“Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that Kimberly Warnica has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel, with an anticipated effective date of January 11, 2021,” posted Marathon Oil in their News Releases.

“Prior to returning to Marathon Oil, Ms. Warnica was Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary at Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. since 2018. Prior to Alta Mesa, Ms. Warnica served in several positions in the Marathon Oil legal department from 2016 to 2018, including Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Prior to Marathon Oil, Ms. Warnica served as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas (formerly Plains Exploration and Production Company). She started her career at Andrews Kurth LLP (now known as Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP).”

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“A Texas-based insurance company fired one of its senior lawyers, the company said Thursday, after the attorney was identified as one of the hundreds of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol a day earlier,” reports Caroline Spiezio in Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Today.

“Goosehead Insurance said in a Thursday morning tweet that associate general counsel Paul MacNeal Davis is “no longer employed” at the company.”

“He joined the Dallas-area company in mid-2020. His profile on the State Bar of Texas website lists a number for law firm Clark Hill. Court records show he also previously worked at Andrews Kurth, since merged to become Hunton Andrews Kurth. Representatives for those firms did not immediately respond to request for comment.”

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“Boeing will pay more than $2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge related to the two 737 Max plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people,” reports David Schaper in NPR’s Business.

“The Justice Department has announced that it has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Boeing to resolve a charge of criminal conspiracy to defraud the FAA.”

“Boeing admits to criminal misconduct for misleading regulators about the safety of the troubled jetliner, but the airplane manufacturer is not pleading guilty to the charge. If Boeing complies with the terms of the settlement, in three years the government will drop the criminal charge. That’s important for Boeing, a huge federal defense contractor, because a criminal conviction would prohibit the company from getting future government contracts.”

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“The waves of employees let go in the COVID crisis will file a surge of employment claims. Worse, plaintiffs’ lawyers will scrutinize the many changes required by the pandemic and assert class actions and collective actions in response to practices or policies that are not on rock-solid legal ground,” examine John Ayers-Mann, Patrick Bannon, Anthony Califano, and Molly Mooney in Seyfarth’s News & Insights.

“To try to reduce the impact of the storm, some employers are considering arbitration agreements.”

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“Merger and acquisition purchase agreements generally include indemnification provisions, pursuant to which a given party (‘indemnitor’) agrees to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the other party or parties (‘indemnitees’) from specified claims or damages. These typically include claims arising from a breach of the indemnitor’s representations and warranties or covenants set forth in the purchase agreement, or with respect to other specific matters. Often the indemnification provisions are agreed to as between the parties as an exclusive remedy for asserting claims (also referred to as an ‘exclusivity of remedies’ or ‘EOR’ provision),” writes Daniel R. Avery in Goulston & Storrs’ What’s Market Blog.

The article reviews the use of EOR provisions in private company M&A transactions.

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“A recent decision of the New York Court of Appeals, Sutton v. Pilevsky held that federal bankruptcy law does not preempt state law tortious interference claims against non-debtors who participated in a scheme that caused a debtor—in this case a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity—to breach contractual obligations intended to ensure that the entity remains a Special Purpose Entity (SPE) and to facilitate the lenders’ enforcement of remedies upon a future bankruptcy filing, if any,” discusses Dechert LLP in their Knowledge blog.

“The ruling likely has significant implications for structured finance providers and may have broader implications as well. Interestingly, in this case the defendants were strangers to SPE financing; after all, the sponsor and its related persons are usually subject to liability on the loan under standard bad acts carve-out guaranty, making it unnecessary to sue them for causes of actions outside the scope of their guaranty.”

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Charlotte, N.C. – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce the election of four new partners for 2021. Elizabeth Story in Atlanta, Daniel Peterson in Charlotte, and Michael Crook and Collier Marsh in Raleigh were voted into the firm’s partnership.

Story represents clients in real estate litigation. She focuses on eminent domain proceedings, private property disputes, and other types of litigation related to owning and developing commercial real estate. Her clients include shopping center developers and owners of commercial and mixed-use property. She is president of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) Foundation and has served on its board of directors since 2016.

Peterson focuses on local government counsel, professional negligence, and insurance disputes. He has experience analyzing potential constitutional issues and resolving disputes for cities and towns. He also has defended professionals and businesses in the insurance and real estate industries. He serves as chair of the Government Practice Group within the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.

