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  • September 06, 2024

    DC Circ. Could Revive Energy Co.'s $1.1B Angola Suit

    The D.C. Circuit appeared open on Friday to reviving an energy company's lawsuit against Angola over $1.1 billion worth of nixed power plant contracts, as a three-judge panel considered during a hearing whether Aenergy SA could collect any potential damages in Angola.

  • September 06, 2024

    Cleveland-Cliffs Faces Trial Over Mining Co.'s Antitrust Claims

    A Delaware bankruptcy court has partially allowed claims accusing steelmaking giant Cleveland-Cliffs of engaging in anticompetitive behavior that harmed a mining venture's efforts to complete an iron mine and ore plant in northern Minnesota to go to trial by a jury in federal court.

  • September 05, 2024

    TM Ruling Creates Way To Pierce Corporate Veil, Justices Told

    A conservative legal group says that a Fourth Circuit ruling the justices have agreed to review over a $43 million trademark award in a fight between two businesses that use the name "Dewberry" provides a new way to pierce the corporate veil that "veers far from acceptable legal principles."

  • September 05, 2024

    NJ To Offer Brownfield Tax Credits For Solar Projects

    New Jersey will bolster its tax credits for its brownfields redevelopment incentive program and grant tax credits to solar energy projects built on closed landfills as part of a bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.

  • September 05, 2024

    Winstead Opens Nashville Shop With 5-Attorney Team

    Texas-based Winstead PC has opened up a new office in Nashville, Tennessee, with the addition of five attorneys, including three from Epstein Becker Green.

  • September 04, 2024

    Banks Close $315.7M Deal For Texas Energy Storage Systems

    Deutsche Bank and First Citizens Bank headed up $315.7 million in financing for four Texas battery energy storage systems owned by a UBS Asset Management fund, the financial institutions announced Wednesday.

  • September 04, 2024

    Insurer Must Cover Woman's Fire Claim, Wash. Panel Says

    An insurer must cover a woman's claim for damage to her former home after she was assaulted and set on fire by her ex-husband, a Washington state appeals court ruled, finding that a domestic abuse exception to the policy's intentional loss exclusion applies.

  • September 04, 2024

    Ohio Board Denies Tax Break For Road Leased To School

    A service road that a school leased isn't exempt from property taxes because nearby business owners also used the road for noneducational purposes, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals ruled Wednesday.

  • September 03, 2024

    5th Circ. Panel Pushes Plaintiff Groups In Oil Terminal Row

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed wary of a claim by several groups who argued they hadn't forfeited arguments relating to vessel traffic on Texas' Gulf Coast, saying during oral arguments last week that the group's brief didn't include anything about forfeiture.

  • September 03, 2024

    Insurance Intermediary Can't Revive Biz Interference Claims

    Liberty Mutual and two of its adjusters had no obligation to work with an intermediary that helps contractors secure coverage, an Ohio appeals court ruled, rejecting the intermediary's claims that Liberty and the adjusters tortiously interfered with the intermediary's business relationships by refusing to communicate with it.

  • September 03, 2024

    Stearns Weaver Brings On Solo Land Use Ace In Tampa

    Florida's Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA announced Tuesday that it added a new shareholder in Tampa to its land development, zoning and environmental group from her own firm, Amy Huber PA.

  • August 30, 2024

    Feds Propose Tribal Oversight Of Utah National Monument

    Nearly 2 million acres of public lands within Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument will be managed by a co-stewardship of tribal nations, with a focus on conservation and preservation, according to a proposed plan by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

  • August 30, 2024

    Partnership Asks 11th Circ. To Restore $9M Easement Break

    A partnership asked the Eleventh Circuit to reinstate its nearly $9 million deduction for donating a conservation easement in Georgia, saying the U.S. Tax Court erroneously limited the deduction to its cost basis by claiming partners who contributed the property had held it as inventory.

  • August 30, 2024

    NJ's Connell Foley Gets New Real Estate Group Co-Chair

    New Jersey firm Connell Foley LLP announced Friday that it has elevated a veteran real estate and land use partner to co-chair of the practice group, with an eye on growing the team and expanding its reach.

