Interest rates remain stubbornly high, and the forecast for rate cuts remains unclear. In this environment, commercial real estate buyers may need to consider creative financing solutions. Typically, non-cash buyers will…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively the “Services”) published a notice in the Federal Register of a proposed rulemaking that would…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
In Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc., a California Court of Appeal answered a question that many California employers may not have known even needed to be answered—whether California employees can prospectively waive their…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued a new executive order aimed at repealing disparate impact liability. The order, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy”, frames equal treatment under the law as…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Last week, the Oregon Supreme Court issued an important decision interpreting the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act (OECAA), clarifying the boundaries of insurer contribution rights and the scope of the statute’s…
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/ Environmental Law, Insurance
For lawyers like me who practice at the intersection of law and insurance, the swift and widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the business world is bringing new challenges and questions nearly every day. In this…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
As a result of amendments adopted by the SEC in 2024, the SEC’s EDGAR electronic filing system is being replaced with a new “EDGAR Next” dashboard. All existing SEC filers will need to transition to EDGAR Next before September…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Seemingly everywhere you look, there are stories about how the increased adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is changing the way industries operate. The construction industry is no exception, and…
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/ Construction Law, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
Why Understanding Liens is Important Construction liens are a critical aspect of the construction industry, providing security for those who contribute labor, materials, or services to a project. Understanding construction…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial
There’s a kind of silence that happens before a deal falls apart. It’s not dramatic. No slammed phones, no hostile emails. Just a slow drip of delays, caveats, and quiet rejections. It’s a familiar sound to anyone navigating the…
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/ Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 9, 2025, the White House published a new Memorandumentitled “Directing The Repeal of Unlawful Regulations,” aimed at identifying and reviewing unlawful or potentially unlawful regulations for potential repeal. The…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule with respect to the Corporation Transparency Act (the “CTA”), exempting entities formed in the United States from the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a preliminary injunction on President Trump’s Executive Orders regarding DEI. In concurring opinions, the judges expressed varying levels of support for…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14241 (EO), 90 Fed. Reg. 13673 (Mar. 25, 2025), aimed at promoting domestic mineral production for national security. The EO relies on authority under 3 U.S.C. § 301 for…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In the beginning of March, I gave a presentation on AI legal developments. One of the attendees astutely pointed out that the current legal framework seems to focus on B2C use cases. I agreed. The focus is consumer protection…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
