Publications

In the latest issue of “Mark’s Marketing Musings,” Weintraub Tobin Shareholder Mark Ellinghouse explores a common challenge: often overlooked risks at the closing of commercial real estate deals.

A lot of things must occur in order for a flight to go smoothly. The pilot has to create a flight plan, check his instrumentation, review his preflight checklist, coordinate with the air traffic controller, and fly the plane with skill and attentiveness. There are numerous opportunities for a misstep that could doom the passengers onboard.

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In the latest issue of “Mark’s Marketing Musings,” Weintraub Tobin Shareholder Mark Ellinghouse explores a growing trend in commercial real estate: landlord waiver agreements and the key considerations for landlords when these requests arise.

About every six months or so, I get the itch to gamble – in a jurisdiction that allows it, of course. Despite decades of [expensive] practice, I’m not very good at it. It seems to me that the best gamblers are somehow able to perceive trends and bet big when they feel the rights cards are about to hit. I instead stick to the “book” and play the odds that are stacked against me from the start. It’s a terrible habit.

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