In the Commonwealth of Virginia, decentralization is the rule. Virginia state law generally vests procurement authority in the individual agency or locality, where a protest can move very quickly from submission to the awarding…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting
On July 8, 2025, President Trump issued an order to unwind the acquisition of Jupiter Systems, Inc., a U.S. company, by Hong Kong-based Suirui International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China’s Suirui Group (collectively Suirui),…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Fannie Mae recently announced updates to its Multifamily Loan Documents with Lender Letter (25-04). Since that time, Fannie Mae released a revised Lender Letter (25-04R) that changed the mandatory date for use of the loan…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On April 4, Washington became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (APNA). Under the APNA, a person making a Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing on or after July 27, 2025 must provide a copy of…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued its annual Health Care Fraud Takedown results, announcing a record-breaking 324 defendants, including 96 doctors and licensed professionals, as well as more than $14.6 billion in…
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/ Criminal Law, Government Contracting, Health, International Law & Trade
This is part one of a three-part series discussing state-level bid protests in the DMV.
For a contractor who just expended significant time and money to bid on a DMV state-level government contract, only to watch the award…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
Noncompete provisions for most health care professionals will be banned or restricted in Maryland as of July 1. Last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 1388, significantly impacting the enforceability of…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently signed the $67 billion state budget for 2026 (HB 352) that will make significant changes to the state’s tax system. Among other changes, the budget bill notably establishes a new tax on IT…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office recently announced a series of fair housing enforcement actions, resulting in several major settlements with housing providers across the state…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Real Estate - Residential
Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump announced that his administration would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State took significant first steps to provide the anticipated…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade late Wednesday afternoon struck down the reciprocal tariffs imposed last month by the Trump administration…
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/ Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session concluded with a few impactful health care bills. The two bills below, signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday, represent significant steps in improving health care…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 13 signed the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act into law. Effective July 27, this statute mirrors the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday during his trip to the Middle East that his administration would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria.
Since the shock collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria late last year, the…
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/ Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
Continuing a focus on knowing your clients and fraud, Fannie Mae released last week Title and Closing Requirements for Multifamily Mortgage Loans Form 4650, a comprehensive update that will impact how you set up future closings…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
