Credit Like Security Deposit"
Dated March 24, 2004 (prepared by Steven P. Heller, Esq., PNM Doc. No. 598157.13)


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