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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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Major Changes Coming to Cannabis Industry – Most of Them Are Good

August 3, 2021
By Danica Hibpshman and Paul Balmer
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Statistics on Virginia’s Discipline of Lawyers (Fiscal Year 2021)

August 3, 2021
Jeffrey Hamilton Geiger, Sands Anderson PC

Reporting from the Virginia State Bar’s Office of Bar Counsel indicates general consistency in the overall number of complaints made against lawyers and the corresponding levels of discipline.

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Franchising and Trademarks: Where, Why and How?

July 29, 2021
Dawn Newton, Donahue Fitzgerald LLP

For many trademark practitioners, franchise laws are an inconvenience. The knee-jerk advice to clients is to avoid franchising. This is not always bad advice, as compliance can be costly and cumbersome and franchise laws are often complex, intentionally broad and carry significant penalties. However, in many jurisdictions it is challenging, if not impossible, to allow a third party to replicate your business without becoming a franchisor, so it is helpful for trademark attorneys to understand when a trademark licence may cross the line.

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COVID Vaccine Mandates Clear Key Legal Hurdle

July 29, 2021
Adam P. Mastroleo - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Time to Check in on Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act

July 29, 2021
Christopher Morehead - Tonkon Torp LLP
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The Tale of the Feuding Fiduciaries

July 14, 2021
Andrew Biondi, Sands Anderson PC

When two brothers appointed to serve as coexecutors of their mother’s estate can’t get along in fulfilling their jointly held duty, how does a Virginia court decide which one to remove?

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Executive Order has Little Immediate Impact on Employee Non-Competition and Related Restrictive Covenants

July 14, 2021
Bradley A. Hoppe and Samuel P. Wiles - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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EEOC Issues New Guidance on Workplace Transgender Policies

July 14, 2021
Brian G. Muse, Sands Anderson PC

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued new Guidance directed to employers addressing restroom policies and the use of employee preferred pronouns.

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A Summary of Bank-Related Provisions of President Biden's July 9th Executive Order Promoting Competition

July 12, 2021
B.T. Atkinson and Bill Lathan, Ward and Smith, P.A.

Banks should monitor the rulemaking initiatives of their primary federal regulator and the CFPB undertaken in response to the Order, and consider commenting directly or through federal and state trade associations on any formal proposals.

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Investment Adviser Representatives May Be Subject to CE Requirements

June 30, 2021
By Jessica Morgan and Jarrell Hunt - Tonkon Torp LLP
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Recent Ruling on Medical Privacy Claims Illustrates the Fourth Circuit’s Application of Stare Decisis

June 25, 2021
Christopher F. Quirk, Sands Anderson PC

A recent Fourth Circuit opinion about medical privacy provides a valuable lesson on how stare decisis can guide litigants through case law that is less than clear.

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Third Challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

June 25, 2021
Daniel J. Nugent - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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