Archive for March, 2021
Best Practices for Solar EPC Contracts
InsightsFor a variety of reasons, the solar industry has experienced, and will continue to experience, record growth.
Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) versus Nonstatutory Stock Options (NSOs)
InsightsIn deciding how to best compensate employees in a startup, clients often consider stock options as a viable choice.
Language in Declaration Makes Association Strictly Liable
InsightsDid the Association breach the Declaration (contract) by failing to keep the lift station continually operable?
FERC Refines DER Wholesale Market Participation Rules
InsightsOn March 18, 2021, the FERC issued an order on rehearing of its landmark final rule pertaining to the participation of distributed energy resources through an aggregator in FERC-jurisdictional Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator (“ISO”) organized markets.
Kelly Law Partners Attorney Chanda Feldkamp Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
AnnouncementKelly Law Partners, LLC, partner Chanda M. Feldkamp has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
Duane Morris Welcomes Trial Partner Michael J. Rinaldi in Philadelphia
AnnouncementMichael J. Rinaldi has joined Duane Morris as a partner in the Trial Practice Group in Philadelphia. Prior to joining, Rinaldi served as deputy chief of the Economic Crimes Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
USC Agrees to $852M Payout in Sex Abuse Lawsuit
NewsThe University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse.
Am Law Top 20 Firm Antes Up With Special Bonus Bucks For Associates, Counsel
NewsWhich firm is the latest to fall in line and offer up bountiful bonuses in recognition of its attorneys’ hard work?
Debevoise to Pay Extra Bonuses in ‘Time of Exceptional Demands’
NewsDebevoise & Plimpton’s associates and counsel in the U.S. will receive special bonuses in June and September of this year, as Big Law seeks to reward lawyers for their hard work during Covid-19 and to retain valuable talent.
Tesla Taps Walmart Ethics, Compliance Chief for New Legal Role
AnnouncementTesla Inc., which has faced accusations of lax in-house legal management, has hired a new compliance leader from Walmart Inc.
Judge Awards Texas Mother $1.7M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Restaurant
AnnouncementA Montgomery County judge has returned a $1.7 million final judgment against a Golden Chopsticks restaurant in The Woodlands, Texas, for the death of 27-year-old Bobby Joe Johnson, who was walking to his apartment when he was hit by one of the restaurant’s delivery drivers.
Ball Janik LLP Welcomes Real Estate Attorney Doug Stanford to the Firm’s Orlando Office
AnnouncementBall Janik LLP, a construction defect and property damage law firm with offices in Florida and Oregon, is pleased to announce that Doug Stanford, Jr. has joined the firm’s Orlando office. Stanford is a real estate attorney in the Construction Defect practice, strengthening Ball Janik’s continual commitment to its clients.
“We are thrilled to welcome Doug to our firm,” said Heather J. Oden, the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. “He is a talented real estate attorney who will be instrumental to the continued growth of our firm in the Central Florida market.”
Stanford focuses his legal practice on representing residential owners in the pursuit of complex construction defect claims. Prior to joining the firm, Stanford spent his career handling complex construction defect matters on behalf of owners throughout Northeast Florida. Stanford has significant experience in appellate matters focused on pursuing justice on behalf of owners in complex construction matters, including first-party property damage claims, contract disputes, and failure of real estate sellers to disclose latent defects.
Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate Partner Hernan Gonzalez Moneta in New York
AnnouncementDuane Morris LLP has welcomed an additional partner from Reed Smith LLP to their New York Office. Hernan Gonzalez Moneta joins as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice group.
Akerman Expands National Litigation Practice Group in Denver with Adam Massaro
AnnouncementAkerman Expands National Litigation Practice Group in Denver with Adam Massaro
Davis Polk is Again the Firm to Beat on Associate Bonuses, With Payouts up to $64K
NewsNew York’s Davis Polk & Wardwell, whose fall 2020 bonuses set the standard for top law firms looking to reward pandemic-weary associates, said Monday it will give associates extra bonuses in the spring and fall of 2021, too.
Apple to Pay $308.5M for Infringing Patent with Fairplay Technology
NewsApple has been ordered to pay $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications (PMC) after a federal jury in Texas came to the conclusion that the latter’s patents were infringed.
Freshfields Hires Kirkland Partner to Grow Silicon Valley Team
NewsFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired former Kirkland & Ellis partner Joseph Halloum to build out the firm’s upstart Silicon Valley office.
Novartis Poaches AbbVie Veteran to be New Chief Legal Officer After Losing its Own to Moderna
NewsAfter losing its chief legal officer to booming biotech Moderna, Novartis has quickly found a replacement in an AbbVie veteran with both legal and compliance experience.
Akerman Strengthens Intellectual Property Capabilities with Jeffrey Armstrong and Benjamin Urban in Chicago
AnnouncementAkerman Strengthens Intellectual Property Capabilities with Jeffrey Armstrong and Benjamin Urban in Chicago
Bissinger, Oshman & Williams Attorney Erin Bullard Named in Texas Rising Stars Guide
AnnouncementErin Bullard, a trial lawyer with Houston-based Bissinger, Oshman & Williams LLP, has been selected among the top young lawyers in Texas for 2021.
