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4th Circ. Halts $6B Va. Pipeline To Check Enviro Revie= w

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By Travis Bland

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday halt= ed a crucial permitting component for a $6 billion natural gas pipeline sla= ted to traverse Jefferson National Forest in Virginia, saying it wanted to = review an environmental study challenged by the pipeline's opponents.

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Houseboat Builder Challenges Seattle Floating Home Law=

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By Isaac Monterose

A Washington houseboat building co= mpany claimed that a Seattle ordinance that placed a moratorium on applicat= ions for houseboat replacements has wrongfully stalled the company's houseb= oat application.

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Judge Blocks Iowa County Pipeline Zoning Restrictions =

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By Madeline Lyskawa

An Iowa county's Board of Supervis= ors can't block a pipeline company from negotiating easements with landowne= rs for its interstate carbon dioxide pipeline network, an Iowa federal judg= e ruled, saying the company is likely to succeed on its federal and state p= reemption claims.

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Building Supplier Says Rival Is Diverting Clients In N= C Market

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By Hayley Fowler

A New York-based building supplier= is countersuing a California rival over their respective efforts to expand= into the North Carolina market, saying its competitor is pressuring client= s and customers not to do business with the supplier in an effort to stifle= competition.

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North Carolina Urges Justices To Undo Contractor's Tax= Break

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By Ryan Harroff

North Carolina pushed the state's = high court to reverse a business court judge's decision that a contractor d= eserves tax breaks on equipment purchases meant for manufacturers, arguing = that the contractor is not actually a manufacturer and primarily uses the a= sphalt product it makes for its contracting work.

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Real Estate Rumors: NorthPoint, Walker & Dunlop, K= &I Homes

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Northpoint Development is reported= ly close to starting construction on an Ohio industrial project, Walker &am= p; Dunlop is said to have arranged $30.9 million in financing for a Chicago= nursing home facility and K&I Homes reportedly hopes to build a Phoeni= x-area mixed-use project.

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C-PACE Laws Offer Boost For Sustainable Development

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As more emphasis is placed on ener= gy-efficient infrastructure and sustainability projects, state laws establi= shing property assessed clean energy financing — known as C-PACE in t= he commercial context — have become increasingly relevant to project = developers' capital stacks, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

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How To Avoid Flopping When Flipping Fla. Real Estate

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As land prices rise, Florida real = estate developers are increasingly contracting to flip property to other pu= rchasers for a profit, and they should carefully consider the unique risks = and issues associated with the different forms that the process can take, s= ays Gary Kaleita at Lowndes.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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These Firms Are Top Of The Pack For Disability Inclusi= on

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By Aaron West

The group behind the Disability Eq= uality Index, which businesses and law firms use to measure their workplace= inclusion efforts, announced Tuesday that seven law firms had been recogni= zed for their progress in making their workplaces more accommodating for em= ployees with disabilities in 2023.

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The Paper Towers: A Bizarre Tale From Girardi Keese's = Demise

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By Brandon Lowrey

As Tom Girardi's scandal-plagued l= aw firm spiraled toward insolvency, he told a fantastic tale to lenders abo= ut a billion-dollar windfall that was on its way. But was Girardi trying to= pull a scam, or was the octogenarian lawyer the victim of one?

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Weil Gotshal Latest To Require 4-Day Return To Office<= /a>

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By Rachel Rippetoe

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on T= uesday became the latest BigLaw firm to call its lawyers back to the office= , mandating that attorneys work four days a week in person at all of its of= fices across the U.S.

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Feature

The BigLaw Atty Repping Northwestern's Fired Football = Coach

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By Elaine Brise=F1o

Former Northwestern University hea= d football coach Pat Fitzgerald has tapped veteran Winston & Strawn LLP= litigator Dan K. Webb, who most recently served as counsel to Fox News and= Boeing, to represent him as he navigates his firing from the school after = an official report verified hazing in the football program.

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Same Judge To Hear Atty's 2nd Trial After Jury Poll Ga= ffe

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By Chris Villani

The same Massachusetts federal jud= ge whose admitted jury polling error led to a securities fraud verdict agai= nst a Connecticut attorney being thrown out said Tuesday he will preside ov= er the retrial despite the lawyer's bid to have him recused.

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Senate Confirms Pacifica Law Partner To Western Wash. = Seat

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 5= 0-42 to confirm Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, a partner at Seattle-based Pacifi= ca Law Group, as a U.S. district court judge in the Western District of Was= hington.

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4 Things To Know About The Newest Wash. Federal Judge<= /a>

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By Lauren Berg

President Joe Biden's nominee for = a seat on the Western District of Washington, Kymberly Evanson, an Evergree= n State native whose practice has focused on advising municipalities and ot= her public clients in a range of constitutional and public law issues, was = confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

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State Bar's Holiday Posts Violate Atty Rights, 5th Cir= c. Told

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By Catherine Marfin

A Fifth Circuit panel weighed Tues= day what types of messaging from state bar associations might violate membe= rs' freedom of speech, with counsel for a Louisiana attorney arguing that s= ocial media posts like "Happy Fourth of July" or "Merry Christmas" infringe= on constitutional rights.

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Ex-USPTO Head, Ex-Fed. Circ. Judge Join Sullivan &= Cromwell

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By Jasmin Boyce

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has de= epened the strength of its intellectual property bench with the addition of= a former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a former Fed= eral Circuit judge, adding a wealth of experience to teams on both the East= and West coasts.

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Ex-OFAC Atty Joins Squire Patton's White Collar Group = In DC

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By Alison Knezevich

Squire Patton Boggs LLP's governme= nt investigations and white collar practice has brought on an attorney who = spent more than a decade with the U.S. Treasury Department office that enfo= rces economic sanctions, the firm said Tuesday.

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Boies Schiller Adds Longtime WilmerHale Litigator In D= C

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By Jack Rodgers

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has hir= ed a longtime WilmerHale counsel with nearly two decades of experience, who= focuses his practice on a range of environmental, constitutional, antitrus= t and appellate issues, the firm recently announced.

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American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Libe= rties Union of Washington

Appalachian Mountain Advocates

Bank of America Corp.

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.

Bessemer Group Inc.

California Attorney Lending

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Council for Innovation Promotio= n

Counsel Financial Services LLC

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

Foundation Building Materials = Inc.

Georgetown University

Harvard University

International Business Ma= chines Corp.

Law Finance Group LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

Louisiana State Bar Association<= /a>

Lyft Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

New York University

NorthPoint Development

Ritz-Carlton Company LLC

Seattle University

Sierra Club

The Catholic University of Am= erica

UCLA School of Law

Uber Technologies Inc.

Western Alliance Bancorporation<= /a>

Whiting-Turner Contracting

Woodland Park Zoological Societ= y


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Center for Constitutional Litig= ation

Cleary Gottlieb

Cooper & Kirk

Davis Polk

Davis Wright Tremaine

Epstein Becker Green

Frost Brown

Girardi & Keese

Gleichenhaus Marchese

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Fish and Wildlife Service

Florida Department of Revenue

Iowa Legislature

North Carolina Attorney = General's Office

Office of Foreign Assets Control=

U.S. Ba= nkruptcy Court for the Western District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals= for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Distric= t Court for the Southern District of Iowa

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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