For businesses relying on email marketing, California's regulatory environment is fraught with pitfalls. Unsolicited commercial emails, or spam, have been a focus of state enforcement for years...

In July of this year, Blackbaud, a U.S. based cloud computing provider and one of the world's largest providers of administration, fundraising, and financial management software

Most lenders would prefer to avoid litigation in connection with foreclosing on incomeproducing property. Sometimes, however, it is the best approach when dealing...

Daniel Lesser, President & CEO of LW Hospitality Advisors, kicked things off with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of the U.S. lodging industry in 2023.

JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® hosted the 31st edition of Meet the Money® national hotel conference on May 6-8, 2024. Alongside exciting networking opportunities and insightful discussion panels...

If only real estate lawyers had drafted the U.S. Constitution, it would have been done right. After all, the Constitution is really a glorified set of covenants, conditions and restrictions ("CC&RS")...

These days, most businesses collect and store consumer data, and nearly all businesses maintain employee data. If your business does either (or both), you should be aware of new obligations...

The NYC PACE Financing Program has finally released its program guidelines! Prospective qualified PACE lenders are now carefully reviewing the guidelines, applying for approval to ...

Beginning January 1, 2026, California employers will enter a new legal landscape when it comes to training-repayment agreements, onboarding costs, and other contract terms...

Creating an accessible website is not just good for business—it's a legal imperative to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California Unruh Civil Rights Act.

On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1319 into law, establishing a new California Endangered Species Act (CESA) mechanism for California to extend state-level endangered species...

In a significant ruling that could impact patent dispute procedures, Acting United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Coke Morgan Stewart has vacated a Final Written Decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and remanded multiple cases back for further proceedings

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties and one city each issued a virtually identical Shelter-in-Place Order...

Effective October 1, 2025, new California regulations make explicit what was already implicit: the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)'s...

Global Hospitality Group® Chair Jim Butler was recently featured on the California Lodging Investment Conference's official interview show, [CLIC] Connect.

An offshoot of the well-established Potter Handy firm, The Reddy Law Firm is quickly becoming known for its aggressive pursuit of claims under the California Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act.

Hotel Lawyer: Is the hotel industry on the verge of salvation, or precipice of despair?

Experts expect to see a flood of interest in the EB-5 program, both from foreign investors anxious to immigrate to the US, and from real estate developers with shovel-ready projects seeking capital.

On June 28, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council passed a new law requiring Los Angeles hotels to "ensure their workers' safety and fair compensation."

In recent years, taxpayers across the country have taken advantage of a planning technique known as an incomplete gift non-grantor trust (ING)...