Archive for January, 2019
Should Contractually-Provided Severance Pay Decrease as Wealth Accumulation Increases?
Insight
Employment agreements between publicly-traded issuers and their executive officers often contain severance pay provisions that are heavily negotiated at the time of entering into the agreements, explains a post on the website of Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Employment Attorney Terah Moxley Promoted to Partner at Estes Thorne & Carr
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Employment attorney Terah Moxley of litigation boutique Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC has been promoted to partner.
Bradley Partner Frederic Smith Jr. Named to Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2019
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Frederic L. Smith Jr. has been listed in the 2019 edition of Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance. He is based in the firm’s Birmingham, Ala., office.
New Advertising Rules Coming for Texas Lawyers, Law Firms
Insight
The requested revisions seem to streamline the rules and make them easier to understand and follow, although it will be difficult to determine the true impact until after the final language is approved and the rules are enacted.
Have You Really Agreed to Arbitrate?
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An appellate court found that the arbitration clause in the contract did not specify what forum would substitute in place of the jury trial.
Dallas’ Jody Rodenberg Among Texas Top Women Attorneys in Texas Monthly
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Jody Rodenberg of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler LLP is featured in the January issue of Texas Monthly in a special section of Top Women Attorneys in Texas
Perkins Coie Adds Immigration Partner KoKo Huang to Seattle Office
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Perkins Coie announced that “KoKo” Ye Huang has joined the firm’s International Transactions & Trade practice as a partner in the Seattle office.
Greensfelder Adds Samantha Caluori as Associate
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Samantha E. Caluori has rejoined Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in St. Louis as an associate in the Business Services practice group.
Steve Clayton Joins Holland & Hart in Salt Lake City
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of Steve Clayton to the firm’s Salt Lake City office in the Real Estate Development practice.
Former Paralegal Joins Same Law Firm as an Attorney
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Family law boutique Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, announced the addition of associate Jessica Anderson, who previously worked as a paralegal in the firm’s Dallas and Frisco offices.
Department of Justice Veteran Joins BRG’s Global Investigations Practice in Miami
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Richard D. Gregorie’s career with the U.S. Department of Justice includes awards and high-profile prosecutions, including indictments of Panamanian General Manuel Noriega and the Medellin Drug Cartel.
Deans & Lyons Partner Honored Among Top Young Dallas Lawyers
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Deans & Lyons partner Chris Simmons has earned selection to D Magazine’s 2019 list of Best Lawyers Under 40.
Michael Durham Joins Barnes & Thornburg as Labor & Employment Partner
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Veteran immigration lawyer Michael E. Durham has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s South Bend office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Department.
Littler Adds Oslo-Based Homble Olsby, Marking Firm’s Entry Into Scandinavia
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The expansion, Littler’s first into the Nordic region, brings the firm’s presence in Europe to seven countries.
Dentons Associate Duped into Transferring $2.5 Million to Fraudster’s Account
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A decision in a Toronto court revealed that the associate sent the money from a property sale to a Hong Kong bank account after he received emails requesting the transfer in a business deal.
No Fees for You: Non-Class Counsel Get Stiffed in VW Diesel Litigation
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Numerous attorneys who worked on VW suits before the appointment of class counsel won’t get paid, reports Bloomberg Law.
Yelp Doesn’t Have to Take Down Libelous Post About Lawyer, Supreme Court Rules
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a San Francisco attorney’s request Tuesday to order Yelp to take down an online denunciation by a former client.
Complimentary Webinar: Best Practices for Vendor Risk Profiling
Webinar, Feb. 6, 2019
A new NAVEX Global webinar will discuss how to find the right approach to third-party risk management by applying appropriate risk factors.
Download: 3rd Annual In-House Legal Benchmarking Report
Insight
Exterro has published its 3rd Annual In-House Legal Benchmarking Report for use in benchmarking legal processes against 110 legal departments.
Burns Charest Attorney LeElle Slifer Named Partner
News
Attorney LeElle Slifer has been named partner by the Dallas-based trial law firm of Burns Charest LLP.
