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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.
Brown Rudnick Announces Addition of Julia Bennett as Chief Marketing Officer
AnnouncementBrown Rudnick announced the addition of Julia Bennett as Chief Marketing Officer, in the Washington, D.C. office. She heads business development, marketing, public relations, and communications strategy and initiatives for Brown Rudnick’s offices worldwide.
Tariff Structures for Large Scale Hydroelectric IPPs
InsightsAs a dispatchable renewable energy technology, hydropower has a significant role to play in the energy transition.
Waivers of Forum Selection Clauses, and How to Use Them to Litigate Your Dispute in Your Preferred Court
InsightsCommercial contracts allow you to include a variety of clauses, including one that dictates where disputes will be litigated.
Can Employers Require Vaccines: Strategies for Bringing Employees Back into the Workplace
InsightsEarlier this year, President Biden announced that all adult Americans would be eligible to get one of the Covid-19 vaccines approved for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the FDA no later than May 1, 2021.
What Is a Cohabitation Agreement?
InsightsA Cohabitation Agreement is a legal agreement put in place by a couple who have chosen to live together but are not married.
Kirkland Welcomes Private Equity Partner John Kaercher
NewsKirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that John Kaercher has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group to help launch its Austin office.
Leading New Firm and Lawyer Rankings in Chambers USA 2021
NewsThis year’s Chambers USA 2021 features over 8,000 firm and almost 22,000 individual rankings in more than 2,000 practice areas, across all 50 states and nationally.
How Cybersecurity Fits into Your Compliance and Ethics Program
NewsCybersecurity wasn’t necessarily a significant issue for in-house counsel 10-15 years ago.
James Turoff Named Hershey General Counsel
NewsThe Hershey Company announced that James Turoff has been promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective immediately.
Freshfields Hires Hogan Lovells N.Y. Corporate Head
NewsFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has brought on Adam Golden to serve as head of U.S. life sciences transactions, further expanding on the London-founded firm’s recent growth in the U.S. legal market
Takeda’s Baxalta Settles with Bayer Over $173M Hemophilia Patent Infringement Verdict
NewsTakeda subsidiary Baxalta has spent more than two years pushing back against the $173 million in damages it was ordered to pay as a result of Bayer’s hemophilia patent infringement lawsuit.
Slone Partners Places Stephana Patton as Chief Legal Officer at InterVenn Biosciences
NewsSlone Partners has announced the placement of Stephana Patton, Ph.D., J.D. as Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at InterVenn Biosciences.
AT&T Overcharged Washington, DC, for 5 Years, Must Pay $1.5M
NewsAT&T overcharged the District of Columbia government for more than five years and has agreed to pay $1.5 million for its failure to comply with its long-term contract with the District for cell phone and Internet services.
