Anderson & Kreiger LLP is pleased to announce that Liliana Bechtold and Mackay Peltzer have joined the firm as associates, adding to the firm’s growing team and strengthening its capabilities across several key practice areas. Both Liliana and Mackay previously worked at Anderson & Kreiger as summer associates. Liliana joins… READ MORE
Federal preemption under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (ICCTA) is among the broadest in American law—but it has limits. In Fleury v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., an Illinois federal court tested those limits and held that even the ICCTA’s sweeping regulatory authority does not shield railroads from… READ MORE
Anderson & Kreiger is pleased to announce that 38 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America across a wide range of practice areas. For more than 35 years, Anderson & Kreiger… READ MORE
Administrative subpoenas are among the federal government’s most powerful investigative tools, allowing agencies to compel the production of documents and information long before any lawsuit or criminal charges are filed. But those powers are not unlimited. They must be exercised for a legitimate, congressionally authorized purpose, not to… READ MORE
A recent decision by the Massachusetts Appeals Court helps to clarify how the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (“MCRA”) applies at the intersection of land use, the right to seek permits, and agency law. In Haverhill Stem LLC v. Jennings, Case No. 2025-P-1055 (July 13, 2026), the Appeals Court upheld an… READ MORE
Massachusetts municipalities have limited authority to restrict the development of solar projects within their borders. Last week, the Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the bounds of those limits in Sunpin Energy Systems, LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Petersham, WL 2023321 (July 14, 2026). The Court confirmed that,… READ MORE
On July 9, 2026, Governor Maura Healy signed Budget Bill 5555. The Budget Bill, now known as Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2026, largely addressed the state budget, but also quietly introduced several important and substantive changes to local zoning through amendments to G.L. c. 40A, the… READ MORE
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has filed emergency amendments to 225 CMR 21.00, the Clean Peak Energy Standard (CPS). The amendments are effective immediately and materially affect near-term Clean Peak resource compliance obligations and the incentive framework for qualified energy storage systems (QESS). Summary of Amendments… READ MORE
Facial recognition technology (FRT) is a powerful tool that scans human faces and matches them to facial features to identify individuals. While FRT preceded the advent of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”), using GenAI allows FRT to quickly sift through hundreds of hours of footage or photographs, processing information… READ MORE
As of June 3, 2026, smaller registered investment advisers (RIAs) must now comply with significant amendments to Regulation S-P (“Reg S-P”), the Securities and Exchange Commission’s primary rule governing the protection of customer records and information. The undertakings are significant and may require organizations now… READ MORE