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MYLESTITLE’S 2ND QUARTER 2024
Advisory Council
Successful Commercial Real Estate Outcomes In Troubled Times: Supporting Lenders and Borrowers with Distressed Assets, Presented by: Distressed AssetsGroup, A Strategic Alliance between The MacKenzie Companies, LLC & InspiRE CRE, LLC: Presented By, BRENDAN GILL, The MacKenzie Companies, LLC & MARC FISCHER, InspiRE CRE, LLC
Creating Value through Redevelopment: Leveraging Land Use & Zoning – Presented By: MANDEE HEINL, ESQ.Saul Ewing LLP, Baltimore Office
Processing Distressed Property Transactions & MD IDOT Law Update, Presented by: MYLES LICHTENBERG, ESQ. Managing Principal, MylesTitle Law Office of Myles L. Lichtenberg. P.A.
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS NOW ACT OF 2022: What is it? How will it affect your Real Estate Business?
PRESENTED BY: Danielle S. Zoller, Esquire Real Estate Chair | Gordon Feinblatt LLC
POST COVID – NAVIGATING THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE: A Community Banker’s Viewpoint on Real Estate Lending in Today’s Market
PRESENTED BY: Joseph “Joe” Fleury Vice President, Relationship Manager Commercial Team – Orrstown Bank
PRESENTED BY: MYLES LICHTENBERG, ESQ. Managing Principal, MylesTitle Law Office of Myles L. Lichtenberg. P.A.
Opportunity Zones: The Red Hot Commercial Real Estate Topic of 2019 & 2020!
Presented by: David Rosen, Esq., CPA, Partner, Director of Tax Services Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, LLC (RS&F), AUTHOR OF … THE BOOK ON QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES.
ALSO PRESENTED BY: STEPHEN M. SHARKEY, ESQ., Principal, DLA Piper, LLP (US). & PRESENTED BY: MYLES LICHTENBERG, ESQ., Managing Principal, MylesTitle Law Office of Myles L. Lichtenberg. P.A.
Opportunity Zones (Ozones): How they work and what it means for you
Presented by: David Strouse, President, Birchwood Capital Partners.What to expect “when” the CRE Bubble Bursts: Current Trends for Workout Strategies | Presented by: Michele Cohen, Esq. & Patricia Jefferson, Esq., Principals, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
The 2017 Tax Act: Tax Planning for Real Estate in an Age of Uncertainty – Strategies, Opportunities (And Pitfalls); Capital Cornucopia – Navigating Multiple Real Estate Financing Options; and The 2017 Baltimore Waterfront “War Horse Cities” Purchase: Appreciating the complexity of Commercial Title & Real Estate Insurance Underwriting Issues.
MylesTitle panelists included:David Rosen, Esq. CPA. Partner, Director of Tax Services Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, LLC; John Black. President, MacKenzie Capital, LLC; and Myles Lichtenberg, Esq. Managing Principal, MylesTitle Law Office of Myles L. Lichtenberg. P.A.
Financing & Executing Large, Multi-Phased Projects: Advanced Financing Options, Development and Execution Strategies & Real Life Case Studies -AND- Recent Changes to Maryland’s LLC Laws and the Impact on Real Estate: Explore Transfer, Recordation and Income Tax Issues.
MylesTitle Advisory Council Panelists:James P. Lighthizer, Founder and Owner, Chesapeake Real Estate Group; Robert M. Ercole, Esq. Partner, Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen,Rubin & Gibber, P.A.; Myles Lichtenberg, Esq.Managing Principal, MylesTitle Law Office of Myles L. Lichtenberg. P.A.
The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Crystal Ball – 2017 & Beyond: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES!!
MylesTitle Advisory Panelists: Michael G. Gallerizzo, Esq.Partner, Gebhardt & Smith LLP; Thomas A. Sychuk, Senior Vice President. Maryland CRE Market Manager, BB&T Commercial Real Estate; T. Courtenay Jenkins, III, Cushman & Wakefield. Senior Director, Brokerage Services; Thomas H. Maddux, Principal, KLNB; Myles Lichtenberg, Esq.. Managing Principal, MylesTitle & Law Office of Myles L. Lichtenberg. P.A.
All attendees enjoyed enlightening presentations on the following trending topics by our expert speakers: REGIONAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRENDS FOR 2015 & 2016 by DAVID E. PATZER, Mid-Atlantic Commercial Banking, BBVA Compass, Senior Vice President AND
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TITLE INDUSTRY INCLUDING WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE TILA-RESPA INTEGRATED DISCLOSURE RULE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3, 2015 by MYLES L. LICHTENBERG, ESQ., MylesTitle & Law Offices of Myles L. Lichtenberg, P.A.Founder & Principal
Seminar Downloads:
Basel III’s Framework for More Resilient Banks
Commercial Real Estate Permanent Mortgages: Overview
Commercial Real Estate Permanent Mortgages: Loan Production
Commercial Real Estate Permanent Mortgages: Pricing & Terms
Commercial Real Estate Permanent Mortgages: Forecasting
Major Changes Ahead for Developers, Borrowers & Lenders in the $3 Trillion Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Debt Market: On Deck — Basel III: So, what is Basel III? Likely Unintended Consequences & Potential Problems. Alternative Solutions & New Debt Sources for CRE Borrowers in 2015.
Featured Speakers include: Michael D. Peduzzi, PeoplesBank, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer AND Louis S. Weeks,III,Columbia National Real Estate Financing, Managing Director & Managing Partner.
In addition to our host, Myles Lichtenberg, Esq of MylesTitle, all attendees enjoyed the timely and informative presentations of:Guy E. Flynn, Esq, of DLA Piper LLP (US), on the topic of “Non-Recourse Carve-Outs Revisited: Recent Developments and Practical Considerations, along with Mark P. Keener, Esq., of Gallagher, Evelius & Jones LLP presented the topic of “Mixed-Use” Projects: Major Issues in Developing and Financing these Valuable Ventures.
WE’RE FROM THE BANK AND WE’RE HERE TO HELP: Hurdles & Opportunities.
Featured Speakers, include: Thomas “Tom” Keigler, M&T Bank, Commercial Group Manager AND Wilson “Bill” Oldhouser, III, Esq., Naka, Huttar & Oldhouser, LLP, Partner.
Recent Real Estate Legislation and Practical Considerations, presented by three (3) noted attorneys: Anne-Therese Bechamps, Esq. from Venable LLP on UCC Article 9 Amendment Highlights; Jack Machen, Esq. Baltimore City Law Department, Special Chief Solicitor on 2013 Maryland Real Estate Legislative Update, and Ed Levin, Esq from Gordon Feinblatt LLC speaking to The Ever Changing Maryland IDOT Issue.
MARYLAND IDOTs PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE: VALUABLE AND PRACTICAL TIPS FROM LEADERS IN MARYLAND�S LEGAL REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY | Our Legal Panel: EDWARD S. “TED” EVANS, III, ESQ., Venable LLP, Partner; BARRY C. GREENBERG, ESQ. Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg LLP, Partner; EDWARD J. LEVIN, ESQ., Gordon Feinblatt LLC, Partner; RICHARD E. LEVINE, ESQ.; DLA Piper LLP, Partner
Recent Real Estate Judicial Decision, presented by David H. Fishman, Esq., Partner, Gordon Feinblatt, LLC.
Investing in Public & Private R.E.I.T.’s: Practical Considerations, presented by William N. Butler, Esq., Partner, Butler Melfa & Taylor, PA.
THE FATE OF $90+ BILLION IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS: WHO are “Special Servicers”? WHAT do they do? WHERE do they operate? WHEN are the deals happening? WHY, most importantly, does it matter to you? INVESTORS & DEVELOPERS: Learn about immediate opportunities that exist for Developers & Investors, and the impact on the Commercial Real Estate Market, at large. ATTORNEYS & LENDERS: Discover the nuances of how Special Servicers affect the market and the risks and opportunities that abound.
