As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we often reflect on our political break from Britain—but what about our legal divergence? In a new article for Texas Lawyer, Winstead Shareholder Bob Burton explores how the U.S. and the UK took completely different paths in structuring and governing modern master-planned communities. Read the full article here. (A subscription may be required)
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250 Years After Independence: Why the U.S. Built a Better System for Planned Communities

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