“TC Energy Corporation stated that it filed a notice of intent with the U.S. Department of State that it will make a claim against the U.S. under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The claim will be based on President Biden’s January 2021 revocation of TC Energy’s Keystone XL Pipeline permit,” reports Hunter Chauvin in The Energy Law Blog.

“NAFTA allowed for investors to seek arbitration against political states for certain mistreatment. See NAFTA at Chapter 11. That mistreatment could include a nation treating an investor of another nation less favorably than it treats its own investors (national mistreatment), treating an investor of another nation less favorably than an investor of a different nation (most-favored-nation mistreatment), not according an investor equal treatment under international law, or improperly expropriating an investment. See NAFTA at articles 1102, 1103, 1105, & 1110, respectively.”

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“Law firms should not use the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) as an opportunity to pay trainees less, the Law Society has warned. The Chancery Lane body stressed that providers of training contracts and qualifying work experience (QWE) should pay lawyer hopefuls at least £20,217 outside London and £22,794 in the capital,” reports Legal Cheek in their blog.

“While most readers will be familiar with the traditional TC, many will perhaps be less familiar with QWE. This is part of the changes brought in under the SQE and offers a more flexible approach to on-the-job training, with trainees able to complete their two-year work experience requirement with up to four different legal employers.”

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“Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (the “Company”) (CSE:SCV)(FSE:7S2)(OTC PINK:SCVFF) (“Scotch Creek” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has retained Hasbrouck Geophysics Inc. (“Hasbrouck”) to commence work on its two Clayton Valley lithium brine projects. Hasbrouck will commence with a detailed HSAMT survey and the results from this survey will aid in identifying and selecting potential future drill targets,” reports Yahoo Finance in their blog.

“The geophysical exploration program will consist of Hybrid-Source Audio-Magnetotellurics (HSAMT) where data will be acquired at intervals of 500 meters along four lines within each claim block with a nominal total of 31 and 41 stations within the Macallan and Highlands claims.”

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“A prominent agent who represents NBA coaches and executives has filed a civil lawsuit against Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse for breach of contract and seeks financial relief,” reports Jeff Zillgitt in USA Today.

“Warren LeGarie — who represents several NBA head coaches, assistant coaches and front-office executives — said in his claim, “Defendant Nurse failed to do certain things required by the representation contract.”

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“Poor Eric Grossman. It must be awfully hard for a humble lawyer to be suddenly catapulted to world fame. One minute he was simply the hardworking chief legal officer of Morgan Stanley, then overnight he was anointed the dinosaur of Wall Street,” reports Vivia Chen in Bloomberg Law.

“As first reported by Bloomberg Law, Grossman recently issued an edict of sorts that law firms stop the remote work nonsense and return full time to the office—tout de suite! If firms fail to do so, he intimated that they might lose the mighty bank as a client. In a July 15 email memo to outside counsel he writes: “We choose to hire you all because of the quality of your lawyers and the product they deliver. I strongly believe that firms that return to the office will have a significant performance advantage over those that do not.”

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“LOS ANGELES, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Manhattan West, a modern, independent financial solutions company, has appointed Benjamin Vega to serve as General Counsel to the organization. A highly skilled attorney and negotiator, Vega will represent Manhattan West’s rapidly expanding business interests both domestically and globally,” reports Manhattan West in BusinessWire.

“A native Angeleno, Mr. Vega brings over 20 years of legal and deal-making experience to the organization, spanning the fields of private equity, mergers and acquisitions, finance, banking, gaming, media, professional sports, real estate and construction. He was instrumental in negotiating the acquisitions of the Power 106, KLOS, KLLI and KDAY radio stations in Los Angeles, the SLS Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the National Bank of California in Los Angeles, the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes. Mr. Vega earned his BA from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.”

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“State attorneys general say they have a $26 billion dollar plan to resolve the bulk of the liability for the three biggest drug distributors and one major drugmaker that are entangled in the nationwide opioid litigation,” reports Valerie Bauman in Bloomberg Law.

“The opioid crisis killed nearly 841,000 people since 1999, including 69,710 last year alone. Plaintiffs in thousands of suits say drugmakers and distributors produced and promoted strong painkillers for a massive profit, not heeding their addictive qualities.”

