Pipeline Company Can’t Join “Tree Sitters” in NGA Condemnation Action, But Still Has Other Remedies Against Them, Virginia Federal Court Says
Pipeline Company Can’t Join “Tree Sitters” in NGA Condemnation Action, But Still Has Other Remedies Against Them, Virginia Federal Court Says
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s … OSHA?
Sorry to disappoint you Superman fans but that’s not your favorite superhero in the sky – it’s an OSHA drone. OSHA has begun using drones to collect evidence. Over the past year, it has been confirmed that the agency has used drones in several inspections. We can only expect that OSHA’s use of drones will continue and so employers should begin preparing themselves accordingly. This article explains OSHA’s policy on the use of drones as…
Minnesota joins Coalition of over 25 states Suing Administration Over Affordable Clean Energy Rule
IRS Clarifies U.S. Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Cloud and Other Online Transactions in Proposed Regulations
On Aug. 9, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) addressing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of cross-border cloud transactions. The Proposed Regulations will not become effective until final rules are adopted.
By way of background, the last time the IRS meaningfully addressed the taxation of cross-border digital content transfers was in October 1998 (1998 Regulations), which applied to software transfers.
Technological developments over the last twenty years – specifically the advent of…
A Building-Emissions Overhaul: How NYC’s LL97 Impacts Owners and Prospective Buyers Moving Forward
New York City recently enacted the most ambitious large-scale greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan in the country, requiring a 40 percent drop in GHG emissions by 2030 and an 80 percent drop by 2050. The package of bills, entitled the Climate Mobilization Act (or CMA), includes an overhaul of building emissions requirements affecting around 50,000 existing commercial and residential buildings called Local Law 97 (or LL97). The new law targets the disproportionately high share of…
FWS and NMFS Complete Long-Awaited, Comprehensive Revision of ESA Regulations
VIDEO Inside Look: Endangered Species Act (ESA)
The Endangered Species Act increasingly plays a larger role in environmental law and the federal permitting process for infrastructure projects. Hunton Andrews Kurth Partner Kerry McGrath and Associate Brian Levey give an inside look at the complex process of obtaining federal authorization for “take” of endangered species.…
FWS and NMFS Complete Long-Awaited, Comprehensive Revision of ESA Regulations
29 GT New York Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America, Including Barbara Kaplan as Lawyer of the Year
The New York office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 29 attorneys listed in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, Tax Practice Co-Chair Barbara Kaplan was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation and Controversy in Tax. To read full press release, click here.…