Sentences with phrase «backing real estate legislation»

Silver's case included acts that appeared to meet that standard — pushing legislative grants and backing real estate legislation — and lesser favors, such as trying to get Taub's child a job and helping get a permit for a charity race.

The trial included both proof of acts that clearly met that standard — pushing $ 500,000 in legislative grants for the cancer researcher, and backing real estate legislation for the developers — and lesser favors, like trying to get the researcher's child a job, helping get permits for a charity race and meeting with lobbyists.

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In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited from legal work sent to a second law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of real estate legislation.

Similarly, Cuomo in 2011 signed Silver - backed legislation reauthorizing a then - expired property tax abatement for real estate developers called the 421a program.

In the other, he was found guilty of profiting from legal business sent to a second law firm by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another developer in return for his backing on real estate legislation.

Espada repeatedly squelched pro-tenant legislation in his committee, while promoting bills backed by the real estate industry.

They include: (1) regulatory law and enforcement work, because industries from banking to private equity funds to large oil companies will likely be targets of the new administration, while health insurance companies will be subject to heightened regulation; (2) litigation, because a Democratic administration will probably push back tort reform measures, giving rise to more lawsuits; (3) «green» law, i.e., representing companies that deal in green technology, whose growth will be stimulated by likely tax incentives as well as a cap and trade system; and (4) real estate, because the bailout legislation will most likely require banks availing themselves of the benefits to begin issuing mortgages again.

Bankruptcy legislation President George W. Bush signed in April contains NAR - backed provisions that improve the position of landlords and owners» real estate assets when tenants or owners file for bankruptcy.

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