On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes Act, also known by the backronym the TAKE IT DOWN Act (the “Act”), to combat deepfake revenge…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Criminal Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Issuing qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) is a valuable tool that can provide significant tax savings to searchers and independent sponsors alike upon the eventual sale of one or more of their portfolio companies…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
Those familiar with construction in Massachusetts know all too well the numerous types of building permits, approvals, orders of conditions, and the like that may be required to proceed with construction work on a given…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued his executive order, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (“EO”). The EO’s stated purpose is “to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
There is a proverb, “May you live in a time of change.” It appears that with the new administration not only are we living in a time of change, but also one of break-neck speed without precedent or predictability…
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/ Construction Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
Over the course of a lifetime, each of us will accumulate a small mountain of documents, paperwork that is often carelessly tossed in a drawer and then, perhaps, eventually discarded. Though much of this paperwork is…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released two “technical assistance documents” for the purpose of “educating the public about unlawful…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an interim final rule implementing the Department of the Treasury’s March 2, 2025 announcement that U.S. companies and U.S. beneficial owners will not be subject to any reporting requirements…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Amidst an increasingly polarized social climate that often manifests on social media, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently affirmed that calling someone on Facebook a “racist” or “white supremacist” could not be the basis for…
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/ Civil Rights, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
With every change in administration, organizations and individuals face changes in the types of conduct the federal government focuses on in its investigations, enforcement, and criminal prosecutions…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
The Trump Administration’s first two months have been marked by a flurry of actions impacting federal grant recipients, federal contractors, and academic and scientific researchers. These unprecedented measures, including…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s request to stay a Maryland federal judge’s nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily stopped three key provisions of President…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced it will not be enforcing the current Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) deadline of March 21, 2025 for Beneficial Ownership Information Reports…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
New York’s competitive bidding laws are designed to ensure transparency, fairness, and cost efficiency in public contracting. However, municipalities and school districts often seek ways to streamline the procurement processes…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Education Law, Government Contracting
On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump declared “DEI” to be henceforth “illegal” and issued two executive orders aimed at eliminating DEI programs – leaving employers in the private and public sectors to wonder – what does…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
