In the News

Ryan Curtis and David Sieck in Fennemore’s ERISA/Employee Benefits Practice Group scored an important victory for Walker Specialty Construction with a unanimous opinion from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the building and construction industry exception to “withdrawal liability” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act …

On December 24, 2025 the Arizona Department of Health Services (the “Department”), the State’s agency regulating medical and adult use marijuana in Arizona, issued notice on its website that it had conducted its annual audit on the number of issued medical dispensary registration certificates (“DRCs”) (numbering 136) to the number of open…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule changing how United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects cap-subject H-1B registrations when demand exceeds the annual cap. Instead of treating all registrations equally, USCIS will use a “weighted” random selection that generally gives better odds to highe…

The Kennedy Commission v. Superior Court of San Diego County, __Cal.App.5th___, Case No. D085237 (4th Dist. Sept. 11, 2025)[‘’[ Background In The Kennedy Commission v. Superior Court of San Diego County, the California Court of Appeal delivered a pivotal decision underscoring the state’s authority to enforce housing laws, even against charter…

The attorneys elevated to leadership roles this year reflect the impact they have made across the firm.

In Nevada and throughout the West, the issue of water largely centers on the Colorado River and how water may be consumed and allocated by other parties, where more water is committed than available, and conflicts between upper river system users and senior lower system rights are experiencing impacts from decades of shortages. However, less recogn…