Ethics are an important component of our everyday lives, especially in business and in commercial real estate transactions. Ethics are the moral principles that guide a person’s behavior, or a code of moral principles practiced by a group of people, such as a code of conduct set by a business.

In today’s fast paced economy, in addition to their traditional applications, license agreements create the parties’ sometimes subtle temporary relationships, rights and obligations in shared work space environments, pop up stores and even artisanal food halls curated by celebrity chefs.  The use of a license agreement may also reflect a...

So often, a frustrated lawyer will call me to explain that his/her client is closing on the sale of an investment property in a few days (or this afternoon!) and has “suddenly” decided that the sale should be the first leg of a 1031 Exchange transaction. Is it too late? Can we paper the closing in time? (Usually, we can). The unspoken text:...