Archive for January, 2022
Aluminum prices can’t keep up with energy costs, driving wave of closures
EnergyTensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine are exacerbating a shakeout in the aluminum sector, which has been hammered by rising power prices over the past year
Brown Rudnick Promotes Six Lawyers to Partnership
AnnouncementsInternational law firm Brown Rudnick LLP has announced today that it has promoted 6 attorneys to partnership, effective February 1st.
Duane Morris Names 10 Attorneys to Partnership
AnnouncementsDuane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that it has promoted to the firm partnership 10 associates and special counsel in six of the firm’s offices.
Faith Can’t Abrogate a Contract
ContractsThe California Court of Appeal has opened a new front in the legal war over religious exemptions. In Bixler v. Church of Scientology, the court ruled in favor of former members of the church who allege
King Soopers Workers Ratify 3-Year Contract After Striking Across Denver Metro
ContractsKing Soopers workers approved a new contract Monday night that includes wage increases, better health care and more stringent safety protocols at 78 stores around the Denver metro, according to
Projecting the 7 Biggest Contracts for LA Chargers Free Agents
ContractsPro Football Focus actually projects Mike Williams to get a bit less than this but their projections are pretty interesting and should hold a grain of salt. PFF has Williams getting a four-year, $68 million
General Mills general counsel to retire
General CounselGeneral Mills veteran Richard Allendorf will retire as the company’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary in August this year. He joined Minneapolis-based
Top Employment Law Stories of 2021
Law Firm ManagementThis year may not have been as momentous as 2020 in regards to drastic changes in how we work. But 2021 still had its fair share of drama and legal developments
Another Biglaw Firm Is Showing Associates The Milbank Money
Law Firm ManagementOne by one, Biglaw firms are rushing in to match Milbank’s new salary scale, and the latest firm to do so is Boies Schiller Flexner. The firm is still hangin’ tough in 2022, and the firm
Pfizer pushes to intervene in lawsuit seeking COVID vaccine information from FDA
Health CarePfizer Inc wants to intervene in a Texas federal lawsuit seeking information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration used in licensing the company’s COVID-19 vaccine
Womble Bond Dickinson Adds Environmental Partner to Houston Office
AnnouncementsWomble Bond Dickinson announced today that prominent environmental attorney Daniella D. Landers has joined as a partner in the firm’s Houston office.
Bradley Welcomes Leading Banking and Financial Services Attorney Shane Clanton
AnnouncementsB. Shane Clanton has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as counsel to the firm’s Banking and Financial Services Practice Group in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mike Pitts Joins Parker Poe’s Greenville Office
AnnouncementsParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that former Greenville City Attorney Mike Pitts has joined Parker Poe’s Greenville office as counsel. He will focus his practice on municipal law, land use, and public policy.
CIPL President Bojana Bellamy and Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisor to CIPL, Among Data Pros Appointed to UK’s International Data Transfer Expert Council
AnnouncementsThe Centre for Information Policy Leadership, a global privacy and security think tank founded in 2001 by leading companies and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, announced today that the British government has selected CIPL President Bojana Bellamy as a member of its new International Data Transfer Expert Council. Vivienne Artz OBE, data strategy and privacy policy external advisor to CIPL was also selected.
Eversheds Sutherland Introduces Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Billable Hour Credit for US Attorneys
AnnouncementsEversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that it has implemented a billable credit policy for DEI-related work, further strengthening the firm’s commitment to meet and exceed firm and industry DEI goals and to support those at the firm performing the important work of building and maintaining our inclusive culture.
Blank Rome Welcomes Corporate Litigation Partner in Philadelphia
AnnouncementsBarak Bassman has joined Blank Rome as a corporate litigation partner in Philadelphia.
Firm Adds Compliance and Investigations Veteran Jeff Cottle to Its White Collar Defense, Investigations & Compliance Practice
AnnouncementsFirm Adds Compliance and Investigations Veteran Jeff Cottle to Its White Collar Defense, Investigations & Compliance Practice
Steptoe Bolsters Investigations & White-Collar Defense Practice with Addition of Leading FCPA Attorney Iris Bennett
AnnouncementsIris Bennett joins Steptoe & Johnson LLP as partner in the firm’s Investigations & White-Collar Defense Practice.
Regulators to re-energize enforcement efforts globally, with growing personal liability for directors and a focus on ESG
AnnouncementsHogan Lovells’ annual Global Bribery and Corruption Outlook forecasts an increased compliance burden on corporations and individuals this year – particularly as a result of heightened environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations.
Foley Announces Daljit Doogal as Next Chairman and CEO
AnnouncementsFoley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that Daljit S. Doogal has been elected as the firm’s next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
