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Employers Focused on Extended Remote Work, Impact of Presidential Election, Littler Survey Finds
NewsLittler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has released the results of the Littler Employer Pulse Survey Report. The survey was completed by representatives of nearly 1,100 companies in mid-October – seven months after the remote-work pivot necessitated by the coronavirus and just weeks before the 2020 presidential election.
Judge’s Threat to Add Lawyer to Pro Bono List Could be Seen as Punitive, 6th Circuit Says
NewsA federal appeals court has concluded that a federal judge’s comments about a lawyer for a bias plaintiff were ‘within the bounds of what imperfect men and women, even after having been confirmed as federal judges, sometimes display.’
Top 25 Am Law Firm Announces Special Bonuses — But There’s A Catch
NewsEarlier this fall, when elite firms were falling over themselves to match the Davis Polk special bonus scale, others were in no rush, instead simply committing to make sure that associates would be properly compensated in the future.
Milbank Announces Bonuses: What Does That Mean for the Biglaw Compensation Leader Race?
NewsWhich Biglaw firm is the true gold standard of Biglaw compensation? … Cravath is sorta the default answer.
IAC Appoints Kendall Handler to Senior Vice President & General Counsel
NewsIAC announced the appointment of Kendall Handler to Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Stroock Elevates Seven Partners and Special Counsel for 2021
NewsStroock Elevates Seven Partners and Special Counsel for 2021
Legal Ethics for IP Practitioners: A Cautionary Tale of Professional Irresponsibility
WebinarFitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Legal Ethics for IP Practitioners: A Cautionary Tale of Professional Irresponsibility,” featuring Fitch Even attorney Steven G. Parmelee.
Dykema Adds Corporate Finance Attorney Ryan S. Alexander to Its Los Angeles Office
AnnouncementDykema Adds Corporate Finance Attorney Ryan S. Alexander to Its Los Angeles Office
The Venable Foundation Recognized as Platinum-Level Participant in D.C. Access to Justice’s Raising the Bar Campaign
AnnouncementThe Venable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Venable LLP, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a platinum-level participant in D.C. Access to Justice’s 2019 Raising the Bar Campaign.
Corporate Counsel Symposium: What Lawyers Can Expect in the Next Presidential Term (Includes Virtual Networking Session)
SymposiumPanels will cover the subjects we expect are foremost on your mind with respect to the new administration – Justice & Law Enforcement, Environmental Policy & Regulation, Healthcare Policy & Regulation & Business Policy & Regulation
Climate Goals Will Boost Renewable Energy, but Fossil Fuel Still Has Life
InsightsAddressing climate change and its effects is one of President-elect Joe Biden’s top four priorities.
Another Real Estate Contract Succumbs to Inadequate Property Description
InsightsThis post details what is required for a sufficient legal description.
If You Want A Right to Appeal an Arbitration Award, Build it Into Your Arbitration Agreement
InsightsMany people opt for binding arbitration because it is supposedly faster and cheaper, and binding – thus final.
Expect Careful Scrutiny of Contractually Shortened Statutes of Limitations
InsightsThe statutes of limitations set forth in the CPLR are default rules, and parties generally are free to modify default rules by agreement.
Penn National Gaming Names Everi’s Harper Ko as new General Counsel
NewsNew York-listed Penn National Gaming has confirmed that long-standing general counsel Carl Sottosanti will retire at the end of this year.
UnitedHealth Hires Legal Chief as Pandemic Disrupts Business
NewsUnitedHealth Group Inc. announced Friday its hire of Matthew Friedrich as chief legal officer, a role he will assume Jan. 11, as the managed health care and insurance company copes with the ongoing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Longtime Leclairryan Attorney Disbarred Over Mishandling of $3M in Landamerica Case
NewsBruce Matson, a prominent, longtime local bankruptcy attorney formerly of LeClairRyan, had his law license revoked last week by the Virginia State Bar after he admitted to inappropriately pocketing seven figures worth of funds from the long-dormant LandAmerica bankruptcy trust account.
Nelson Mullins and Redgrave LLP to Form Encompass Redgrave Law Practice, Largest in the Nation
NewsNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that the attorneys, directors, and advisors from Redgrave LLP will join the firm’s Encompass practice, establishing Encompass Redgrave as the nation’s largest and most comprehensive information and discovery law practice.
West Picks Successor to Retiring General Counsel
NewsExton, Pennsylvania-based West Pharmaceutical Services has recruited Kimberly Banks MacKay as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective December 8, 2020.
Measuring Compliance Training Effectiveness
NewsThe compliance program is designed to (1) prevent compliance violations and (2) protect the company when a compliance issue occurs.
