Welcome to Kaufman & Canoles, a full-service business law firm with offices in Norfolk, Newport News, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake, Virginia. We want to hear from you . . .we welcome your questions and comments. K&C Expands Practice to Williamsburg. Alvin P. Anderson and Gregory R. Davis will be joining the firm as Partners on August 1, 1999. Elizabeth L. White will relocate to the Williamsburg Office. Full Story. K&C Administrator Awarded Certified Legal Manager Status. John A. Lynn is the first Hampton Roads Legal Administrator to achieve this distinction. Link to story. Attention ESOP-owned companies and interested parties. An ESOP roundtable is scheduled for 8:00 am on July 20, 1999, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Virginia Beach. To register, click here. Members and guests of the National Employee Stock Ownership Plan Association share views and experiences on such topics as education and communication and corporate governance in an employee-owned company. Employment Law Update Need some answers to those tough questions about one of your major business assets - your employees? Register now for The 15th Annual Employment Law Update on July 29, 1999 in Newport News, Virginia. To read about the most recent developments in employment law, visit our Employment Law Update newsletter.

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Year 2000 Solutions NEW! What is the Virginia Legislature and the U.S. Congress doing to help your business regarding Year 2000-related liabilities? Visit Approaching 2000 to find out! Real Estate Development NEW! Gridlock traffic is forcing state and local governments to re-examine their priorities. An alert landowner can deal with most of the issues before highway projects result in widespread taking of valuable land through condemnation. Read More. Construction NEW! Government Contractors: New Law Levels Playing Field Between Corporations and Federal Prosecutors. Good News!! Federal prosecutors will no longer be able to question a corporation's current employees without first giving notice to corporate counsel. New Requirements for Defining Gratuity Crimes When is a gift a bribe? The U.S. Supreme Court has something new to say about it. Follow this link for information on Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Virginia, a seminar being held June 22, 1999. Municipal NEW! Attention all Public Schools and Libraries who provide Internet access! Acceptable Internet Use Policies must be adopted by December 1, 1999. Manufacturing New Enforcement Challenges for Owners of Underground Storage Tanks Underground storage tanks are currently under scrutiny by The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for regulatory compliance. The ten year grace period given to tank owners to install upgraded protection against spills and leaks from underground storage tanks has expired December 22, 1998.