Press coverage and representative cases relating to the Real Estate, Rental & Leasing sector.
Counsel to real estate developers in connection with allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference relating to the purchase and potential sale of tracts of land in Broward County.
A failed real estate closing and multi-million dollar litigation.
MM&H successfully represented Bentall Green Oak, a New York-based, private equity fund with over $6 billion under management, in a lawsuit involving its failed purchase of a landmark downtown-Miami office building for $100 million. After the sale failed to close, New WT Miami, LLC, the selling party, laid claim to the $5.5 million earnest money [...]
[SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE] MM&H is representing Masoud Shojaee, a high-profile developer of more than $1 billion of new residential developments in South Florida, as the defendant in a shareholder dispute involving millions of dollars in loans to Mr. Shojaee from Santa Fe Haciendas, LLC. The lawsuit by the assignees of a seventy five percent membership interest [...]
[CROSS BORDER DISPUTE] MM&H successfully represented two Florida entities who own valuable real estate property in Miami. Plaintiffs are Argentinean lawyers who provided certain limited services to the manager of the Defendants. Plaintiffs initiated an ex parte secret legal action in Argentina against Defendants and others supposedly premised upon their entitlement to purported professional fees [...]
The Plaintiff brought claims against Humberto Visconte, his wife and their wholly owned entity, Markethings, LLC. arising out of allegations that Mr. Visconte, while acting as CEO of the Brazilian subsidiary, usurped a corporate opportunity for his own benefit, took kickbacks and performed other wrongdoing related to the Brazilian entity’s purchase of a large tract [...]
[BUSINESS TORT] After a multi-year contentious battle in what was billed as a bet the company misappropriation of trade secret, breach of restrictive covenants of key employees and tortious interference claim by a competitor, MM&H obtained a dismissal with prejudice on the even of an evidentiary hearing where it was anticipated that the Plaintiff's pleadings [...]
Transcript : LLC Dispute Resolution Strategies Etan Mark | 00:00:01:09 - 00:00:34:21 So Michelle and I — Michelle, for those of you who don't know, recently moved down here from New York and she is an exceptional attorney, barred not just here, but in the Empire State, [...]
Transcript : Miami Condo Associations and Special Assessments Josh Migdal | 00:00:00:01 - 00:00:33:02 I don't think, you know, your typical inspection within the four walls of the condominium you're buying will uncover the hidden pitfalls of the structural components. Buying a condo in Florida is [...]
Choice of Law By George Breur | June 6, 2022 Understanding Florida’s Construction Defect Statute Key Questions: Does a corporation domiciled in a different state whose construction contract provides its home state’s law applies in the event of a breach of contract still have to comply with Florida’s Construction Defect Statute? Yes. Can a [...]