Project Catalyst an Economic Development Video Podcast | Episode 16: Powering Alabama’s Economic Progress with Leigh Davis of Alabama Power Company
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 15: The Gateway to Alabama’s Economic Growth with John Driscoll of the Alabama Port Authority
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 13: Economic Development in Rural Alabama with Valerie Gray and Lori Huguley of VaLor Strategies
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 11: The EV Industry in Alabama with Mike Oatridge of Alabama Mobility and Power Center
Delaware’s long-standing reputation as a pro-business, employer-friendly jurisdiction has made the state a popular choice for employers’ state of incorporation, the location of their headquarters, and the state whose laws...more
AG election developments this week clarified the field in Alabama and Georgia, with Alabama’s GOP primary heading to a runoff and Georgia’s general-election matchup now set....more
In April 2026, Alabama enacted the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (APDPA), making it the 22nd U.S. state to adopt a broad consumer privacy law governing how organizations collect, use, and disclose personal data. While...more
On April 17, Alabama became the twenty-second state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation after Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 351 into law. The bill received unanimous support in both Alabama’s House of...more
On April 17, the Alabama Legislature enacted the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, granting state residents rights over their personal data and setting obligations for businesses that control or process such information....more
Alabama recently enacted a law that creates robust enforcement mechanisms to ensure that K-12 students are not denied athletic opportunities just because they are enrolled in the state’s school choice program that rolled out...more
Alabama is now the 21st state with a “comprehensive” consumer privacy law. The Alabama Personal Data Protection Act was signed by Governor Ivey last week and takes effect May 1, 2027. The law applies to entities that do...more
On April 17, 2026, Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 351 into law, enacting the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (the "APDPA" or the "Act") and making Alabama the 22nd state to adopt a comprehensive consumer privacy...more
Alabama has joined the growing wave of states regulating consumer data privacy, becoming the 21st state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy statute. On April 16, 2026, Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Personal...more
Alabama now has a comprehensive data privacy law. Governor Ivey signed the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (APDPA) on April 16, 2026, after it passed both chambers unanimously. Businesses operating in Alabama should...more
Proposes to convert sixteen (16) existing Assisted Living Facility (ALF) beds to Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (SCALF) beds and add an additional sixteen (16) SCALF beds to establish a thirty-two (32) bed SCALF...more
Alabama has joined the expanding patchwork of states enacting consumer privacy laws, with a new statute that will require many businesses to reassess how they collect, use and sell personal data. On April 16, 2026, Governor...more
Alabama enacted a comprehensive consumer privacy law—the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351)—that will require incremental, not radical, change for companies with existing privacy-compliance programs....more
Alabama just joined 20 others states by enacting a comprehensive consumer privacy law, and businesses must get ready to comply with sweeping new obligations that will kick in next year. The state’s new Alabama Personal Data...more
On April 7, 2026, the Alabama legislature unanimously passed House Bill 351, the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, sending it to Governor Kay Ivey for approval. The bill cleared the Alabama House 104-0 and the Alabama...more
Alabama becomes the 21st state to enact a broad consumer data privacy law with a law that is one of the more business-friendly laws passed to date. According to Privacy Daily, on April 16, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey...more
New Alabama privacy law generally aligns the state with Virginia-style framework. But lower thresholds, real penalties, and no rulemaking mean now is the time to pressure test your program....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Genpak LLC (“Genpak”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that Genpak operates a food...more
On April 8, 2026, Alabama’s legislature passed House Bill 351, the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (the APDPA), which now goes to Alabama’s governor, Kay Ivey, for signature. If signed, the law will take effect May 1,...more
On April 7, 2026, the Alabama legislature unanimously passed House Bill 351, the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act. The bill cleared the House 104-0 and the Senate 34-0, making Alabama the 21st state to enact a...more
In a recent unpublished decision, Babwari v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., the Eleventh Circuit delivered a significant reminder for policyholders and insurers alike: commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies are not a...more
Many of us are familiar with how a limited liability company can be a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. There is a similar concept for trusts, so-called “grantor trusts” for income tax purposes, which means that the...more
Federal Grant Background - As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress established a $50 billion grant program, to be administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), to improve access, quality...more
In early September 2025, the President re-crowned the “Rocket City” of Huntsville, AL as the home of the U.S. Space Force—bringing with it all the economic activity that comes with running an entire branch of the military....more
Gulf of America Act - This week, the House passed legislation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for state and local government use after a long debate on the House floor Tuesday evening. The bill,...more