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Stoel Rives LLP today announced that 121 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® directory, including more than half of the firm’s partners. Additionally, 44 attorneys were named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America rankings. Eleven attorneys were also named to Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” list.

Stoel Rives welcomes seven attorneys joining its Environmental practice group in California. The group includes four new partners, who bring decades of combined knowledge and are highly regarded in California and nationwide for their experience in environmental regulation, compliance and litigation, as well as three talented associates. The new attorneys will be located join our nationally recognized environmental team located in Stoel Rives’ Sacramento and San Francisco offices.

When a restaurant in a leased commercial space fails, landlords must protect their interests by regaining control of the premises and addressing financial obligations.

Four recent Supreme Court decisions significantly curtail federal agency authority and expand judicial oversight. These rulings could lead to increased regulatory challenges and uncertainty for businesses, while offering new avenues to contest agency actions.

The decision by SCOTUS on June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, reads simply: “The Administrative Procedure Act requires courts to exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority, and courts may not defer to an agency interpretation of the law simply because a statute is ambiguous; Chevron is overruled.”