Litigation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is worsening the state's housing crisis, according to a new Holland & Knight study. "California Environmental Quality Act Lawsuits and California's Housing Crisis" analyzes all CEQA lawsuits filed statewide between 2013 and 2015 and reveals that housing remains the top target of CEQA lawsuits. Read More

Holland & Knight's Energy Team is prepared to assist clients in evaluating the opportunities emerging from recent constitutional reform in Mexico. The new laws will transform the country's energy sector and open oil, gas and electric energy generation to private investment. Read More

Our energy attorneys achieved a milestone for the Bay State Wind Project, making it the first offshore wind project designated as a covered project under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. Participation will provide greater efficiencies and time savings in the federal permitting process, and help the Project meet its targeted in-service date. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank that laws of nature, natural phenomena and abstract ideas are not patentable. Using Alice, Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group has won several patent-infringement cases for clients. The attorneys challenged the patents at the outset, saving clients from costly discovery and prolonged litigation.
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Holland & Knight is helping Notarize transform legal notarization, paving the way for a fully digital and remote process for mortgages and other transactions. Our attorneys advised on incorporation, venture financing, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, strategic planning and commercial partnerships in this high-tech sea change for financial services. Read More