2012 Advanced Real Estate Transactions

- Location -
Park Central Hotel
870 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 247-8000

9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

7.5 MCLE Credits: 7.5 Professional Practice

Co-Chairs:
Steven M. Alden, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Meredith J. Kane, Partner, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP

NYSBA Co-Sponsors:
Real Property Law Section
Committee on Continuing Legal Education

Description

This program is designed for experienced real property lawyers.  Highly knowledgeable practitioners will present several current and sophisticated topics in the area of advanced real estate practice.  Following the very successful and highly-rated format of earlier iterations of this program since its inception in 1999, the topics have been varied and entirely different from those presented at prior programs.   

The selection of the 2012 topics reflects the hands-on experiences of the presenters who daily work through tough, complicated questions.  The presenters are at the cutting edge of many new and evolving issues.  They freely share their experiences and knowledge.

8:30am - 9:00am          Registration

9:00am - 10:15am        Distressed Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts and Remedies - Today's Issues
                                          Latest trends in defaults and loan enforcement; election of remedies; lender liability; enforcement of guaranties (the impact and follow-on to                                           Cherryland); workout strategies and structures
                                          Speaker: Richard Fries, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP

10:15am -11:05am       Current Tax Issues Affecting Real Estate
                                          Tax issues in partnerships and joint ventures, included carried interest; tax impacts of debt restructuring; structuring like-kind exchanges.
                                          Speakers: Howard J. Levine, Partner, Roberts & Holland LLP
                                                               Lana Klickstein, Associate, Robelts & Holland LLP

11 :05am - 11 :20am    Break

11 :20am - 12:30pm     Multi-Family Housing Development: How Deals Get Done
                                          The basics of how New York's multi-family rental housing developments get put together - 80/20 bonds, 421-a tax abatements, inclusionary                                                       housing
                                          Speaker: Frederick S. Harris, Executive Vice President for Development,  New York City Housing Authority

12:30pm - 1 :30pm       Lunch (on your own)

1 :30pm - 2:20pm         Careful What You Say: Ethics in Real Estate
                                          An in-depth presentation of the essential ethical questions and issues relevant to real estate transactions
                                          Speaker: Luise A. Barrack, Managing Partner, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.

2:20pm - 3:35pm          Real Estate Joint Ventures - Current Issues
                                         The latest issues in joint ventures and joint venture restructurings, including change of control, additional capital requirements, and exit                                           strategies
                                         Speakers: Robert Ivanhoe, Chairman, New York Office, Greenberg Traurig LLP
                                                               K.C. McDaniel, Principal, K.C. McDaniel PLLC

3:35pm - 3:50pm          Break

3:50pm - 4:45pm          Current Issues in Ground Lease Developments
                                         Rent structures, including participating rents, percentage rent and FMV rent resets, inflation protection, landlord controls, and financing                                                         development on a ground lease
                                          Speaker: Chris M. Smith, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP

4:45pm                         Adjournment

Program Co-Chairs

Steven M. Alden, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Meredith J. Kane, Partner, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP

Faculty

Luise A. Barrack, Managing Partner, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
Richard Fries, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP
Frederick S. Harris, Executive Vice President for Development, New York City Housing Authority (former Executive Vice President, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.)
Robert Ivanhoe, Chairman, New York Office, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Lana Kalickstein, Associate, Roberts & Holland LLP
Howard J. Levine, Partner, Roberts & Holland LLP
K.C. McDaniel, Principal, K.C. McDaniel PLLC
Chris M. Smith, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP

New this Year: All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of the materials for specific use in your practice.  A CLE NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live program site.  The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations submitted prior to printing. Traditional printed course books can be ordered at the program site for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program date.

Directions

(7th Avenue at 56th Street)

Note: CLE Comp Passes and coupons cannot be used for this program.

The last day to pre-register online was December 5, 2012.

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