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“In the first big challenge to the proposed $26 billion national opioid settlement, the Philadelphia district attorney on Thursday sued Pennsylvania’s attorney general over the deal, saying the city stands to get only a pittance to cope with an epidemic that is killing more than 1,000 people a year,” reports Michael Rubinkam in Morning Call.

“With Philadelphia pursuing its own, potentially more lucrative litigation against the opioid industry, District Attorney Larry Krasner denounced the national agreement and asked a state court to declare that Attorney General Josh Shapiro has no authority to bind the city to it.”

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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Paul R. Hogan has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in the Chicago office as counsel, continuing the firm’s steady growth in the city to now 16 attorneys. Mr. Hogan focuses his practice on guiding clients through strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint venture, equity and debt financing. He joins Eversheds Sutherland from Kingsway Financial Services, where he served as secretary and general counsel.

“Paul is an accomplished corporate attorney who has been a trusted advisor to the C-Suite and boards of directors for many years,” said Robert J. Pile, Co-Head of Global Corporate at Eversheds Sutherland. “With his extensive transactional experience, he is an excellent fit for our growing practice, and his arrival continues our successful expansion in Chicago.”

Mr. Hogan counsels clients in connection with their most critical corporate matters and strategic transactions. He advises clients on all matters of corporate governance and risk management and has extensive experience guiding clients through complex transactions, including mergers, stock acquisitions and dispositions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, acquisitions and dispositions of divisions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other similar transactions.

About Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Practice
With more than 700 attorneys worldwide, Eversheds Sutherland’s global mergers and acquisitions team provides pragmatic advice and comprehensive support that enables clients to evaluate, structure and complete transactions across a broad spectrum of industries.

The team combines decades of experience with in-depth knowledge of local and cross-border practices. Wherever the transaction is led from, we provide a seamless and integrated worldwide service.

Our attorneys are well versed in the unique requirements of mergers, tender offers, stock and asset acquisitions, corporate restructurings, spin-offs, recapitalizations and other deal structures. We negotiate and establish alliances, joint ventures and other partnering relationships. In addition, we develop innovative approaches to implement other tailored commercial relationships.

Our global M&A team advises clients across a broad range of sectors including financial services, insurance, payment systems, technology, communications, energy, industrials, consumer products, professional services, health care and e-commerce. We understand regulatory frameworks and the impact on transactions of the key issues that affect your business. This in-depth sector knowledge allows us to add real value to the M&A process.

About Eversheds Sutherland
As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 70 of the Fortune 100, 61 of the FTSE 100 and 128 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 74 offices in 35 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Clarence Webster III, counsel in the firm’s Jackson office, has begun a one-year term as president of the Capital Area Bar Association (CABA).

Mr. Webster is a member of Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group, where he represents and advises a broad range of clients in a variety of litigation matters, including complex commercial, labor and employment, product liability, mass tort, and appellate. He has also advised healthcare and business clients on federal and state labor laws, board governance, business formation, and contract drafting and negotiation. Mr. Webster has been recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2013. He previously served in several leadership roles on CABA’s board of directors.

“Clarence is a tremendous attorney and a highly regarded leader in the Jackson legal community,” said Bradley Jackson Office Managing Partner Margaret Oertling Cupples. “As a fellow member of CABA’s board, I look forward to the association’s direction under Clarence’s leadership.”

CABA is a voluntary bar association in Mississippi serving Hinds County and the metropolitan areas of Madison and Rankin Counties, providing members with opportunities to engage on current legal issues through publications and educational events. CABA is dedicated to promoting and maintaining high standards of professional service and conduct towards clients, fellow lawyers, the public, and the courts.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s partners have been named to the 2021 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot list, which recognizes top young litigation talent in the United States and Canada.

“We are proud of these partners and their recognition by Benchmark, which is a testament to their skill as litigators, as well as their hard work and contributions to our firm,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters.

The annual 40 & Under Hot List, published by Benchmark Litigation, includes litigators aged 40 or younger who have been selected based on a combination of their recent casework, peer review, and client feedback.

