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83 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2026

83 lawyers from Whiteford have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026. The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington, DC offices. Client comments are posted on the Best Lawyers website, at bestlawfirms.com.

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Martin Fletcher

Daily Record Names Martin Fletcher to Power 100 List

The Daily Record has named Whiteford Managing Partner Martin Fletcher to its Power 100 List for 2025. The Daily Record’s Power 100 List recognizes significant and respected leaders in Maryland’s business and legal communities who are leading key organizations, creating change, impacting the community and engaging others to succeed. 

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Three Whiteford Attorneys Recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Virginia Lawyers Weekly has recognized three Whiteford attorneys for its 2025 “Leaders in Law” and “Up and Coming Lawyers” awards. Partners Vernon E. Inge, Jr. and Stephen M. Faraci, Sr. have been named “Leaders in Law” and associate Claudia Lopez-Knapp has been named an “Up and Coming Lawyer.”

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Client Alert: Changes to the Virginia Ombudsman Complaint Regulations

The Common Interest Community Board amended the Complaint Regulations effective August 1, 2025. These regulatory changes pertain to those circumstances where a person files a complaint against an association as the first step in initiating the process that typically culminates in a referral of the Complaint to the Virginia Common Interest Community Ombudsman.

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Client Alert: New York City Employers: Paid Prenatal Personal Care Leave Rules Now in Effect

As of July 2, 2025, New York City’s new rules for paid prenatal personal care leave are in effect. With the first month of enforcement now behind us, it is critical for all employers with employees working in New York City to ensure they are fully compliant to avoid costly penalties.

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Employment Law Update: Home Healthcare Companionship Exemption – Is It Back?

Home healthcare employers – take note. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-4 on July 25, 2025 (FAB), announcing that it will immediately stop enforcing the 2013 regulations that dramatically restricted use of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) companionship and live-in domestic service exemptions (the Companionship Exemption). The proposed changes seek to restore the ability of third-party employers like home care agencies to classify caregivers as exempt from the FLSA’s minimum and overtime wage requirements under the companionship and live-in domestic service exemptions.

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Client Alert: The New Terrain for Going Public—Strategic Insight for Capital Raisers Amid Regulatory Change

Imagine a small, fast-growing tech company preparing to go public in 2025. The leadership team, relying on practices that were standard just a few years ago, drafts generic risk disclosures, leans on flexible governance structures, and assumes that their marketing materials and internal controls will pass muster as they always have. Confident, they proceed only to find themselves facing unexpected SEC scrutiny, delayed approvals, and personal liability risks for their executives and advisors.

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Client Alert: Virginia Court of Appeals Clarifies Finality for Cases Seeking Attorney Fee Awards

On August 5, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals addressed the finality of court orders and the limits of its appellate jurisdiction. While the decision was made in the context of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”) dispute, it has broader application, especially to those cases in which attorney fees are sought. 

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Employment Law Update: Maryland’s Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements for Healthcare Professionals, Among Other Employment Laws, Took Effect July 1, 2025

As of July 1, 2025, Maryland prohibits or restricts non-compete provisions for nearly all healthcare professionals. The prohibition applies to individuals: (1) required to be licensed under the Maryland Health Occupations Article (licensed physicians, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, etc.), (2) who provide “direct patient care,” and (3) who earn less than $350,000 annually.

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Recognition

"Knowledgeable, talented, practical and solution-oriented."

Chambers 2023

"Clear, business-oriented legal advice."

Best Lawyers 2023

"...Deep insight into intellectual property rights."

CHAMBERS 2023

"Extremely responsive and professional."

Chambers 2023

"Highly skilled."

IFLR 2023

"A very strong national bankruptcy practice."

Chambers 2023

"Highly recommended."

Benchmark Litigation 2024