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In recent years, commercial property owners have expressed concern that tax assessments are not reflecting current (and increasingly unfavorable) market conditions.

National Data Privacy Day (January 28) is a timely reminder for employers that cybersecurity and data privacy are not just IT priorities — they are also workplace...

As immigration policy changes continue, the U.S. Department of State's announcement of a pause on immigrant visa issuance starting January 21, 2026 for nationals from 75 countries has raised questions.

On December 29, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions in the Federal Register.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a new policy requiring all non-U.S. Citizens/foreign nationals in the United States for longer than 30 days to register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and carry proof of registration with them at all times.

Prenuptial agreements, or prenups, have an undeserved reputation as the destroyer of romance. Prenups offer a level of lifelong protection unmatched by any other contract you will enter.

On June 2, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court ("SJC") issued an important decision interpreting the application of G.L. c. 40A, § 3 (the "Dover Amendment") to solar energy systems.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will adjust certain visa and U.S. Permanent Residence/Green Card-related fees effective April 1, 2024.

Over the past year, a sweep of U.S. immigration policy changes has raised questions and new considerations for employers that have foreign talent as part of their workforces.

This November, Massachusetts residents are voting on an amendment for an additional 4% income tax on annual taxable income exceeding $1 million.

The Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board remains closed to the public but is expected to resume in-person hearings later this year. In the meantime, there was no activity this quarter...

As has been widely reported, a verdict came down in the Missouri landmark case of Sitzer et al. v. National Association of Realtors, et al., commonly referred to as the Sitzer/Burnett litigation.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law all but one section of Senate Bill S3096, "An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry," which took effect July 31, 2022 (the Act).

As the Trump Administration continues to make changes to U.S. immigration policy, a new requirement for B-1/B-2 visa applicants to post bonds for short...

The first half of 2026 was an important year for the Massachusetts adult-use and medical cannabis industry, with significant developments on multiple fronts.

Taylor Swift has, again, been thrust into a narrative she would likely much prefer to be excluded from. This time, it is former President Donald Trump's second bid for reelection.

From the recent bankruptcy of Steward Health Care, a large hospital system in Massachusetts, to Bristol Myers Squibb's recent announcement that it would be laying off approximately 2,000 employees, to numerous biotech startups around the country, reductions in force and employee layoffs have become all too common.