Home

Commercial real estate transactions often begin with a relatively straightforward question: what is the subject property worth? In today’s market, the answer is not always as clear as anticipated. These transactions are increasingly taking place against a backdrop of valuation uncertainty.

In a unanimous decision issued last week, the US Supreme Court held in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission that the SEC need not prove that investors suffered actual financial losses to obtain a disgorgement award.

When I previously argued that America’s AI future depends on abundant, reliable, and affordable energy—not political mandates—I cautioned against allowing data-center policy to become “another exercise in industrial planning driven by political symbolism.” I also noted that there is a profound difference between removing

Client relationships rarely stay the same over time. The lawyer who brings in a client is often not the same lawyer managing the relationship five or ten years later. As firms grow, questions begin to surface. Who should receive credit for the relationship? How should new matters be handled?

A district court judge granted the Washington Star’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in an Alexandria court yesterday evening. The motion was filed on May 28 to prevent NOTUS, a competing D.C. news organization, from rebranding as The Star, arguing that the new name infringes its trademark.