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Preserving Cash and Incentivizing Employees During a Pandemic
By Benjamin T. Gibbs
As COVID-19 reverberates through the real estate and construction industries, impacted companies should revisit their employee compensation programs to preserve cash and drive performance while maintaining legal compliance. This is particularly true for companies normally dependent on high rents in cities, where commercial tenants are trading brick-and-mortar office space for work-from-home arrangements, and freeing up employees—unshackled by any commuting concerns—to relocate in pursuit of lower housing costs.
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A Court-Side Seat: Waters, Walls and Pipelines
By Anthony B. Cavender
Several interesting decisions have recently been made by federal and state courts.
FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – ARCO Shifts from State to Federal and No Vigor for VIM
On June 18, 2020, the court decided the case of Baker, et al. v. ARCO, holding that the revised federal removal statutes authorize the removal to federal court of a state-filed complaint against several defendants by the…
To Purchase of Realty Encumbered by Long-Term Leasehold, California Court of Appeal Concludes Transfer Tax Not Applicable
By Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In 731 Market Street Owner LLC v. City and County of San Francisco (June 18, 2020), California appellate court affirms that local realty transfer tax does not apply when leasehold has a remaining term of 35 years or more. In “California Court of Appeal Concludes Transfer Tax Not Applicable to Purchase of Realty Encumbered by Long-Term Leasehold“, colleagues Craig A. Becker, Breann E. Robowski…
In the Wake of the Coronavirus: REIT Dividends
By Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
The pandemic’s financial impact adds another layer of complexity to REITs authorizing, declaring and paying dividends under Maryland law. In “REIT Dividends in the Wake of the Coronavirus” colleagues Jeffrey B. Grill, Robert S. Logan, Ryan S. Brewer, Ella M. Lvov, and Jessie W. Friend discuss what Maryland REITs should consider using the tools at their disposal to structure distributions in…
The Split-Roll Initiative Is Poised to Rock California’s Property Tax System
By Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
This November, California voters will decide whether commercial and industrial properties will lose their Proposition 13 protection against property tax reassessment. In The Split-Roll Initiative is Posted to Rock California’s Property Tax System, colleagues Craig A. Becker, Richard E. Nielsen and Breann E. Robowski explain.…
FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ June 2020
By Scott R. Flick, Warren A. Kessler and Simone A. Wood
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
Time Off the Air Leads to License Termination for North Dakota Radio Station
FCC Enters Into Consent Decree With Tech Company Imposing $250,000 Civil Penalty for Unlawful License Transfers and Failure to Disclose…
Buyer Beware: Search for Litigation Time Bombs in Your Policies
USPTO Expediting Certain COVID-19-Related Trademark Applications
Social Distancing, Social Media and Section 230: DOJ Calls On Internet Companies to Provide Safer Online Communities
