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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to issue formal notifications initiating audits of EB-5 Regional Centers under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA)'s authority.

USCIS has extended green card validity for lawful permanent residents who are awaiting the approval of their Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. Initially, USCIS extended green card validity by 12...

USCIS has released new implementation guidance on the $100,000 supplemental fee established under the Sept. 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation...

On April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing a newly overhauled fee schedule, along with substantive changes to several of its forms...

A Massachusetts court recently dismissed claims by an unregistered broker seeking a $20 million success fee for arranging a take-private transaction, ruling that federal securities law rendered the alleged agreement unenforceable. The decision explores how the Securities Exchange Act intersects with contract law and Chapter 93A claims when brokers operate without proper registration.

In the second episode of the Delaware miniseries on the Greenberg Traurig Big Law Redefined Podcast, host Ben Schladweiler is joined by patent litigation attorneys Josh Raskin and Matt Levinstein...

On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a final rule (Final Rule) extending the recordkeeping requirement for compliance with U.S. economic sanctions regulations from five to 10 years...

The United States has declined to extend the USMCA in its current form during the agreement's mandatory six-year review, triggering an annual negotiation process that will continue through 2036. While the agreement remains in force with all preferential tariff treatments and trade mechanisms intact, the decision introduces significant uncertainty for companies that have structured supply chains and investments around stable North American trade rules.

On Oct. 10, the Massachusetts Appeals Court addressed when a breach of contract violates Chapter 93A in Green Paradise Servs., LLC. V. Hatch Landscape & Design, Inc.

In Diprio v. Ground Up Constr., Inc., the Massachusetts Appeals Court considered the appropriateness of an award of attorneys' fees to pro...

On July 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a ruling in Sivakova v. American Honda Motor Co., addressing whether plaintiffs...

Liquidated damages clauses are inserted into contracts to establish a pre-determined amount of compensation to the non-breaching party where the damages may be difficult to calculate.

In Estate of Daher, by and through Daher v. LSH Co. (E.D. Pa. July 12, 2023), the plaintiff, seeking to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy, ...

The California Supreme Court and the Legislature ushered in 2024 with two significant changes that may appear unrelated but that may impact California employers.

On Sept. 23, 2025, Judge Mark Mastroianni of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision in Mulani v. Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc., dismissing...

In Bucci v. Campbell, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in a summary decision, clarified standards that govern a trial court's conclusions about whether acts or practices are unfair or deceptive under Chapter 93A, Section 2.

In Seattle Tunnel Partners v. Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC, __ P.3d __ (Wash. Ct. App. Mar. 27, 2023), the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 1, discusses the evolution of Washington...

A Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that a law firm and its partner were not liable under Chapter 93A for allegedly interfering with a plaintiff's visa status, finding that the defendants' conduct did not occur...