In any joint venture formed to acquire real estate, one point that should be addressed early in the process is whether, the extent to which, and how the parties intend to share costs incurred by each party individually in furtherance of the venture...
Environmental Law 2024
Environmental Law 2024 – the longest running annual conference of it’s kind – is taking place on February 22-23, 2024 in Washington, D.C. We are excited to be bringing back DOJ Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim and EPA Assistant Administrator...
LIMITS ON CERCLA RECOVERY FOR LEGACY SITES: EMERGING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ISSUES
The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)1 imposes strict liability for environmental cleanup costs on several categories of parties, including current owners and operators that had no hand in contaminating...
CURRENT REVISIONS TO THE GREEN GUIDES AND THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETING
With the ever-increasing importance of climate change to consumers, more and more companies are touting their beneficial environmental impact as a form of marketing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) does its part to regulate these claims under...
CONVERSATION WITH A COLLEAGUE: ROBERT H. THOMAS
This article is part of the continuing series of interviews between, published in The Practical Lawyer, Rajiv S. Khanna, principal of The Law Offices of Rajiv Khanna, and leading practitioners across the country, designed to provide personal and...
ACHIEVING CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT EXPERTISE– THIRTEEN BASIC QUESTIONS THAT CTA EXPERTS MUST BE ABLE TO ANSWER
On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted a major new federal statute called the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The CTA imposes stringent duties on almost all U.S. business entities and on many foreign entities doing business in the United...
THE GREENING OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
GREEN LOAN GUIDELINES Lenders and investors alike have become progressively concerned about climate change and the effect their lending and investment decisions may have on the environment. As such, they are seeking ways to reduce their carbon...
THE LAWYER’S MIND: MAKING DECISIONS
Lawyer unfamiliarity, misconceptions and personal defensiveness about decision-making processes impede professional development and limit the effective representation of clients. We often deflect criticism, resist changing our opinions, avoid...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS ALTERING THE FACE OF MEDICINE
Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates all aspects of life from providing driving directions to answering questions through applications like Siri and ChatGPT. Health care is no different. In the blink of an eye, references to AI in medicine have...