The following Bradley attorneys, listed by office, are included in the 2021 40 & Under Hot List:

Birmingham

• Tiffany J. DeGruy is a member of the Litigation Practice Group with considerable experience trying high-stakes business and commercial litigation for clients in a variety of industries including healthcare and e-commerce.
• Ann Phelps Hill is a member of the Litigation and Class Action & Complex Litigation practice groups, who has successfully represented private and publicly held corporations in all phases of high-stakes and complex litigation.
• Rudy Hill is a member of the Litigation and Intellectual Property practice groups, who handles matters at both trial and appellate levels through all phases of litigation including pre-suit investigation, fact discovery, expert discovery, summary judgment and trial.

• Thomas Richie is a member of the Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in procedurally complex litigation in both trial and appellate courts and litigating a broad range of cases, from class actions to municipal tax disputes to Chapter 9 bankruptcy cases.
• Whitt Steineker is a member of the Litigation Practice Group and co-chair of Bradley’s Cannabis Industry team. He provides clients with all types of litigation counsel, transactional advice, and practical strategies for growth.

Washington, D.C.

• Aron C. Beezley is co-leader of the Government Contracts Practice Group. He has significant experience representing government contractors in numerous industries and in all aspects of the government-contracting process, including negotiation, award, performance and termination.

Buchalter is pleased to announce and welcome Corporate practice group member Phil Donnelly to the Arizona office. The Firm’s Arizona office has experienced substantial growth this year with the addition of six new attorneys since January.

“I am delighted to welcome Phil to the firm and expand our corporate law capabilities in Arizona,” Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “Arizona continues to be an important market for us, and Phil is an impressive addition who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Firm.”

Donnelly has over thirty years of experience working in the banking, finance, real estate, and aviation industries. He has a remarkable understanding of client service having served as general counsel to a Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National joint venture. Donnelly focuses his practice on corporate governance, banking and regulatory compliance, complex litigation management, and human resources support. He also advises boards and executive committees of public and private institutions on their fiduciary responsibilities to company stakeholders and regulatory authorities.

“I am thrilled to join Buchalter’s impressive Corporate group and work with so many accomplished attorneys,” said Donnelly. “With the Firm’s entrepreneurial culture, I am excited to see what the future holds for my practice.”

Donnelly earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.

“The addition of Phil speaks to the caliber of attorneys that we continue to welcome to the Firm and in Arizona. I look forward to further contributing to our strategic growth,” added Arizona’s Managing Shareholder, Craig Cartwright.

Morris S. (Mo) Bauer has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group in its Newark, N.J., office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Bauer was a member at Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

“We are pleased to welcome Mo to Duane Morris, where he will add to our firm’s robust bankruptcy, financial restructuring and business reorganization capabilities,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor.

“Mo adds significant depth to the scope of services of our Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group,” said James J. Holman, co-chair of the Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group. “Mo is a problem solver, with strong relationships in key markets and a range of industries,” added Meagen E. Leary, co-chair of the Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group.

“Mo’s presence allows Duane Morris to continue to provide top-level bankruptcy advice to our New Jersey clients. We’re pleased that Mo selected Duane Morris for the next phase of his career,” said Gregory R. Haworth, managing partner of Duane Morris’ Newark office.

Bauer has represented debtors, creditor committees, banks and other secured creditors, trade creditors, and landlords in Chapter 11 proceedings and is a New Jersey bankruptcy mediator. Businesses he has represented in Chapter 11 proceedings include a multistate nonprofit behavioral and mental healthcare facility, a regional supermarket chain, a national distributor of electronics, residential developers and income-producing property owners, construction contractors and small businesses. Bauer has also been appointed by the court as a Chapter 11 trustee, a liquidating trustee, an assignee for the benefit of creditors and a bankruptcy mediator.
In addition to his bankruptcy practice, he has represented banks, equipment lessors and one of the nation’s largest utility providers in commercial foreclosure and commercial collection matters. Bauer has been an instructor for the New Jersey Skills and Methods Course and the New Jersey Bankruptcy Inn of Court, and a panelist for the annual New Jersey Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and local bar associations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

“Duane Morris has a strong reputation for delivering successful results for clients, and the firm provides a terrific platform to expand and enhance my practice. I am excited to be part of an organization with a clear vision for growth and collaboration,” added Bauer.

