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Leading Age Maryland State Night Out – Whiteford Sponsoring

24th Annual Tax Professionals Networking Night – Whiteford Sponsoring

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Webinar: Political Law 101 Bootcamp, Part 2: Political Contributions and Supporting Candidates

Election years are key times for corporations, associations and nonprofit organizations to engage with candidates and officeholders who can impact important policy decisions. Supporting candidates through direct campaign contributions or indirectly through SuperPACs or other independent advocacy efforts can help your organization secure “a seat at the table.” 

Webinar: Political Law 101 Bootcamp, Part 1: Lobbying Disclosure Act Compliance

For many corporations, associations, and nonprofit organizations, there is a lot at stake in Congress and with the Trump Administration. More organizations are thinking about engaging in federal lobbying to promote and protect their interests, and even to ensure their survival. At a certain point, engagement with legislators and executive officials will trigger registration under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA).   
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Employment Law Update: Fourth Circuit Examines Employers’ FMLA Certification Requirements Amid Suspected Fraud

This past August, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion addressing the extent to which employers may investigate suspected fraud or inauthenticity in an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) medical certification. In Mook v. Hall, 185 F.4th 456 (4th Cir. 2026), the court held that the FMLA regulations do not clearly establish that an employer must provide an employee an opportunity to cure concerns about the authenticity of a medical certification before contacting the certifying healthcare provider.

The Agent Can Bind the Company. Decide Whose Authority It Spends.

The engineering team wants an AI coding agent working in the repository. Procurement wants a buying agent that can request quotes and place orders under a dollar limit. Both teams will tell you the agent "just assists." And both, almost in the same breath, will ask that it keep working when nobody is at the keyboard.

That second request is the one that should bring counsel into the room. An assistant that waits for a person to click "send" is a productivity tool. An agent that acts on its own, with the company's credentials, is spending somebody's authority. The legal question is whose, and whether anyone wrote down how much.

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The Real Deal - Fall 2025

Update: Assessing ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Policies: Procedural Pitfalls And Policy Implications In Virginia And Beyond

The Real Deal - Summer 2025

Assessing ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Policies: Procedural Pitfalls and Policy Implications in Virginia and Beyond