- Date
- November 26, 2012 - November 27, 2012
- Location
- PLI New York Center
- Address
- 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street, New York, New York
- Speaker
- Mitchell D. Haddad
- Sponsor
- Practising Law Institute
- Topic
- Real Estate Litigation: A Toolkit for Transactional Lawyers
- Description
Real Estate Litigation: A Toolkit for Transactional Lawyers will cover:
- Pre-litigation strategy
- Litigating landlord/tenant, mortgage loan, and other real estate disputes
- Finding the right forum; forum selection clauses
- Similarities/differences from other litigation; special REIT considerations
- Pre-litigation issues for attorneys – mortgages
- Examination of title
- Existence of defaults
- Default/acceleration notices
- Post-acceleration practical tips
- Pre-litigation issues for attorneys – landlord/tenant – ADR versus litigation
- Acceptance of rent/waiver of default
- Predicting outcomes/providing guidance to clients
- The discovery process
- Production
- Privilege
- Protective orders
- Spoliation
- Role of the transactional attorney in resolving real estate disputes
- Tips to preserve and improve the attorney/client relationship during litigation