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Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Downtown Office Conversion

“Your success in life isn’t based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business.” — Mark Sanborn. This past July, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu,...more

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Manhattan Commercial Revitalization Program (M-CORE) Launched to Transform Aging Office Buildings

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As many companies settle into hybrid work models, office occupancy rates in the United States have flatlined during the first half of 2023. In the Borough of Manhattan (the Borough) in New York City, upwards of 255 million...more

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Tenants’ Market Brings Bargaining Power for Office-Space Buildouts

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COVID-19 shook nearly every industry to its core, but never more so than for commercial office space. Before the pandemic, downtown office space across the United States favored landlords in virtually all aspects of...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Downtown vs. Suburban Offices: Commercial Office Space Leasing In A Post-Covid Market

Twenty-seven months ago, we couldn’t begin to comprehend the length or severity of the pandemic, nor its long-term effect on commercial office space. Today it is still not possible to make an accurate prediction, but a few...more

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Office-to-Apartment Conversions – A Good Idea, but Tricky to Pull Off

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I recently read a fascinating article on a recently completed multi-family development in Alexandria, Virginia called Park+Ford. It describes the conversion of a 1980s era office park into 435 units of housing. What makes...more

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Several Law Firms Close Russian Offices

According to a number of online reports, several global law firms have decided to close their Russian offices in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  Among the firms that are reported to have closed their Russian...more

Allen Matkins

5 Trends in Office Space Utilization

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At the Allen Matkins 14th Annual View From the Top real estate summit, one of the panels discussed landlord and tenant space utilization trends and issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation, moderated by...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

What Should I Be Doing About My Leased Space?

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Within weeks after COVID-19 resulted in many corporate offices sending workers home to work remotely, many of whom had never done so on such a scale, people started talking about whether working from home was becoming a “new...more

Allen Matkins

2020 Allen Matkins View From the Top: Top 10 Commercial Real Estate Trends

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The annual Allen Matkins View From the Top looked a little different this year, having gone virtual for the first time in its 13-year history. But that didn’t stop nearly 1,700 attendees from gathering online to hear panels...more

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Work-From-Home Environment Fuels Demand Uncertainty in Office Space Market

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Given the continuing pandemic, there is much uncertainty about how the experience of working from home will affect today’s office space market. The panelists' of the latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California...more

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Massachusetts’ Safety Standards for Offices: What Businesses Need to Know

On July 6, 2020, Massachusetts entered Phase 3 of its four-phased approach to reopening. The Administration also updated its Sector Specific Workplace Specific Safety Standards for Office Spaces to Address COVID-19, which...more

Allen Matkins

Landlord Primer Regarding Practical Recommendations for Reopening Office Buildings

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The Shelter-in-Place orders issued by various state and local jurisdictions are being modified to allow businesses, other than just “Essential Businesses,” to open and operate. Although commercial office buildings have been...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19 Impacts on the Copyright Office: What Does It Mean for Mergers and Acquisitions?

Like much of the federal government, the U.S. Copyright Office (the “Office”) is adjusting its practices and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike registration and recordation with the U.S. Patent and...more

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office Remains Operational and Flexible During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that its offices will be closed to the public “until further notice.” However, the USPTO also assured the public that...more

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USCIS Field Office Closed to Public Through May 3, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that its field offices will remain closed to the public through May 3, 2020. All routine in-person services are suspended including biometrics appointments,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Merger Review Procedures Undergo Global Modifications

The global spread of the novel coronavirus has disrupted everyday life all over the world and imposed significant difficulties on the business community. Antitrust merger reviews — and the authorities who conduct those...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts – April 2 UPDATE

On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time...more

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COVID-19: Emergency Closings of New England Banking Offices

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The COVID-19 pandemic presents extraordinary and unique challenges for financial institutions. Banks provide critical financial services to the public and are an integral part of the financial life of most Americans. Unlike...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EPA Issues Temporary COVID-19 Relaxed Enforcement Policy

On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) sent a Memorandum to all governmental and private sector partners titled “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on its operations, USCIS has implemented several changes to the processing of petitions and the completion of forms. USCIS has also temporarily suspended all in-person services at its offices,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

From Remote Oversight to Wind-Downs: Research Struggles in the Time of COVID-19

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 4 (April 2020) - “In an effort to minimize the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 in human participant research interactions and to preserve personal protective equipment for...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

COVID-19: Impacts on Environmental Compliance, Inspections, and Enforcement (Updated 03/27/2020)

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every segment of the economy and government, including environmental compliance and regulation. As a result, state and federal regulatory agencies are...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Trademark Office Deadlines and Coronavirus-Related Delays

With all of the business interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many worldwide trademark offices have taken steps to recognize the issues caused by the crisis. The offices in which applicants from the U.S. most...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS FY 2021 H-1B CAP Update

The electronic registration period for the fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) H-1B cap season successfully concluded on March 20, 2020. WHAT’S NEXT? USCIS is expected to conduct its random selection process (lottery) of submitted...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup March 23 – 27, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 23 – 27, 2020. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19... March...more

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