Posts by Lydia Estep:
COVID-19 and Alternatives to the Civil Jury Trial
By: Ryan Kennedy In many jurisdictions, now that guidelines for social distancing and wearing masks are better understood, trial courts remain open to receive new cases. In the Circuit Courts …
- Posted on: Feb 27 2021
Bid Protests – What Can I Protest if I Did Not Win a Procurement?
By: Mary Pat Buckenmeyer What happens when you are notified by the procuring agency that you have not been awarded the contract that you submitted a bid, proposal, or quote …
- Posted on: Feb 25 2021
COVID-19 and Trends in Commercial Real Estate
By: Ryan Kennedy In January, the National Association of Realtors published its “Commercial Real Estate Trends & Outlook.” The summary of the report states, “the commercial real estate market continues …
- Posted on: Feb 18 2021
Update on H-1B Visas: What You Need to Do Now
By: Gerald LeMelle There was much to discourage corporate clients who add talent and bolster their competitiveness by hiring H-1B visa employees. The H-1B Program allows companies and other employers …
- Posted on: Feb 16 2021
Leading Your Business in 2021: What You Need to Know, Now
By: Cherylyn Harley LeBon The global pandemic has inflicted worldwide losses on several different levels. The economic costs threaten to impact nearly every type of business and have significant long-lasting …
- Posted on: Feb 12 2021
Bid Protests – The What, Who, When, and Where
By: Mary Pat Buckenmeyer When thinking about bid protests, it is helpful to first look at the basics: what is a bid protest, who can file a bid protest, when is a bid protest filed, and where is …
- Posted on: Feb 11 2021
The 2020 Trademark Modernization Act Changing the Litigation Equation
By: Tom Dunlap The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) is an amendment to the Lanham Act concerning trademark disputes, signed on Dec. 27, 2020. The TMA includes a number of changes …
- Posted on: Feb 9 2021
Employment Law 101: 2021 Edition
By: Ithi Joshi D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have recently passed many new pieces of state legislation in the area of employment law. A common theme that has emerged in each …
- Posted on: Feb 4 2021
DACA Renewed…For Now
By: Gerald LeMelle DACA, an acronym for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a policy that protects around 800,000 young people — known as “DREAMers” — who entered the United …
- Posted on: Jan 19 2021
Sweeping Change to the H1-B Visa Program
By: Gerald LeMelle The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its controversial regulation to end the H-1B visa lottery as a “final rule”, leaving it to the Biden administration …
- Posted on: Jan 14 2021