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2021 Bernard O. Dow

Leasing Institute

Live Webcast Nov 12, 2021
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Overview

The Bernard O. Dow Leasing Institute – Texas’ preeminent leasing conference – brings together experts in real estate law and finance for a focused day of programming on the latest leasing issues.
 
2021 highlights include: 

  • Office Sector and COVID’s Impact: New Normal or Just New, explores workplace space planning, re-entry, remote work, and design resilience strategies to create healthy, sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.
  • Explore how COVID had impacted operating expenses and escalation invoices, in Office Building Occupancies, Operating Expenses & Escalations: Impact of COVID.
  • The Retailization of Healthcare examines the effects of the “retailization” of healthcare on leases, as more medical uses continue their migration to more traditional retail settings.
  • Discuss practical solutions for addressing key issues faced by small tenants in office and retail leases, during Small Lease Riders and Other Practical Tools for Small Tenant Leases.
  • Gain insight on residential leasing and evictions, alcohol permitting and the impacts on leasing; open carry laws and leasing; technology use and your ethical obligations; and much more.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning
    Presiding Officer:
    Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Haynes and Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX
  • 8:20 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    The Retailization of Healthcare
    Changes in the healthcare industry have dramatically altered the delivery of healthcare services and the real estate in which those services are provided. This session will examine the effects of the “retailization” of healthcare (or “medtail” as it is becoming known) on leases, as more medical uses continue their migration to more traditional retail settings. 

    T. Andrew Dow, Winstead PC - Dallas, TX

  • 9:30 am
    5-Minute Break

  • 9:35 am
    0.75 hr
    Office Sector and COVID’s Impact: New Normal or Just New? 
    Explore new insights for workplace space planning, re-entry, hybrid and remote work, as well as the latest design resilience strategies to create healthy, sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.

    Nena Martin, Gensler - Austin, TX
    Rives Taylor, Gensler - Houston, TX
    Ed Walts, The University of Texas System - Austin, TX

  • 10:20 am
    5-Minute Break

  • 10:25 am
    0.75 hr
    Industrial Sector – Impact of Commerce and the Distribution Chain
    Hear the latest on Covid-19’s impact on the supply chain and industrial sector. What has changed in development and regulation, and what are the impacts on e-Commerce.

    Anna Lee Alford, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
    Kevin Cosgrove, Stream Realty Partners, LP - San Antonio, TX

  • 11:10 am
    5-Minute

  • 11:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Data Centers – Key Lease Considerations and Provisions from the Landlord and Tenant Perspective
    A discussion on the unique provisions that differentiate data center leases & MSAs from traditional commercial real estate. The presentation will cover special considerations required by these facilities, including rent structures, sale provisions, expansion and reduction of space/power, security, access, regulatory provisions and service level agreements.

    Haynes Strader, Skybox DataCenters - Dallas, TX

  • 11:45 am
    Break for Lunch - Presentation resumes at 12:05 p.m.

  • Friday Afternoon
    Presiding Officer:
    Ed Walts, The University of Texas System - Austin, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 12:05 pm
    0.50 hr
    Office Building Occupancies, Operating Expenses & Escalations: Impact of COVID
    COVID’s dramatic impact on office building occupancies around the U.S. is well known. But how has COVID impacted operating expenses and each tenant’s share (aka ‘escalation invoices’)? The answers may surprise you.

    William H. Brownfield, CRE, CCIM, Brownfield & Mayerhofer, Inc. - Houston, TX

  • 12:35 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 12:40 pm
    0.50 hr
    Sustainable Water Management in Austin – Onsite Water Reuse in Commercial Development
    Hear an overview of Austin’s long term water planning to sustain anticipated growth, and additional detail on the newly developed Onsite Water Reuse Program, one of Austin’s sustainable water management strategies. The presentation will highlight ways in which this new program could potentially impact commercial leases.

    Rebecca Batchelder, PE, City of Austin, Onsite Water Reuse Program - Austin, TX

  • 1:10 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 1:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Small Lease Riders and Other Practical Tools for Small Tenant Leases
    A discussion of practical solutions for addressing key issues faced by small tenants in office and retail leases.

