Archive for May, 2021
GoExpedi Names Julie Gremillion as General Counsel
NewsGoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain and analytics company that is reinventing procurement for industrial and energy MRO (maintenance, repair and operations), today announced that it has appointed Julie Gremillion as General Counsel.
McDermott Adds Six Transactional Partners Amid Corporate Boom
NewsMcDermott Will & Emery is picking up six transactional partners as builds out across the U.S. amid record levels of corporate and transactional activity for law firms in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated CDC and OSHA Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
NewsTwo weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series (such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines), or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.
PG&E to Pay Millions for Two More California Wildfires
NewsPG&E Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay $43.4 million to settle claims filed by local governments over a 2019 wildfire that ravaged California’s wine country and a deadly fire last year in Shasta County.
Distinguished Patent Litigator Ben Hsing Joins Venable’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in New York
AnnouncementBenjamin C. Hsing has joined Venable LLP is as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation – Life Sciences Group in the New York office.
Hanzo Webinar – Take Advantage of Enhanced Metadata in Google Workspace
WebinarOrganizations that use Google Workspace in business know that any content could be responsive to litigation or necessary for an internal investigation. In this session, learn more about how to use your Google Workspace metadata effectively for discovery.
Littler Announces Program Director Elevations within Littler CaseSmart and Littler onDemand
AnnouncementLittler has elevated three executives within its Littler CaseSmart and Littler onDemand platforms: Erik C. Johnson, Emily H. Morris and Meg Coppley.
Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee and U.S. Secretary of Labor the Honorable Thomas Perez Joins Venable in Washington
AnnouncementThomas E. Perez, former chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and former secretary of labor and assistant attorney general for civil rights under President Barack Obama, has joined Venable LLP as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Elects New Leadership Team
AnnouncementThe partnership of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has elected three partners as co-chairs of the firm. Lucia Coyoca, David Steinberg and Greg Hessinger will succeed current co-chairs Kevin Gaut and Nimish Patel.
Products Litigator Janet L. Conigliaro Joins Dykema’s Detroit Office
AnnouncementDykema announced today the addition of Janet L. Conigliaro to its Products, Class Actions and Professional Liability Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Detroit office.
KeyCorp Appoints James L. Waters General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
NewsKeyCorp announced James L. Waters will be joining the bank as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective July 6, 2021.
The “Legal Epidemiology” of Pandemic Control
NewsThe centrality of law as a public health intervention has been undeniable during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Armonk Attorney DeLitta Disbarred for Stealing at Least $1.5M from Clients
NewsArmonk lawyer Laurieanne DeLitta has been disbarred and ordered to pay nearly $1.5 million, and possibly another $2.2 million, for stealing money from clients.
Steve Wozniak Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over Tech School
NewsSteve Wozniak will soon face the courts for a copyright lawsuit due to a technology school venture initially called “Woz Institute of Technology” but was scrapped and did not push through.
GoExpedi Names Julie Gremillion as General Counsel
AnnouncementGoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain and analytics company that is reinventing procurement for industrial and energy MRO (maintenance, repair and operations), has named Julie Gremillion – a highly accomplished corporate energy attorney – as General Counsel.
Julie spent nearly a decade at two preeminent law firms, Jones Day and Sidley Austin, working on a variety of public and private transactions and negotiating numerous commercial agreements for her clients. More recently, Julie joined the corporate development team at Anadarko where she managed the execution of a strategic divestment plan involving 12 transactions totaling more than $8 billion and served as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on related compliance and risk management matters.
Julie will be responsible for leading all aspects of GoExpedi’s legal strategy, managing compliance and risk throughout the organization; working closely with senior leadership and the Board of Directors as a strategic advisor on legal and business matters affecting the company; and providing legal support for transactional matters, strategic opportunities and day-to-day operations.
Arent Fox Expands Capability to Advise Canadian Clients, Adds Leading International Trade Lawyer Riyaz Dattu
AnnouncementArent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its International Trade & Investment practice, with the addition of one of Canada’s top international trade and investment lawyers, Riyaz Dattu. Riyaz will be joining as the firm’s Canada Legal Practice Leader.
FORMER FTC ENFORCEMENT ATTORNEY JOINS DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE’S EXPANDING BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE
AnnouncementFormer FTC enforcement attorney Thomas Kost has joined Davis Wright Tremaine as Counsel in Seattle.
Complimentary 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report For Contract Life Cycle Management
ResourceContracts are the DNA of modern commerce. However, finding a contract life cycle management (CLM) system can be a daunting task.
Hughes Hubbard Strengthens Aviation Practice with Addition of Partner Thomas Healey
AnnouncementTom Healey joins Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP as partner in its Aviation Finance Group.
Sidley Adds Prominent Energy Transactional Partner Holt Foster in Dallas
AnnouncementFoster is a leading energy transactional lawyer and brings in significant experience representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies in buying and selling energy assets.
