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Grocery Outlet Qualified For CEQA Class 32 Exemption as Infill Development

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

The Sixth District Court of Appeal held that the undefined terms “in-fill development” and “substantially surrounded by urban uses” in the CEQA exemption for in-fill development were not limited by the definitions of similar terms in other parts of the CEQA statute and guidelines.

Europe’s NPL markets stall despite regulatory push

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

A challenging macroeconomic environment has hampered policymakers’ efforts to stimulate the secondary market for non-performing loan deals in Europe - Following the 2008 global financial crisis, the formation of a secondary market for European non-performing loan (NPL) deals provided a crucial c

[Video] 4 Key Takeaways | Analyzing the Top Income Tax Cases in 2024

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Kilpatrick’s Jordan Goodman was recently a part of a distinguished panel at the 55th Annual Council on State Taxation (COST) Annual Meeting in St. Louis.

NLRB Weakens Ability of Employers to Rely on Management Rights Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements . . . For Now

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

On December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) took advantage of its Democratic majority in the waning days of the Biden administration to issue its decision in Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC, and overturn a Trump-era standard that had strengthened manageme

Alberta’s New Public Sector Privacy and Access to Information Legislation: What Businesses Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

On December 4, 2024, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed two bills that will repeal and replace the province’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act).

[Video] 5 Key Takeaways | Income Tax Jeopardy! A Potpourri of Hot Topics

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently participated in a panel discussion at the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois annual state and local tax conference in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. David’s session, “Income Tax Jeopardy!

BigLaw is taking an ‘uneven approach’ to bonuses

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Washington Department of Ecology to Update to Organic Materials Management Rules to Reduce Potential Feedstock Contamination

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

The Washington Department of Ecology is undertaking a rulemaking process to update its organic materials management regulations to include permitting requirements for facilities that manage and process organic materials.

Get Ready: USPTO Trademark Fees Increase January 18, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

​​​​​​​The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently issued a final rule adjusting certain trademark fees for United States trademark applications and registrations.

[Video] 5 Key Takeaways | State Tax Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Kilpatrick partner Jordan Goodman recently participated in a presentation on state tax litigation at the 31st Annual Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum in Nashville, Tennessee.

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