Archive for January, 2020
Foley Expands Government Enforcement Practice With Addition Of Lewis Zirogiannis
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Foley & Lardner announced that Lewis Zirogiannis has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department and Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Group. Zirogiannis is resident in the firm’s San Francisco and New York City offices.
Construction Attorney Dirk Gaspar Joins Holland & Hart in Las Vegas
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of Dirk Gaspar, Of Counsel in the firm’s Las Vegas, Nevada office.
Littler Adds Shareholder Jacqueline Mrachek in Minneapolis
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Littler Adds Shareholder Jacqueline Mrachek in Minneapolis
Christopher J. Clarke Joins Farrell Fritz as a Commercial Litigation Associate
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Farrell Fritz is pleased to welcome Christopher J. Clarke to its Uniondale office as a commercial litigation associate.
Hanzo Hold Named Finalist in LegalLaunch: Product Innovation Competition
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Hanzo Hold to compete among six finalists for the best in the future of legal technology during Legalweek 2020
Danielle Rushing Elected as VP, Melanie Fry Re-Elected as Director of the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation
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Dykema today announced that San Antonio-based attorneys Danielle Rushing and Melanie Fry were each elected to hold leadership positions for Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation (BCWB). Rushing was elected to serve as Vice President, while Fry was re-elected for her position as a Director with the Foundation.
Veteran Labor Department Litigator Dane Steffenson Joins Littler in Atlanta
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Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Dane Steffenson as Special Counsel in its Atlanta office where he will focus on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), wage hour and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) litigation. For more than 17 years, Steffenson was a Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) representing its various enforcement agencies in the Atlanta Solicitor’s Office. In this role, he received the DOL’s top national award for litigation excellence.
What If a Border Agent Seeks Your Smartphone That Includes Client Secrets?
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What is an attorney to do if a customs agent asks to peruse the attorney’s smart phone?
Are You Being SMART About Your Approach to Business Development?
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SMART provides you with focus, so you can actually achieve your goals.
Why You Should Insist on Diversity in Your Law Practice
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Both the perception of and reality for women attorneys is disheartening.
Too Many Teenagers Want to Become Lawyers or Managers
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Teenagers aren’t being imaginative enough with their ambitions as they aspire to a short list of 20th-century occupations in their future careers, according to the OECD.
Arbitration Agreement Invalidated; It Was Not Explained To The Patient
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The arbitration agreement stated that his signature was not a precondition to treatment, and that he could cancel it within 5 days; however, he was not provided a copy of the arbitration agreement.
Legal Funding Impacts Taxes, On Funding & Later Settlement
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Lawyers and clients may want to lay off some of the risk of a case on someone else, and the litigation finance industry generally offers non-recourse money.
The Sandbagging Conundrum Explained
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There is perhaps no more consistently vexing problem for transactional attorneys on opposite sides than figuring out a fair contractual resolution for “sandbagging” issues.
Making Big Oil Pay For Climate Change May Be Impossible
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As more governments and taxpayers find themselves staring down the barrel at rising climate costs, they are increasingly turning to the courts to hold Big Oil accountable.
Richard Graves Joins Bradley’s Real Estate Practice Group in Nashville
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Richard E. Graves has joined the Nashville office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group.
Eversheds Sutherland Strengthens Education Practice with Partner Stanley Freeman
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Eversheds Sutherland has expanded its education practice with the addition of Stanley Freeman.
Dykema’s Danielle Rushing Elected to the San Antonio Bar Foundation Fellows Program
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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Danielle Rushing, San Antonio-based attorney in Dykema’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, was selected by the San Antonio Bar Foundation (SABF) as one of 25 newly elected members to the SABF Fellows Program.
Norwegian Honorary Consulate for Illinois Opens at Greensfelder in Chicago; Susan Meyer Introduced as Newly Appointed Honorary Consul
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The new Norwegian Honorary Consulate for Illinois has officially opened at the Chicago office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., with Greensfelder Officer Susan Meyer serving as the newly appointed Norwegian Honorary Consul.
Former BigLaw Office Manager Accused of Using Firm’s Credit Card for Spending Spree
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Federal prosecutors allege that a former Morrison & Foerster office operations manager spent more than $400,000 on the firm’s credit card to make personal purchases.
