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...
2023 NATIONAL EMINENT DOMAIN UPDATE
PUBLIC USE UNESCO designation enough to support taking In State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. Moundbuilders Country Club Co., the Ohio Supreme Court held that the taking of the Country Club’s lease for the property served a public use.1 The...
DOES THE IRS KNOW ABOUT VENMO? CHANGES IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS
A major convenience in smartphone technology is the availability of third-party payment networks like Venmo and PayPal, which replace payments by cash, check, or debit card. The IRS calls these transactions,...
APPLICATION OF THE PENN CENTRAL TEST
There are many different types of regulatory takings, each with their own unique rules and body of Supreme Court jurisprudence. Although the Supreme Court has articulated different inquiries based on the type of taking, each of the tests “aims to...