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Littler Adds Cal/Osha Attorney Eric Compere to its Leading Workplace Safety & Health Practice
AnnouncementLittler Adds Cal/Osha Attorney Eric Compere to its Leading Workplace Safety & Health Practice
Supporting Health Care Competition In The Era Of COVID-19: Three Legislative Models For States
InsightsThis article highlights three types of state legislation that could help maintain or encourage competition in the face of provider closures and acquisitions.
Seven Elected to Lowenstein Sandler Partnership
AnnouncementAdvancements include 20 new counsel and one new senior counsel
NY Jewelry Wholesaler Pleads Guilty in $200M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Police, Firefighters
NewsA suburban New York jewelry wholesaler pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fraud for running a $200 million Ponzi scheme targeting current and retired police officers and firefighters who were promised big profits from the resale of jewelry.
Receiver Settles $8M Case with Lawyers Close to Stenger in EB-5 Fraud Case
NewsAfter nearly three years of legal wrangling, 23 foreign investors in the scandal-plagued Jay Peak projects have settled with their former immigration attorneys, Carroll & Scribner.
The Biggest General Counsel Moves of 2020: From Alphabet to Zoom
NewsHere are some of the biggest in-house shakeups of 2020.
HIPAA 2021 – What Can We Expect?
NewsPublic health issues dominated 2020 and with the country’s attention focused on COVID-19 testing, status, transmission and care, HIPAA went mainstream.
What to Do When Commercial Leases End Up in Bankruptcy
InsightsFor landlords of commercial real estate, these bankruptcies can have significant impacts on their rights and remedies under their leases. When confronted with a tenant who has filed for bankruptcy or may be considering it, understanding the basics of those effects is helpful.
Significant Changes to U.S. Trademark and Copyright Law Included in Latest Coronavirus Relief Legislation
InsightsThe legislation incorporates the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020, H.R. 6196, likely the most significant trademark legislation since the Lanham Act’s enactment nearly 75 years ago.
COVID Relief and Appropriations Act Includes Major Climate Change and Energy Provisions
InsightsOn December 27, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 133, the ‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,’ an agglomeration of dozens of individual pieces of legislation which together total nearly 6,000 pages.
Blank Rome Rings in the New Year by Welcoming Litigation Partner Arash Beral in Los Angeles
AnnouncementBlank Rome Rings in the New Year by Welcoming Litigation Partner Arash Beral in Los Angeles
Duane Morris Welcomes State and Local Tax Partner Lauren A. Ferrante in Chicago
AnnouncementLauren A. Ferrante has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s Chicago office.
Farrell Fritz Promotes Two Attorneys in Its Uniondale Office
AnnouncementFarrell Fritz is pleased to announce the promotions of Bernadette T. Kasnicki and Irene A. Zoupaniotis to counsel effective January 1, 2021.
Eversheds Sutherland Elects 11 New US Counsel
AnnouncementEversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the election of 11 new US counsel effective January 1, 2021.
Should you file a provisional patent application?
InsightShould you file a provisional patent application?
Acrobats Hurt in Circus Accident Reach $52.5M Settlement
NewsEight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held.
IRS Fishing Expedition Is Successful and Raises Important Attorney-Client Privilege Concerns
NewsThe attorney-client privilege is one of the bedrocks of the legal profession.
New Information Reporting on Beneficial Owners Included in 2021 NDAA
InsightsEarlier this month, both houses of Congress passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (‘2021 NDAA’).
Former Top Attorney at Harley-Davidson Named Marquette University’s General Counsel
NewsMarquette University named the former top attorney at Harley-Davidson Inc. as its new vice president and general counsel.
Biglaw Firm Touts Successful Year, But Doesn’t Thank Associates with Special Bonuses
NewsAt Alston & Bird, the year-end bonuses are individualized and tied to hours, not class year, as at most Biglaw firms.
