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Washington, D.C.’s (D.C. or the District) Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) is now accepting applications for three new alcohol licenses that were created by the Reopen Washington D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Amendment Act of 2022. We detail each of these...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the interpretation of time periods for claims under life insurance and disability plans, a situation where three separate administrators handled a disability benefits claim (but came to different decisions), the Eleventh Circuit’s parsing of...

Property insurers faced with COVID-19 related claims for business income losses can take comfort in the recent trend of most appellate courts to find in favor of insurers that have denied coverage based on policy language requiring direct physical loss or damage. What You Need to Know: Many...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of ambiguous policy terms, evaluation of claimant’s expert witness, inclusion of law firms as appropriate parties from whom plan administrators may seek equitable relief, transfer of cases from the claimant’s choice of venue, and...

This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...

In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, and colleague Stephen Ravin, a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice, speak with Spencer Ware, Managing Director and Retail Practice Leader of national business...

In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Brian Berger, principal and founding partner of JBH Advisory Group, which provides a variety of advisory services to stakeholders involved in scalable food service throughout...

Ted Baines is a partner and past chair of Saul Ewing's Litigation Department. He focuses his litigation practice on commercial contract, insurance, shareholder disputes, including shareholder demand responses, real estate, construction, and the defense of mass torts involving deaths or catastrophic...

Andrew Bockis helps clients obtain and defend environmental permits for their projects. Industrial projects are subject to ever-changing rules and increased agency review time. Whether related to industrial warehouses or oil and gas facilities or renewable energy projects, many business leaders are...

Sean O'Neill handles commercial and real estate litigation matters for energy companies, developers, higher education institutions and insurance companies, among others. He also advises clients on environmental social and governance (ESG) related issues and provides counsel in connection with...

Laurie Kamaiko advises clients on emerging and complex risks associated with cybersecurity and privacy incidents and the rapidly developing legal landscape. She helps them limit their exposure to such risks and respond to incidents and related litigation. Laurie has extensive experience in...

A Strong Link in a Complex Chain For manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the food, beverage and agribusiness industry, seamless integration of a supply chain and close collaboration between companies at every step in the distribution cycle are essential for success in a hyper-competitive...

As the U.S. seeks to jumpstart a hydrogen economy with the creation of Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs), Saul Ewing stands ready to advise clients in the energy, transportation, industrial, manufacturing and agribusiness industries on next steps. The H2Hubs will accelerate the commercial-scale...

Sondra Saporta assists employers with labor and employment disputes, including litigating and investigating claims relating to racial and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations, and restrictive covenants. In addition to defending clients in civil litigation...

A Strong Link in a Complex Chain Saul Ewing advises various participants in the growing craft brewing, craft distilling and winery sectors on all stages of business formation, management and growth. We represent companies throughout the growth cycle, whether at the start-up, expansion, or sale stage...

Saul Ewing attorneys understand the issues associated with energy generation, and the regulatory challenges facing fossil fuel and nuclear energy production in particular. We guide clients through the life cycle of energy production, generation and distribution. Our clients include natural gas...

Stephanie Denker focuses on complex commercial litigation, including insurance and securities law. In the Insurance industry, Stephanie has experience in lapse litigation, primarily in New York. Stephanie also defends insurance companies in class actions, including cases brought in Illinois, Florida...

Seizing Opportunities While Maintaining Insurance Regulatory Compliance "InsurTech" broadly describes technology-enabled innovations in the insurance industry. Similar to the way FinTech companies, such as PayPal and Venmo, changed the banking industry, InsurTech promises a comparable sea change in...