In a two-part in-depth interview with Valuation Review, Joseph Cioffi explains how valuation is the linchpin in the commercial real estate sector, but also the gateway to legal disputes. Part 2 includes a discussion of regulatory and legal risks and opportunities related to current trends and office conversions.
If you want to know the future of commercial real estate, look at how valuations are affecting the market and how the market is impacting valuations. In a two-part and in-depth interview with Valuation Review titled "Attorney Highlights Litigation Risks in Commercial Real Estate Valuation," Joseph Cioffi explains how valuation, the linchpin in the sector, is also the gateway to legal disputes....
Although marijuana is now legal for recreational or medical use in 37 states, it is still a federal crime to grow, sell or possess marijuana. With Congress unable to come to an agreement on marijuana's legal status, the Biden administration has been considering other means at its disposal to change its legal status. Following the recommendation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last...
Commercial real estate appraisers are currently playing a crucial role in one of the biggest real estate stories: the fate of the office market and urban centers. Their valuation decisions can significantly influence property sales, how and when transaction volume restarts, and even who controls key assets. Joseph Cioffi, was quoted multiple times in this article for BisNow, “‘You Can Imagine the...
If the days of “extend and pretend” actually come to an end for commercial real estate loans this year, there will be a greater focus on investors’ rights to information regarding troubled properties.
New York's recreational cannabis industry has the potential to be a multibillion-dollar industry. Yet, in the first year of legality, New York cannabis is struggling to generate the expected tax revenues for the state government, with a meager $70 million in legal sales as of August. This may come as a surprise to New Yorkers, who have become accustomed to seeing dispensaries on virtually every...
The FTX bankruptcy proceeding has become tangled with the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, following a path forged by some of the largest bankruptcies and frauds of the past such as Enron, Adelphia, and Madoff. Joseph Cioffi, Insolvency + Finance partner, was quoted in the Law360 article, “Long Before FTX, Criminal Cases Have Complicated CH. 11” presenting his takeaways from these watershed...
