Blank Rome LLP

A Blank Rome team, including Samantha Wallack and Ashley Fleishman, represented Canvas Property Group in a significant joint venture with TOKYU LAND US CORPORATION. Together, they acquired The Azure, a luxury 150-unit residential tower at 436 Albee Square West in Downtown Brooklyn. Learn more: bit.ly/494Lu2j #realestate #clientsuccess #brooklyn

The US Government Accountability Office’s Annual Report to Congress summarizing bid protest activity for Fiscal Year 2024 reflects a continuation of recent trends, and a course correction after skewed statistics in FY23. Luke Meier and Shane Hannon review the report in our latest Government Contracts Navigator post. Read here: bit.ly/4eH1loW #govcon #bidprotests #governmentcontracting #gao

A Blank Rome team, including Daniel R. Saeedi, CIPP/US, Rachel Schaller, Amanda Noonan, and Gabrielle Ganze, secured a dismissal with prejudice in a three-year Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) litigation for a mobile app and website provider. The federal court ruled that a choice of law provision in the company’s terms of use applied, blocking all BIPA claims. Learn more: bit.ly/3AQS3sy #clientsuccess #bipa #bipalitigation #biometricprivacy

What important state and local tax developments have recently occurred across the country that could impact your business? Our prominent State + Local Tax team highlights and analyzes all the updates in the November 2024 edition of The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight. Edited by Josh Sivin and Melanie Lee, this newsletter features commentary by Eugene Gibilaro, Kara Kraman, Stephanie Terinoni, and Melanie. Read: bit.ly/3Z1GzKB #taxlaw #stateandlocaltax #taxattorney

Two recent decisions have ruled that stand-alone websites are not “places of public accommodation” under Title III of the ADA, challenging the previously settled notion and offering hope for e-commerce businesses facing website accessibility lawsuits. Martin Krezalek explores these rulings in his New York Law Journal article. Read: bit.ly/4fY5YvB #ADA #litigation

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently shot down the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) attempt at increasing the overtime salary threshold to $58,656.00. In our latest Blank Rome Workplace post, Theresa Topping reviews the court’s decision that the DOL exceeded its authority and what the ruling means for employers. Read here: bit.ly/4eIXx6y ? #laborlaw #employers #overtime #laborandemployment

A Blank Rome team led by Peter Schnur, Jason Luter, Peter Melampy, and John T. Winton, with assistance from Joseph Gulant, Stephen Pennartz, Jason Hirsch, and Carol Buckalew, represented Shawmut Design and Construction, a national construction management firm, in connection with its acquisition of 100 percent of the issued and outstanding equity interests of First Finish, a full-service hotel and hospitality general contractor specializing in complex renovations. The transaction closed on October 31, 2024. Learn more: bit.ly/3Zhlai5 #clientsuccess #mergersandacquisitions #manda

Natasha Romagnoli, a partner in Blank Rome’s Insurance Recovery Group with 25 years of experience in commercial litigation, represents policyholders in sophisticated insurance matters and helps clients navigate crises such as sex abuse scandals, mass shootings, and more. In this Lawdragon interview, Natasha discusses her legal background, insurance recovery practice, style as a litigator, and more. Read: bit.ly/3ZgjrcL #insurancerecovery #insurancelaw #litigator

Deborah Greenspan (second from left in photo) enjoyed discussing how tort law is being leveraged to fit into global class action regimes earlier this month at Global Legal Group’s Global Class Actions Symposium 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. bit.ly/3WQGKY7 #masstorts #classactions #global

Blank Rome is pleased to share that?Global Investigations Review?has recognized our firm in the 2024 edition of the?GIR 100, the annual guide to the world’s leading investigations practices. The GIR 100 “features the best law firms and consultancies from around the world for sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations.”?Learn more: bit.ly/4924RIY #GIR100 #investigations