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Assigning or subleasing space in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Not surprisingly, the global pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown are having a dramatic impact on commercial real estate markets. Many commercial tenants suddenly find themselves…

Standard lease terms don’t fit the marijuana industry

By 2025, legal sales of marijuana in the United States may approach $40 billion. Clearly, the marijuana industry offers great opportunity for some commercial real…

Five reasons real estate development joint ventures go bad

Having represented real estate developers and investors in partnership disputes for 20 years, I've recognized certain patterns of behavior that lead to partnership conflicts. An…

Novack and Macey’s Monte Mann: He’s there when things go wrong

Monte Mann knows how to fix real estate problems. That's good; Mann is co-chairman of the real estate litigation group at Chicago law firm Novacek…