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Global Land Risks and Opportunities in Corporate Supply Chains Scott Schang Share: Land-related risks are vastly underappreciated by corporate and environmental attorneys representing clients around the globe. This article seeks to raise the profile of land issues so that attorneys can better advise clients who might unwittingly trip into significant legal, financial, and operational peril by not fully appreciating how land risks lurk in supply chains and operations. These risks were made apparent recently when the CEO and other top leaders of Rio Tinto, the global mining company, were sa...

Law Student Corner: Conservation Groups Settle Endangered Species Act Pangolin Case with Fish and Wildlife Service Lucas S. Stegman I. Summary On August 18, 2020, wildlife conservation groups entered into an agreement (Settlement Agreement) with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the U.S. Department of the Interior to settle litigation over the listing of seven pangolin species under the  Endangered Species Act (ESA). As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Service agreed to make a decision by June 1, 2021, as to whether the seven species should be listed under the ESA because...