Bauer is a graduate of Hofstra School of Law (J.D., 1988) and Dickinson College (B.S., 1985). He is vice chairman of the Washington Township, Morris County Zoning Board of Adjustment. Bauer served as a member of the Washington Township Economic Development Committee from 1996 to 2003 and was president of the Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey. He is a corporate advisory board member of Homeless Solutions, Inc. and a board member of Team for Kids Foundation, Inc., a non-profit that provides funding for children of low-income families to play team sports.

Michael Best Strategies is pleased to announce that Tamara (Tami) Quiram and Dr. Terry Sullivan have joined Michael Best Strategies in its growing Healthcare Innovation Group. Waukesha-based Quiram is a Network Partner Principal while Sullivan, based in Denver, is a Senior Clinical Strategist and Principal.

Quiram holds over 25 years of healthcare industry knowledge with a strong background in finance, analytics, risk management, clinical operations and product development. As a Network Partner Principal, she will be responsible for building strong relationships with payers and providers in order to assist in sourcing solutions that meet their needs.

Sullivan has over 30 years of experience identifying and implementing solutions in the healthcare and insurance industries to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Within the Healthcare Innovation Group at Michael Best Strategies, he will help healthcare innovators bring their products to the marketplace and become sustainable organizations.

“Tami and Terry will play a key role in enhancing our national healthcare consulting practice, using their decades of experience in operations and development in the healthcare, finance and insurance industries to the advantage of our clients,” said Robert Marchant, President of Michael Best Strategies.

Before taking on her role at the firm, Quiram served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Humana, and has served in multiple leadership roles for the company, including President of Large and Small Group, Chief Operating Officer of Large and Small Group, Vice President of Small Business, and Agency Director of Humana One. She spent much of her time developing business strategies on behalf of commercial lines of business.

Prior to joining Michael Best Strategies, Sullivan served as a Chief Medical Officer at The Nebraska Health Information Exchange, CareRise Companies, and Clinical Outcomes Management Solutions Interactive. He has also held significant leadership roles in managed care and public health organizations.

“We are thrilled to have Tami and Terry join our ever-evolving healthcare team,” said Kristine Seymour, Partner with Michael Best Strategies in the Healthcare Group. “Their knowledge and already-established relationships within the industry will be of great value in serving our clients and helping them achieve their business goals.”

Quiram earned her B.S. in accounting from The University of Iowa. Sullivan received both his B.S. and his M.D. from Georgetown University.

Katten announced the changes in leadership of several firm practice areas as part of its periodic rotations done to share leadership opportunities and responsibilities within the firm.

“Our new practice heads are outstanding individuals who will help ensure continuity of the first-rate client service and superb legal work that has made Katten the law firm leader it is,” said Katten Chairman Roger P. Furey. “We thank our longtime practice leaders for their valuable contributions to the firm, which will continue in other ways, and we congratulate our new leaders as they assume new roles and greater responsibility.”

These are the new leadership appointments, effective immediately:

• Capital Markets — Lawrence D. Levin and Mark D. Wood will co-lead the firm’s Capital Markets group.
• Government and Public Finance — Craig M. Scully will lead the practice after serving several years as a partner in the firm’s group.
• Health Care — Lisa Atlas Genecov will assume the role as chair of the Health Care practice. She recently served as co-chair with Laura Keidan Martin, who led the practice for more than a decade.
• Insolvency and Restructuring — Steven J. Reisman and Peter A. Siddiqui will serve as new group leaders. They follow the late John P. Sieger.
• Intellectual Property — Deepro R. Mukerjee, who was previously national co-chair of Katten’s Patent Litigation practice, has been elevated to chair of the IP department, and Karen Artz Ash and Floyd A. Mandell will continue to be co-practice leaders of the firm’s nationally ranked top-tier Trademark/Copyright/Advertising/Privacy practice group.
• Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity — J. David Washburn joins Christopher S. Atkinson as co-chair. Former co-chair Kimberly T. Smith now serves as global chair of the firm’s Corporate department.
• Real Estate — Scott M. Vetri will take on the job as chair of the New York Real Estate practice. He previously served as co-chair with Andrew L. Jagoda.

