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Womble Adds Finance Partner to Specialty Lending Practice

Eryn Brasovan has joined Womble Bond Dickinson’s Special Lending Practice in the firm’s Baltimore office.

She has extensive experience encompassing a variety of transactional and regulatory matters related to the financial services and insurance industries, including consumer and commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and risk management, and litigation and dispute resolution.

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ArentFox Schiff Adds Trio of Experienced Employment Litigators in Los Angeles

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the addition of partners Morgan Forsey, Daniel McQueen, and Nora Stilestein to its Labor & Employment practice in the Los Angeles office.

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Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC: Text Messages Are NOT Prerecorded Voice Messages

Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC: On August 8, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a major TCPA victory for Klein Moynihan Turco on behalf of not only Reward Zone, but the entire telemarketing industry.

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Labor and Employment Partner John Fitzsimmons Joins Barnes & Thornburg’s San Diego Office

John Fitzsimmons has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s San Diego office as a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group.

John has over 25 years of experience with employment counseling and litigation. He centers his practice on the defense of employers in wrongful termination, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other employment-related litigation. He also has a focus on intellectual property-related claims

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ShareFile Introduces Unified Legal Solution for Secure and Efficient Workflows

ShareFile, a secure, collaborative client experience solution, has introduced new functionalities for ShareFile® for Legal to improve security, compliance and operational efficiencies for better client experiences and workflows.

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Womble Grows Telecom Team with Addition of Partner

I’m reaching out to let you know that Womble Bond Dickinson has added Richard R. Cameron as a partner in Washington, D.C. in the firm’s Communications, Technology and Media team. A trusted advisor in the broadband, communications, and technology sectors, Richard brings extensive experience in regulation, competition, universal service, regulatory compliance, satellite market access, and spectrum licensing matters, as well as in the rules governing federal grant awards and other financial assistance programs.

Richard began his career at the Federal Communications Commission, gaining experience in telecommunications and media regulation as legal counsel to two bureau chiefs and as federal staff chair of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. He later served as a compliance officer at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and as in-house counsel at a domestic telecommunications carrier. Immediately prior to joining Womble, he was the principal of an independent legal practice for over a decade.

A press release with additional information is included below. Would you be interested in covering this announcement? Happy to share a headshot or additional comments from Richard about his move.

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Norton Rose Fulbright unveils new office space in Chicago’s Fulton Market District

Norton Rose Fulbright opens doors to innovative new space in fast-growing Fulton Market district

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Buchalter Welcomes Two New Shareholders in San Diego

Buchalter is pleased to welcome new Shareholders Agustin Ceballos and Daniel Silva to the firm’s San Diego office. Ceballos joins as a member of the Corporate and Tax, Benefits and Estate Planning practice groups, and Silva is a new member of the White Collar & Investigations and Litigation practice groups.

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Barnes & Thornburg Welcomes Entertainment Partner Brian L. Schall in Los Angeles

Brian Schall has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s L.A. office as a partner in the Entertainment, Media, and Sports Practice Group. Brian has guided the careers of various multi-platinum musicians, songwriters, electronic artists, social content creators, and music publishers. He counsels clients on virtually all aspects of the music industry, including negotiating and drafting recording agreements, producing agreements, music licensing agreements, and worldwide residency agreements.

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Labor and Employment Law Leader Travis Kearbey Joins Quarles as Partner

Travis Kearbey, a leading employment law attorney in St. Louis, has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Group

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Western Alliance Bank Launches National Commercial Banking Service Devoted to “NewLaw” Clients”

Western Alliance Bank today announced that it has launched a national commercial banking service dedicated to enabling law firms and other companies in the legal ecosystem to thrive in the NewLaw economy.

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Womble Adds Corporate Partners to Continue Expansion of Government Contracts, Cross-Border Trade Practice

Reaching out to let you know that Womble Bond Dickinson has announced the further expansion of its Government Contracts and Cross-Border Trade practice with the addition of partners Robert Broadbent and Cherylyn Harley LeBon in the firm’s Charlottesville and Tysons, Virginia, offices, respectively. Broadbent represents clients in international trade and national security matters and government investigations in the commercial and defense sectors. LeBon focuses her practice on government contracts and corporate matters, including regulatory compliance.

Robert joins from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Cherylyn joins from Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig.

Additional information is included in the press release below. Would you be interested in covering this announcement?

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Polsinelli Grows Private Equity M&A Practice with New Shareholder Raymond Jacobi

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Raymond J. Jacobi III as a new shareholder to the firm’s Private Equity M&A Practice and in the Chicago office. Continuing the Business Department’s steady growth path, he is the seventh new shareholder the department has added in 2023.

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LITTLER’S HARRY W. WELLFORD, JR. APPOINTED TO MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL’S TRIAL MASTERS PROGRAM AND COMMITTEE

Harry (“Hal”) W. Wellford, Jr. has been appointed to serve as a trial master for the Missouri Attorney General’s Trial Masters Program and Committee.

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Real Estate Finance Trio Joins Blank Rome in Chicago

Joel Sestito joins Blank Rome in Chicago

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Labor and Employment Law Leader Travis Kearbey Joins Quarles as Partner

Travis Kearbey, a leading employment law attorney in St. Louis, has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Group

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LITTLER’S HARRY W. WELLFORD, JR. APPOINTED TO MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL’S TRIAL MASTERS PROGRAM AND COMMITTEE

Harry (“Hal”) W. Wellford, Jr. has been appointed to serve as a trial master for the Missouri Attorney General’s Trial Masters Program and Committee.

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Kenneth A. Polite Jr., Former DOJ Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General, Will Join Sidley As Co-Leader of its White Collar: Defense and Investigations Practice

Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Kenneth A. Polite Jr. will be joining Sidley after serving two years as Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the U.S.

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Labor and Employment Law Leader Travis Kearbey Joins Quarles as Partner

Travis Kearbey, a leading employment law attorney in St. Louis, joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Group.

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Buchalter Adds New Shareholder to Sacramento Office

Buchalter is pleased to announce the addition of Shareholder Josh Escovedo to its Sacramento and Los Angeles offices. Josh brings a wealth of legal experience and a diverse litigation practice with an emphasis on intellectual property, real estate, business, and sports law issues.

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