Lex Mundi Publishes New Real Estate Survey: "Issues in Ownership of Real Property"

Houston (Vocus) August 28, 2008 -- Lex Mundi has recently published a new multi-jurisdictional survey entitled Real Estate Survey II - Issues in Ownership of Real Property. This survey is the second in a four-part Real Estate Survey Series compiled by members of the Lex Mundi Real Estate Practice Group.

Real Estate Survey II - Issues in Ownership of Real Property covers many areas related to property ownership including fee simple ownership, ownership conveyance instruments, ownership records and searches, assurance of ownership for purchasers, common forms of investment vehicles, and state or local taxes levied on sellers or buyers. More than sixty-five jurisdictions are covered. The Issues in Ownership of Real Property survey can be downloaded free of charge in its entirety or by jurisdiction at http://lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Issues_in_Real_Estate_Survey_II.asp.

Part one of the Real Estate Survey Series, Issues Relating to Foreign Investment, can be accessed at http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Issues_in_Real_Estate_Survey_I.asp. Lex Mundi's Real Estate Practice Group is currently working to compile the third part of the survey series, Issues Relating to Finance, with the final survey in the series, Issues Relating to Leasing, being undertaken last.

Carl Anduri, President of Lex Mundi, commented, "Lex Mundi's practice group members are continuously compiling resources that are useful not only for Lex Mundi member firm lawyers, but for their clients and other legal professionals as well. Our global network of leading, full-service law firms is ideally suited to compile surveys and projects of this kind with broad geographic coverage."

With the addition of the Issues in Ownership of Real Property survey, Lex Mundi's collection of multi-jurisdictional surveys grows to twelve. The following is a list of other popular multi-jurisdictional surveys prepared by the Lex Mundi Practice Groups:

- Real Estate Survey I - Issues Relating to Foreign Investment

- In-House Counsel and the Attorney-Client Privilege

- Bank Finance and Regulation

- Labor and Employment Desk Book

- Pre-Merger Notification

- Telecommunications Regulation

- Intellectual Property and Competition Law

- Criminal Liability of Companies

- Trends for Commercializing Intellectual Property

- European Union: Accession States Tax Guide

- The European Company

To view all the Lex Mundi multi-jurisdictional surveys and other publications currently available, please visit http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Publications_and_Resources.asp.

Lex Mundi has twenty-six Practice Groups in which member firm lawyers may participate. Participating in a practice group provides members with a global network of professionals with similar practice areas and interests through which they can share information and best practices, stay abreast of relevant and/or current topics of interest in the practice or industry area, develop relationships, and generate business opportunities.

Lex Mundi is the world's leading association of independent law firms. The association has more than 160 member firms around the world, representing approximately 21,000 lawyers. Membership in Lex Mundi provides member firms with a trusted network of law firms that share similar values and a similar focus on quality through which they can access global legal resources that enable them to serve their clients better and to improve continuously all aspects of their firms. Member law firms are located throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Through its nonprofit affiliate, the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, Lex Mundi member firms provide pro bono legal assistance to social entrepreneurs around the globe. For more information, please visit http://www.lexmundi.com.

For a printable version of this press release, please visit http://www.lexmundi.com/images/lexmundi/PDF/PressReleases/PracticeGroup_RESurveyII.pdf.

Contact Information:

Kathleen Pope-Sance

1.713.328.4521

Carl Anduri

1.925.962.0115

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