Archive for September, 2019
Ex-Wall Street Banker Guilty in Second Insider Trading Trial
News
A former Wall Street investment banker was found guilty of insider trading for passing tips about healthcare industry mergers to his father.
Employers Beware: It’s Once Again Time to Review Your Arbitration Agreements
Insight
Even if the language in your arbitration agreement does not expressly prohibit the filing of an NLRB charge (or accessing the Board or its processes), you may not be safe from a determination that your agreement is invalid.
Jen Patton Joins Foley as Chief Legal Talent Officer
News
Jen Cafferty Patton has joined Foley & Lardner as its first chief legal talent officer.
Squire Patton Boggs Adds Texas Trial Lawyer Dan Cogdell
New
Texas trial lawyer Dan Cogdell has joined Squire Patton Boggs’ Houston office as a partner.
Thompson & Knight Adds State Senator Nathan Johnson as Counsel in Dallas
News
Thompson & Knight LLP announced that Dallas attorney and State Senator Nathan M. Johnson has joined the firm as counsel.
Dykema’s Bloomfield Hills Office Adds IP Attorney Thomas T. Moga
News
Dykema announced the addition of Thomas T. Moga to its Intellectual Property & IP Litigation Department and Automotive Industry Group.
Miller & Chevalier Adds Government Contracts Lawyer
News
Miller & Chevalier Chartered announced that government contracts attorney Alejandro “Alex” Sarria joined the firm.
Perkins Coie Adds Intellectual Property Litigator to San Francisco Office
News
Sarah Piepmeier has joined Perkins Coie as partner in its Intellectual Property practice in San Francisco.
Bradley Wins Recognition at LMG Life Sciences Awards 2019
News
The LMG Life Sciences Awards 2019 named Bradley Arant Boult Cummings the “Firm to Watch” in the nationwide Litigation & Enforcement category.
Webinar: HIPAA Compliance and Cybersecurity in Business
Webinar, Oct. 23, 2019
Compliancy Group will present a webinar on HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
Public Finance Attorney Joins Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton in Louisiana
News
Donald Cunningham Jr. has joined Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP, as of counsel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
How a Hard-Charging Lawyer Helped Fuel a Civil War Inside the NRA
News
Several NRA veterans accuse William Brewer III of instigating an almost Shakespearean feud to protect his bottom line and growing influence.
California, Other States Take Trump to Court Over Auto Emissions Rules
News
The legal fight pits a Democratic majority state that has become the U.S. environmental champion against a Republican president who wants to boost the economy by cutting regulation.
Prominent Baltimore Defense Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Aiding Crimes Of Marijuana Kingpin
News
Prosecutors obtained indictments for prominent Baltimore defense attorney Ken Ravenell on charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, money laundering and drug distribution.
Marshall E. Eisenberg Receives Jerold S. Solovy Torch of Learning Award
News
Marshall E. Eisenberg is being honored by American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) with the 2019 Jerold S. Solovy Torch of Learning Award.
Spudding? Reworking? What are ‘Operations’ Under an Oil and Gas Lease?
Insight
Gray Reed’s Energy & the Law blog discusses an energy lease that featured some dueling provisions that resulted in a lawsuit in a Texas court.
Choice of Law and Covenants Not to Compete
Insight
Drinker Biddle & Reath takes a look at two states’ competing views on the enforceability of restrictive covenants and the critical importance of conducting a “choice of law” analysis.
Contractually Mandated Pre-Litigation Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Are Fraught With Peril
Insight
Forcing parties to engage in a process that only can work if all of them want to participate seems unlikely to result in anything other than delay and added expense, writes Shepard Davidson.
The Inherent Failures of Long-Term Contracts — and How to Fix Them
Insight
Many business contracts are imperfect, no matter how bulletproof you try to make them, according to a discussion on Harvard Business Review.
Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan Includes Special Protection for the Sackler Family Fortune
News
Purdue asked the bankruptcy judge to take the unusual step of temporarily halting lawsuits against the Sackler family.
