Associate Mark Fanelli spoke to Reuters aboutthe legal challenges that municipalities are facing in light of the increased use of electric scooters and similar modes of transportation. “Always have a conversation with regulators, because regulators and local city governments are there primarily to generate jobs, revenue, and look for new ways to meet their clean emission [targets],” Mark explained. “I know the vast majority of US cities have signed on to the 2050 carbon-free pledge to reduce carbon emissions by a substantial amount, and this is a way to get them there.”