AGG Talks: Development

In this episode, AGG Real Estate Litigation co-chair Knox Withers is joined by Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, & Financial Restructuring partner Sean Kulka to discuss how tenant bankruptcy can disrupt commercial properties and impact landlord rights overnight. Through real-world scenarios involving retail tenants, restaurants, office users, and below-market leases, Knox and Sean examine what happens when a tenant files Chapter 7 or Chapter 11, how the automatic stay limits landlord actions, and why timing and strategy are critical to preserving leverage and protecting asset value.Knox and Sean cover post-petition and stub rent, lease assumption and assignment, guarantor liability, co-tenancy risks, abandoned property issues, and the practical realities landlords face when trying to regain control of a space. 

In this episode, AGG Real Estate of counsel Caroline Magee is joined by Emory Law professor and former Navy JAG officer, Mark Nevitt, for a thoughtful discussion on the legal and practical challenges of climate resilience in real estate and economic development. Drawing from his recent Vanderbilt Law Review article, “Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat: How to Break the Climate Disaster Cycle,” Mark shares insights on how shifting climate patterns — like flooding, extreme heat, and water access — are influencing development decisions.The conversation explores how developers and attorneys can move beyond reactive rebuilding to proactive adaptation, why accurate risk terminology matters in legal documents, and what tools and resources are available for evaluating real-time climate risk when federal data is limited or outdated.

In this episode, AGG attorneys Rebecca Davis and Caroline Magee are joined by Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols for a wide-ranging discussion on the present and future of energy in Georgia. Commissioner Echols shares insights on the state’s growing solar capacity, how battery storage is enhancing grid reliability, and why Georgia has become a hub for clean manufacturing and data centers.  Their conversation addresses economic and regulatory factors drawing global investment to Georgia, electric vehicles and energy policies under a new presidential administration, and how energy infrastructure is being reimagined for both urban and rural communities.