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01.06.2023
By: Marc Purintun, Brydon M. DeWitt, Nona K. Massengill, Allison J. Carlon & Claire G. Pollock
President Biden signed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 on December 29, 2022. SECURE 2.0...
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01.06.2023
The New Year has certainly started with a bang at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). First, the agency announced enforcement actions against three employers prohibiting those companies from using non-competition agreements with their employees and ordering...
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12.27.2022
Beginning in January 2023, covered businesses in Virginia will have new compliance obligations under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) in response to the new privacy rights granted to residents of the Commonwealth. Last year, Virginia became...
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12.27.2022
For those of us that practice in the world of commercial real estate financing transactions, the fact pattern is a tale as old as time: the Bank is making a term loan secured by real estate largely based on leases on the property generating sufficient rent...
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12.27.2022
A deal team led by David Lay, Lauren Pennington and Claire Gross represented Cox Transportation Services in its acquisition of OutWest Express.
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12.22.2022
In 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order directing antitrust enforcers to make sure that health care would be an area of emphasis for antitrust enforcement, and in 2022 they did.
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12.16.2022
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Rob Van Arnam look at the enactment of state legislation, particularly in VA and NC, and implementation of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy by universities, athletes, states and...
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12.15.2022
EPA is proposing to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) and the Pollution Prevention Act (“PPA”) pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for...
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12.15.2022
In response to a petition filed under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”), EPA is adding 12 chemicals to the list of toxic chemicals subject to annual reporting under EPCRA and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). 87 Fed. Reg....
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12.15.2022
Environmental Justice (“EJ”) is defined by EPA as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws,...
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12.15.2022
Seasoned environmental professionals are well-acquainted with the typical hazardous substance release reporting analysis under CERCLA; where a reportable quantity of a hazardous substance is released into the environment within a 24 hour period, CERCLA...
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12.15.2022
By majority decision in Naturaland Trust v. Dakota Finance, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck a blow against one of the affirmative defenses a company may use to defend against citizen suits brought under the Clean Water...
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12.15.2022
EPA is proposing revisions to the new source review (“NSR”) permit program (“2022 Proposed Fugitive Emissions Rule”) under the federal Clean Air Act (“CAA”), which will codify the requirement that modifications account for fugitive air emissions when...
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12.15.2022
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12.06.2022
Recent developments may cause firearms manufacturers to reevaluate their business and marketing practices to lessen their legal exposure.
