May 24, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Last week, Montgomery County, Maryland passed what has been described as the nation’s first local carbon tax. The tax imposes $5 per ton on any entity that emits more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide in a single year. Interestingly, the tax only applies to...
May 19, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Here is a new sampling of cases in which the Virginia Supreme Court has recently granted appeals. In April, the Court granted the petition for appeal in Studio Center Corporation v. WKW Construction, LLC, Record No. 092257, challenging the ruling of Judge Shockley...
May 17, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Improving sustainability does not mean just increasing costs. Indeed, the best thinkers in the sustainability dialogue understand and embrace the need to include economics and profitability into the equation. This is particularly true in the current economic...
May 14, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We were very pleased to be recognized Thursday by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce at their 24th annual Best Business Awards, the ABBIES. Bean Kinney received a Green Business Award for our efforts in green building projects, lecturing and writing, and development of...
May 10, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
I regularly face the question of whether arbitration is “good or bad”, “better than court”, or best for a particular client. I always give that most lawyerly of all answers: It depends. Arbitration is presented as a means of streamlining...
May 7, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Given the current commercial real estate market and the difficulties faced by many lenders, it is no surprise that many tenants are more concerned than ever about their landlord’s financing. In particular, even if the property is mostly leased and producing a steady...
