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Get Ready for CAI-NC’s Ho! Ho! Holiday Hangout

November 22, 2021

Editor’s Note: This event has been canceled. It’s currently being planned as an online event only. More information to come. The best thing about…

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North Carolina’s First State Budget Since 2018 Delivers Great News for Businesses, Teachers, State Employees & Ward and Smith Clients

November 19, 2021

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen and James W. Norment

After months of wrangling over policy and money, Governor Roy Cooper (D) and the General Assembly’s Republican leadership have agreed to implement North Carolina’s…

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The Extortion Economy: North Carolina’s New Legislation to Counter Ransomware

November 18, 2021

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Governor Cooper announced his intention to sign a new $25.7 billion budget for the state of North Carolina, essentially…

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Once More, with Feeling: Fifth Circuit Re-Affirms Stay of ETS and Then Loses Jurisdiction of the Case

November 16, 2021

Written By Chris S. Edwards and S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne

Litigation usually proceeds at a maddeningly glacial pace. Not this time. The Past The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) well-publicized and controversial Emergency…

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Whitney Campbell Christensen Joins NCPLA’s Executive Committee

November 16, 2021

Government relations attorney Whitney Campbell Christensen was recently appointed to the North Carolina Professional Lobbyists Association (“NCPLA”) Executive Committee after two terms on the…

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Ward and Smith Sponsors Buncombe County Bar Holiday Party & Toy Drive 2021

November 15, 2021

Ward and Smith is excited to be a sponsor of the Buncombe County Bar Holiday Party & Toy Drive. The annual event will take…

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Media Mention: Eldridge Dodson’s Insights on Estate Planning

November 12, 2021

Estate planning is critical to protecting and preserving your legacy. Oftentimes, though, an important consideration is greatly overlooked. Recently, the Greater Wilmington Business Journal published an…