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Four Bradley Attorneys Named to 2020 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society
AnnouncementBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP attorneys Corby C. Anderson, Matthew S. DeAntonio, Erin Jane Illman, and Jonathan E. Schulz have been named to the 2020 class of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society.
Hogan Lovells obtains rare appellate ruling reversing district court’s denial of motion to dismiss in False Claims Act suit
AnnouncementHogan Lovells obtained a rare ruling on interlocutory appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which held that the district court should have dismissed a False Claims Act complaint at the outset for failure to plausibly plead the claims.
Thompson & Knight Finance Leader Jumps to Baker Botts Ahead of Merger
Newshad Sumrow, who practiced at Thompson & Knight for more than two decades and led its firmwide finance group, is taking his practice to fellow Texas firm Baker Botts.
Union Square Ventures Adds First Top Lawyer
NewsUnion Square Ventures LLC, which scored big with an investment in newly public cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc., has hired its first-ever general counsel.
Holland & Knight Taps New Data-Privacy Partner to Meet ‘Unprecedented’ Demand
NewsHolland & Knight has bolstered its data strategy, security and privacy team with Hilary Lane, a partner who has longtime experience both at law firms and in-house at Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal.
Freshfields Hires NSA Vet Dahl to Boost Firm’s Big Tech Practice
NewsFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is hiring Brock Dahl, a former deputy general counsel at the National Security Agency, as the U.K-founded firm that opened in Silicon Valley last year continues to bolster its technology practice.
Hanzo Sees Significant Business Momentum As “Slack Growth” Drives Adoption and Use of Hanzo Hold
AnnouncementMomentum fueled by the growing demand for new ediscovery approaches for collaboration application content, as courts affirm the discoverability and proportionality of Slack data.
Barnes & Thornburg Secures 11 Millionth U.S. Patent For Heart Valve Device
AnnouncementBarnes & Thornburg is pleased to announce that Minneapolis partner and Intellectual Property Department member Jeff Stone secured the 11 millionth patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Littler Survey: Employees Want Remote and Hybrid Work More Than Employers Do
SurveyNinth annual survey of nearly 1,200 executives finds divergence in preferences for post-pandemic working models, along with new regulatory and workforce management challenges.
Gentry Locke Welcomes Karen L. Cohen to its Richmond Office
AnnouncementThe Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to welcome Partner Karen L. Cohen in Richmond. Cohen will work in the firm’s land use practice group, where she will focus on assisting clients with obtaining local approvals for solar and energy storage projects to implement the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
Buchalter Announces New Members of Its Board of Directors
AnnouncementBuchalter is pleased to announce new additions to its Board of Directors – Damaris Medina, Kevin Lytl, and Matthew Covington.
Megan Costa DeVault Appointed to Lex Mundi’s Board of Directors and Audit Committee
AnnouncementAkerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, today announced litigation partner Megan Costa DeVault has been appointed to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms with 150 member firms and more than 22,000 lawyers worldwide.
Dykema Adds Government Policy Advisor Andrea M. Cascarilla to Its Lansing Office
AnnouncementAndrea M. Cascarilla joins Dykema as Government Policy Advisor in the firm’s Lansing office.
Texas Injury Attorney Steve Laird Receives Tarrant County Bar Association’s Highest Honor
AnnouncementTexas Injury Attorney Steve Laird Receives Tarrant County Bar Association’s Highest Honor
IPRO Partners with Complete Discovery Source to Bring Advanced eDiscovery Technology to the CDS Federal Cloud
AnnouncementCorporate legal departments can now access IPRO’s Live EDA and AI analytics via CDS’s FedRAMP-Certified Cloud Environment.
Is the AI Revolution Creating Information Governance Problems?
InsightsOne area where this becomes particularly important is when organizations utilize platforms, solutions, and other technologies powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for business purposes.
Global Employee DEI Data: What Can You Know and When Can You Know It?
InsightsThe focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts is now more prominent than ever.
Goodwin Creates Chief Information Security Officer Role with the Appointment of Scott Kopcha
NewsGlobal law firm Goodwin announced today the creation of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) position, and the appointment of Scott Kopcha to the role.
Holes in Shotgun Buy-Sell Agreement Keep Deadlock Dissolution Petition Alive
InsightsUnder both New York and Delaware law, members of an LLC may petition for judicial dissolution on the grounds that the management is so hopelessly deadlocked that the LLC can no longer function in accordance with its purpose as defined in its governing documents.
Robert A. Johnston, Jr. Joins Lowenstein as Partner in Firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense Practice
NewsLowenstein Sandler has announced that Robert A. Johnston, Jr. has joined the firm as partner in its White Collar Criminal Defense group. He will be based in the New York office.
