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As a Taft client, you can utilize the intellectual capital of 34 intensely motivated and focused attorneys with extensive experience in all facets of real estate:
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With a solid foundation in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, Taft Real Estate attorneys deliver comprehensive legal services and will leave nothing to chance on your account. That's because your success, and ours, depends on it. 
Leasing Space to the Federal Government: The Atypical Tenant
Barbara Duncombe
Barbara A. Duncombe
bduncombe@taftlaw.com
(937) 641-1751
LinkedIn

Casie Hollis
Casie E. Hollis
hollis@taftlaw.com
(937) 641-1747
LinkedIn
According to the most recent Federal Real Property Report, for FY 2008, the Federal Government leased over 2,830.5 million square feet of building space from private entities. Although these numbers actually reflect a decrease in leasing over the past years, unlike in the private sector, the number of federal employees is growing, which may indicate that the opportunities to lease property to the Federal Government will also grow. In addition, it appears that the Government's needs have evolved not just in terms of quantity but also in terms of specific "green" and security requirements.

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Vapor Intrusion - Buyers, Sellers, and Developers of Contaminated Property Beware
William Wagner
William C. Wagner
wwagner@taftlaw.com
(317) 713-3614
LinkedIn
With EPA focusing on low dose chemical exposures to sensitive populations from vapor intrusion, it is critical that buyers, sellers, and developers of contaminated property have a vapor intrusion strategy in place to minimize and allocate risks. Simply put, vapor intrusion is the infiltration of chemical vapors from contaminated subsurface soil and groundwater into overlying and nearby homes, offices, and buildings.

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The Pitfalls of Blogging & Social Networking Websites in the Workplace
Judson Stelter
Judson D. Stelter
jstelter@taftlaw.com
(216) 706-3963
Imagine for a moment that you are a major U.S. airline carrier. You discover that one of your flight attendants has posted mildly suggestive photos of herself aboard one of your airplanes on her blog, Queen of Sky: Diary of a Dysfunctional Flight Attendant. Out of concern for the company's reputation, you terminate the flight attendant's employment. To your surprise, you then receive notice that you are being sued for sexual discrimination because you did not treat male employees in a similar manner. Such was the case with Delta Airlines and former flight attendant Ellen Simonetti.

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Implementing a Successful Record Retention and Destruction Policy
Peter Nealis
Peter S. Nealis
pnealis@taftlaw.com
(216) 706-3950
LinkedIn
If you have grown your business to a profitable and viable enterprise, then chances are you need to have a procedure for the organization, retention, (and periodic destruction) of your important documents and other business information. This is often handled through a Record Retention and Destruction Policy.

Policies of this nature can offer many tangible and intangible benefits to your business:


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Recent Honors

Chambers USA recognized the following Real Estate partners as Leaders in their Field: Edward D. Diller; Bruce E. Gaynor; Stephen M. Griffith Jr.; William M. Phillips; Erick D. Ponader; and Richard A. Rosner.

In addition, the Real Estate Practice Group was one nine groups from Taft to be recognized. Chambers & Partners determines the top U.S. lawyers through extensive research over the course of a year. The prestigious Chambers USA Guide: America's Leading Lawyers for Business covers all the major practice areas at the national level, as well as key specialties within each state.

The following five Real Estate attorneys from the Cleveland office of Taft were named "Leading Lawyers for 2009" by Inside Business magazine: Bruce E. Gaynor; Leigh A. Hellner; Steven A. MarrerRichard A. Rosner; and Daniel K. Wright.

The April 28, 2010 issue of The Indiana Lawyer recognized Marci A. Reddick as a Distinguished Barrister, Leadership in Law honoree. Ms. Reddick is a partner in the Real Estate and Business & Finance practice groups, and is co-editor of Taft's Real Estate Insight newsletter.

The National Law Review published "Strategies for Vacant Land in a Harsh Economy," an article by David V. Allen, in its April 2010 monthly newsletter. 

Matthew T. Viola has been re-elected General Counsel by the Board of Directors of The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club. The Club, a non-profit organization created to retain young professionals in Greater Cleveland, provides events focused on both personal and professional development. It offers educational, networking and social events, as well as philanthropic opportunities to its more than 1,100 members.


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July 2010 Issue
Leasing Space to the Federal Government
Vapor Intrusion
The Pitfalls of Blogging and Social Networking
Implementing a Successful Record Retention and Destruction Policy
Recent Honors






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