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By: Hector A. Chichoni, Esq. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to assume office, U.S. employers and companies, in almost every sector, are anticipating a significant increase in changes in immigration law and procedures. This is rightly so, given the historical precedent established during the first Trump administration (2017-2020). It is important to note that these significant, and even substantial, changes to immigration policies and procedures during the prior Trump administration were primarily based on executive orders and not on legislative action...

The firm has previously notified our clients and network about an obligation to make certain filings under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that became effective at the beginning of 2024. It provided deadlines to file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) for many companies by December 31 of this year, and in some cases required earlier deadlines. As you may know, a number of lawsuits were filed in various federal courts around the country aimed at declaring the CTA unconstitutional or otherwise limiting its enforcement. In early December, one district court ordered a nationwide injunction against enforcement of the CTA...

Boca Raton, Fla. – January 9, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that Regulatory Compliance and Defense partner Franklin S. Homer and his legal team prevailed in a multi-month investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s office concerning a major consumer household electrical product. Last summer, the Attorney General had accused the private electrical products and services firm, one of the more established in the U.S., of engaging in acts or practices that potentially violated Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practice Act and subsequently issued a Request for Advertising Substantiation. Mr...

New York – January 8, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder expands the firm’s Litigation practice group with the addition of partner Paul M. Kaplan in the New York office, further strengthening its bench and capabilities with the recent hiring of three other litigation lateral partners in New York over the last six months, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to growth in the region. Mr. Kaplan brings over 35 years of experience in corporate and commercial litigation, with a focus on business litigation and dispute resolution, antitrust litigation and counseling, class action defense, white-collar defense and civil and criminal investigations...