News + Insights

Mark your scorecard and get ready to tee off. Golfers, business leaders, and community partners will take to the course at River Landing Country…

Ward and Smith attorney Amy Wang will speak at the state’s largest and most comprehensive environmental education event: the North Carolina Environmental Conference (NCEC). The conference…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has set October 6, 2026, for the launch of Phase 3 of its IEEPA tariff refund system. Phase…

This article is the third installment in our four-part Trade Secrets at Risk: A Business Owner’s Guide series. Read Part One and Part Two.…

A successful appeal often begins long before a notice of appeal is filed. It begins in the trial court, with a record that clearly…

Brad Evans and Devon Williams, Ward and Smith’s Co-Managing Directors, have been named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly‘s 2026 Managing Partners to Watch. Under…

For decades, electricity has dominated America’s utility-bill politics. Power prices rise, regulators hold hearings, utilities defend grid investments, and attorneys general and governors hear…