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1. Operating Expenses/Common Maintenance
2. Co-Tenancy
3. Disaster Preparedness and Casualty Restorations
4. Insurance and Indemnities
5. Option to Expand
6. Relocation Clauses
7. Holdover Provisions
8. Assignment and Subletting
9. Compliance With Laws
10. Termination Clauses

1. Operating Expenses/Common Area Maintenance
   9:00 - 9:40, Stephen G. Nesbitt
   1. Expenses Stop Lease
   2. Base Year Lease
   3. Net Lease
   4. Operating and CAM Expense Exclusions
   5. “Gross-Up” Clause
   6. Caps on Expenses Passed on to Tenants
   7. Annual Increases
   8. Audit Rights
2. Co-Tenancy
   9:40 - 10:15, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
   1. Phases of Co-Tenancy
      1. Lease-Up Period
      2. Opening of a Project
      3. Life of the Lease
         1. Tied to a Specific Tenant or to a Percentage of Occupancy?
   2. Defining Satisfactory Replacement Tenants
   3. Co-Tenancy Remedies
      1. Alternative Rent
      2. Termination Remedies
3. Disaster Preparedness and Casualty Restorations
   10:15 - 10:55, Stephen G. Nesbitt
   1. Repair Time and Tenancy
   2. Force Majeure Clauses
   3. Temporary Rent Abatements
   4. Casualty Clauses
   5. Repair and Maintenance Obligations
   6. Termination/Delay/Default Provisions
4. Insurance and Indemnities
   11:10 - 11:50, Stephen G. Nesbitt
   1. Insurance Needs
   2. Exculpation Clause
   3. Third-Party Claims
   4. Property Insurance and Casualty Provisions
      1. Who Maintains?
      2. Type of Policy
      3. Policy Limits and Deductibles
      4. Endorsements and Extensions
      5. Casualty Provisions
   5. Liability Insurance
      1. Policy Requirements
      2. Policy Limits and Deductibles
      3. Additional Insured Endorsements
      4. Coordination with Indemnities
   6. Specialized Insurance
   7. Indemnities
   8. Releases and Waivers of Claims
   9. Essential Elements of the Waiver of Claims
   10. Waiver of Subrogation
   11. Negligence Exceptions
5. Option to Expand
   12:50 - 1:30, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
   1. Rights of First Refusal and Rights of First Offer
   2. Space Descriptions
   3. Rent Agreement
   4. Time Period to Exercise Option
6. Relocation Clauses
   1:30 - 2:10, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
   1. Payment for Expenses
   2. New Space Requirements
   3. Limiting the Number of Relocations
   4. Expansion and Relocation Complications
7. Holdover Provisions
   2:10 - 2:25, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
8. Assignment and Subletting
   2:40 - 3:20, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
   1. What Constitutes an Assignment or Sublet?
   2. Preparing for Future Changes
   3. Defining the Approval Process
9. Compliance With Laws
   3:20 - 3:55, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
   1. Environmental Laws
   2. Industry Specifics
   3. State Laws
   4. ADA Compliance
   5. Building Code Compliance
   6. Newly Passed Laws: Who is Responsible?
10. Termination Clauses
    3:55 - 4:30, Michael A. Brown and John L. Dunn
    1. Conditional Limitations vs. Condition Subsequent
    2. Breach of Contract
    3. Bankruptcy of Tenant
    4. Defining the Termination Procedures
       1. Notice of Default

MICHAEL A. BROWN is a partner with the law firm of Beckman Weil Shepardson LLC, where he practices in the areas of commercial real estate, real estate title insurance and zoning law. Mr. Brown has previously lectured for National Business Institute on real estate matters. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Brown is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association and the University of Cincinnati Real Estate Round Table.

JOHN L. DUNN is a partner with the law firm of Dunn & Brown LLP. An attorney for more than 25 years, Mr. Dunn has drafted and negotiated thousands of commercial leases, closed over one hundred sales and acquisitions, and shepherded retail developments and redevelopments. He began his career with the legal department of Kimco Realty Corporation, where he created a legal team to support 951 properties and 183 million square feet of retail space. After 18 years with Kimco, he was recruited to join Colonial Properties in Birmingham, Alabama. As Senior Vice President of Colonial, Mr. Dunn completely restructured its retail department while representing the landlord in leasing its retail properties. He relocated to Cincinnati in 2008 to form Dunn & Brown LLP. Mr. Dunn earned his B.A. degree from Niagara College, and his J.D. degree from Hofstra University.

STEPHEN G. NESBITT is an attorney with Strauss & Troy, LPA. Mr. Nesbitt practices in the areas of real estate development, construction, finance and leasing, commercial transactions and litigation, and business law. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky bar associations. Mr. Nesbitt earned his B.S. degree from Miami University, and his J.D. degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

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