Real Estate Law and Construction Law

Directs the Department of the Interior (DOI), in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to raise entrance and pass fees for foreign visitors to national parks...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it received a petition from Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Limited seeking a determination of nonregulated status for ISK-311NR-4 Phalaenopsis (moth orchid) that has been developed using genetic engineering to produce a blue-purple flower color. 90 Fed. Reg. 23666.

Alex Pollack created a data-driven analytical approach to contracting. Could it be useful in land use entitlements?

The case arose out of a COVID-era eviction moratorium enacted by the City of Los Angeles which barred landlords from evicting tenants due to COVID-related non-payment of rent

Evictions may seem straightforward, but informal living arrangements, handshake deals, or poorly written agreements can quickly spiral into legal complications.

Negotiating a commercial lease usually means that a landlord can expect multiple years of reliable rental revenue.

A landowner sought a Certificate of Compliance from the City of Oakland, asserting that a pre-1972 deed referencing three lots (Lot 18, Lot 17, and a portion of Lot 16) created three separate legal parcels.

An easement is the right to use the land owned by another for some designated purpose. Such uses typically include ingress/egress, rights-of-way, utility, or water access.

Among the approximately 1,000 bills signed by California Governor Brown last month was Assembly Bill 1654 ("AB 1654"), which allows a class of employees to waive the remedies created by the PAGA of 2004.

On 3 July 2025, the House passed the Senate's version of H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill formerly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (the Act).

President Trump last week signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act"). The Act made a number of changes to the clean electricity production credit under Section 45Y...

On July 4, 2025, the legislation commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (the "BBBA") was enacted. The BBBA makes significant changes to the tax credits available under the Inflation...