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Dawda Included in Fortune’s List of Top-ranked Law Firms
Dawda has been named by Fortune magazine and LexisNexis Martindale- Hubbell® as one of the top law firms in the United States. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell's 2012 Top Ranked Law Firms list was featured in the Fortune [...]
File This One Under Yikes!
Developers need to take heed of this one. Based on a recent decision in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, developers could find themselves involved in lawsuits alleging that they are liable [...]
On Site Soil Movement: Part 201 or Part 111?
So what do you do if you own a contaminated property that is a “facility” under Part 201 of NREPA (Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act) and you want to move dirt from one location [...]
Lending and Energy Efficiency – How are they Related?
Back in October when I was at the GreenBuild conference in Toronto I sat in on an interesting presentation headed up by Philip Henderson of the Natural Resources Defense Council regarding lending and energy efficiency. [...]
Energy Star – New Guidelines for Homebuilders
Since the EPA rolled out its ENERGY STAR Program for homes in 1995, 1.2 million new home received this designation. The designation is given to homes achieving established energy savings and reduction in greenhouse gas [...]
Baseline Environmental Assessments and Landlord Refinancing
Here’s an interesting issue that landlords throughout Michigan may be seeing more of when they seek refinancing. Remember the Court of Appeals decision last year in 1031 Lapeer LLC v. R.L Price Properties? Banks remember [...]