A Year-End Legal Checklist for Corporations
With just a couple of months left in 2020—and they can’t pass soon enough, some might say— many corporations that follow the calendar year should use ...
Employment Law Update: When Employees Can and Can’t Talk Politics at Work
During these final days before Election Day, it is difficult to go an hour without being reminded of the presidential race and every other local, stat...
Visual Arts and Property Owners: Be VARA Careful
The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) of 1990 grants moral rights and protections to authors of works that fall under the law and are distinct from for...
COVID-19 Fallout Could Lead to Lower Commercial Property Taxes
The Covid-19 pandemic, government shutdown orders and resulting economic turmoil provide commercial property tax owners a unique opportunity to signif...
Real Estate Law Client Alert: Securities and Exchange Commission Modification to “Accredited Investor” Definition
In August 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") opened the door and adopted a less-restrictive definition of "accredited invest...
How California’s New Cybersecurity Law Might Affect Your Business
A major new cybersecurity law, the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), recently became enforceable. And while the CCPA shares similarities to o...
IP Client Alert: Supreme Court Ruling in ‘.com’ Case Could Make Waves in Trademark Law
In a significant case for online businesses, the Supreme Court recently ruled that adding a domain extension such as ".com" to a generic word can make...
Covid-19 Fallout Could Lead to Lower Commercial Property Taxes
The Covid-19 pandemic, government shutdown orders and resulting economic turmoil provide commercial property tax owners a unique opportunity to signif...
President Trump’s Proclamation Suspending Entry of Nonimmigrants
On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration published a Presidential Proclamation designed to address the overall unemployment rate in the United State...
Assessing Animal-Related Reasonable Accommodation Requests
HUD guidance released earlier this year offers advice on how to assess – and just as important, how to document – requests for service animals and emo...