Crook focuses his practice on real estate litigation and eminent domain. He regularly represents governmental, business, and professional clients in all phases of state and federal litigation. Michael volunteers his time by representing abused and neglected juveniles before North Carolina’s appellate courts through the Guardian ad Litem program and by representing low-income individuals through Legal Aid of North Carolina.

Marsh focuses his practice on land use, state and local property tax, construction, and commercial litigation. His clients include real estate developers, commercial property owners, property managers, homebuilders, and homeowners associations. He represents his clients through all stages of construction and development. He is a graduate of Leadership Raleigh and an advocate for abused and neglected juveniles through the Guardian ad Litem program.

About Parker Poe

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has more than 225 lawyers in eight offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. The firm provides legal counsel to many of the largest companies and local governments in the Southeast.

Parker Poe is a member of two leading international legal networks: TerraLex and the Employment Law Alliance. TerraLex and the ELA have chosen Parker Poe to help guide clients through the challenges of global business.

Brown Rudnick LLP announced the addition of David A. Moreno, Jr. as a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. He is based in the firm’s New York office. Moreno’s arrival adds even more depth to Brown Rudnick’s team of top trial lawyers, which includes market-leading litigators advising on white collar defense, commercial litigation, restructuring, intellectual property and litigation funding, among other matters.

Moreno joins from Spar & Bernstein PC, where he was a partner and established the Corporate Business, Sports & Entertainment Department. Furthermore, Moreno managed Spar & Bernstein’s Criminal Defense Department and served as the firm’s lead trial lawyer, handling trial-ready cases in criminal and civil courts. Moreno regularly managed a caseload of more than 100 active matters in state and federal courts.

Moreno’s practice covers a wide range of areas, including commercial litigation, white-collar defense, intellectual property protection, tax, investment disputes, and sports and entertainment, winning settlement amounts and jury awards among the top in the field. Moreno has extensive experience advising on an array of domestic and international white-collar matters, including healthcare fraud, securities fraud, and other financial crimes. Moreno previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, where he prosecuted more than 1200 criminal cases and tried 13 cases to verdict, reporting a perfect trial record.

With more than 100 litigators in the United States and Europe, Brown Rudnick routinely and successfully counsels clients on high-stakes domestic and international litigations. Moreno’s addition speaks to Brown Rudnick’s growing litigation practice. In the past year, the group also added Michael J. Bowe and Lauren Tabaksblat, formerly with Kasowitz Benson Torres, and Jason Wareham, formerly a U.S. Marine Corp Judge Advocate and one of the longest-serving litigators in the Marine Corps.

Moreno’s commitment to his profession and clients extends to his work in the community. Dedicated to serving underrepresented populations, he serves as a mentor, motivational speaker, and teacher in the New York City Public Schools, for the Judicial Internship Opportunity Program and Harlem Hoops Afterschool Program. Moreno has served on the board of the Many Hopes Charity since 2016.

Additional biographical information and credentials are available on Moreno’s bio page at brownrudnick.com.

MG+M The Law Firm (MG+M) is pleased to announce that it has elevated five attorneys to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The new partners and their office locations are Stephanie M. Chesney (Boston), Karina E. Murski (New York City), Shannon M. O’Neil (Boston), Rupa Patel (Walnut Creek, California), and Daniel B. Rousseau (O’Fallon, Illinois).

Chesney has significant experience defending a wide variety of civil cases, focusing specifically in commercial litigation and catastrophic injury. Her experience includes representing clients in diverse business and commercial litigation matters, including employment, general liability, products liability, construction, and premises liability. Chesney also handles professional liability matters in the defense of health care providers and institutions. She received her J.D. from New England School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland.

Murski’s practice areas include toxic tort defense and general litigation. She has significant experience representing large corporations and insurance carriers in matters involving toxic tort, products liability, premises liability, public utilities law, labor law, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. She received her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wyoming.

O’Neil focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including toxic tort, mass tort, and products liability defense. She has extensive knowledge of asbestos and toxic tort litigation matters in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She received her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Rhode Island College.

Patel has extensive experience representing developers, general contractors, subcontractors, businesses, private parties, and sureties in complex civil litigation, construction claims, products liability actions, and business and corporate legal disputes. She also has served as general counsel and corporate counsel for several construction businesses. She received her J.D. from John F. Kennedy School of Law.

