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May is Small Business Month, a time to recognize the businesses building momentum—and to think about what it takes to sustain that growth. As Chief Marketing Officer at Fennemore, I spend a great deal of time thinking about brands. Not just how they look or sound, but how they accumulate value over time. And sitting alongside our attorneys, I’v…

This article previously appeared in Chambers and Partners. Introduction Nevada’s corporate law framework emphasises statutory clarity, protections for directors and officers of responsible businesses, and a policy orientation favouring the continual, thoughtful modernisation of Nevada’s business statutes in light of new developments and busines…

If you have a state-issued license to cultivate, produce, distribute, transport, and/or sell or buy wholesale or retail medical marijuana, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants you! June 22, 2026, Hard Cutoff Date DEA is calling for all such licensees to register with DEA to permit the licensee’s handling of now-rescheduled medical…

In a significant decision for Arizona cities, towns, counties, districts, and other public bodies, the Arizona Supreme Court declared that the one-year statute of limitations in A.R.S. § 12-821 does not apply to claims by a government-entity plaintiff against another government entity. In City of Chandler v. Roosevelt Water Conservation District, …

Good news for Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHADs)  across California—Blackhawk GHAD has won an important arbitration against FEMA. In a February 24, 2026, decision, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board) ruled that Blackhawk GHAD does have the legal authority under California law to perform disaster-related work on private pr…

Washington’s legal landscape for noncompetition agreements is changing again. Beginning June 30, 2027, nearly all noncompetition covenants will be void and unenforceable in the state. Washington will join at least four other states in near-total bans of such agreements. On March 23, 2026, the governor signed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155, …