Previous Events & CLE Programs
January 22, 2008
Committee Meeting
Bankruptcy: Impact on Leases & Landlords
Rick Pedone, Partner in the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy group at Nixon Peabody LLP, will discuss the impact of bankruptcy on lease administration and how to counsel a client through it. He will focus on the impact of tenant bankruptcy on the property lessor, but will also briefly touch upon the rare and not-so-rare occasions of, respectively, landlord and contractor bankruptcy filings.
November 19, 2007
Committee Meeting
Insurance Considerations in Commercial Leases
Personnel from Albert Risk Management Consultants of Needham will discuss prudent (vs. typical) insurance coverage planning and other risk management considerations for commercial landlords and tenants. Robust Q&A expected and encouraged.
September 17, 2007
Committee Meeting
Review of Recent Cases
Join us as we review and discuss recent court cases concerning commercial real estate leases, including Cummings Properties LLC v. National Communications Corporation, the recent SJC decision concerning the enforceability of acceleration of rent clauses.
March 26, 2007
Committee Meeting
Commercial Leasing Basics, Part II
Sponsors
Leasing Committee
New Lawyers Section
Join us for Part II of a two part series on the basics of commercial leasing. We will cover:
- the Annotated Table of Contents of the office lease, including ancillary documents
- the nuts and bolts of drafting and reviewing a lease, including the information that is required from the client and other parties
- the technical aspects of finalizing the lease, execution, exhibits and other deliverables such as insurance certificates and security deposit.
Panelists include:
As with Part I, this session will be particularly useful for new lawyers who would like an introduction to this area of law. Please feel free to invite any interested members of your practice.
February 26, 2007
Committee Meeting
Commercial Leasing Basics, Part I
Sponsors
Leasing Committee
New Lawyers Section
oin us for Part one of a two part series on the basics of commercial leasing. We will discuss the nuts and bolts of commercial leases, how to negotiate them from the point of view of a tenant or a landlord, and introduce some of the ancillary documents such as notices of lease and SNDA’s.
Panelists include:
These two sessions will be particularly useful for new lawyers who would like an introduction to this area of law. Please feel free to invite any interested members of your practice.
January 22, 2007
Committee Meeting
Real Estate Leasing: A Lender’s Perspective
John Sullivan, Managing Director of Fantini & Gorga, will lead a question and answer session concerning the lender’s perspective on leases and tenants. Specific topics will include:
- different lender’s leasing criteria
- SNDA’s
- estoppels
December 11, 2006
Committee Meeting
Benjamin D. Heller and Bill Collins of the Boston office of Jones Lang LaSalle will lead the discussion on negotiating letters of intent for office leases, hot topics and market updates.
November 13, 2006
Committee Meeting
Hot Topics in Retail Leasing
Michael J. Sawyer of Stop & Shop Supermarket Companies, Richard L. Armstrong, Jr. of Panera Bread and Luis A. Vidal of Sherin and Lodgen will discuss various hot topics in retail leasing, such as exclusives, radius restrictions and opening co-tenancies.
October 16, 2006
Committee Meeting
Case Law Update
Co-chairs Anita Agajanian of DLA Piper US LLP and Eric Labbe of Goodwin Procter LLP will review recent court decisions in Massachusetts regarding commercial leases and provide examples of recent leases. An open discussion will follow.
September 25, 2006
Committee Meeting
Tour the Arch Tower
The Leasing Committee is kicking off its new year with an opportunity to view the inner workings of the newest office tower in Boston. Lunch will be provided at the DLA Piper offices, followed by a tour of the building led by Dean Stratouly, President of The Congress Group, with Bridget Jourgensen, Project Manager of 33 Arch Tower, and Dave Williams, Chief Engineer.
May 15, 2006
Committee Meeting
Commercial Leasing: Defaults, Damages and Evictions
Adam N. Lewis, and Brian S. Kaplan, co-founders of Lewis & Kaplan LLP, will join us to discuss defaults, damages and evictions connected with commercial leasing.
April 21, 2006
Committee Meeting
The New Rules about Abandoned Cable: Practical Implications and Updates to Your Lease Forms
John Lyons of DuPont Cabling Solutions will join us to discuss the new rules about abandoned cable. Elizabeth Garner of Torpy & Garner, LLC and Anita S. Agajanian of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary will serve as moderators for the program.
March 27, 2006
Committee Meeting
Terrorism Related Legislation and Insurance Issues
Geoffrey A. Howell, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, and Bernard Gitlin, Global Insurance Network, Inc., will present and overview and update of terrorism related legislation and insurance issues.
January 23 and February 27, 2006
Committee Meeting
Leasing Basics Seminars
Co-Sponsored with the New Lawyers Section
We are planning a series of two seminars about the basics of leasing. These seminars will be geared towards new real estate lawyers as well as other lawyers who want to learn more about leasing. The luncheons will be on the basics of leasing from both the landlord and tenant perspectives.
Specific topics to include:
- Letters of intent Tips for lease drafting
- Reviewing leases and preparing lease summaries
- Security deposit issues
- Lender documents (subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements and estoppel letters)
- Drafting amendments, and more
Panelists to include:
December 19, 2005
Committee Meeting
Leasing Market Update and Letter of Intent Issues
Andrew J. Majewski and David E. Fitzgerald, both with CB Richard Ellis, will give a leasing market update and discuss letter of intent issues.
November 18, 2005
CLE Program
Operating Expenses: Surviving and Audit
Full Program Description
This advanced, hands-on seminar will provide you with a comprehensive look at “Operating Expenses” – beginning in the drafting stage, through the negotiation process and, finally, looking at the rights of the parties in connection with an audit and possible formal legal action.
September 19, 2005
Committee Meeting
Bankruptcy Law & Commercial Leasing Practice
Douglas B. Rosner, a Director of Goulston & Storrs – A Professional Corporation, will discuss how recent changes in the Bankruptcy laws will affect commercial leasing practice, and will also address resulting issues of which Landlord and Tenant counsel should be aware.
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