The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Oct. 28, 2024, published final regulations regarding the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit of the Internal Revenue Code (Final Regulations)…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
In response to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) updates to its lead paint hazard standards were deficient because they improperly took…
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/ Environmental Law, Health, Real Estate - Residential
In private letter ruling (PLR) 202440007, the taxpayer (Taxpayer REIT) elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for its initial tax year. The Taxpayer REIT was formed as a vehicle to invest indirectly…
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/ Business Organizations, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
As in previous years, California saw a significant volume of new housing legislation emerge from Sacramento in 2024. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) This…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule with comment period…
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/ Health, Insurance
In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Halley Townsend, Eddie Jauregui and Alexander Holtan explore the intricate world of voluntary…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Securities Law
To enhance quality of operations and increase transparency in ownership within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Final Rule for ownership disclosures for Medicare…
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/ Business Organizations, Government Contracting, Health
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law Senate Bill No. 1241 on Oct. 31, 2024, which modifies the Insurance Department Act of 1921 by simplifying licensing under the Insurance Producer Licensing Act (the Act)…
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/ Administrative Law, Insurance
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University, 86 F.4th 961 (2d Cir. 2023). In doing so, the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro socio Edwin Cortés habla con Anna Catalina Pérez, abogada del área corporativa, sobre las complejidades de la firma electrónica y la firma digital. Los abogados discuten…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Government Contracting
In this episode of the "Two Byte Conversations" podcast series, Data Strategy, Security & Privacy attorney Kevin Angle discusses developments in artificial intelligence (AI) policy at the state, federal and international level…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Vice President Kamala Harris on Dec. 20, 2023, convened the National Space Council to discuss U.S. leadership in space. The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Commerce were subsequently tasked to "review relevant…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
In 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit assessed Patent RE40,449, titled "Auto-Verifying Voting System and Voting Method." An exemplary claim is below: A method for voting providing for self-verification of a…
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/ Elections & Politics, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the 12th episode of "Are We All Clear? Facilitating Security Clearances," host Molly O'Casey and International Trade attorney Andrew McAllister provide insights on foreign influence, ownership or control (FOCI) mitigation…
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/ Government Contracting