Leader of the firm’s Investigations and Compliance practice group, Rousseau focuses his practice on claims and investigations against educational institutions, including Title IX, corporate and internal investigations and compliance, diversity, inclusion, culture audits, and corporate social responsibility. In addition, he handles matters involving commercial litigation, municipal law, toxic tort, and product liability. He received his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri.

About MG+M
MG+M The Law Firm (MG+M) is a national litigation and trial firm that provides coordinated, coast-to-coast services for corporate clients in high stakes matters. The firm offers national coverage through 14 offices and a vast local counsel network that can rapidly respond to litigation demands in all levels of court, anywhere in the country. The experienced team of diverse attorneys, collaborative approach, and national resources enable the firm to provide superior value and achieve optimal results in addressing clients’ most complex litigation challenges. For more information, visit www.mgmlaw.com.

“Amidst all the awful of yesterday, there was a viral moment caught by Norwegian journalist Veronica Westhrin capturing the frustration and horror of D.C. residents watching their town get defaced by a gang of ignorant white supremacists high on delusions of widespread voter fraud and whipped into a frenzy by a deranged lame duck president,” reports Joe Patrice in Above the Law’s Biglaw.

Peter Tracey, Senior Counsel at Perkins Coie. was filmed “standing on his stoop yelling at the rioters besieging the city and a Black woman passing by in her car share their anger and sorrow as an unprecedented assault took place in their city. Neighbors connecting in a crisis.”

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“A North Texas lawyer has been fired by his employer after he was seen on video outside the Capitol building along with hundreds of other supporters of President Trump on Wednesday,” reports Domingo Ramirez Jr. in the Forth Worth Star Telegram.

“Social media posts identified the attorney as Paul Davis, who was an associate general counsel and director of human resources at Goosehead Insurance, a company based in Westlake.”

“On Wednesday, Davis posted a video on Instagram saying that he was outside the Capitol building and he had just been tear-gassed.”

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“Laura S. Hertzog has been appointed general counsel for Noodle, announced CEO John Katzman, bringing a broad range of legal expertise in higher education law, labor and employment matters, compliance and diversity and inclusion to the nation’s leading online higher education network. Over the past two years, Noodle has launched as many online programs at elite universities as all of its competitors combined,” posted Noodle in Cision’s News Releases.

“Hertzog brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education, litigation, and work with public and private entities to Noodle. Most recently General Counsel for William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, Hertzog was formerly Special Counsel to the President and Dean of Faculty and Staff Relations at Hunter College, the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system, where she previously served as Dean for Diversity and Compliance and Special Assistant to the President for Campus Relations.”

“Hertzog was also the Director of EEO/Diversity & Inclusion Executive Education Programs for Cornell University ILR School, and as Director of Global Diversity for Credit Suisse First Boston, she led the bank’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.”

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“The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left the Republican seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with outside lawyers to lead a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Google,” reports Jake Bleiberg from the Associated Press in ABC News’ U.S. News.

“Former Paxton aides told The Associated Press that before they reported him to the FBI in September and began resigning, the lawsuit against the search engine giant was set to be handled internally by what is one of the largest state attorney general’s offices in the U.S.”

“The outside lawyers’ contracts put a price tag on the fallout from Paxton’s deputies accusing him of crimes in the service of a wealthy donor who employs a woman with whom the attorney general allegedly had an extramarital affair. It remains to be seen how much taxpayers will ultimately shell out under the complex deals.”

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Bradley Pro Bono Counsel Tiffany M. Graves has been appointed as co-president of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCo). She began serving a two-year term on Jan. 1.

APBCo is a membership organization of over 200 attorneys and practice group managers who run pro bono practices at more than 100 of the world’s largest law firms. The group’s mission is to maximize access to justice through the delivery of pro bono legal services. In addition to her role as co-president of APBCo, Graves is currently serving a three-year term on the board of directors.

Based in the firm’s Jackson office, Graves oversees the development and administration of Bradley’s pro bono programs. Previously, she served as executive director of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, where she led a 21-member commission created by the Mississippi Supreme Court and promoted its initiatives to improve and expand access to civil justice to the nearly 700,000 Mississippians living in poverty. Graves also previously served as interim director and adjunct professor for the Pro Bono Initiative at the University of Mississippi School of Law, and as executive director and general counsel for the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Graves is active with numerous other professional and community organizations, including the MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Millsaps College Board of Visitors. She also serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Pro Bono Task Force.

