Seminars & Webcasts

Real Estate

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Chicago, IL
• Nov. 4 - 5, 2013 San Francisco, CA
• Nov. 21 - 22, 2013 New York, NY

• Nov. 4 - 5, 2013 Webcast

Commercial real estate fundamentals (rents, vacancy rates and development activity), although slow, are visibly recovering with REITs outperforming other asset classes. Practitioners with a broad skill set will find it easier to achieve and maintain a viable real estate practice in this environment, given the general economy’s downward pressures on tenant retention, rental growth, development revenue, refinancing and asset values. This program helps ...

• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 New York, NY
• Nov. 18 - 19, 2013 Chicago, IL

• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Webcast

• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Columbus, OH
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Boston, MA

Leases are the building blocks of value for all real estate, and whether your client is entering into a lease, acquiring a leasehold, purchasing a Ground Lease or constructing on, investing in or lending on properties, knowing the “Commercial Lease,” current commercial leasing market trends, hot topics and current schemes is the most important investment they can make. Leases are long-term investments and your client or company expects you to make ...

• Dec. 6, 2013 New York, NY

If you are an environmental, corporate or real estate attorney interested in learning about important new developments in environmental law and regulation, don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to join PLI, seasoned practitioners and senior government officials for a detailed discussion of what will be the focal point of national environmental policy in 2013 – EPA promulgation and enforcement of its environmental regulations and court decisions ...

• Dec. 16, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Dec. 16, 2013 Webcast

Some of the biggest loan servicers in California are in the process of selling off large segments of their servicing portfolios.  Servicing transfers can wreak havoc with borrowers’ accounts, particularly if they are in the midst of seeking a loan modification or other assistance.  Other borrowers encounter problems obtaining assistance due to “non-borrower” status after the death of a family member or because of limited English proficiency ...

• Jan. 8, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 8, 2014 Webcast

• Jan. 8, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ

The REIT and commercial real estate sectors have gained significant momentum in recent years and are poised for a new phase of consolidation and M&A. Recent M&A transactions in the sector have shown the depth and growing sophistication of the market, with a number of large and very complex transactions successfully completed over the last 12 months. The industry has also seen significant activity in REIT conversions and spin-offs, the listing ...

• Jan. 31, 2014 San Francisco, CA

• Jan. 31, 2014 Webcast

For low-income families who often do not have the benefit of legal counsel, eviction can mean homelessness. Most are unrepresented.  Won’t you volunteer to help those in our community who are most vulnerable?  Get the legal training you need at this half-day program and then sign up with the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco and make a difference.

• Feb. 6 - 7, 2014 New York, NY

• Feb. 6 - 7, 2014 Webcast

• Feb. 6 - 7, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Feb. 6 - 7, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Feb. 6 - 7, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA

Our 16th anniversary program will continue to follow the format implemented last year focusing on transactions.  This new approach highlights the tax problems being encountered by practitioners in today’s typical commercial real estate transactions and structures, and examines the simple and sophisticated solutions being used by the experts.  Panels of nationally-recognized real estate tax experts from major law and accounting firms will ...

• Feb. 7, 2014 New York, NY

• Feb. 7, 2014 Webcast

Human Trafficking has long been a hidden problem in New York state and the US.  In 2000, Congress passed the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (TVPA) and has since re-authorized it three times making important modifications.  In 2005, the US ratified the UN Trafficking Protocol.  This was followed by passage of the New York state Trafficking Victim Protection and Justice Act in 2007.  The New York law has ...

• Feb. 13 - 14, 2014 New York, NY
• Mar. 20 - 21, 2014 Chicago, IL

• Feb. 13 - 14, 2014 Webcast

• Feb. 13 - 14, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ

This seminar will explore advanced issues in commercial real estate financing in a market that continues to improve - in some cases very dramatically.  We will focus on the use of multiple lenders and creative deal structures.  We have also seen nontraditional lenders such as hedge funds enter the market, providing equity-flavored (and priced) financing through joint venture vehicles, which will be a focus of this year’s seminar.  ...

• Mar. 12, 2014 San Francisco, CA

• Mar. 12, 2014 Webcast

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• Jun. 3, 2014 New York, NY

• Jun. 3, 2014 Webcast

• Jun. 3, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jun. 3, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ
• Jun. 3, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jun. 3, 2014 Philadelphia, PA

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• Jun. 25, 2014 New York, NY

• Jun. 25, 2014 Webcast

• Jun. 25, 2014 Cleveland, OH

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• Sep. 10, 2014 New York, NY

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• Oct. 27 - 28, 2014 Chicago, IL
• Nov. 6 - 7, 2014 San Francisco, CA
• Nov. 20 - 21, 2014 New York, NY

• Nov. 20 - 21, 2014 Webcast

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• Nov. 6 - 7, 2014 New York, NY
• Nov. 17 - 18, 2014 Chicago, IL

• Nov. 6 - 7, 2014 Webcast

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• Dec. 5, 2014 New York, NY

• Dec. 5, 2014 Webcast

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• Dec. 15, 2014 San Francisco, CA

• Dec. 15, 2014 Webcast

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