Landowners can Sue to Contest EPA’s Claim of Jurisdiction to Regulate their Land under the Clean Air Act
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that landowners can sue the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to challenge its issuance of an administrative “compliance order” claiming their land is a “wetland” subject to its regulatory jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, 566 U.S. – (2012)…
INBLF in Legal Business
Boutique Firms Are Uniting: Interview with Edward R. Gallion In the last issue we featured international associations of law firms. The majority of them unite full service firms from all over the world. At the same time, boutique firms are not falling behind and are establishing networks as well. One of such networks – the…
INBLF in IP Law 360
Boutiques Network to Compete With Big Firms Attorneys have always networked, but certain boutique law firms are now organizing in a way that allows them to offer one-stop shopping similar to what large, general practice firms can provide. The International Network of Boutique Law Firms, for example, sprang up in 2004 and already has nearly…
INBLF in the New York Times
Some Small Law Firms Find Strength in Numbers Steven Spielvogel, a lanky 40-year-old lawyer who, with his angular looks and jet black hair, resembles Ric Ocasek of the 1980s band the Cars, has been on something of a tour of his own. He has been promoting a network that connects small law firms around the…