Barnes & Thornburg is continuing the expansion of its insurance recovery group with the addition of experienced litigators in Chicago. Kevin Dreher joins as a partner and Caroline Upton joins as of counsel, both focusing on insurance recovery on behalf of policyholders and complex commercial litigation as part of the firm’s Litigation Department.

Dreher is a commercial litigator and trial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience negotiating insurance claims on behalf of corporate policyholders and litigating general commercial disputes in jurisdictions across the country and abroad. He has litigated and negotiated with major U.S. insurers to resolve insurance disputes and has also handled cases in international markets such as London and Bermuda.

Upton’s practice is centered on handling coverage disputes, arbitration and litigation, as well as assisting with coverage counseling and mediation. She has represented companies in a range of industries, including energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare and medical device manufacturing, and technology.

Dreher and Upton handle liability coverage matters involving general liability and business risks, directors’ and officers’ liability, professional liability, business and contingent business interruption, product liability, and environmental and asbestos liability, among others.

“With the increase in insurance claims-related litigation stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin and Caroline will be great resources for our clients navigating these cases,” said Randy Brown, chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. “Their commercial litigation work spans a multitude of sectors, making them well-rounded additions as we continue to expand our insurance recovery practice.”

Dreher has also represented corporations and individuals in complex commercial matters involving financial services litigation, outsourcing litigation, environmental and statutory enforcement litigation, class actions, securities and broker-dealer litigation and enforcement actions, white collar and corporate investigations, and product liability defense.

“We’ve experienced tremendous growth this past year in various practice areas in Chicago, and we’re excited to bring this same momentum to our litigation team with Kevin and Caroline’s arrival,” said Michael Carrillo, Chicago office managing partner. “The global reach of Kevin’s practice will also complement the sophistication we bring to our clients domestically and internationally.”

Dreher earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, his M.A. from Loyola University of Chicago, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Upton earned her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and her B.A. from Allegheny College.

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Paul R. Hogan has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in the Chicago office as counsel, continuing the firm’s steady growth in the city to now 16 attorneys. Mr. Hogan focuses his practice on guiding clients through strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint venture, equity and debt financing. He joins Eversheds Sutherland from Kingsway Financial Services, where he served as secretary and general counsel.

“Paul is an accomplished corporate attorney who has been a trusted advisor to the C-Suite and boards of directors for many years,” said Robert J. Pile, Co-Head of Global Corporate at Eversheds Sutherland. “With his extensive transactional experience, he is an excellent fit for our growing practice, and his arrival continues our successful expansion in Chicago.”

Mr. Hogan counsels clients in connection with their most critical corporate matters and strategic transactions. He advises clients on all matters of corporate governance and risk management and has extensive experience guiding clients through complex transactions, including mergers, stock acquisitions and dispositions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, acquisitions and dispositions of divisions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other similar transactions.

About Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Practice
With more than 700 attorneys worldwide, Eversheds Sutherland’s global mergers and acquisitions team provides pragmatic advice and comprehensive support that enables clients to evaluate, structure and complete transactions across a broad spectrum of industries.

The team combines decades of experience with in-depth knowledge of local and cross-border practices. Wherever the transaction is led from, we provide a seamless and integrated worldwide service.

Our attorneys are well versed in the unique requirements of mergers, tender offers, stock and asset acquisitions, corporate restructurings, spin-offs, recapitalizations and other deal structures. We negotiate and establish alliances, joint ventures and other partnering relationships. In addition, we develop innovative approaches to implement other tailored commercial relationships.

Our global M&A team advises clients across a broad range of sectors including financial services, insurance, payment systems, technology, communications, energy, industrials, consumer products, professional services, health care and e-commerce. We understand regulatory frameworks and the impact on transactions of the key issues that affect your business. This in-depth sector knowledge allows us to add real value to the M&A process.

About Eversheds Sutherland
As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 70 of the Fortune 100, 61 of the FTSE 100 and 128 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 74 offices in 35 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that POLITICO has named Centre for Information Policy Leadership President Bojana Bellamy among its Tech 28, the news organization’s inaugural list of top “rulemakers, rulebreakers and visionaries” shaping the future of technology in Europe and beyond.

