Swimming Lessons–Surviving and Navigating the Choppy Waters of Distressed Real Estate

Part 4: COVID and Commercial Lease Bankruptcies
Real Estate partner Christian Buerger and Insolvency & Restructuring partner Hugh McDonald discuss COVID’s impact on commercial leases and an overview of the bankruptcy process.

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Part 3: Transfer Tax and Distressed Real Estate: New York and California
Real Estate partner Andrew Weiner and Tax partner Craig Becker discuss the intersection of transfer tax with enforcement in distressed real estate in New York and California in the latest Swimming Lessons Series presentation.

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Part 2: Mezzanine Loan Enforcement Under UCC
In the new installment of our Swimming Lessons Series: Surviving and Navigating the Choppy Waters of Distressed Real Estate partner Caroline Harcourt and Insolvency & Restructuring partner Patrick Fitzmaurice and senior counsel Russell DaSilva explore key components of the Uniform Commercial Code. The trio provides a general overview of the pre-foreclosure process and planning, types of self-help remedies under the UCC and foreclosure process and recent lessons.

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Part 1: Commercial Foreclosures
Real Estate partner Caroline Harcourt and Insolvency & Restructuring partner Patrick Fitzmaurice and special counsel Jon Doolittle explore some of the key components of a commercial foreclosures. The trio provide a general overview of the pre-foreclosure process, outline important considerations when drafting a foreclosure complaint, offer guidance on the steps that go into obtaining a judgement of foreclosure and sale, and flag some a variety of important post-sale issues.

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