On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration released its long awaited amendments to regulations for the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems, defined as aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds.

Womble Bond Dickinson lawyer Mike Thelen regularly advises clients on eminent domain issues.

In August 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). One of the most significant manufacturing incentives bolstered by the IRA is the Advanced Energy Project Credit...

On Monday, March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that clarified the long-standing issue of whether a plaintiff bringing a copyright infringement action has to have an issued registration ...

In addition, Womble Carlyle attorneys Doug Bonner, Mark Palchick and Marty Stern all attended the SHLB Conference...

Businesses operating across the UK and EU face an increasingly complex regulatory landscape for environmental and sustainability claims, with the EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive taking effect in September 2026. Regulators now possess significant enforcement powers, including fines up to 10% of turnover, and are demonstrating clear appetite to challenge greenwashing. Organizations must review their environmental claims and governance processes to ensure compliance in this fast-ev

On December 15, 2022, the EPA published a Final Rule to amend EPA's All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to allow the use of the revised American Society for Testing and Materials...

If you're a US investor interested in emerging markets, you will soon have access to much more capital thanks to the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act.

Companies facing bankruptcy can still make smart moves

One of the many unfortunate realities of the current economic situation is the likelihood of a sharp uptick in bankruptcies in the oil and gas industry

Fractional licensing involves songs with multiple songwriters in which BMI owns a portion of the rights, rather than having full ownership.

One of the many topics before the FCC currently is the idea of relaxing the ownership subcaps that govern how many AM and FM stations the same company can own within a market.

The Class C4 classification would double the power of current Class A FM stations from six kilowatts to 12.

Providing local news and community information always has been strengths of the radio industry. Now, stations are supplementing these services with texting campaigns, reaching out directly to listeners...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is proposing that both rules be scrapped.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Traditionally, radio and TV broadcasters have drawn a bright red line between news coverage and sponsored content.

According to the highest court in the state, Georgia state government does not have an inherent obligation to protect citizens' personal or sensitive data like social security numbers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) is excited to announce the launch of its Opportunity Zone practice team, an outgrowth of the firm's award-winning Impact Business Group.

After a number of high-profile commercial cyberattacks, business leaders are becoming increasingly aware of the need for a cybersecurity plan of action.

As someone who has grown up professionally in Silicon Valley's start-up culture and witnessed the seemingly ceaseless surge of creativity and entrepreneurship...