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Whiteford and Peterson Law Representing Families and Businesses in Wake of Louisville UPS Plane Crash

Following the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, Whiteford, in partnership with Peterson Law, is representing several Kentucky families of the injured and deceased, including Grade A Recycling and its employees. The crash that occurred November 4 has left a community in mourning.

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Best Law Firms Recognizes Over 45 Whiteford Practices, Including 23 Nationally

Whiteford is pleased to announce that “Best Law Firms” has awarded the firm exemplary rankings for 2026. Twenty-three of the firm’s practices are ranked at the national level, with the firm’s Bankruptcy, Construction Litigation and Real Estate Litigation practices receiving national Tier 1 rankings.

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Client Alert: GENIUS and CLARITY in Practice: Action Steps for Crypto Compliance

The next 12 months will separate leaders from laggards in U.S. digital finance. Congress’s passage of the GENIUS Act and rapid advancement of the CLARITY Act signal a turning point for stablecoin issuers, DeFi platforms, exchanges, and digital asset service providers. As federal agencies move quickly to draft implementing rules, businesses face pressing calls to prepare for “regulation-by-rulebook.”

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Client Alert: With Giving Tuesday Approaching, What Nonprofits Need to Know About GoFundMe’s Creation Of Over A Million Unauthorized Nonprofit Donation Pages

Serious overreach by online fundraising platform should trigger action by nonprofits.
 

  • Understand the issues created by third party fundraising such as GoFundMe.
  • Decide whether to permit fundraising by third parties.
  • Conduct due diligence, including reviewing terms and limitations of third-party fundraising – not all fundraising is created equal!

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Client Alert: Prince William County Amends its Towing Ordinance, Which Affects All Community Associations that Authorize Tows in Prince William

On October 28, 2025, the Prince William County (“PWC”) Board of County Supervisors amended Chapter 13, Section 13-497 of the PWC County Code. The amendments add provisions in favor of drivers at risk of being towed. This alert summarizes those amendments. Please contact your Association’s legal counsel if you have any questions about complying with these new amendments.

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Client Alert: When Trust Turns to Deceit: A Playbook for Financial Misconduct and Internal Investigations

In an era of heightened regulatory scrutiny and unforgiving stakeholder expectations, internal investigations conducted on behalf of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations focused on employee embezzlement and financial fraud require a disciplined, defensible approach from the very first moment an irregularity is discovered.

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