PREPARE FOR MORE APPEALS, HIGHER ATTORNEY’S FEES, AND PROLONGED LITIGATION STARTING JANUARY 1, 2022
Are you prepared to spend more time, money, and effort litigating your civil case? Come January 1, 2022, all civil litigants should expect their cases to entail higher litigation costs and to take a much longer time to reach a final disposition. Currently, any party dissatisfied with the outcome of their civil, non-domestic circuit court
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Virginia’s New Civil Appellate Landscape
Written by Paul A. Prados, Partner, Executive Law Partners, Fairfax, Virginia & Amelia Kozlowski, Senior Associate, Executive Law Partners, Fairfax, Virginia. Current Virginia procedure requires parties who are dissatisfied with the outcome of their non-domestic circuit court cases to submit a petition to the Virginia Supreme Court (“Supreme Court” or “Court”). Civil non-domestic circuit court appeals
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XLP Client Wins: Release from Multi-Year Lease
In the current business climate many business owners are facing difficulties dealing with major expenses. A commercial business client recently faced problems with a multi-year lease. Paul Prados, a partner at XLP, worked with the client and the landlord to obtain a release from the lease for the client. The client will now be able
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Small Biz Resolves Claim
Paul Prados helped a small business resolve a claim by former contractors who sought compensation for unpaid wages. These cases, brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, create significant dangers for small business owners even when acting in good faith. Mr. Prados said “The line between independent contractor and employee can often be blurred.” The
Read MoreM&A Success Positions Client for Growth
The XLP Corporate Transaction team closed a Merger & Acquisition deal involving a Letter of Intent and an Asset Purchase Agreement securing IP rights, completing the closing and executing funds transfers. The Asset Purchase secured important IP rights and positioned our client for growth. XLP Professionals have significant real-world business experience performing detailed drafting, analysis
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Aviation Industry Win
Jill Helwig and the XLP Litigation Team secured a significant settlement for an aviation client In a dispute with a vendor over a damaged aircraft during maintenance. After filing and before Arbitration, the vendor agreed to cover the costs of all damages, filing and attorney’s fees.
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Are You Ready for New CMMC Standards?
In recent years cybersecurity has become an important concern for the Government, and that has resulted in changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). There is a big change on the horizon that all defense contractors should be aware of—the Department of Defense (DoD) is launching a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Because
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