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After two years of stakeholder input and comment, on May 4, 2026, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) adopted the Model Franchise Broker Registration Act (the “Act”), a model framework for the regulation of franchise br...

The first wave of post-House name, image, and likeness (NIL) enforcement disputes is beginning to produce written decisions, and a recent arbitration involving 18 Nebraska football players and Playfly Sports Properties offers the earliest substantive...

Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of the Treasury has previewed forthcoming guidance addressing Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code in light of federal rescheduling. For cannabis businesses licensed in Oregon and Washington, the anticipated gui...

Nonprofit leaders have more on their plates than ever before and it can be easy to inadvertently stumble over governance requirements established in your organization’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, and board policies. Governance issues tend to...

Can a public body provide pizza to its board, council or commission members during a long official meeting without violating Oregon ethics law? Until recently, the answer was surprisingly unclear. Background: OGEC’s Food and Beverage Guidance In ge...

In recent months, members of governing bodies subject to Oregon’s Public Meetings Law (“OPML”) have faced uncertainty about what the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (“OGEC”) considers to be a serial communication in violation of the OPML. OGEC ha...