We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
All Things Investigation: Due Diligence and Drama: A Deep Dive into Art World with Daniel Weiner
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Essential Steps to Sell Your Business
FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned
Risk New York Speaker Series: AI Investments and Political Uncertainty with Chris Mason
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Episode 373 -- Christian Focacci on Current Developments in AI and Risk Management
Podcast - A Comparative Guide to Obtaining an FCL: DCSA vs. the Intelligence Community
Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Investors Need to Know
Managing Sanctions Compliance
Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – A Study in Scarlet, Introduction to Compliance Lessons
FCPA Compliance Report: Ellen Hunt on Compliance ROI and on a Due Diligence and the US Sentencing Guidelines
FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
Podcast - What Are Joint Ventures and When Should They Get Cleared?
This is the fourth installment in our series on sale-leaseback transactions, a real estate financing mechanism growing in popularity. For a recap, check out part one on sale-leaseback fundamentals, part two on reverse...more
In the absence of enforceable federal standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in soil, several states have started the process of regulating PFAS in soil themselves. These regulations have implications for...more
Retail leasing attorneys face particular challenges when it comes to managing environmental liability, in large part because of the misconception that prospective commercial tenants cannot be held legally responsible for...more
Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the federal Superfund law (PFAS Designation Rule) in September...more
Buying a commercial or industrial property can be a great opportunity—but it can also be fraught with financial peril and regulatory risk if you don’t properly assess environmental liabilities. Join us for an in-depth...more
Once site control is established for a renewable energy project, one of the project developer’s next steps is performing its due diligence to determine if the site is a viable option for the contemplated project. A key part...more
Effective February 13, 2024, prospective purchasers and ground tenants of commercial and industrial property seeking liability protections under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more
We can now talk about the proverbial elephant in the PFAS room that has been lingering for a while. On April 19, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will list the so-called "forever chemicals"...more
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (“Court”) addressed in an April 27th Order issues arising out of an environmental services agreement. See Thiele Kaolin Company v. Environmental Resources...more
ASTM E1527-21 to Replace ASTM E1527-13 - On December 15, 2022, U.S. EPA published in the Federal Register its final rule updating its AAI Rule, recognizing ASTM E1527-21 as a method for meeting the AAI requirements for...more
Most businesses understand the need to conduct environmental due diligence when buying or selling real estate, but many businesses may not have a good understanding of how to investigate and mitigate the potential risk posed...more
On August 26, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is proposing to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as Hazardous Substances under the...more
A growing concern in many mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the potential for environmental risks. Whether you are looking to acquire a manufacturing site or even just a tract of land for future construction, some...more
In mid-March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule approving ASTM International (ASTM) Standard E1527-21 as an additional standard meeting the all appropriate inquiry (AAI) component for...more
Join Ulmer for a Live Webinar on the New Phase I ESA Standard and Solving Environmental Problems During Real Estate Transactions - The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) released an update last November to the...more
Conducting environmental due diligence and considering a project’s impact on the environment are essential in acquiring or permitting utility-scale solar projects in Virginia. This was underscored by the Virginia Department...more
On March 14, 2022, EPA published a Direct Final Rule and a Proposed Rule that would incorporate ASTM International’s (“ASTM”) updated standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (“Phase I ESAs”) into EPA’s...more
Live Webinar: A Deeper Dive into Environmental Due Diligence - Join Ulmer attorney David A. Meyer for a live webinar on Wednesday, September 15, at 2 p.m. (ET), as he continues the conversation on environmental due...more
Changes are on the way for ASTM’s Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I”) standard, the almost 30-year-old lynchpin of the transactional due diligence process. The American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”)...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential for impacting prospective purchasers of real estate from performing due diligence. The Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP), the Innocent Landowner (ILO), and the Contiguous Property...more
Introduction - Vapor intrusion has emerged as an important legal, scientific, and policy issue over the last decade. With this issue’s growing importance, it is prudent for persons acquiring, leasing, or developing...more
Your business has taken off, and you've been searching for that perfect 7,500 square foot building on an acre of land close to town, with parking and a view, and you've finally found it. Mission accomplished, right? Not...more
With increasing concern and attention being raised by regulatory agencies and the public on protecting building occupants from exposure to vapor intrusion (VI)-related contaminants, parties acquiring and developing property...more
When Borrowers and their lenders think about environmental due diligence, they immediately focus on Phase I/Phase II/ Environmental Site Assessments. That’s a good thing, and is an essential requirement when acquiring real...more
Purchasers of commercial real estate must meet a new standard to qualify for liability protection under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and analogous state laws. Since...more