The Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs led many companies in Virginia—and across the country—to ask: Can newly imposed tariffs excuse performance under existing contracts? Specifically, can they trigger force majeure clauses or support a defense of commercial impracticability under Virginia law? ...
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted an Interim Final Rule (Interim Rule) which exempts U.S. companies previously subject to the reporting requirements under the Corporate ...
The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced it will not enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) against domestic entities. This means that—at least for the timebeing—U.S.-based businesses are relieved of their obligation to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN by the March 21, 2025 deadline....
The final nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been stayed, paving the way for the federal government to restart its implementation of the law. With the CTA back in effect, reporting companies should be ready to file their BOI reports...
In a recent column by Ivy Main in the Virginia Mercury, she discusses the economics of clean energy: “New renewable energy is cheaper than new fossil fuel generation. That’s why in 2024, 94% of all new power capacity in the U.S. came from solar, batteries...
Here are several recent and ground-breaking developments in the renewable energy industry in Virginia, across the nation, and around the globe. ...
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been subject to a series of complex and seemingly contradictory legal developments that continue to unfold. While the situation remains fluid, this update aims to provide clarity on the current (at least as of January 24, 2025) state of...
In the 2025 session, the General Assembly of Virginia is considering several bills aimed at regulating data center development, including measures on cost allocation, environmental impacts, and land use. ...
Here are several recent and notable developments in the renewable energy industry in Virginia, across the nation, and around the globe. ...
The industries that generate power and the industries that use power – meaning, pretty much all of industry – are in various stages of the onset of an unavoidable awareness that data centers, and the AI processed through data centers, are driving some of the...