London-based Bellamy was ranked among the Tech 28’s key rulemakers for her work leading CIPL, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s global privacy and data policy think tank. POLITICO cited Bellamy’s access to key regulators tasked with enforcing Europe’s flagship privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation.

In its profile of Bellamy, POLITICO also highlighted the impact of CIPL, now in its 20th year of operation: “With Chinese titans Huawei and Tencent, as well as America’s Big Tech elite – Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – on their books, CIPL’s membership reads like a Who’s Who of tech influence.”

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Scott E. Ludwig, a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been recognized as the ninth Fellow of the Alabama Law Institute.

“The Alabama Law Institute’s success is only possible because the best and brightest lawyers are willing to dedicate their time to improve the law of the state for the benefit of its citizens. Scott epitomizes that model. He draws on a wealth of experience at the highest level of the profession and comes to the table, on behalf of the ideal instead of a client, with the focus of making the law as good as it can be. With Scott’s leadership, the Institute’s Standing Committee on Business Entities has transformed Alabama’s business formation and governance laws over the past decade. His recognition as a Fellow, the first in more than ten years, is a fitting acknowledgement of the role he has played fostering the reform and modernization of laws of Alabama.” – Othni Lathram, Director of the Alabama Law Institute.

The Institute was created by an act of the Alabama Legislature and is the official law revision and reform agency for the State of Alabama. Its purpose is to aid the Alabama Legislature in proposing and drafting clearer, simpler, and more up-to-date laws. Scott serves as the reporter for the Institute’s Standing Committee on Business Entities which has drafted and modernized the Alabama Business Corporations Law, the Alabama Limited Liability Company Law, the Alabama Limited Partnership Law, the Alabama General Partnership Law, the Alabama Nonprofit Corporations Law, as well as integrating those laws with other provisions within the Code, including the newly enacted electronic filing process for all entities under the Code.

Previous Fellows are: Professor James D. Bryce; Dean Nathaniel Hansford; Andrew J. Noble, III; Mary Alexander Seddon Lee Stapp; Lewey Stephens, Jr.; John F. Tanner; Dr. Richard A. Thigpen; and Professor Howard P. Walthall.

In addition to his service to the Institute, Scott has served the Alabama State Bar as Chair of the Tax Section. He has also served as President of the Alabama Federal Tax Clinic and President of the Huntsville Financial and Estate Planning Council. Scott is also an active member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association having served as Chair of the LLCs and Partnerships Committee, Chair of the Joint Editorial Board, Chair of the Publications Board, Content Officer for the Section, Council member, an appointed member of the Corporate Laws Committee, an advisor to the Uniform Laws Commission on Unincorporated Entities, and other leadership positions. He is an author and contributor to numerous articles, publications, CLE presentations, and speeches at the state and national level. Scott is a Founding Fellow and current President of the American College of LLC and Partnership Attorneys and a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995 and has been listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2008.

Scott’s practice involves advising a broad range of clients on corporate, unincorporated, and non-profit entity matters for use in business as well as family planning matters, including mergers, acquisitions, conversions, restructuring, reorganizations, succession, governance, policies, and board committee issues. He is experienced in advising companies in high technology, life sciences, biotechnology, real estate and traditional products and services, as well as advising families on entity planning issues for general transfer of wealth and succession planning matters.

Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at the University of Alabama, his J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law, and his LL.M. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he received the Richard B. Stephens Scholarship in recognition of being first in his graduating class.

Scott is married to Kathy Ludwig, and they have two sons, Chase and Hayes.

“Spanish-language content company Univision Holdings announced the appointment of Pilar Ramos as general counsel as part of a redesign of its corporate leadership structure,” reports Scuttlebutt in Compliance Week.

“The transaction between Univision and Televisa, announced on April 13^th, is expected to close in the second half of 2021, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals in the United States and Mexico. The consolidated company will hold an unmatched set of assets, including the largest long-form library of content in the world and a powerful portfolio of IP and global sports rights, fueled by the most prolific Spanish-language production infrastructure globally.”

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