Archive for July, 2019
Offshore Worker Wins Settlement in Platform Explosion Case
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Lawyers with Houston-based Heard Law Firm achieved a settlement for an offshore pipeline technician who was injured in a 2017 accident in the Gulf of Mexico.
Richards Carrington Adds Litigator to Denver Office
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Michael Mulvania focuses on complex commercial and general business litigation at the trial level.
Bar Exam Subject Leak to be Probed in California
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The email listed subject areas of civil procedure, remedies/constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, professional responsibility, and contracts.
When Lawyer Drowned in Gulf, Suspicion Fell on Husband. Three Years Later, It’s Ruled an Accident.
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Blaise and William Gamba were visiting fishing spots near Tampa in their 22-foot boat when something went horribly awry, writes the Tampa Bay Times‘ Kathryn Varn.
Prosecutors Who Covered Up Drug Lab Scandal Now Face Bar Discipline, Civil Rights Lawsuit
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The Massachusetts state bar has filed disciplinary charges against three of the assistant attorneys general who withheld evidence from defendants.
Dallas County Trial to Lead the Way in Addressing Opioid Crisis in Texas
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The first Texas trial addressing the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and physicians in creating and fueling the state’s opioid crisis has been scheduled for Dallas County next year.
Decision-Makers Speak Out: Content Works Best When It’s Actionable
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In the age of information overload, in-house counsel and C-suite executives are resolute in valuing utility above other content attributes.
Multistate Non-Solicitation Agreements: Does One Size Fit All?
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Recent cases have held that an agreement between an employer and employee prohibiting the solicitation of customers is not enforceable unless tied to the employee’s use of trade secrets, explains Dorsey & Whitney.
Arent Fox Adds Boston Partner Anne Murphy
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Anne Murphy has joined Arent Fox LLP as a partner in the firm’s Health Care practice.
Akerman Adds Four Partners in Atlanta
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Akerman LLP announced the the addition of Sul Kim, Erica Mason, Anthony Morris and Peter Spanos in its Atlanta office.
Perkins Coie Adds Employee Benefits Partner to Dallas Office
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Perkins Coie announced that former JCPenney director April Goff has joined the firm as a partner in its Tax, Benefits & Compensation practice.
Karen Hayes and Asama Itseumah Join Freeborn’s Corporate Practice Group in Chicago
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Freeborn & Peters LLP and its Corporate Practice Group in Chicago added new partner Karen A. Hayes and attorney Asama L. Itseumah.
Partner Justin R. Pollak Joins Davis & Gilbert’s Corporate Practice Group
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Justin R. Pollak has joined Davis & Gilbert LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group.
Bradley’s Ed Sledge Appointed Director-Elect of IADC Trial Academy and to NFJE Board
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Edward S. Sledge IV has been appointed director-elect of the annual Trial Academy of the International Association of Defense Counsel
ISO Modifies Wrap-Up Exclusion
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Jeffrey J. Vita of Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. discusses a nagging issue frustrating risk transfer for those parties enrolled in wrap-up insurance programs.
Michael Best Adds Employment & Immigration Attorneys in Milwaukee
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Elizabeth “Beth” Odian and Carrie Ziegler Thomas have joined Michael Best’s Labor & Employment Relations Practice Group in Milwaukee.
Thompson & Knight Counsels Conflicts Committee of American Midstream Partners in Going-Private Merger with ArcLight
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Thompson & Knight LLP advised the Conflicts Committee of American Midstream Partners, LP in its merger with an affiliate of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund V.
Thompson & Knight Adds Finance Partner to Houston Office
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Thompson & Knight LLP announced that George Humphrey has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Finance Practice Group.
Arent Fox Adds Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Protection Partner Julia B. Jacobson
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Julia B. Jacobson has joined Arent Fox’s Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Protection practice in Boston.
Bad News Keeps Coming for Biglaw Firm LeClairRyan
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For over a year now the firm has seen a flood of partners and senior attorneys exit, according to Above the Law.
