Archive for July, 2021
Michael Best Elects Seven Attorneys to Partnership
AnnouncementsMichael Best LLP has elected seven attorneys to the firm’s Partnership
Buchalter Welcomes New Health Care Attorneys
AnnouncementsBuchalter is pleased to announce the addition of Shareholder David Balfour, and welcome him to the Firm’s San Diego office as a member of the Health Care practice group. Balfour joins with experienced health care litigator, Carol Salmacia, also based in San Diego.
Akerman Expands Labor and Employment Practice in New York with Partner Genaira L. Tyce
AnnouncementsAkerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Labor and Employment Practice with partner Genaira L. Tyce in New York.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka continues its Growth in Houston with five new Attorneys
AnnouncementsFive attorneys joined the Houston office of the national law firm, Chamberlain Hrdlicka, in the recent months, adding to the Commercial Litigation; Corporate, Securities & Finance; and Tax Planning & Business Transactions Practice practices and continuing the firm’s accelerated growth.
Phillips Nizer Intellectual Property Chair Appointed to Copyright Claims Board
AnnouncementsPhillips Nizer LLP congratulates Intellectual Property Practice Group Chair Monica McCabe, who has been named by the Librarian of Congress as one of the first three copyright claims officers on the newly established Copyright Claims Board.
Lewis Roca Announces New Leadership Appointments
AnnouncementsLewis Roca has appointed two new office managing partners in its Phoenix and California offices and three new practice group leaders located in the Denver, Los Angeles and Tucson offices.
Venable Welcomes Jennifer Reddien as the Firm’s Inaugural Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
AnnouncementsJennifer Reddien has joined Venable LLP in the newly created role of chief diversity and inclusion officer.
Greensfelder Officers Jennifer Davis and Keith Herman Highly Ranked by Chambers in 2021 for Private Wealth Law
AnnouncementsGreensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., Officers Jennifer Clump Davis and Keith A. Herman have been listed in the 2021 Chambers High Net Worth guide as among the top Missouri attorneys in the area of private wealth law.
Fort Worth Trucking and Transportation Attorney Steven Laird Selected to Lawdragon’s Top 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers of 2021
AnnouncementsJust weeks after receiving the 2021 Blackstone Award – the Tarrant County Bar Association’s most prestigious legal award – nationally recognized Fort Worth trucking and transportation attorney Steve Laird has earned selection to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2021.
WellPet Welcomes Erica Hageman as General Counsel to Spearhead Continued Growth in Premium Pet Nutrition
NewsWellPet, LLC, the largest North America based independent branded premium natural pet food company, announced today that Erica Hageman has been appointed to the role of General Counsel
Britney’s New Lawyer Calls Out Biglaw Firm in Bid to End Conservatorship
NewsAfter years locked in a conservatorship, Britney Spears has a new lawyer and an opportunity to get out of the arrangement that see says leaves her with a meager stipend and involuntarily
Companies Agree to $65M Settlement Over Hoosick Falls PFAS Lawsuit
NewsThree companies blamed for the pollution of water supplies in and around the Rensselaer County village of Hoosick Falls have agreed to pay $65 million to settle a federal lawsuit. The deal, first reported
States Reach Settlement in Opioid Litigation; CT to Get $300M
NewsConnecticut is expected to receive about $300 million of a just-announced $26 billion settlement between a coalition of states and four companies that either manufactured or distributed
Cybersecurity Compliance Are you Accidentally Breaking the Law?
NewsWhen a business suffers a cyber incident, a myriad of legal and regulatory implications follow. To handle such an incident effectively and legally. The current cyber threat landscape is incredibly active
Our “Top Five to Ten” List of Important Recent and Upcoming Cases
NewsWhen we published our February newsletter, COVID-related closures were still commonplace, vaccines were only first making their way to the general public, and life felt as uncertain as ever.
Disbarred Former Biglaw General Counsel Pleads Guilty
NewsThe Biglaw firm of Le Clair Ryan may be gone the partners voted to dissolve the firm in 2019 but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing noteworthy going on with them. The firm’s former general counsel
Amazon is Paying $8.6 Million to Workers to Settle a Decade-Long Lawsuit Over not Paying Them for Time Spent Searching Their Bags
NewsThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week that Amazon must pay warehouse workers for their time spent in mandatory security checks after each shift. Amazon will pay a total of $13.5 million