Archive for June, 2018
Eliminating the Surprise Factor from Construction Contracts: Tips for Owners and Developers
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On construction projects, owners and developers often are familiar with standard contract language and provisions, but the industry is continually evolving, according to a paper published by Zetlin & De Chiara LLP.
IP Indemnification in Contracts
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An IP indemnity clause typically includes the obligation to defend against third party IP claims, according to a Morgan Lewis post.
Digital Content Marketing Survey – How to Reach In-House Counsel
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Only about half of in-house attorneys consider law-firm content “good to excellent,” the same as in 2017, and up only slightly since 2015, according to the 2018 State of Digital & Content Marketing Survey, released by Greentarget and Zeughauser Group.
Grow Your Small Law Firm’s Business with Content Marketing
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Amy Boardman Hunt of Muse Communications explains some of the main concepts of content marketing and how it can be a potent tool for solos and small law firms with limited marketing budgets.
FisherBroyles Adds Partners in Intellectual Property Practice
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FisherBroyles, LLP has added Gregory R. Lunt, John K. Shimmick and Mark A. Thomas as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Samantha C. Skenandore, Tribal Law Attorney, Joins Quarles & Brady’s Real Estate Group
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Samantha C. Skenandore has joined Quarles & Brady’s Real Estate Practice Group, as of counsel, Tribal Law in its Madison office.
O’Melveny Tops in Survey for Firm Culture, Job Satisfaction
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Vault polled about 20,000 associates to rate peer firms and their own experiences for the quality of life rankings.
Port of Seattle Ousts GC Over Workplace Complaint – and Gives Him $500,000 Payout
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Craig Watson had been with the Port of Seattle for 28 years, serving as general counsel for the past 13 years.
V&E Lawyer Faces Possible Felony Charge in Boat Crash That Injured Colleagues
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The boating accident occurred on Austin’s Lake Travis the night before a Vinson & Elkins daylong retreat planned for the next day.
Texas Lawyers React to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement
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Some Texas lawyers share their thoughts on the upcoming retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
Progress Payments: What to Do When the Money Stops Trickling In
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Faegre Baker Daniels says the contractor should look to its contract with the owner to find answers to two questions: Does the contract require the contractor to take a certain action? And, is payment”clearly due and owning?”
Sidley Adds Private Equity Partner Jared Jensen in San Francisco
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Sidley Austin LLP announced that Jared Jensen has joined the firm as a partner in its global Private Equity practice.
Five Litigators Join Bradley’s Charlotte Office
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Partners Robert R. Marcus, C. Bailey King Jr., and J. Douglas Grimes, and associates Timothy P. Lendino and Bridget V. Warren have joined the Charlotte, N.C., office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as litigators.
Appellate Attorney Says Travel Ban Decision Provides Road Map for Future Litigation
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The Supreme Court’s ruling signals how things may go in later immigration litigation about border policy, says Dallas appellate attorney David Coale.
Contracts with Foreign Companies May Require a Rewrite
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The California Court of Appeal held that parties may not contract around the formal service requirements of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents, commonly referred to as the Hague Service Convention.
Supreme Court Deals Big Setback to Public Unions
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The 5-to-4 decision overturned a 40-year-old precedent and said that compelling such fees was a violation of workers’ free speech rights, reports The Washington Post.
Loren Hulse Joins Holland & Hart’s Salt Lake City Office
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of patent and trademark partner Loren R. Hulse to the firm’s Salt Lake City office
Female Attorneys Harassed at Big and Small Firms, Survey Shows
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Nearly 38 percent of respondents said they’d been the recipient of an unwanted sexual email, text or instant message at work, according to the Bloomberg Law report on the Massachusetts study.
Hogan Lovells Enters Association with Saudi Arabia’s ZS&R Law Firm
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Under the terms of the agreement, ZS&R Law Firm will operate in association with Hogan Lovells, and the two firms will work together on client matters while remaining separate legal entities.
Energy Attorney Christopher J. Townsend Joins Freeborn
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Christopher J. Townsend has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP’s Chicago office as a partner and co-leader of the firm’s Environment and Energy Practice Group.
