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    Federal environmental policies are likely to undergo significant changes at DOJ and EPA under the Biden administration, including alteration of many Trump administration enforcement policies.  Since many of these existing policies are not regulations, it likely will not be difficult for the incoming administration to reverse or alter them.  For policies that have been adopted as regulations, any attempt to alter them will have to be done using the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).  For policies that have been issued as guidance or internal agency requirements, they can be altered with the stroke of a pen.  Discussed below are some of the environmental enforcement-related policy changes that can be anticipated from the Biden administration.
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    Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys have been named to Business North Carolina magazine’s 2021 “Legal Elite.” Business North Carolina issues ballots to every member of the N.C. State Bar living in North Carolina and asks whom they would rate the best in 16 categories. Lawyers are not allowed to vote for themselves, and they may select members of their firms only if they pick out-of-firm lawyers in the same categories.
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    Governor Cooper has now approved the 2021 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan (the "SMFP"). The SMFP is the definitive annual resource detailing the policies and projections of need for specific health care facilities and services across the State. This year, the Governor amended the SMFP to include a need determination for 70 adult substance use disorder beds in the Eastern Region.
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    The opportunity zone (“OZ”) tax incentive, which was enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has been a major catalyst for real estate investment over the past three years. 
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    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, including the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act 2020 (collectively, the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020.  The Act expands prior COVID-19 relief and includes new assistance for employers and employees coping with the ongoing crisis.
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    Late Monday, December 21, Congress passed a massive funding bill, including additional long-awaited COVID-19 relief.  The bill now awaits the president's signature.  Although most attention has focused on pandemic relief measures, the bill’s 5,593 pages contain numerous additional tax provisions, including the extension of multiple tax credits and deductions, commonly referred to as “tax extenders,” which are summarized below.
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    A large multidisciplinary team represented Charles Barker Automotive in the sale of its Lexus dealerships in Virginia Beach and Newport News, the only two Lexus dealerships in Hampton Roads, to Priority Automotive. Leading the corporate transaction was Meagan Kalantar with assistance from longtime relationship partner, Tom Frantz as well as Fallon Dungan and Sarah Gay. John Faber spearheaded the real estate elements, with assistance from Sue Fariss and Sandy Kendle.
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    COVID-19 vaccines are finally here. The rollout has begun in healthcare settings across the nation. However, despite broad support for the vaccines and their near-universal endorsement by the medical community, many individuals have concerns about being vaccinated for a variety of personal, medical or religious reasons.
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    Readers will no doubt recall that, during the week of July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry adopted an Emergency Temporary Standard concerning COVID-19 and how employers were to protect employees in the workplace from being exposed and/or contracting COVID-19.
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    On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Janet Cho and Clint Brannon discuss the ins and outs of patent marking, including the benefits and risks of marking, and give some practical advice on how to effectively mark your patented products.