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Title Nerds Season 4, Episode 2 (Podcast)

First up, Co-Host Mike O'Donnell interviewed Noah Wilk of University of Maryland Law School, who discussed Oclar Prop. LLC v. Atl. View Cemetery Assn., Inc., No. A-0834-23, 2023 N.J. Super.

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Riker Danzig LLP

Chicago Eliminates Parking Requirements, Unlocks Certain Density Bonuses With New Ordinance

As part of the Mayor's Cut the Tape initiative announced in April of 2024, various strategic revisions to the City of Chicago's Zoning Ordinance ("CZO") have been implemented in hopes of streamlining City approvals and encouraging development.

United States Real Estate

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Thompson Coburn LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill – Solar And Wind PTCs And ITCs

On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBB), making permanent many of the tax provisions enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts...

United States Energy

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Florida Imposes Mandatory 1-Year Warranty On Newly Constructed Homes

Effective July 1, Florida law will require builders of newly constructed homes to provide a mandatory 1-year warranty against material construction defects. The new statute, Section 553.837, Florida Statutes...

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Florida Federal Court Makes Pivotal Ruling On Direct Vs. Consequential Damages In Design Disputes

United States Real Estate

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Talk It Out: The Importance Of Effective And Consistent Communication In Construction Projects

United States Real Estate

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Gould & Ratner

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Analysis Series: The Window Is Closing For Wind And Solar Energy Project Tax Credits

United States Real Estate

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Construction Conversations: Rapid Fire Legal Update

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Understanding Mechanic's Liens In Massachusetts: What Property Owners And Contractors Need To Know

United States Real Estate

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Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

California Overhauls CEQA With Reforms Designed To Accelerate Housing And Infrastructure Development

United States Environment

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Duane Morris LLP

U.S. Real Estate Investment For Foreign Investors: The West Coast

United States Real Estate

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Harris Sliwoski

Tax Changes In The Final Budget Reconciliation Bill

United States Tax

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K&L Gates LLP

ITC And PTC Changes Under The Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" Substantially Alters Clean Energy Tax Landscape

United States Tax

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Baker Botts LLP

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

June 2025 Newsletter

Worldwide International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

Executive Order On PTC And ITC Beginning Of Construction

President Trump yesterday issued an executive order, "Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources" (the "Executive Order")...

United States Real Estate

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Foley & Lardner

Highlights Of North Carolina Construction Legend's Fireside Chat

In a forthright discussion moderated by Hank Harris, Director of Consulting for Ward and Smith's Business Consulting team, two of the North Carolina construction industry's...

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

CEQA Reform Is Here: California Prioritizes Common Sense Development Policies Over Paper-Pushing

Governor Gavin Newsom signed two sweeping budget trailer bills, Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), into law on June 30, 2025, enacting meaningful changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) intended to boost the delivery of housing and curb CEQA litigation abuse.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Senate Passes Revised Budget Bill

On July 1, 2025, the Senate narrowly passed an amended FY 2025 budget bill that incorporates most of the House tax proposals, which we previously summarized here, but differs in various aspects.

United States Tax

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Sigray – Implicit Claim Construction And Anticipation By Inherency

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Tax Reform Update: Senate Bill Includes Key Win For Condominium Developers

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Examining The New York Prompt Payment Act

United States Real Estate

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Gross Shuman P.C.

Understanding Spoliation Of Evidence In Construction Litigation – Part 2

United States Real Estate

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

California Legislature Enacts Major CEQA Reforms For Housing-Rich "Infill" Projects

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

San Diego ADU Incentive Rollback Sheds Light On California Housing Woes

United States Real Estate

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Advanced Air Mobility And Vertiport Development: Effects Of New Legislation In Florida

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Governor Signs Bill Enacting An Important New CEQA Exemption For Infill Residential And Mixed-Use Projects

United States Real Estate

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Major CEQA Reform Bills Exempt Variety Of Residential And Nonresidential Projects

United States Real Estate

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Tariffs And Their Impacts On The Life Cycle Of Construction Contracts

United States Real Estate

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Nossaman LLP

Advanced Air Mobility And Vertiport Development: Effects Of New Legislation In Florida

Senate Bill 1662 will prompt investment in the construction of vertiports in Florida, working to advance aerospace, transportation and innovation in the state.

