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• Successfully represented a real estate development company in prosecuting a claim in an international arbitration against a joint venture partner arising from a failed resort project in Mexico.
• Assisted a real estate developer in resolving disputes with its joint venture partners, thereby facilitating the redevelopment of a major property in Chicago.
• Representing a real estate development company in prosecuting a claim in an international arbitration against the United States of Mexico under NAFTA.
• Successfully defended a real estate investment firm against a multimillion-dollar claim asserted in federal court by an investment banker seeking a placement fee for capital raised for a real estate investment trust.
• Successfully represented a real estate development company in defeating the claims of a hold-over tenant attempting to halt redevelopment of a property for use as a high tech data center.
• Advised numerous real estate development companies and investment funds in successfully terminating purchase, development and financing agreements.
• Advised real estate investment funds and individual investors as to rights and obligations with respect to responding to capital calls.
• Represented Capital & Counties in relation to the Covent Garden estate, London, England to support their efforts to develop it as one of the world's most prestigious retail and leisure locations.
• Represented US investment bank JP Morgan in relation to issues arising on its £495 million acquisition and refurbishment of what will be their European headquarters, 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, England. The insolvency of the previous tenant, Lehman Brothers, created cross-border insolvency issues and the need to advise on structuring the translation so as to preserve liabilities.
• Represented a landlord in a rent review arbitration regarding the lease of a large retail site on Oxford Street, London, England.
• Represented an insurer and its insured firm of surveyors in the successful settlement of the largest professional negligence claim the firm had faced for years, arising from the attempted exercise of a number of lease break options.
• Represented a corporate claimant in a professional negligence claim against its lawyers arising from the invalid exercise of a number of lease break options.
• Represented an overseas fund requiring advice on investing in non-performing loans secured over commercial, residential and buy-to-let property across the United Kingdom.
• Represented a developer in challenging the validity of a light obstruction notice by the owner of a building neighboring the site of the client's proposed development.
• Represented a major corporation in relation to a tribunal application by the British Secretary of State for Transport for a compulsory purchase order (CPO) and secured the retention of a right to run a railway line over the land subject to the CPO.
• Represented a leading United Kingdom corporation in an arbitration and parallel independent expert determination. Also advised on an associated professional negligence claim against the client’s former lawyers and planning consultants.
• Represented a property investor in facilitating the future redevelopment of a property portfolio using lease renewal proceedings to incorporate landlord’s breaks into the leases of the site.