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Attorney General’s Office to monitor natural gas supply, marketing activity during frigid weather
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that his office will be monitoring natural gas supply and marketing activity during the frigid weather expected over the next few days.
At Drummond's urging, federal treasury bureau grants timely corporate ownership info to state, local, tribal entities
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has granted state, local and tribal entities appropriate access to corporate ownership information following a national effort led by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Are You Buying a New Home or Refinancing? Please Read This First!
Buying a new home is so exciting! But it can also be chaotic. Amid the stress and piles of paperwork it can be difficult to think clearly.
North Smithfield woman charged with DUI, child endangerment
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a North Smithfield woman has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with driving under the influence with two child passengers stemming from a traffic stop in Smithfield in September 2023.
Professional Licensing Board Denied a Request for a Licensee’s Response in Discipline Case
Request: Whether the Board properly denied a request for a licensed chiropractor’s response to a complaint in a pending discipline case.
Seyfarth to Sponsor and Stacy Paek and Dana Treister to Speak at IMN’s Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing on January 17, 2024
Stacy Paek, head of Seyfarth’s Los Angeles Real Estate practice, and Dana Treister, managing partner of Seyfarth's Los Angeles office, will speak at the Information Management Network (IMN)’s 20th Annual Winter Forum On Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing in Laguna Beach, California from January 17-19.
Pomerantz Named Lead Counsel in Investor Suit Against Fintech Company DLocal
On January 4, United States Magistrate Judge James R. Cho of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York named Pomerantz Lead Counsel in a securities class action against Uruguayan fintech company DLocal.
Real Estate Team Advised Scale Lending in Loan for Multifamily Development Property in Brooklyn
A Sheppard Mullin Real Estate team in New York represented Scale Lending in connection with a $46 million bridge loan for KD Sagamore and Ranger Properties, secured by property known as Arris Grand located at 982 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York’s Clinton Hill neighborhood.
Thompson Coburn Bounds into 2024 with Lateral Additions, Continuing its National Growth
Building on its growth momentum, Thompson Coburn begins the new year with three lateral additions in its Washington, D.C., New York, and St. Louis offices.
Bradley Partner Tripp Haston Selected to 2023 Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders USA Report
Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner Tripp Haston has been named to the 2023 edition of the Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Thought Leaders: USA report.
Greenville County Man Arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Related Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Horea Adrian Singeorzan, 33, of Simpsonville, S.C., on 11 charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Department made the arrest.
AGO Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Electoral Integrity
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Anderson.
Attorney General Clark Releases Top 10 Scams of 2023
Scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) totaled 3,212 in 2023.
AGO Joins Collaboration to Prosecute Massive Drug and Money Laundering Bust
Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined the United States Attorney for the District of Utah, announcing that 23 defendants have been arrested and charged with federal crimes that include drug and money laundering between Utah, Mexico and Honduras.
Union Gap, Everett men sentenced to maximum terms of life in prison following attempted child rape prosecutions by Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a Yakima County Superior Court judge sentenced two men to maximum terms of life in prison following their convictions for felony child rape.
Operation Ceasefire Secures 50 Month Sentence for Portsmouth Man Over Drug and Firearm Offenses
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that a Portsmouth man was sentenced to 50 months in prison after illegally possessing two firearms, narcotics, and narcotics paraphernalia in a busy residential area near downtown Portsmouth.
Supreme Court to Review President Trump’s Ballot Eligibility Case After Attorney General Paxton Files Amicus Brief With 26 Other States
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 26 other attorneys general in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) arguing against a legally unfounded decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove presidential candidate Donald Trump from the ballot in the upcoming presidential primary election in that state.
Greenberg Traurig Represents The Riverside Company in its Investment in Impact XM
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented The Riverside Company (Riverside) in connection with its investment in IXM Holdings, Inc.
Holland & Knight Advises Fisher Brothers and Institutional Investors Advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives in Largest Commercial Office Lease in the U.S. in 2023
Holland & Knight advised Fisher Brothers, a real estate company that owns, manages and operates unique spaces across the country, and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives in securing a 20-year, 765,000 square-foot lease at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, marking the largest commercial office lease in the United States in 2023.
DOJ and FTC Release Significantly Expanded Merger Guidelines
On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) released a significant revision and expansion to the federal Merger Guidelines (the Revised Guidelines), the document that lays out the framework for how the Agencies will analyze mergers for potential antitrust concerns