07 May, 2024 Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: New Skyline Districts By David Ingraham David Linhart Matthew Kiefer Boston is continuing its commitment to planning-led rezoning with the recent release by the Boston Planning and Development Agency...
09 Apr, 2024 Stormwater Discharge Permit Changes: What Property Owners in Eastern Massachusetts Need to Know By Peter Tamm Patrick O'Connor Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater...
27 Mar, 2024 Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: Squares + Streets Initiative By David Ingraham Adrienne Rosenblatt David Linhart Matthew Kiefer +1 more... Show less Boston’s campaign of planning-led rezoning is proceeding with a recent vote by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to...
18 Mar, 2024 New York LLC Transparency Act Update By Ling Kong Michael Hickey Starting January 1, 2026, the New York LLC Transparency Act (the “Act”) will require limited liability companies (LLCs) formed or...
08 Feb, 2024 SCOTUS Issues Decision with Significant Implications for Future Whistleblower Cases By Carla Reeves On February 8, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 601 U.S. ___(2024), a case...
08 Jan, 2024 Boston Adds Updated Inclusionary Development Policy to the Zoning Code—What Questions Remain? By Matthew Kiefer David Linhart In November 2023, the Boston Zoning Commission adopted Article 79 of the Boston Zoning Code, codifying for the first time long-studied...
19 Dec, 2023 SEC Brings Enforcement Actions to Remedy Improper Contractual Limitations on Whistleblower Activities By Jaclyn Grodin Carla Reeves Erek Sharp The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) in recent months has settled a number of actions targeting employment...
07 Dec, 2023 Ready for the Corporate Transparency Act? Five Key Considerations Before Year-End By David Coombs Michael Hickey Ling Kong Linh Lingenfelter +1 more... Show less The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), designed to prevent money laundering and promote a Know Your Customer policy, goes into effect on...
17 Oct, 2023 Need to Know: SEC’s New Private Fund Rules By Jaclyn Grodin David Coombs To view a PDF of the below information, please click here. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently adopted sweeping new...
04 Oct, 2023 Massachusetts Doubles Estate Tax Threshold as Part of $1 Billion Tax Reform Act By Eric Cunnane Matthew Hillery John Ramsey On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts enacted a new law called “An Act to improve the Commonwealth’s competitiveness, affordability, and...
22 Aug, 2023 Massachusetts Court Allows Dueling Expert Testimony on Differing Theories of the Timing for the Valuation of Legal Malpractice Damages By Justin Heller Richard Rosensweig The Superior Court recently ruled that a plaintiff in a legal malpractice action seeking recovery for damages resulting from his loss of...
21 Aug, 2023 A Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act for Individuals with Closely-Held Businesses and State-Monitored Entities Created for their Estate Planning By Mark Christopher Vaishali Goyal This article was also published on the Boston Business Journal and New York Business Journal. In an effort to curb money laundering, tax...
16 Aug, 2023 The SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures and Its Implications for Commercial Leasing By Henry Edward Abelson Timothy Bancroft Colleen Hussey Frank Litwin +1 more... Show less In March of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a new rule regarding mandatory disclosure of...
09 Aug, 2023 Reimbursement for Remediation: Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credits Program Extended By Henry Edward Abelson Mary Katherine Velasquez-Heller Today Governor Maura Healey signed legislation extending the eligibility deadlines for the Massachusetts Brownfields tax credits program...
08 Aug, 2023 When the Levee Breaks: Understanding Key Variations in CRE Collateral and Foreclosure Processes By Timothy John Carter Jonathan Hayden Elijah McDonnaugh Following the turmoil of the Great Recession, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry generally benefitted from favorable financing...
28 Jul, 2023 After EPA Rule Changes, Which ASTM Phase I ESA Standard Should You Use? By Henry Edward Abelson Justin Rheingold On November 1, 2021, ASTM International released its revised standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. On March 14, 2022, the...