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Each new episode will cover current issues concerning the environmental, natural resources, and land use topics from the business perspective — what businesses and property owners need to know about complying with environmental regulations and protecting themselves from potential exposure, and legal strategies when litigation is involved. Thierry will use his 35 years of environmental litigation and compliance experience to disentangle and demystify the complicated world of environmental law, to help the listener understand the countless acronyms and agencies they might come across.

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Supreme Court Rejects Private Right of Action Under Section 47(b) of Investment Company Act

June 16, 2026 | Publications

On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 19...

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Hotel Refinancing Challenges in 2026

June 15, 2026 | Publications

Are you the owner of a flagged hotel with a commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan maturi...

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Federal Court Strikes Down $100,000 H-1B Fee: Implications for Employers and Cap-Exempt Institutions

June 15, 2026 | Presidential Administration Impacts

On September 19, 2025, the Trump administration issued a proclamation establishing a $100,000 fee fo...

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Intervention Now Carries Fee Risk in California Environmental Litigation

June 15, 2026 | Publications

Regulated businesses and trade associations often intervene in environmental litigation for practica...

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Ohio HB 479 to Narrow Confidentiality Rules for Economic Development Assistance

June 15, 2026 | Publications

The Ohio Legislature, with its adoption of Am. Sub. House Bill (HB) 479 on June 10, 2026, took an im...

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Commercial Real Estate Distress: Practical Tax Considerations for Borrowers and Lenders in Debt-for-Equity Exchanges (Part 3)

June 12, 2026 | Publications

Changing market conditions have pushed many real estate borrowers and lenders to rethink how capital...

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CREF Roundup | Week 24, 2026

June 12, 2026 | Publications

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the wo...

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June 12, 2026 | Presidential Administration Impacts

This week, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives surprisingly passed the Faster...

Kentucky and Data Centers — The Next Frontier? (Part 1)

June 10, 2026 | Data Centers

Over the next several weeks, we will be posting a series of articles relating to data centers in Ken...

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Website Tracking Litigation Faces Headwinds Following Smidga v. Spirit Airlines 

June 9, 2026 | Class Action

In May 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a notable decision in Smidga v. ...

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