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March 21, 2023
David Draper and Patrick Quinn recently won a defense verdict in a construction arbitration tried in December. The client, a civil engineer, was retained to design a convenience store to be located at an intersection in suburban Memphis. The project was shut down by the City of Memphis when City officials discovered the two entrances were located less than 300 feet from the intersection, as mand…
March 21, 2023
As an expansion of the firm’s highly regarded criminal defense service, Lewis Thomason is launching a statewide government investigations practice group. Jim Weatherly, John Manson, Miles McDowell, and Preston Hawkins offer more than 50 years of combined experience within the group.
“These four attorneys have experience in the representation of businesses and employees subject to State and Federal…
March 17, 2023
Project Jupiter
OVERVIEW
KMK Consulting (KMKC) was engaged by Medpace, a scientifically-driven, global, full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO), to help maximize their investment and secure incentive support for their $150M expansion project. With operations in 40 countries across six continents, the company continues to innovate and grow at a rapid pace, requiring a comprehensi…
March 16, 2023
Introduction
The Luxembourg legislator and administration have brought several legislative changes impacting the real estate industry in Luxembourg, and further legal initiatives have been announced in draft bills. The Luxembourg Constitutional Court also issued an important decision.
Recent changes in laws and regulations
1. Tax regime amendments
(i) 20% Real Estate Levy
On 20 January 2022, …
March 10, 2023
On 14 February 2023 Ecofin, being the EU Finance Ministers, updated the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions (“EU Blacklist”). In addition to the countries or territories that are already on the EU Blacklist (Anguilla, Bahamas, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, US Samoa and Vanuatu) have now been added British Virgin Islands…
March 7, 2023
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule that would prohibit employers from entering into or attempting to enter into covenants not to compete, from maintaining existing covenants not to compete, or from, under certain circumstances, representing to an employee that the employee is bound by a covenant not to compete. The full text of the proposed r…
January 19, 2023
ALFA International (ALFAI) is pleased to announce that ATIM Law Firm recently joined ALFAI’s Global Legal Network as its member firm in Vietnam, with offices in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, effective January 19, 2023.
ATIM, an abbreviation for Asia Trust Investment and Management, is a Vietnamese full-service business and law consulting firm established in 2007. Initially, the firm’s main objecti…
January 19, 2023
ALFA International (ALFAI) is pleased to announce that Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges OÜ recently joined ALFAI’s Global Legal Network as its member firm in Estonia, effective January 19, 2023.
Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges OÜ is a dynamic mid-sized commercial law firm based in Tallinn, Estonia, with a young team of attorneys, all of whom have impeccable academic backgrounds. Lepmets &…
January 11, 2023
ALFAI is thrilled to officially announce the launch of its new, modern and responsive website at www.ALFAInternational.com. Updated features include:
A COMPREHENSIVE MEMBER DIRECTORY with capabilities to:
Search a firm using the location drop-down or radius search (up to 50 miles), firm name or practice area search parameters
Search for attorneys by first and last name, location …
March 2, 2023
The term “going green” is everywhere these days. A large portion of going green will involve developing and maintaining a renewable energy model. Such models can significantly slow the growth of global warming. The World Health Organization (WHO) has theorized that failure to properly negate climate change and its effects would lead to as many as 250,000 deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria,…
March 2, 2023
For more than one hundred years, highway vehicles have been powered by internal combustion engines that burn gasoline or diesel fuel. In the last 20 years, however, vehicles powered by alternative fuels have proliferated, viewed as a means of reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, lowering fuel costs, and lessening environmental pollution. The most widely used alternative vehicle fuel is…
January 25, 2023
Running with the Bulls
Running with the Bulls: How to Win Top-Dollar Settlements is the title of the 2018 book by nationally recognized plaintiff's attorney, Nicholas Rowley. Attorney Rowley's websites, nicholasrowley.com and tl4j.com (Trial Lawyers for Justice), state that Attorney Rowley has achieved over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements for his clients, including:
$131 millio…
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