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EB-5 Visa 2.0: Current Trends in the Program Interest in the EB-5 program, especially among individuals in the U.S. on H-1B and F-1 visas who intend to concurrently file an EB-5 visa, is at an all-time high. While the opportunity to obtain a green card through investment was reauthorized by Congress...
On June 22, 2023, the Oregon legislature passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) SB 619 with a nearly unanimous vote in the senate. The bill was developed over the last four years by the Attorney General's Consumer Privacy Task Force, created to answer the call for comprehensive consumer...
Cybersecurity and the Practice of Law - What Florida Lawyers Need to Know 2023 Seminar Today's practice of law is conducted primarily through computers: laptops, desktops, and mobile devices. Lawyers generate, send, receive, and store huge amounts of client and third-party related electronic...
Trouble in Paradise: What to Do if there is a Coverage Problem Laurie Kamaiko will speak on a panel during the Cyber Risk Summit. The panel will cover the following: Role of Panel Counsel when Carrier Denies Coverage or Rescinds Policy Role of Broker or Claim Advocate Application of Privilege in...
The deal reached between the President and House Speaker McCarthy on the debt limit bill includes provisions approving a natural gas pipeline project (Mountain Valley Pipeline) and eliminating any judicial review of its existing and future permits, and also includes some limited reform of the...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced two (2) different settlements, one with a HIPAA business associate for $350,000 and one with a HIPAA-covered entity pursuant to the OCR Right of Access Initiative for $15,000...
On May 11, 2023, Tennessee became the eighth state to join the most recent trend in state legislation when Governor Lee signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law . Tennessee follows other states that have recently enacted comprehensive privacy legislation, starting with...
The much-anticipated Stakeholders’ call took place on April 25th. As expected, there was not a lot of detailed direction provided although it was acknowledged that to the extent questions were not answered USCIS would try to otherwise address the questions at a later point in time. The following...
Brownfields Redevelopment: A CREW NJ Lunch and Learn Melissa Clarke joins CREW NJ and commercial real estate professionals to discuss the tools and resources necessary to redevelop brownfield sites -- properties that are abandoned or underutilized because of either real or perceived contamination.
New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) finalized its long-awaited Environmental Justice Rules (“EJ Rules”) by publishing them in the New Jersey Register on April 17, 2023. The EJ Rules implement New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law . In a tandem action, the White...