PRESENTED BY: TIMOTHY F. McCORMACK, ESQ. Ballard Spahr LLP, Partner, Baltimore Bankruptcy & Commercial Real Estate Recovery; LAURA SKOWRONSKI BOUYEA, ESQ., Venable LLP, Baltimore, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rig
“Honey I Reduced My Mortgage by $1,000,000. OMG, now I owe the IRS $400,000!” Ten Things You Must Know About Buying Distressed Loans & Loan Workouts: Real Estate Foreclosure, Tax and Practical Issues; How Bankruptcy and Other Issues affect the Purchase of Distressed Debt; Lenders Selling Loans in Default to Purchasers who then Foreclose; Borrowers Buying Debt at a Discount to Save Properties. Richard E. Levine, ESQ. DLA Piper LLP, Partner, Baltimore | Real Estate & Tax; Richard M. Kremen, ESQ., DLA Piper LLP, Partner, Baltimore | Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights & Restructuring.
Recent Developments in Foreclosures – Cloudy Titles: A Mess or Opportunity: What are the implications of pending litigation and other timely title-related happenings? Robo-Signings, foreclosure freezes and assignment issues. Whats the impact on securing title insurance in todays complex environment and how to secure clean title? What opportunities to avoid and what makes sense to pursue? SHAWN A. GOLDFADEN, Esq. Maryland State Counsel, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Show Us The Money: Who’s Lending In Today’s Market: How open are lenders doors to permanent Financing Options? Life Insurance lenders looking to deploy capital; Multi-family lending: Where will Freddie & Fannie be in the future?; Conduits: are they back? Current interest rates & pricing? What about the billions in debt maturing in 2011-14? Nancy R. Ferrell, Senior Vice President, NorthMarq Capital
I.D.O.T.’s in 2010: Under attack, but still standing: Recordation tax on I.D.O.T.’s at recordation and upon maturity and/or default; Effect of the title insurance industries withdrawal of creditors rights protection; Practical suggestions for dealing with these challenges. Do you need to name an individual to serve as a Trustee under a Maryland Deed of Trust? Edward J. Levin, Esq. & Searle E. Mitnick, Esq. of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC
HOW OUR DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES RAISE ISSUES FOR BOTH LANDLORDS AND TENANTS: Landlord’s desire for adequate security (cash security deposits vs. letters of credit); Lease restructuring agreements, assignments and subleases; Guaranty and build out issues and related strategies. – Howard R. Majev, Esq., Saul Ewing LLP and James E. Goodrich, Esq. Saul Ewing LLP
ALTERNATIVES TO FORECLOSURE: Avoiding Foreclosure at all costs through Forbearance Agreements, Deeds in Lieu, Loan Sales, Short Sales and Lender/Borrower Workouts – Michael G. Gallerizzo, Esq. Gebhardt & Smith LLP
THE FINE PRINT CAN SAVE OR COST YOU MILLIONS: Non-Recourse Carve Outs, Case Law, Business Decisions and a Winning War Story to Ponder – Edward L. Wender, Esq. Venable LLP
TRANSFER AND RECORDATION TAX SAVINGS: Business Trusts and other Strategies for structuring non-taxable transaction – Bruce L. Benshoof, Esq. Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP
WHEN COMMERCIAL TENANTS FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY – THEN WHAT?: Survival strategies for Landlords to cope with today’s reality – John A. Roberts, Esq. Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg LLP
LAND CONDOMINIUMS: An Alternative Development Opportunity – Howard L. Alderman, Jr., Esq. Levin & Gann, P.A.
SDAT’S INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: the new Law concerning Transfer of Controlling Interests in RPE’s – Robert M. Ercole, Esq., Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, P.A.