On January 16, the Department of Labor released long-awaited guidance on how to determine the value of employer stock in purchase and sale transactions involving an ESOP.

Yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a significant opinion in Thibault Enterprises, LLC v. David A. Yost, et al., Yost Living Trust, a case involving a dispute over a 50-foot granted easement for ingress and egress.

Please take note that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase the following patent and trademark fees effective January 18, 2025.

We hope you enjoyed the holidays and are settling back in refreshed and recharged for 2025. With a new year comes new rules; please find our thoughts on some of them below.

On Thursday, December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide injunction staying the CTA filing deadline. 

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. is pleased to announce that Conway H. Sheild, III has joined the firm’s Newport News office.

Kaufman & Canoles is pleased to announce that 36 attorneys were selected for inclusion in CoVaBIZ Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” 2025.

Kaufman & Canoles is pleased to announce that Nicole J. Naidyhorski, Kaufman & Canoles’ Director of Marketing and Business Development, has been listed among the ‘Women in Business’ by Inside Business.

Kaufman & Canoles is pleased to announce that William M. Palmer has been named by Virginia Business as one of “100 People to Meet in 2025."

Kaufman & Canoles is pleased to announce that 51 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in Virginia Business Magazine’s 2024 Legal Elite.