About Bradley
Bradley combines skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s nearly 550 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others.

(BOSTON) Rich May, P.C. is proud to announce that Elizabeth-Ann S. Foley has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, where she brings 30 years of specialized experience in health care corporate and litigation actions involving health care fraud and abuse, Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payer billing and coding audits, white-collar civil and criminal investigations, physician and other health care practitioner disciplinary matters, and corporate compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Foley was a partner at a prominent Boston law firm where she focused on health care corporate and litigation matters. Foley previously served as an assistant attorney general in various prosecutorial and managerial roles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”). Notably, she was an assistant attorney general in the OAG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. She also held the position of Senior Counsel in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.’s Fraud Investigation and Prevention Unit.

Foley has a wide range of experience handling complex health care fraud and abuse matters and employment issues before the trial courts throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She counsels hospitals, physician and dental practices, health care and behavioral health providers, pharmacists, clinical laboratories, durable medical equipment suppliers, ambulance companies, and skilled nursing and assisted living facilities with issues involving employment, billing and coding, compliance with reporting and self-disclosure protocols, data security breaches, DEA investigations, HIPAA privacy and security issues, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and state and federal false claims acts, among others.

Foley has expertise in advising health care practitioners with licensing and/or disciplinary actions before various professional boards, such as the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure. She also guides clients through all phases of state and federal governmental inquiries and investigations involving health care, including responding to subpoenas and civil investigative demands, the rendering of grand jury testimony, and addressing the execution of search warrants.

Foley served as the first dean of students at her alma mater, Suffolk University Law School. She received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross. She is the recipient of the Francis X. Bellotti Award for Excellence awarded by her peers in the OAG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Foley has also been named to the Best Lawyers in America list in the category of health care law.

Kathryn Edgerton, who advises addiction treatment and telemedicine providers, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine’s Los Angeles office as counsel. She rejoins her colleagues Stacie Neroni, Hope Levy-Biehl and Christine Johnson, who moved to DWT in early 2020.  The four are part of a rising generation of California lawyers elevating the firm’s highly regarded healthcare team.

The Healthcare practice, which has depth up and down the West Coast and in Washington, D.C., serves clients across the country, including hospitals and health systems, medical groups, labs, pharmacies, behavioral health providers, telemedicine providers and investors in all those segments.

Edgerton, an Executive Committee member of the Privacy and Security Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, was named to a list of “Ones to Watch” in Healthcare for 2021 by Best Lawyers.  She received her law degree from Cornell University and her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.

About Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national law firm with more than 550 lawyers representing clients based throughout the United States and around the world. For more information, visit www.dwt.com.

Contracts are the backbone of a business which is why managing them effectively is critical to success. However, many organizations encounter easy-to-avoid contract management pitfalls such as missed obligations, poor collaboration, unintentional auto-renewals, and version control problems which creates unnecessary risk.

Join Contract Logix on Friday, January 15th at 12:00pm ET as we discuss 10 Best Practices for Contract Management. We will review each of these proven best practices and provide real-world examples of how organizations are implementing them to improve their contract lifecycle management.

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Sean M. Buckley – Corporate Finance; Dallas
Buckley’s practice is focused on advertising, technology, and corporate transactions. Representing clients in technology and new media industries, he regularly drafts and negotiates agreements with ad servers, data suppliers and data management companies, measurement and analytics companies, and other ad and technology platforms and providers in connection with a variety of commercial relationships with local, regional and Fortune 500 brand agencies and ad technology companies. Buckley is also a member of Dykema’s multi-discipline dental service organization industry group.

Buckley earned a J.D., cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law, and an M.B.A. and B.A. from Texas Tech University.

Charles W. Chotvacs – Business Litigation; Washington, D.C.
Chotvacs focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation and counseling insurance industry clients on complex coverage issues related to directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment practices, and other professional liability insurance. He has litigated matters in state and federal courts across the country at both the trial and appellate level, as well as before administrative bodies.

Chotvacs earned a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Joseph R. DeHondt – Corporate Finance; Bloomfield Hills
DeHondt advises clients on transactional and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, venture capital financings, private placements, corporate governance and other general corporate matters. He counsels public companies on securities rules and regulations, including SEC reporting, disclosure and compliance issues. DeHondt also assists clients with technology-related transactions, including joint ventures, outsourcing arrangements, and transactions involving the development, licensing and transfer of software and technology, with a particular focus on representing leading companies in the autonomous vehicle and advanced mobility industries.

