Archive for November, 2020
Another Real Estate Contract Succumbs to Inadequate Property Description
InsightsThis post details what is required for a sufficient legal description.
If You Want A Right to Appeal an Arbitration Award, Build it Into Your Arbitration Agreement
InsightsMany people opt for binding arbitration because it is supposedly faster and cheaper, and binding – thus final.
Expect Careful Scrutiny of Contractually Shortened Statutes of Limitations
InsightsThe statutes of limitations set forth in the CPLR are default rules, and parties generally are free to modify default rules by agreement.
Penn National Gaming Names Everi’s Harper Ko as new General Counsel
NewsNew York-listed Penn National Gaming has confirmed that long-standing general counsel Carl Sottosanti will retire at the end of this year.
UnitedHealth Hires Legal Chief as Pandemic Disrupts Business
NewsUnitedHealth Group Inc. announced Friday its hire of Matthew Friedrich as chief legal officer, a role he will assume Jan. 11, as the managed health care and insurance company copes with the ongoing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Longtime Leclairryan Attorney Disbarred Over Mishandling of $3M in Landamerica Case
NewsBruce Matson, a prominent, longtime local bankruptcy attorney formerly of LeClairRyan, had his law license revoked last week by the Virginia State Bar after he admitted to inappropriately pocketing seven figures worth of funds from the long-dormant LandAmerica bankruptcy trust account.
Nelson Mullins and Redgrave LLP to Form Encompass Redgrave Law Practice, Largest in the Nation
NewsNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that the attorneys, directors, and advisors from Redgrave LLP will join the firm’s Encompass practice, establishing Encompass Redgrave as the nation’s largest and most comprehensive information and discovery law practice.
West Picks Successor to Retiring General Counsel
NewsExton, Pennsylvania-based West Pharmaceutical Services has recruited Kimberly Banks MacKay as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective December 8, 2020.
Measuring Compliance Training Effectiveness
NewsThe compliance program is designed to (1) prevent compliance violations and (2) protect the company when a compliance issue occurs.
Are Biglaw Associates Billing Themselves to the Brink of Exhaustion for Subpar Bonuses?
NewsThirty-four percent of our respondents think a big bonus announcement will drop sometime this week, while 33 percent think it will come next week.
Avoiding “Contextual Compliance” in the Year of COVID and Beyond
NewsDespite 2020 being an unprecedented and challenging year for business, the government has not slowed down its record-breaking enforcement actions.
D CEO Names Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Partner Keith Nelson to Dallas 500
AnnouncementAnnual top business listing recognizes Nelson for leadership in Family Law
HRI Honors Sidley with Pro Bono Angel of Freedom Award
AnnouncementSidley is proud to announce that Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) honored the firm with its “Law Firm Angel of Freedom” award.
Attorney Returns to Toys‘R’Us Parent as General Counsel
NewsTru Kids Brands, the parent of Toys‘R’Us and Babies‘R’Us created in January 2019, has hired Anand Shah as general counsel.
General Counsel Report
NewsFTI Consulting, Inc. provided its findings for the technology segment’s second annual study of corporate legal departments, in partnership with Relativity.
Biglaw Firm That Cut Associate Compensation By Up To 50 Percent To Reinstate Full Salaries
NewsSchiff Hardin will reinstate full salaries.
Biglaw Partners Accused of Blowing Off Intellectual Property Laws
News Two Littler Mendelson lawyers are accused in a lawsuit of misappropriating a ‘voluminous amount’ of a nonprofit’s password-protected intellectual property.
Perkins Coie Continues Labor & Employment Practice Growth With Partner Neal Fisher Jr. in Los Angeles
NewsPerkins Coie announced that Neal Fisher has joined the firm as a partner in its expanding Labor & Employment practice group in Los Angeles.
Nexsen Pruet Attorney Melissa Fried Spence Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
AnnouncementNexsen Pruet attorney Melissa Fried Spence has accepted an invitation to join the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
Bradley Partner Jason Walters Elected 2021 Secretary-Treasurer of ALIC
AnnouncementBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Jason Walters was elected as the 2021 secretary-treasurer of the Association of Life Insurance Counsel (ALIC), serving in the position for the fifth consecutive year.
