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Shifting Gears: The Forces Driving Insurance Risk in Commercial Real Estate

What if the insurance program you thought was protecting your deal is actually what's putting it at risk? In this episode of our 4 Real podcast, hosts Jon Gaynor, Sam Gilbert and Kate Mylod sit down with Emily Rasmussen, President and COO of Resilience Insurance Analytics, to break down what lenders, borrowers and attorneys need to know about property insurance in commercial real estate today. The hosts also explore the Basel III endgame re-proposal, and take a turn down memory lane to discuss childhood vehicles and names of their cars.

Calling Balls and Strikes: Batting it Around with Moody’s Dan Rubock

In this episode of Dechert 4 Real, hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert welcome Moody’s Ratings’ SVP and former Dechert lawyer Dan Rubock to the podcast for an in-depth look at his career shaping how the agency evaluates the legal architecture of CMBS deals. They also go extra innings on insurance risk, data centers, Canadian CMBS and AI, and share some favorite sports memories.

More Than Data Centers: AI Governance, Liability and the Future of CRE

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but aren’t the implications for commercial real estate limited to data centers? In this episode, 4 Real hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert sit down with Dechert litigation counsel Wilfred T. Beaye, Jr. for the AI breakdown that every CRE decision-maker needs to hear, including where AI can be most powerful, why governance is lagging behind development, which property classes will be most impacted and how companies can protect themselves from liability.

Five Key Themes From CREFC Miami 2026

Which CRE discussions energized the record-breaking and decidedly optimistic attendees at this year’s CREFC Conference in Miami? In this special edition of Dechert’s 4 Real podcast, Matt Armstrong, Jon Gaynor, Sam Gilbert, Stewart McQueen and Kate Mylod dive into the overall mood of the conference – which signaled resilience in the market despite geopolitical risks – as well as property performance, the issuance outlook for 2026, the continued rise of data centers, how private credit is filling gaps where banks and public markets are constrained and more.

'Tis the Season for Rated Funds

In our final episode for 2025, Dechert 4 Real hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert are joined by corporate partner Ross MacConnell for an inside look on rated funds and their intersection with commercial real estate. Plus, we get into the 411 on the New York LLC Transparency Act and share our favorite holiday movies.