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Summary: Development: Recent cases show how personal and family relationships can evolve into mechanisms for large transfers and alleged financial control. Why it matters: Emotional dependence, bereavement, health changes, or …
Leech Tishman recently advised an international nonprofit professional association on employment law and workplace compliance issues arising from evolving federal executive orders affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives. Labor …
Summary: Key Point: Retirement account beneficiary designations should be coordinated with the estate plan, not treated as routine account paperwork. Why it matters: Leaving all retirement assets to a spouse …
Summary: Development: DOJ updated two internal FCA policies, making it clear that DOJ attorneys should not treat agency manuals, FAQs, policy statements, or similar guidance as creating legal duties unless …
Summary: Development: HB 1293 (Chapter 2026-143) takes effect Oct. 1, 2026 and creates §817.537, criminalizing fraudulent entry via false identity statements, forged documents, or impersonation. Why it matters: The statute …
Intellectual Property Partner Allen B. Grodsky was recently featured in Law360, Courthouse News Service, and the Daily Journal for his representation of Kat Von D in the ongoing copyright case …
Summary: Development: Effective September 18, 2026, Pennsylvania Act 29 requires county chief assessors to maintain a Property Contact Information List for certain non-owner-occupied properties. Why it matters: Owners of rental, …
Leech Tishman is pleased to welcome attorney, Hannah Ji to the firm. Hannah joins as a Partner in the Corporate and Healthcare Practice Groups and Co-Leader of the firm’s Data …
Leech Tishman is pleased to welcome new attorney, Nicholas Merkin, to the firm as Counsel in the Healthcare Practice Group. Merkin will be based in the firm’s Los Angeles office …
Leech Tishman is proud to announce that longtime Partner Kenneth C. Foltz, Sr. recently founded the Post Intensive Care Syndrome Coalition, Inc. (“PICS Coalition”), a new survivor-led nonprofit organization dedicated …
Summary: Development: In Codoni v. Port of Seattle, the Ninth Circuit held that the Clean Air Act preempts state-law claims seeking relief for air pollution emitted directly by aircraft, but …
Harry J. Nelson, Healthcare Chair and author of The United States of Opioids, was recently interviewed by LiveNOW from FOX following new reporting on the death of actress Hayden Panettiere. Nelson …