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COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, has spread rapidly throughout the globe since it first emerged in China at the end of 2019. As governments, businesses and individuals all take measures to protect against the potential public health...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The number of different open source licenses is growing and the variation in their terms and complexity is increasing. A number of licenses that appear to be, or are commonly referred to as “open source” do not actually meet the Open Source...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The recent judgment of the High Court in the Oval Estates case has highlighted the importance to developers in settling CIL phasing strategies early on in the planning process and not relying on retrospective action....By: Hogan Lovells

Covid-19’s impact on the economy is still in the early stages. You no doubt have been making plans about how to protect your workers, and how to handle the possibility of increased absenteeism among your workforce....By: Murtha Cullina

For employers concerned about how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been enforcing its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for General Industry, the agency’s enforcement data for the standard’s first 18 months provides...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

For an entity that has historically placed an emphasis on maintaining the secrecy of its proceedings, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS, or the Committee) has recently attracted quite a few headlines. In the past week...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly expanded the jurisdiction and authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), became effective on...By: White & Case LLP

In what passes for high drama in the world of Massachusetts land use law, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), after hearing oral argument last Thursday in an important case involving standing in zoning appeals, entered an order the next day reversing...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

Dear YouDig?, We are an old school company. We admit that we have not adopted technology as fast as we should. Our president believed that a lot of the “fake news” reports out there were made to scare us into stupid purchases. He feels things cost...By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Physician practice acquisitions and/or equity investment by nontraditional players, such as health plans, private equity investors, venture capitalists and large employers, is a growing trend. These new entrants give physicians additional options for...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP