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is proud to have earned a place on the BTI Associate Satisfaction A-Listers 2026, an independent ranking built on more than 5,000 associate survey responses, with the firm recognized as a leader in satisfaction among both associates overall and women associates specifically.

Press release in the comments with more details ⤵️

AI is increasingly shaping the first questions immigration attorneys receive from prospective clients, and while it often gets the broad strokes right, immigration partners Elizabeth Klarin and Eileen Martin have found it consistently misses critical details, including entire visa categories like the E-1 treaty trader visa, in ways a layperson would have no way of catching.

Read more in their full blog post on the topic, linked in the comments ⤵️

Lippes Mathias LLP is proud to have advised our family office client Enceladus Partners on its investment in Major Turbine Pump & Supply, in partnership with the company’s founder and the existing management team. Our deal team was led by John Koeppel and included Jillian Deck, J. Tyler Finn, Christopher J. Kolber, Matt Maizes, Megan Ha, Tom Mitchell, and Vadim Belous.

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is pleased to welcome Timothy K. "Chip" Shaw as counsel to our environment & energy practice in Washington, D.C., where he will focus on regulatory, permitting, and compliance matters under federal and state environmental laws, including NEPA, CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

Chip joins us following more than eight years of active service in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, most recently advising on environmental compliance for nine military installations.

Full press release in the comments ⤵️

A new May 21, 2026, USCIS policy memo reframes I-485 adjustment of status as "extraordinary relief," directing officers to evaluate applications on a case-by-case basis with broad authority to deny, building on a November 2020 USCIS memo that first expanded officer discretion.

Andrew M. Wilson, co-leader of our immigration practice, breaks down what this means for applicants in his full blog post, linked in the comments ⤵️

𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙏: New York State let the May 11, 2026, appeal deadline pass without challenging the Albany County Supreme Court's April 8 decision annulling NYSDEC's freshwater wetlands regulations, and NYSDEC has now issued interim guidance clarifying how it will exercise jurisdiction in the wake of that ruling.

Developers, municipalities, and landowners with projects near wetlands should review what this means for pending applications and existing jurisdictional determinations.

Full client alert from Ian A. Shavitz and Carmen Alexander Vacco in the comments ⤵️

This May, joins the country in recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, honoring the historical and cultural contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the United States.