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Overview

Webinar

For lawyers who think the green movement is passing fashion or that green law means just a LEED Gold rating for their client's new building, this webinar is a wake up call.

Find out why the green revolution has an impact on all types of real estate agreements and buildings — existing structures as well as new projects. What should you ask when your clients call with a new lease, mortgage, investment, insurance policy, alteration, or development project? What should you answer when they ask whether your city can really require them to retrofit their old buildings?

Whether you are a true believer or a skeptic, this webinar covers the topics in green law that you must know about to counsel clients effectively. These include:

  • Green ratings
  • Green mandates and incentives, including zoning, income tax and real property tax incentives
  • Green contractual requirements
  • Green due diligence
  • Green litigation

The program concludes with a discussion of "hot topics" in green law and a question and answer period.

Agenda:

I. Introduction: Sustainability and the New "Legal Language" of Green
II. Green Ratings: LEED; Green Globes; Energy Star; Ashrae 189.1
III. Government Green Mandates
IV. Government Green Incentives
V. Green Zoning Incentives-  Example
VI. Green Income Tax Incentives-  Example
VII. Green Real Property Tax Incentives-  Example
VIII. Contractual Green Requirements in Leases, Mortgages, Purchase/Sale Agreements, Architect Agreements, Construction Contracts and Insurance Policies
IX. Green Due Diligence for All Types of Transactions
X. "Hot Topics" in Green Law: Benchmarking and Litigation
XI. Q&A


Moderator:

Peter S. Britell is Of Counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP where prior to 2010 he chaired the global real estate and construction group. He has broad experience in virtually every area of construction and real estate practice and has been lead counsel in many high-profile transactions and projects. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law where he created one of the first law school courses (if not the first) in the Law of Green Buildings for their L.L.M. Program in Real Property Development. He is the author of Green Buildings: Law, Contract and Regulation published by Law Journal Press.

**This program provides up to 1.5 hours of participatory CLE credit. Approval pending in CA, CO, GA, IL, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX and VA. Self-study credit is also available for AK, AZ, ME, MO and ND. Credit is available in VA for On Demand Access only. For more information contact Alexandra Brescia at abrescia@alm.com.


Registrants have free access to the program for one year after the live event.

FOR GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS CONTACT
Email: abrescia@alm.com
Phone: 212-457-7706