DeHondt earned a J.D., cum laude, from University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

Eric D. Jay – Corporate Finance; Ann Arbor
Jay focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, corporate formation and governance, and negotiating key commercial agreements. He has significant experience representing manufacturers, software developers, and other clients as both customers and vendors in a wide variety of technology and outsourcing transactions, particularly with respect to autonomous vehicle and advanced mobility technologies.

Jay earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan.

Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation; San Antonio
Kirkland’s wide-ranging practice includes various areas of commercial litigation such as defense of insurance disputes, breach of contract claims and business torts, with a significant focus on first-party insurance defense. She advises and assists clients on all phases of litigation, including all stages of pretrial and trial work in state and federal court. Kirkland’s experience encompasses first-party insurance lawsuits, commercial litigation, federal procurement, banking litigation, and employment-related disputes.

Kirkland earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a B.B.A, with honors, from The University of Texas at Austin.

Heidi A. Naasko – Litigation; Ann Arbor
Naasko leads Dykema’s pro bono practice. In addition to directing the practice and mentoring lawyers in various areas of public interest law, she maintains a substantive poverty law practice. Naasko has a broad range of practice areas including representation of immigrants, domestic violence survivors, and those asserting their actual innocence. Naasko directs the firm’s attorney resources to meet a community’s underserved legal needs and consults with corporate legal departments who desire to develop change or expand their internal pro bono practice.

Naasko earned a J.D., cum laude, from Boston University and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Brent H. Olson – Business Litigation; Washington, D.C.
Olson advises insurance companies facing novel and complex coverage issues. His practice includes directors and officers, professional liability, pollution liability, and other specialty lines insurance products. Olson has represented insurers in coverage disputes across the country in both federal and state court and at both the trial and appellate level.

Olson earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.S. from the University of Utah.

Kyle A. Owens – Financial Services; Dallas
Owens assists a wide variety of financial-services firms and other businesses with regulatory compliance, litigation, and arbitration. His unique background as former business counsel at a Top 10 bank and as a seasoned litigator enables him to identify risk, provide mitigation advice, and resolve related disputes with customers and third parties. His extensive financial-services experience includes work with banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, auto-finance lenders, credit-card issuers, loan servicers, and securities firms.

Owens earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

James T. Pechacek – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Pechacek advises clients on their intellectual property portfolio with a focus on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in technology fields including medical devices, semi-conductor devices, and automotive technology. With a background in patent litigation, he also counsels clients on freedom-to-operate, patent infringement and patent validity matters.

Pechacek earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, an M.S.E.E. and a B.S. from the University of Saint Thomas.

Cliff P. Riley – Commercial Litigation; Dallas
Riley is an experienced litigator who has been trusted to litigate high-stakes cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas, with an emphasis on business disputes, real estate litigation, and appellate matters, as well as extensive experience in white collar criminal defense. He has served as lead counsel in trial court litigation and has been the lead drafter on winning briefs before the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Courts of Appeals. Several of Riley’s cases have been covered by major media.

Riley earned a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Dallas.

Tania Shapiro-Barr, M.D. – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Shapiro-Barr focuses her practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in technology fields including medical devices, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. She has experience prosecuting both foreign and domestic patent applications, as well as counseling clients and drafting opinions regarding patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and validity. She also has experience with patent litigation and trademark prosecution.

Shapiro-Barr earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, an M.D. from University of Wisconsin Medical School and a B.S., Honors Program, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Elizabeth A. Voss – Labor & Employment; Dallas
Voss counsels clients in a variety of industries on all aspects of employment and labor relations. She has represented employers in multiple state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings with Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Voss navigates clients through discrimination statutes, wage and hour issues, employment policies and agreements, and non-compete, non-solicitation and trade secret litigation.

Voss earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from the New York University, College of Arts and Sciences.

(DENVILLE, N.J. – January 8, 2021) – Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC, is pleased to announce that partners Thomas J. Snyder and Matheu D. Nunn have been elevated to lead the firm’s Family/Matrimonial practice group. Snyder has devoted his practice exclusively to a wide-range of family law matters for the past 25 years. Nunn, who primarily handles family law litigation, also co-chairs the firm’s General Appellate practice with Bonnie C. Frost, Esq. The pair will lead a department that handles all family law issues including alimony, child support, custody, parenting time, grandparents’ visitation, equitable distribution, and domestic violence cases. The partners’ co-chair titles are effective as of January 1, 2021.

