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March 3, 2022 — Benjamin W. Spiess
Alaska Sites with Offensive Word to be Renamed
The U.S. Department of the Interior will replace names for 28 geographic sites in Alaska that contain the word 'squaw.' The 28 Alaska sites are among 660 sites nationwide identified to be renamed.…
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October 6, 2021 — Benjamin W. Spiess
Proposed Changes Put Alaska Native Burial and Cultural Sites at Risk
New rules proposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior eliminate certain obligations of federal officials to notify local Alaska Native villages and tribes when burial sites and related objects are…
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July 8, 2021
United States Supreme Court Upholds Alaska Native Corporations' Eligibility for Coronavirus Relief Funds
On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed Alaska Native Corporations' eligibility to receive CARES Act coronavirus relief funds when it determined that ANCs meet the Act's definition of 'Indi…
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May 11, 2021
New Solicitor's Opinion Affirms Authority of Interior Secretary to Make Trust Acquisitions in Alaska
A recent development in the saga of trust land acquisitions expresses the Department of Interior's intention to green-light pending and future requests for trust acquisitions in Alaska.…
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February 3, 2021 — Anna Chapman Crary
New Solicitor's Opinion Questions Authority of Interior Secretary to Put Land into Trust in Alaska
In the final hours of the Trump Administration, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior issued new agency guidance reversing the Department's position on the authority of the Secretary to take…
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February 3, 2021 — Alexander J. Kubitz
Alaska Supreme Court Clarifies What Constitutes a Proxy Solicitation in Ahmasuk Decision
The Alaska Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in Ahmasuk interpreting Alaska's proxy solicitation regulations.…
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June 16, 2020 — Benjamin W. Spiess
New BOMA Industrial Standard of Measurement
In March 2020, BOMA published an updated standard for measuring industrial space, ANSI/BOMA Z65.2-2019, addressing rising demand for logistics and distribution space.…
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January 28, 2018 — Alexander J. Kubitz, Lauren Sommer Boskofsky
Recent Developments in Alaska's Adverse Possession Law
In 2003, the Alaska Legislature attempted to eliminate the ability of bad faith squatters to acquire title to land by significantly narrowing the circumstances under which a person can establish title…
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January 28, 2018 — Lauren Sommer Boskofsky
New BOMA Office Standard of Measurement
In October 2017, BOMA published a new standard for measuring office space, ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-2017, designed to address changing building designs and amenity trends.…
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August 25, 2017 — Joshua D. Hodes
Get the Franchise Lease Rider on the Table as Soon as Possible
With the recent uptick in Lower 48 retail franchises making their way to Alaska, both landlords and those looking to become tenant franchisees will find themselves negotiating their lease arrangement …
Real Estate Development and Transactions