Rose Law Group Litigation Attorney Jonathan Udell named AZ NORML Board Member, Communications Director

By Madelaine Braggs, Chief Digital Officer | Rose Law Group Reporter Jonathan Udell Rose Law Group calls for a round of applause for litigation attorney Jonathan Udell, who was unanimously voted in as a Board Member of Arizona NORML. He will also serve as the Communications Director for the local chapter of the cannabis legalization advocacy group. NORML says their mission …

Cannabis biz proving resilient. Will more CRE Investors give it a chance? Rose Law Group Partner, Cannabis Dept. Director Adam Trenk comments.

By Patricia Kirk | National Real Estate Investor The cannabis industry is weathering the COVID-19 pandemic much better than expected and is even thriving in some states like California that declared cannabis sellers an “essential” business, reports Marijuana Business Daily. Tim McGraw, a cannabis real estate developer/owner who founded and serves as CEO of Canna-Hub, a firm that specializes in …

Ballet Arizona implementing new COVID curbing efforts to help reopen classes, live performances

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents HealthyVerify Certification.) By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Health safety and infectious disease experts with HealthyVerify Certification are helping Ballet Arizona navigate COVID-19 and work toward reopening some of its in-person classes and performances. Scottsdale-based HealthyVerify (HVC) helps workplaces, arts venues, school districts, fitness centers, and sports team go above and beyond U.S. Centers for …

AZ Supreme Court keeps case alive against county transportation; Rose Law Group attorney Jonathan Udell comments

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County who have worked to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county.) By Raquel Hendrickson | InMaricopa The Arizona Supreme Court may look further at a lawsuit that could impact State Route 347. This week, the court opted to continue the case of Vangilder et al. …

Construction contracts in the COVID era; COVID updates essential, says Rose Law Group transactional attorney Dan Gauthier

By David A. Blake | GlobeSt.com Those entering into new construction contracts should include custom language addressing the parties’ respective rights and responsibilities related to COVID-19. Many articles and webinars have focused on how traditional contract clauses in existing contracts may respond to COVID-19 issues. The fit is not always clear. Some guesswork is involved and creativity is called upon as square …

Divorce rates in America soar 34% during COVID; surge not unexpected, says Rose Law Group Partner and Family Law Director Kaine Fisher

By Lauren Edmonds | DailyMail.com The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a serious blow to marriages in the US amid a 34 per cent increase in sales for divorce agreements and revelations that it took just three weeks under quarantine for relationships to crumble, according to a survey. The outbreak of the coronavirus in January and implementation of lockdown orders in March forced couples …

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ ‘drastic’ spending reduction sparks sharp response from Rose Law Group Immigration Chair Darius Amiri

By Cronkite News | Via AZBigMedia The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it is making “drastic cuts” that will affect all agency services, including naturalizations, in order to avoid furloughs of nearly 70% of its workforce at the end of this month. Immigration advocates worried Wednesday that the cuts would add to an already large backlog of cases and …

Senate report slams land-conservation tax-break deals; Rose Law Group regulatory attorney Thomas Galvin comments on finding

By Richard Rubin | The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Deals using tax breaks for land conservation are often based on inflated property appraisals and sham partnerships, a Senate panel found. The bipartisan Finance Committee report, released Tuesday, calls for legislation to curb the deals and for even tougher enforcement from the Internal Revenue Service, which has been clamping down on the transactions …

Retail landlords offer COVID clauses in new leases; Rose Law Group Partner, Transactional Dept. Director Cameron Carter comments

By  Esther Fung | The Wall Street Journal Retail landlords are including pandemic language in new leases, a previously rare feature as tenants seek protection after the first government-mandated coronavirus shutdowns in March complicated their negotiations for rent relief. Because many insurance policies didn’t cover pandemic-related losses, landlords have offered various concessions to attract and retain tenants, including allowing them …