    Yigal Saghian, Winstead PC - Houston, TX

  • 1:45 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 1:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    Gun Rights: An Overview of the Rights of Landlords and Tenants

    Sean P. Healy, Healy Law Offices, P.C. - Tyler, TX

  • 2:20 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 2:25 pm
    0.50 hr
    Alcohol Permitting and the Impacts on Leasing
    Review considerations for landlords and tenants in connection with the issuance of TABC permits, the landlord’s role in the application process, tenant transition matters, and Alcoholic Beverage Code compliance, and the impacts on the property for non-compliance.

    Matthew Charles Martin, Addison Law Firm - Dallas, TX

  • 2:55 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 3:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    Big Issues in Leasing  - A Review of Issues in Leases That are the “Must Review” Provisions from the Tenant’s Perspective

    Kent Newsome, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Houston, TX
    Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Haynes and Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX

  • 3:45 pm
    5- Minute Break

  • 3:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    SCOTUS Shuts Down the CDC Eviction Moratorium…So What is Next and How do Practitioners Navigate Evictions?
    In the wake of the recent SCOTUS decision to invalidate the CDC moratorium on residential non-payment of rent evictions, hear what rules and emergency orders remain in place regarding evictions that practitioners and property managers should be aware of before approaching a non-payment of rent eviction suit in Texas. 

    Kristopher L. Bowen Jr., The Bowen Partners, Attorneys at Law - San Antonio, TX

  • 4:20 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 4:25 pm
    0.75 hr ethics
    Balancing Your Technology Use and Your Ethical Obligations
    A recent amendment to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct notes that our duty to maintain our legal competency includes understanding the risks and benefits associated with the use of technology in our practice. This session will address some basic technological issues that apply to safekeeping the electronically-stored confidential information in your possession so that you are better equipped to balance the risks and benefits of technology.

    Bill Cramer, Clark Hill - Dallas, TX

  • 5:10 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Anna Lee Alford

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Rebecca Batchelder, PE

City of Austin, Onsite Water Reuse Program
Austin, TX

Kristopher L. Bowen Jr.

The Bowen Partners, Attorneys at Law
San Antonio, TX

William H. Brownfield, CRE, CCIM

Brownfield & Mayerhofer, Inc.
Houston, TX

Kevin Cosgrove

Stream Realty Partners, LP
San Antonio, TX

Bill Cramer

Clark Hill
Dallas, TX

T. Andrew Dow

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

Sean P. Healy

Healy Law Offices, P.C.
Tyler, TX

Matthew Charles Martin

Addison Law Firm
Dallas, TX

Nena Martin

Gensler
Austin, TX

Kent Newsome

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Houston, TX

Frank Z. Ruttenberg

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Yigal Saghian

Winstead PC
Houston, TX

Haynes Strader

Skybox DataCenters
Dallas, TX

Rives Taylor

Gensler
Houston, TX

Ed Walts

The University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Frank Z. Ruttenberg—Chair

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Candace S. Baggett

The Calibre Group, Inc.
Houston, TX

K. Gregory Erwin

Winstead PC
Houston, TX

Kent Newsome

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Houston, TX

Ed Walts

The University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Credit Info

  • Live Webcast
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 7.50 hrs  |  0.75 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Consumer and Commercial Law, Real Estate Law
UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.
Toggle view California – 7.50 hrs  |  0.75 hrs Ethics
Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.
Toggle view Oklahoma – 9.00 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 7.50 hrs  |  0.50 hrs Ethics
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.
Toggle view Other States – 7.50 hrs  |  0.75 hrs Ethics
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.
 
To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. 

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 9.00 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.
Toggle view TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 7.50 hrs
https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CE_CLE-0.pdf

Use this link to obtain the TREC MCE form for self-reporting your TREC credit. The State Bar of Texas MCLE number will qualify this course for this type of self-reporting credit to TREC. UT Law CLE will provide a Certificate of Attendance once you complete the course.

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