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January 22 – Read the newsletter below for the latest Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance industry news, written by Ballard Spahr attorneys. In this issue, our lawyers discuss what to expect in AI...

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Ballard Spahr and 18 of its attorneys have been named to The Legal 500 City Elite series, a list of law firms and attorneys that handle high-level, nationally significant work across practice areas...

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This legislation increases funding for HUD from last year by about $7.2 billion. The legislation appropriates $77.3 billion to HUD for FY 2026. This is a funding increase compared to the...

Ezra Hammer —a real estate development attorney with more than a decade of experience in the land use and housing sectors—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Real Estate Department, Real Estate...

Ballard Spahr made the list of  The Puget Sound Business Journal 's largest law firms in the Seattle area, as ranked by the number of local attorneys as of the first quarter of 2026. The Seattle ...

Kimberly M. Anderson —a tax attorney who worked for the Washington State Department of Revenue for over a decade—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Business and Transactions Department and Tax Group as...

Justice Cotter of the U.K. High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, has continued an October 9, 2025, freezing injunction against Astor International, Astor Defence, and their principal, Henry...

Raymond Truitt , who is senior counsel at Ballard Spahr LLP, began a one-year term as the American College of Real Estate Lawyers' (ACREL) president on January 1. In that role, he'll help to grow...