International students, who commonly have what is known as an F-1 visa, are authorized to enter the U.S. to pursue full-time academic degrees at accredited institutions, certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Immigration Law
The Buchalter LA Wildfire Taskforce is happy to report some good news for certain commercial property owners impacted by the LA Wildfires.
On March 28, 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) agreed to…
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/ Administrative Law, Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial
Recent court decisions have raised the bar for enforceable arbitration provisions in website Terms of Service (ToS) agreements. E-commerce businesses must ensure their website architecture and ToS design meet current legal…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
Individuals and business or nonprofit entities–such as corporations, partnerships and LLCs– that do not receive political contributions (i.e., do not have a PAC), but only make such contributions to California state and local:…
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/ Business Organizations, Elections & Politics, Taxation
On March 12, 2025, the SEC dropped a massive amount of changes to their Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDI’s) related to Regulation D and other forms of exempt offerings, including clarification (and flexibility!)…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) requiring all money services businesses (MSBs) operating within 30 specified ZIP codes near the U.S.-Mexico border to…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
March 12, 2025 By: Kripa Upadhyay As the Trump administration continues to implement changes to immigration policies affecting adjudications within the U.S. and at consular posts abroad, the following recommendations are…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
As policyholders take stock of their losses and begin the daunting task of rebuilding their homes and their lives, the California Insurance Commissioner continues to address various policyholder concerns and insurance coverage…
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/ Consumer Protection, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
In 2024, a single firm in Florida started targeting social media users with an ad campaign claiming that any promotional text message sent outside the hours of 8am and 9pm violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. This ad…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
As the two-month anniversary of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties approaches, on March 1, 2025, Governor Newsom issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency to expedite fire-prevention projects. This…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law
As part of its ongoing efforts to address rising operational costs, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced a series of trademark filing fee increases that went into effect January 18, 2025. These changes include…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property
On February 5, 2025, US Attorney General (AG), Pam Bondi, issued a memorandum entitled Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations, in which she provides new guidance to the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Government Contracting
Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) has revised the regulations on “Safe Harbor” warning language effective January 1, 2025. While a business is not required to use these Safe Harbor warnings…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
“This is the worst-case scenario to prepare for,” said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, when talking about the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and the subsequent heavy rainfall…
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/ Construction Law, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