  • August 28, 2024

    Austin Light-Rail Plan Faces Fresh Suit Over Transit Tax Model

    A purported class of Austin, Texas, residents moved to block the financing structure for a transit plan in their latest state court challenge to the city's Project Connect model approved in a 2020 voter referendum.

  • August 28, 2024

    DC Circ. Rejects Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site

    A D.C. Circuit panel rejected a slew of challenges to federal regulators' approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico, ruling that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was right to include forward-looking terms about federally owned spent nuclear fuel in the license.

  • August 28, 2024

    Real Estate Atty Leaves Seyfarth For Womble Bond In Houston

    A seasoned real estate attorney with more than 10 years of experience representing stakeholders in leasing and sale transactions has moved his practice this week to Womble Bond Dickinson's Houston office after more than six years with Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

  • August 27, 2024

    Clark Hill Adds Atty In NYC From Schoeman Updike

    Clark Hill PLC said Tuesday that it is bringing a litigator to its New York City office as a member, one with a focus on financial services and business disputes as well as experience ranging from intellectual property to real estate issues.

  • August 27, 2024

    4 Firms Build Sixth Street's $250M Industrial REIT Investment

    Sixth Street Partners plans to invest $250 million into Plymouth Industrial REIT through a joint venture and preferred equity deal packaged by four law firms, seeing more opportunities with the real estate investment trust on the horizon, according to an announcement Aug. 27.

  • August 26, 2024

    Green Cement Market May Reach $86B Globally By 2032

    The market for environmentally friendly cement in 2032 is estimated to reach $86.2 billion in value, after it reached $36.1 billion in 2023, according to business research firm Allied Market Research.

  • August 22, 2024

    Ex-Morgan Stanley Representative Concedes SEC Suit

    A former Morgan Stanley representative who was criminally convicted in a $4.8 million Ponzi scheme has conceded in a suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying he agrees with the agency that judgment should be issued against him.

  • August 22, 2024

    RE/MAX Atty Moves To Midwest Real Estate Data As GC

    A veteran in-house real estate attorney has joined Illinois-based Midwest Real Estate Data LLC as its general counsel.

  • August 22, 2024

    Builder Wins $524M Contract For Cybersecurity Agency HQ

    The U.S. General Services Administration announced that it has awarded a construction company with a $524 million contract to build the new Washington, D.C., headquarters for a U.S. Department of Homeland Security agency.

  • August 22, 2024

    Ohio Board Upholds Partial Valuation Of Old Coal Plant

    A decommissioned coal plant had two of its parcels properly valued by an Ohio county, but one additional parcel should have its valuation reduced because the structure built on it added no value, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals ruled.

  • August 20, 2024

    Ariz. Tribe Wins Pause Of Lithium Project Construction

    An Arizona federal judge has granted the Hualapai Indian Tribe's bid for a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit seeking to halt U.S. government approval of a lithium exploration project that it says threatens the life of a sacred medical spring used for cultural and religious purposes.

Expert Analysis

  • Understanding 2 Types Of Construction Payment Clauses

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    Given the recent trend of states prohibiting pay-if-paid clauses in construction clauses in favor of fortifying contractor protections with pay-when-paid clauses, parties involved in construction projects should take care to understand the nuances between the two clauses, say Jeffery Mullen and Josephine Bahn at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

  • Cannabis Biz Real Estate Loan Considerations For Lenders

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    Now that cannabis sales are legal in some states, real estate lenders are interested in financing the land used by cannabis companies, but because cannabis sales are still illegal under federal law, lenders must make adjustments for cannabis-adjacent transactions, say Mark Levenson and Jeffrey Wendler at Sills Cummis.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • 2nd Circ. Ruling May Limit Discovery In Int'l Arbitration

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    The Second Circuit's recent Webuild v. WSP decision, affirming a discovery order's nullification in arbitration between Webuild and the government of Panama, demonstrates courts' unwillingness to find that arbitral tribunals in investor-state cases fall within the scope of the discovery statute, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

  • Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.

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