News, Insights & Events

Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.

While these articles are correct on matters of law when they are produced, verdicts, rulings, legislation and other actions may affect the applicability of some of the information. Please consult your legal advisor before making decisions on the information you read here.

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All You Need to Know About Qualified Opportunity Zones. For Now.

March 5, 2019
Daniel Gunter, Ward and Smith, P.A.

Interest in Qualified Opportunity Zones ("QOZs") has increased since October 29, 2018, when the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published the proposed rules relating to QOZs in the Federal Register.

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FTC Opts Not to Reopen the CAN SPAM

March 4, 2019
Lori Beam
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Announces Annual Update to HSR and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds

Business and Transactions
Nicholas J. Hoffman, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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New York State Department of Labor Drops Proposal Regarding Call-In Pay... For Now

Labor and Employment Law
Subhash Viswanathan, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Will the Supreme Court Plug the Holes in Conduit Theory to Draw Clean Water Act Away from Groundwater?

February 28, 2019
Amy Wang, Ward and Smith, P.A.

The United States Supreme Court will hear a case this term to decide whether provisions of the Clean Water Act ("CWA") impose liability on activities that discharge pollutants through groundwater that ultimately reach surface waters.

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What School Districts Need to Know About the New Red Flag Law

School District Law
Candace J. Gomez and Megan K. Thomas, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Reporting Time Pay Obligations Expanded for California Businesses

February 27, 2019
Yen P. Chau, Donahue Fitzgerald
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On-Sale Bar: Less clever way of saying, Happy Hour? Maybe. Important for Patent Protection? Yes.

February 27, 2019
Marla S. Bowman, Ward and Smith, P.A.

If the term "happy hour" in this article's title caught your attention, you may be disappointed by what comes next. This article is actually about limitations on patent protection, which I would argue is just as attention-grabbing (but I doubt many would agree).

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Title Insurance Basics: Title Searches

February 27, 2019
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Cannabis and Cannabinoids

March 2019
Advice on Legal Supply and Investments
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Multiple Wills – Important Update

February 26, 2019
Beard Winter LLP

In our October 29, 2018 notification, we advised readers of a recent Superior Court decision of “Re Milne” (the “SC Decision”) that brought into issue the validity of certain language commonly used in multiple wills, often referred to as “Primary and Secondary Wills”.

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Trends from the Industrial Hemp Summit

February 26, 2019
Tyler Russell and Allen Trask, Ward and Smith, P.A.
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