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2025 Bernard O. Dow Leasing eConference

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2025 Bernard O. Dow Leasing eConference
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The Bernard O. Dow Commercial Leasing Institute – Texas’ preeminent leasing conference – brings together experts in real estate law and finance for a focused programming on the latest leasing issues.

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 7.25 | 0.75 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, OK, PA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 1/31/2027
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Sessions

Credit
1. Shopping for Care: Medical Leasing in the Retail Landscape (Jan 2026)

Blake Royal, Ashlee E Ross

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 24 pgs

Session 1 —47 mins 0.75

Shopping for Care: Medical Leasing in the Retail Landscape (Jan 2026)

Whether representing owners of retail centers or medical practice groups, explore areas to consider when leasing retail space for medical purposes. From retro-fitting the space to considering parking requirements, learn how to avoid pitfalls and achieve success for both parties.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Blake Royal, BoyarMiller - Houston, TX
Ashlee E Ross, BoyarMiller - Houston, TX

2. Data Center Contracts: Critical Issues and Contractual Rights (Jan 2026)

P. Kane Dossett, Kirk A. Killian

0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 20 pgs

Session 2 —31 mins 0.50

Data Center Contracts: Critical Issues and Contractual Rights (Jan 2026)

Driven by user demand over the last two decades and most recently by the exponential growth of AI, the data center industry is exploding in size and rapidly evolving. This session discusses the evolution of corporate users’ data center facility occupancy models including a brief technical introduction of modern data center features, several Mega-Trends affecting the data center industry, many legal issues important to corporate users and their outside counsel on data center procurement contracts, and the implications of AI adoption in “future-proofing” data center contracts.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

P. Kane Dossett, Partners National Real Estate Group - Dallas, TX
Kirk A. Killian, Partners National Mission Critical Facilities - Dallas, TX

3. Insurance, Casualty, and Related Risk Management Provisions in Commercial Leases (Jan 2026)

Thomas M. Whelan

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 175 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 11 pgs

Session 3 —45 mins 0.75

Insurance, Casualty, and Related Risk Management Provisions in Commercial Leases (Jan 2026)

Examine lease provisions, and the corresponding provisions in loan documents, that affect how well insurance and risk allocation provisions work when called upon.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Thomas M. Whelan, Thalheimer, Cipione, Whelan & Morgan, PLLC - Dallas, TX

4. Drafting Considerations for Subleases (Jan 2026)

Frank Z. Ruttenberg

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 11 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 28 pgs

Session 4 —41 mins 0.75

Drafting Considerations for Subleases (Jan 2026)

This presentation provides an overview of the key concepts and issues related to subleasing. It addresses common practical issues, and offers helpful practice tips when negotiating sublease provisions.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Haynes Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX

5. The Environmentally Sensitive Tenant: Tips to Identify Them, and Lease Terms to Protect the Landlord (Jan 2026)

Mark McPherson

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 22 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 32 pgs

Session 5 —48 mins 0.75

The Environmentally Sensitive Tenant: Tips to Identify Them, and Lease Terms to Protect the Landlord (Jan 2026)

Leasing to tenants regulated by environmental laws poses added risks. This presentation helps landlords identify these potential tenants, explains how common lease terms work in practice, and provides suggested additional lease terms to better mitigate these risks.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Mark McPherson, McPherson Law Firm - Dallas, TX

6. The Landlord in Default: A Case Study (Jan 2026)

Jeffrey Jarrett Bates

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 21 pgs

Session 6 —44 mins 0.75

The Landlord in Default: A Case Study (Jan 2026)

An examination of key lease provisions triggered and their practical applications when a landlord falls into default.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Jeffrey Jarrett Bates, Winstead PC - Austin, TX

7. Post Lease Execution Issues with Undisclosed Property Conditions (Jan 2026)

Frank Z. Ruttenberg, J. Trent Williams

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 11 pgs

Session 7 —46 mins 0.75

Post Lease Execution Issues with Undisclosed Property Conditions (Jan 2026)

This presentation covers issues which may arise when construction adjustments are discovered after the lease has been executed which cause the construction increase as well as what to include in a work letter to address these exposures.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Haynes Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX
J. Trent Williams, Shepley Bulfinch - Pearland, TX

8. Update on Brokerage Agreements (Jan 2026)

K. Annette Disch, Charles J. Jacobus

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 163 pgs

Session 8 —43 mins 0.75

Update on Brokerage Agreements (Jan 2026)

This presentation discusses brokerage agreements, where we are today, how we got here, and tips for navigating the new unchartered waters. Examine changes to the forms and how they have changed real estate brokerage, the NAR litigation and the practical realities of the new world of real estate, and consider the impact the changes have had on actual real estate transactions.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

K. Annette Disch, Gaunitt Koen Binney & Kidd LLP - Bellaire, TX
Charles J. Jacobus, Charter Title Company - Houston, TX

9. Complex Lease Issues in Mixed-Use Projects (Jan 2026)

Raymond J. Kane, Kent Newsome

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 25 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 9 pgs

Session 9 —44 mins 0.75

Complex Lease Issues in Mixed-Use Projects (Jan 2026)

Mixed-use projects have become a staple of the real estate development world, and as the “live/work/play” demands of the US consumer have become more varied and sophisticated, so has the need for developers, lenders, owners, tenants and their counsel to address and resolve increasingly complex issues which arise in the lease agreements between project owners and occupants. This presentation addresses the evolving legal skillsets required to effectively lease and operate a project which includes potentially incongruent uses, such as retail, office, hospitality, entertainment, transit, logistics and residential components.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Raymond J. Kane, Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, P.C. - Dallas, TX
Kent Newsome, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Houston, TX

10. The Use of AI in Drafting and Negotiating Leases: Ethical Considerations and Landmines (Jan 2026)

Lauren Hirt

0.75 0.75 0.00 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 18 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 20 pgs

Session 10 —44 mins 0.75 | 0.75 ethics

The Use of AI in Drafting and Negotiating Leases: Ethical Considerations and Landmines (Jan 2026)

This presentation examines how AI is transforming lease drafting and negotiation, with a focus on ethical considerations and the risks of treating title and survey review as isolated tasks rather than interconnected analyses. It highlights why only purpose-built legal AI paired with human expertise, can deliver the precision, quality, and competitive advantage required to manage trillions in real estate transactions while safeguarding client interests.

Originally presented: Nov 2025 Commercial Leasing Institute

Lauren Hirt, Orbital - London, England, United Kingdom