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In every setting- business, sports, whatever- there are rules of engagement. Knowing those rules and applying guardrails in those situations can be the difference between success or failure. In a hockey game, I always ask the coaches at the beginning of the game about the history between the two teams. That allows us to gauge
There’s an old saying: it’s easier to attract flies with honey than with vinegar. That’s true whether you’re talking about a real estate transaction or officiating a hockey game. I find a consensus-building approach works better than an adversarial one. Check out Episode 24 to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ll8UAgY28&list=PLQ_8MjZrt-I3R-TFv-ax8H4_MqWzNbD2e&index=2
In the challenging world of office properties, especially post COVID-19, office tenant representatives play a crucial role in ensuring that their office tenant clients secure the best and most appropriate leases for their needs. One of the most critical responsibilities for office tenant reps is conducting rigorous due diligence. This process involves a series of investigations and considerations of the
In its January 30, 2024, decision in Park v. Kim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit responded to an attorney who submitted a reply brief in the appeal that cited a nonexistent case that, as it turns out, the attorney obtained through ChatGPT.
The Court informed Counsel it could not locate the case and requested she
Since it has been several months since I last wrote in this blog about my own ADU project, it seemed that people might be curious to know where things stand. Also, reflecting general increased interest and activity in this type of housing stock, I have been seeing more ADU matters in my own law practice. Given these developments, I
If you own commercial real estate in Santa Clara County, you recently received a mailing from the Assessor’s Office notifying you of the assessed value of your property. With your receipt of that notice, the clock is now ticking on your right under California law to challenge that value assessment. My goal here is to offer some guidance to investors
Sometimes we find that the other side’s attorneys in our various transactions seem to behave “over the top” in the representation of their respective clients. Nevertheless, IF handled correctly and rationally, the client’s attorney/broker team can, and should, achieve effective results on the client’s behalf.
In a recent office lease transaction, it appeared to your broker co-author that our tenant
Many of us who live in California, especially the suburbs, are conditioned to expect free parking in the places we live, work, shop and take recreation. We expect laws to require it, builders to provide it and operators of commercial establishments to offer it, at least to their customers. As a matter of fact, the availability of parking has been
California law governing ADUs has been revised pursuant to two new “clean up measures”, SB 897 and AB 2221, which went into effect January 1, 2023. These new laws clarify and correct several different unforeseen barriers to the approval and construction of ADUs that had surfaced after the adoption of previous ADU legislation by the state. These revisions will require
As you may know, accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) have been an interest of mine here for several years as one of the many ways that the California legislature has tried to address our housing shortage. For those of you who are not familiar with this subject, ADUs, which were formerly known under California law as “secondary units”, and