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In a time of historic funding allocation, land scarcity, affordability st= ruggles and new sustainability goals, brownfields are poised to see an unpr= ecedented revival. Law360's Real Estate Authority has spent months investig= ating the opportunities and challenges that lie in redeveloping contaminate= d land.

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Breaking Ground On Brownfields

Breaking Ground On Brownfields — Th= e Series

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By Emma Kennedy

In a time of historic funding allo= cation, land scarcity, affordability struggles and new sustainability goals= , brownfields are poised to see an unprecedented revival. Law360's Real Est= ate Authority has spent months investigating the opportunities and challeng= es that lie in redeveloping contaminated land.

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Analysis

With FERC Stalled On Pipeline Policy, Cou= rts Could Show Way

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By Keith Goldberg

There's little indication that a l= ong-awaited revision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's gas infr= astructure approval policy is imminent, which means any further clarity on = how the agency should factor climate change into its reviews will likely co= me from the courts. Here's a trio of pending D.C. Circuit cases that could = provide FERC with further guidance on how it should evaluate the climate im= pacts of gas projects.

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Construction Loan Disclosures Could Benef= it Rural Housing

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By Brent Godwin

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protec= tion Bureau has approved a pilot program that will test changes to disclosu= res required for lenders making loans that combine funds for construction a= nd a mortgage for when the home is complete, which are often used in rural = areas and small towns.

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3rd Circ. To Rehear EPA Oil Refinery Perm= it Case

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit has agreed to re= hear a case en banc to clarify its interpretation of the law after it previ= ously held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency couldn't force an = existing oil refinery to get a strict air quality permit that only applies = to newly constructed facilities.

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PEOPLE

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Dinsmore Opens In Miami With 11-Atty Lewi= s Brisbois Team

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By Madison Arnold

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has conti= nued its growth in the Sunshine State with an 11-attorney team from Lewis B= risbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP that joined a new downtown Miami office.

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Former Littler Atty Among 6 Newbies With = Keating Muething

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By Ryan Harroff

Cincinnati-based law firm Keating = Muething & Klekamp PLL has added six new associates to its roster acros= s multiple practice groups, including a former Littler Mendelson PC lawyer,= Fifth Third Bank's former counsel and a former managing editor of the Ohio= State Law Journal.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Prog= rams At Law Firms

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In today's competitive legal hirin= g market, an intentionally designed training program for law school graduat= es awaiting bar admission can be an effective way of creating a pipeline of= qualified candidates, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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5th Circ. Eyes Barring AI Use, Mandating = Accuracy Check

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By Madison Arnold

Attorneys before the Fifth Circuit= may soon have to inform the federal appeals court that their documents wer= e not written using generative artificial intelligence programs and, if the= y were, that they were reviewed by humans for accuracy.

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Big Names Sued Under Adult Survivors Act = As Window Closes

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By Hailey Konnath

With the one-year lookback window = for New York's Adult Survivors Act poised to close at midnight Thursday, Ne= w York state and federal courts saw a slew of new sexual assault lawsuits f= iled targeting high-profile defendants from the worlds of music, film, spor= ts, politics, banking and law.

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Trump's Posts Linked To Threats Against N= Y Judge, Clerk

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Social media posts by Donald Trump= have led to an ongoing deluge of death threats and antisemitic slurs again= st a law clerk and the New York judge overseeing the ex-president's civil f= raud trial, a court security official said Wednesday.

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Retiring Boston Judge Leaves Big Quotes T= o Fill

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By Chris Villani and Brian Dowling

While many jurists are quiet on th= e bench, U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris — who announced Wednesday= she would be retiring from active judicial service — has never been = shy about letting people know what she thinks.

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Mass. Judge Patti Saris To Take Senior St= atus

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By Chris Villani

Massachusetts U.S. District Judge = Patti B. Saris has told the White House she will retire from active service= and take senior status, giving President Joe Biden the chance to appoint a= fifth judge to the 13-member court.

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Ex-Paul Weiss Partner Picked As SDNY Magi= strate Judge

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By Emily Sawicki

The Board of Judges of the Souther= n District of New York has selected a former Paul Weiss partner and current= director of a pro se legal clinic to serve an eight-year term as a magistr= ate judge.

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'Hope' Award Honors Enviro Atty For Menta= l Health Work

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By Anna Sanders

New York state environmental attor= ney David Keehn was honored with the Ray of Hope Award for his advocacy for= lawyer well-being after more than a decade uplifting others struggling wit= h substance misuse and other mental health concerns.

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Brown Rudnick Settles $1.3M Fee Row With = Fugitive Trader

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By Aaron West

Brown Rudnick LLP agreed this week= to a half-million-dollar settlement in a $1.3 million fee dispute with a f= ugitive former client the firm represented in multiple multimillion-dollar = U.S. Securities and Exchange insider trading and fraud actions and who neve= r paid the firm "a single dime" for its work.

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James Madison U. Punts On Legal Action In= Fight With NCAA

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By David Steele

James Madison University will not = follow through on its threat to take the NCAA to court to make its football= team eligible for a postseason bowl, a decision made along with its recent= ly hired legal counsel and Virginia's attorney general after its quest for = an undefeated season ended.

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Calif. Atty Can't Recover Costs Yet In An= ti-BLM Posts Case

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By Ryan Boysen

An attorney who was recently clear= ed on ethics charges stemming from May 2020 tweets calling for Black Lives = Matter demonstrators to be shot can't recoup $4,000 in attorney fees just y= et, because the State Bar of California is appealing that decision.

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Up Next At High Court: SEC Courts, Repea= t Offender Sentences

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court returns Mon= day from a long holiday weekend to hear arguments over the proper standard = to apply when sentencing a repeat felony offender under the Armed Career Cr= iminal Act and the constitutionality of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Co= mmission's in-house courts system.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You M= issed In London

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen G= lencore face a claim from collapsed hedge fund Eton Park in the wake of its= bribery scandal, the ex-CFO of Peppa Pig and Teletubbies toymaker bring da= ta protection proceedings against the employment barrister who represented = him at tribunal, and Delta Airlines check in to fresh trademark proceedings= against hotel chain Marriott. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new cl= aims in the U.K.

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Podcast

Pro Say Thanksgiving Special: A Plate Fu= ll Of Offbeat News

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Join us as the Pro Say crew conven= es to give thanks for all the unusual legal news that made us laugh this ye= ar. Our grand Thanksgiving tradition of revisiting the best of our offbeat = segments continues.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

Apple Inc.

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

Aviva SA

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Delta Air Lines Inc.

Exela Technologies Inc.

Independent Community B= ankers of America

Instagram Inc.

Kinder Morgan Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Marriott International Inc.

Morgan Stanley

National Collegiate Ath= letic Association

National Parks Conservat= ion Association

Network Rail Ltd.

New York Legal Assistance Gr= oup Inc.

New York State Bar Association

Nike Inc.

Ohio State University

Portillo's Inc.

Puma SE

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

The Bank of New York Mellon Cor= p.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Yale University

YouTube Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Jeff Anderson & Associates

Shakespeare Martineau

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition and Markets Authori= ty

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Georgia Supreme Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Virginia Attorney General'= s Office

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