New school building in Paradise Valley receives construction permit as Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose provides details about the project

Photo courtesy of ADM Group By Janet Perez | YourValley The Paradise Valley Planning Commission has approved a minor special use permit amendment that will allow Phoenix Country Day School to construct a new music building. The commission approved the request at its Tuesday, Oct. 15, meeting in a 6-0 vote. Commission Chair Karen Liepmann was absent from the meeting. The new music building will be in the same area as the old building near the western …

Paul Coble, chair of Rose Law Group’s AI, intellectual property, and technology law department, comments on: Signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge as AI takes the helm of decision making

By Paige Gross | AZ Mirror In a recent study evaluating how chatbots make loan suggestions for mortgage applications, researchers at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University found something stark: there was clear racial bias at play. With 6,000 sample loan applications based on data from the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the chatbots recommended denials for more Black applicants than identical white counterparts. They …

Mines say they’re striving to reduce need for groundwater

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company and Resolution Copper.) By Pinal Central Arizona has long been proud of its copper, although mines claim a hefty share of precious groundwater. A study conducted for the San Carlos Apache Tribe three years ago estimated Resolution Copper next to Superior will use 250 billion gallons of water over the course of the …

Rose Law Group land use attorney Henry Hardy on new court case making cities liable for providing inaccurate zoning information

By Henry Hardy, Rose Law Group Land Use Attorney Developers can now recover monetary damages from municipalities for negligent misrepresentation during the land development process, marking a significant shift in the legal landscape. During the real estate development process, the relationship between a developer and a municipality can vary. At times, they might act as adversaries, at others, as collaborative …

Ask traffic engineer Paul Basha: What can you tell me about Prop. 479, the Maricopa County transportation tax extension?

By Paul Basha, Summit Land Management Traffic Engineer Proposition 479 is the third in a series of transportation sales taxes within Maricopa County proposed by the Maricopa Association of Governments. The Maricopa Association of Governments is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (one of over 400 in the United States) for greater Phoenix. The Maricopa Association of Governments consists of 27 cities …

Legal Protections for Student Athletes in NIL Deals: George Finn, senior transactions attorney at Rose Law Group offers critical insights at USPTO conference

By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter At a recent panel hosted by the USPTO at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, legal professionals gathered to discuss the increasingly complex landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights for student athletes. Moderated by ASU second-year law student Keyerra Harfield, the panel featured: George Finn, Senior Transactions …

Former Ohio State QB sues over denied NIL compensation; George Finn, Rose Law Group senior transactional attorney who handles NIL deals for athletes, comments

By Ralph Russo | New York Times Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor sued his alma mater, the NCAA and the Big Ten over denied compensation for name, image and likeness during his college career, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in an Ohio federal court. Pryor’s lawsuit comes on the heels of former USC star and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush filing a similar suit against his former school and the NCAA, and several former Michigan …

Legal battle cuts off HOA’s funding to remove Sissoo trees in Scottsdale neighborhood

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arcadia at Silverleaf residents against needless destruction of trees.) By J. Graber | YourValley Property owners who don’t want their Sissoo trees cut down by the homeowners association in the plush Arcadia at Silverleaf neighborhood won what they describe as a crucial battle in court recently. They hope the victory will effectively put an end to the four-year battle over the trees in the neighborhood, which is part of the larger DC Ranch …

Pinal Partnership President and CEO Tony Smith to retire; an ‘instrumental’ leader, says Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose is chair of the Pinal Partnership Board.) Pinal County, AZ October 1, 2024 Pinal Partnership, the leading economic development organization in Pinal County, proudly announces the retirement of Tony Smith, who has served as President/CEO with unwavering dedication. Effective January 1, 2025, former Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland will succeed Smith …