Media Clips

IRS issues long-awaited guidance on donor-advised funds

Nonprofit & Government Times | June 30, 2018

Washington DC corporate partner Michael Cooney wrote this contributed article on donor-advised funds, a type of low-paperwork charitable trust, and how their use will change in light of new guidance and proposed regulations.

Ones to watch: real estate, architecture, engineering and construction

Long Island Business News | June 19, 2018

Long Island affordable housing and real estate associate Michael Webb is mentioned in this article as one of the publication’s “Ones to Watch,” a who’s who of rising professionals in the area.

Drug testing in the workplace

Bloomberg Radio | June 19, 2018

Boston labor and employment partner Jeff Gilbreth spoke to the hosts of Bloomberg Radio on the challenges of drug testing in the workplace in Massachusetts.

The value of your home could get a big twist from autonomous cars

Forbes | June 18, 2018

Los Angeles real estate partner Justin Thompson wrote this column analyzing the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on residential real estate, including the possible end of the two-car garage.

Size matters: fishy ways of measuring of co-ops and condos

Habitat | June 18, 2018

New York City affordable housing and real estate partner Erica Buckley is quoted in this article on the varying standards for measuring square footage in for-sale units in New York City.

Attorneys reflect on Escobar's FCA impact 2 years later

Law360 | June 18, 2018

Boston government investigations and white collar defense partner Hannah Bornstein is quoted in this article discussing how the Supreme Court’s ruling in Universal Health Services v. Escobar has impacted False Claims Act litigation.

Unintended consequences? The potential impact autonomous vehicles could have on your home

Forbes | June 18, 2018

Los Angeles Office Managing Partner Justin Thompson wrote this contributed column analyzing the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on residential real estate, including the possible end of the two-car garage.

The new civil right: How the LGBTQ community can knock down barriers to economic empowerment

San Francisco Business Times | June 15, 2018

Nixon Peabody and San Francisco office managing partner Tom Gaynor is featured in this article about the importance of making economic empowerment the next goal of the LGBTQ rights movement.

At star-studded 443 Greenwich, condos are smaller than advertised

The Real Deal | June 13, 2018

New York City affordable housing and real estate partner Erica Buckley is quoted in this article discussing the debate within the city’s real estate market over how to measure the square footage of condominium units and co-ops.

Treasury IRS propose rules to facilitate investment in bond-financed infrastructure

Bond Buyer | June 12, 2018

Washington, DC, project finance and public finance partner Mitch Rapaport is quoted in this article on a move by the Treasury Department and IRA to clarify rules governing “the use of tax-exempt bonds in connection with public-private partnership projects.”