On May 1, 2012, President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan during which he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement. The Agreement spells out the plan for the withdrawal…more
Will the new Reg A “Lively Up” America’s Entrepreneurs? President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law last month. The Act is not named after the late entrepreneur, but had he lived to see its passage, I think Steve might have…more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that corporate espionage has cost American companies $13 billion from trade secrets stolen by company insiders and given to hostile foreign governments.
To combat this growing…more
Michael Thaler, president of finaicial services firm Equity Concepts, discusses with lawyer Tom Ebel the working relationships that his firm requires from professional partners and his experience with Sands Anderson PC…more
Beth Bailey, CEO of The Pediatric Connection, discusses with lawyer Mike DeCamps her firm's expectations of professional services providers and her experience with Sands Anderson PC…more
Do you remember when you were in elementary school and the teacher told you to write a 250 word essay? Or when you were supposed to write a two-page story about your summer vacation? Of course, for many of us, this was before…more
Virginia’s Phase II Watershed Improvement Plan was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 30, 2012, as discussed here and here. The formal public comment period on the plan will conclude on May…more
Henry Spalding, an attorney in the Sands Anderson Risk Management Group, recently published the following article in the Virginia Homebuilder’s Newsletter:
Filing and enforcing a mechanic’s lien can be a strong and…more
It’s hard for social media advocates like us to not enthusiastically support the medium’s newest fave: Pinterest.
The virtual scrapbook is a GREAT display window for consumer companies selling food, fashion or funky…more
Criminal background checks have always been somewhat of a controversial tool for hiring decisions. The EEOC has previously issued several guidance statements calling into question employment policies that exclude any job…more
The House of Representatives has passed The Cyber Information and Security Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and introduced not long after SOPA and PIPA were abandoned in the wake of a popular uprising of…more
Local stormwater management programs will soon be coming to a locality near you, namely, to all of them.
As the state’s new stormwater permitting regime for construction projects shifts to the local level, the many…more
This time of year often leaves people wondering how long they should keep their financial records, which ones are important, and why they should be kept. In addition, certain corporate records can and should be discarded on a…more
Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued several opinions affecting the practice of Virginia local government law.
The cases involve (1) the Gloucester County School Board and the Public Procurement Act, (2) Albemarle…more
North Carolina law requires any business with three or more employees (including owners working in the business) to carry workers compensation insurance. Until recently, there wasn’t much penalty to employers who scoffed at this…more