About Thomas J. Snyder

Snyder earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1992 and his B.S., cum laude, from Albany State University in 1987. He has served as Chair of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He has been recognized for his contributions to the enactment of legislation in the areas of irreconcilable differences, open adoption, and alimony reform. Tom has litigated landmark cases including cases presented to the New Jersey Supreme Court which have impacted international child custody litigation and litigation involving fathers’ rights to challenge false claims of paternity. He has contributed to New Jersey State Bar Association’s amicus curiae briefs in litigation involving same sex couples’ rights to a legally recognized marriage and litigation involving whether income from a discretionary trust can be used for the purposes of calculating alimony and child support. He has been recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal in 2019 with a Professional Excellence Award in Mentorship, and among many other honors, has regularly been listed by Best Lawyers in America for Family Law.

About Matheu D. Nunn

A former county and municipal prosecutor, Nunn is an experienced litigator who has tried jury and bench trials and has been counsel of record in more than 50 Appellate Division and Supreme Court matters, including precedent-setting family law decisions in Bisbing v. Bisbing, 230 N.J. 309 (2017), a child relocation case; and Quinn v. Quinn, 225 N.J. 34 (2016), a cohabitation case. Nunn’s noteworthy victories have earned him numerous awards and recognitions including consecutive selections as a New Jersey Law Journal “Attorney of the Year” finalist, recognition as a “Trailblazer” in family law by the National Law Journal, recognition in Best Lawyers in America for Family Law, and inclusion in the 2020 “40 Under 40” ranking by NJBIZ. Nunn earned his J.D., with academic honors, from Rutgers School of Law in 2007 and his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 2003. Prior to joining Einhorn Barbarito, Nunn clerked for the Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis, A.J.S.C. (ret.) and then for the Hon. Jack M. Sabatino, P.J.A.D.

A list of Nunn’s appellate and Supreme Court decisions can be found at his biography on the firm’s website.

ABOUT EINHORN, BARBARITO, FROST & BOTWINICK, PC

Established in 1961, Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC, based in Denville, New Jersey, is a full-service law firm devoted to serving a broad range of legal needs. In its more than 50 years in business, Einhorn Barbarito and its attorneys have earned a reputation for dedication to the community. The firm represents a diverse base of clients from individuals and families to public and private companies, entrepreneurs and long-standing institutions. The multi-disciplinary team of attorneys leverages experience in areas of concentration including business and corporate matters, employment law, commercial litigation, personal injury and workers’ compensation, family and matrimonial matters, real estate and zoning issues, estate planning, special education, assisted living issues, criminal law, and tax law, and the firm has a strong appellate practice that touches on a variety of legal issues. The firm also provides counsel to small- to medium-size businesses on an as-needed, on-demand basis through its innovative On-Call for Business program. For more information, please visit www.einhornlawyers.com.

Sidley Continues Expansion in Northern California With Addition of Partners Idan Netser and Andrew Harper

Palo Alto – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Idan Netser and Andrew Harper have joined the firm as transactional partners in the Palo Alto office. Netser will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, and Tax practices while Harper will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice. Both Netser and Harper join Sidley from Fenwick & West LLP.

Netser advises both emerging and large international companies on a range of transactional work, including cross- border transactions, funding and investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, international tax, tax planning, tax controversy, and transfer pricing. He also counsels emerging companies on technology investments and mergers and acquisitions. Netser is the relationship partner for a wide range of technology companies, leveraging his extensive global network and experience with entrepreneurs who have emerged from Israel’s thriving technology sector.

Harper provides strategic counseling to emerging and high-growth companies at every stage across a variety of sectors. He has extensive experience in a broad array of complex business and financing issues, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. He also regularly represents leading venture capital funds and corporate venture capitalists on their investments and dispositions. Harper previously worked as general counsel of a venture-backed technology startup in the Bay Area.

The additions of Netser and Harper follows the firm’s recent additions in Northern California of partners Frank Rahmani to the corporate practice and Rachel Kleinberg to the global Tax group.

With 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices around the globe, Sidley is a premier legal adviser for clients across the spectrum of industries. Follow Sidley on Twitter @SidleyLaw.