In the span of 48 hours this week, the three largest commercial real estate services firms in the world collectively lost tens of billions of dollars in market capitalization. CBRE Group saw its stock decline more than 20% over two trading sessions. JLL and Cushman & Wakefield each fell by double digits. By Wednesday afternoon, the sell-off had spread to… Read more

Many employers have historically treated restrictive covenant agreements as standardized documents, developed once, applied to employees nationwide, and updated only periodically. That approach is becoming increasingly obsolete, particularly in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region. Recent legislative changes across these neighboring jurisdictions have reshaped how non-compete agreements operate and, in many cases, whether they can be enforced at… Read more

Clients and lawyers alike are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence tools to organize facts, explore legal theories, and draft narrative summaries. But a recent court ruling calls into question whether conversations with AI should be protected in litigation, or whether they are fair game in discovery. This article will briefly explore the typical scope of discovery, documents that are considered… Read more

We have spent an intense year helping our nonprofit clients through a wide variety of threats and risks. During that time, we have seen and heard many repetitive concerns and worries expressed across a wide variety of organizations. Rather than siloing this information, we wanted to start a conversation around sharing best practices and approaches to what appears to be… Read more

For many businesses, classifying employees as “exempt” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) can feel routine—almost administrative. Yet this single decision often carries with it significant legal and financial consequences. When an employee is treated as exempt from overtime but does not actually meet the FLSA’s strict exemption criteria, as discussed below, the misclassification can expose the employer to… Read more

ARLINGTON, VA, –Bean, Kinney & Korman is pleased to announce that Margaret Marks and Nicole Salisbury have recently joined the firm. Margaret “Meg” Marks joins as a shareholder with a practice focused on commercial and civil litigation. Meg represents corporate and individual clients, including developers, contractors and start-ups in a variety of complex litigation matters such as employment disputes, trade… Read more

ARLINGTON, VA, —Best Lawyers® named Bean, Kinney & Korman a 2026 “Best Law Firm” based on performance ratings from clients and peers. This is the fifteenth consecutive year the firm has been included on the regional list and the twelfth consecutive year on the national list. The ranking, presented in tiers, named Bean, Kinney & Korman a first-tier law firm… Read more

ARLINGTON, VA, –Bean, Kinney & Korman is pleased to announce that Mustafa Farzad, Pranav Gangele, and Sophia Kingsley have recently joined the firm. Mustafa Farzad joins as an associate attorney with a practice focused on banking law, real estate, and commercial lending. Mustafa regularly represents banks, asset managers, funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies in a variety of financial transactions. He is… Read more

ARLINGTON, VA, Bean, Kinney & Korman P.C. is pleased to congratulate the following seventeen attorneys as recipients of Arlington Magazine’s 2025 Top Attorneys recognition: Zack Andrews – Business & Corporate Carole Capsalis – Elder Maureen Carr – Employment (Employer) Stephen Caruso – Construction, Litigation Andrea Davison – Bankruptcy/Creditors Rights Raighne Delaney – Appellate, Litigation Juanita Ferguson – Construction Blake Frieman – Real Estate Timothy Hughes – Construction Richard Kelley – Government… Read more

ARLINGTON, VA, –Bean, Kinney & Korman announced that twenty of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Edition. The attorneys were recognized for their distinguished legal work in seventeen different practice areas, including two attorneys listed for the first time. Additionally, seven attorneys have been selected for inclusion within Best Lawyers:… Read more