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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. Lunch with prospective client]. 03:50 p.m.

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You Should Comment on the SEC’s Transformative Proposed ESG Rule

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission issued a long awaited proposed new ESG rule to mandate climate risk disclosures by public companies and other businesses in their supply chains. We are drafting comments to the SEC on behalf of clients to the proposed, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” rule.

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Maryland Resets it Trajectory with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposed new rule to mandate Tier 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions disclosures by public companies and the many other businesses in their supply chains. The bill’s principal sponsor clarified that it is 2024 GHG emissions that will be first reported to the state in 2025. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Substantial financial penalties have been recovered by the Federal Trade Commission and the 50 state attorneys general, not to mention in private civil actions. It is the unsophisticated who will encounter legal issues and be left holding the bag. But make no mistake, privacy enforcement in the U.S. Others collect building data.

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Would you apply for this job?

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In my opinion, the best “employees” are not actually employees (both in the legal and practical sense). Here, employees use the Human Rights Commission as a ploy to extract substantial settlements, even though they are utterly incompetent and are in fact scamming the system. The “human rights” game.

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SEC Regulation: What to Expect & How to Prepare for Climate Rules

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new climate rules that would require registrants to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risks, among other metrics. According to legal professionals close to the development of these standards, this provision as is will likely not be included in the final rules.

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LEED can Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation requiring selected companies to articulate their basis for ESG disclosures.

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