A successful business improvement district (BID) requires more than a strong vision; it needs the right mix of market conditions, political support and community trust. Land use attorney Kyrus Freeman and Soul of the City BID…
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/ Law Firm Marketing, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued guidance on Sunday, May 31, 2026 – a rare weekend release – regarding enforcement of license requirements for certain "advanced computing" items. The…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
The New York State Legislature on May 26, 2026, enacted the 2026-2027 New York State Budget Bill, Part HH of which amends Article 30-C of the New York State Tax Law by adding Sections 1350 to 1356 titled "City Surcharge on…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments), along with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, issued a final rule on May 28, 2026, implementing several modifications to the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
President Donald Trump on April 2, 2026, issued Proclamation 11021, "Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the U.S.," which applied duties to the full value of covered articles and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) on May 22, 2026, announced that it is permanently rescinding the 2020 notice regarding assistance animals and…
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/ Civil Rights, Real Estate - Residential
Now that a majority of California jurisdictions have adopted Housing Elements certified as compliant by the state's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), a new question has come into sharper focus for…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The U.S. Department of War (DOW) on May 7, 2026, published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Sections 847 and 819 of the fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021 National…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced sweeping deregulation with a "compliance first" approach. Though this may appear to be a reprieve, the retreat of federal enforcement is…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Toxic Torts
In January 2026, Holland & Knight's Healthcare Blog summarized several notable healthcare-related proposals in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 Executive Budget. These included expanded oversight of material…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
Entró en vigor el nuevo Reglamento de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio Internacional (CCI) (Reglamento de Arbitraje 2026), el cual será aplicable a todo arbitraje iniciado a partir del 1 de junio de 2026, incluidos aquellos…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 1, 2026, issued an interim final rule implementing the Medicaid community engagement (work requirement) provisions enacted in H.R. 1. Effective January 1, 2027, certain…
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/ Government Contracting, Health
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill (SB) 5 into law on May 29, 2026, establishing a novel framework regulating numerous use cases involving the use and sale of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The wide-ranging…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
Two states have adopted their own low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programs, signaling continued expansion of the regulatory landscape for transportation fuel providers. New Mexico's Clean Transportation Fuel Program (CTFP) took…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation, Transportation
In a unanimous decision written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the U.S. Supreme Court held on May 28, 2026, that a worker who transports goods on an intrastate leg of an interstate journey can be exempt from arbitration under Section…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law, Franchise Law, Transportation