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Governor Signs Bill Enacting An Important New CEQA Exemption For Infill Residential And Mixed-Use Projects

An important new CEQA statutory exemption for urban infill residential and mixed-use projects went into effect on June 30, 2025 after Governor Newsom signed the budget trailer bill, Assembly Bill (AB) 130.

United States Real Estate

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Major CEQA Reform Bills Exempt Variety Of Residential And Nonresidential Projects

On June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 130 and SB 131, enacting major reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

United States Real Estate

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Tariffs And Their Impacts On The Life Cycle Of Construction Contracts

In light of recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump concerning tariffs, countries around the world—including the United States—have been forced to reassess existing trade and contractual frameworks.

United States Real Estate

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Nossaman LLP

One Minute Matters [Video]: How Much Will Tariffs Add To Your Construction Costs? (With Dan Schairbaum)

United States Real Estate

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Dykema

DOEE Proposes New Stormwater Regulations, Finalizes Revisions To Flood Hazard Rules

The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on May 30, 2025, published a second proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to amend the District's Stormwater Management and Soil Erosion and Sediment Rules.

United States Energy

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Holland & Knight

The Impact Exchange: How Mega-Construction Projects Are Getting Worse (Podcast)

Why are there so many unfinished construction projects? Is it true in construction that you can only pick two: better, faster, or cheaper?

United States Real Estate

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Road To Compliance: How Town Law 280-a Affects Property Development

Developing land on Long Island can present a number of challenges that all developers should be aware of. From complex zoning ordinances to state environmental...

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

United States Senate Finance Committee Makes Changes To Clean Energy Provisions Of The Proposed One Big Beautiful Bill

On June 16, 2025, the US Senate Committee on Finance released its legislative text (the "Senate Finance Committee version") for the tax provisions of the "One Big Beautiful Bill,"...

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Navigating The Challenge Of Specialized Talent In Regional Locations

United States Law Practice

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Alvarez & Marsal

The Cyclist's "Take The Lane" Dilemma: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs In

United States Transport

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Clark Hill

The Enlarged Board Of Appeal Of The EPO Further Aligns Claim Construction With U.S. And U.K.

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Do I Need A Mechanic's Lien To Get Paid For Construction Work?

United States Real Estate

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Clendening Johnson & Bohrer

Understanding The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Decision In Attorney General v. Town Of Milton

United States Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

Building Momentum: A Recap Of Ward And Smith's 2025 Construction Conference

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Bridging Documents And Design-Build Warranties: Building Bridges To Avoid Pitfalls

United States Real Estate

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Peckar & Abramson PC

Understanding The Proposed Updates To D.C.'s Residential Apartment Zone

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

The Live Local Act's Often Overshadowed Affordable Housing Benefit

United States Real Estate

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment To Insurer In Dispute With Construction Project Owner Over Lost Rental Income

United States Real Estate

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Foley & Lardner

Is Your Business Ready For ICE?

United States Immigration

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The Orlando Law Group

Cutting Deep: How Design Professionals Can Combat Widespread Federal Budget Cuts

United States Government

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Leading The Charge: How TVA's SMR Application Signals Industry-Wide Change

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Oregon Enacts Landmark Law Making Owners And Contractors Liable For Subcontractor Wage Theft

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

If It's Not In The Contract, Don't Count On Consequential Damages

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

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Multiparty Mediations: Strategies For Success

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JAMS

How To Prevent Frequent Contract Errors In Large Construction Projects

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JAMS

[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss Evolution Of ADR For Resolving Construction Disputes

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JAMS

Getting The Most Out Of Mediation: 7 Tips From A Master

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JAMS

OMB Proposes Rule To Clarify Buy America Provision For Grants And Agreements

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Insights From The General Counsel's Office - Seven Steps To Success In Complex Construction Arbitration

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JAMS

Harnessing Innovation To Improve The Quality Of Arbitrator Decision-Making - A Neutral's Perspective On The Evolution Of Resolving Construction Disputes

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JAMS

[PODCAST] Demystifying Mediation And Arbitration Myths In The Construction Industry

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JAMS

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Moneyball For Cities: The Sabermetrics Of Design (Video)

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Arcadis

Language Matters: How The New Fair Choice Rule Is Shaping The Construction Industry (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

MA State Library Author Talk: Idea City (Video)

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Goulston & Storrs

Construction Dispute Management Capabilities (Video)

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WilmerHale

Episode 97: Think And Grow Rich Part 1

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The Cromeens Law Firm

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