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Bradley’s Shandra Wright and Jennifer Cooper Named to Birmingham Chapter of Women in eDiscovery Board
NewsBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Director of eDiscovery and Paralegal Services Shandra Wright and Jennifer Cooper have been elected to the Women in eDiscovery Board for the Birmingham chapter.
Desmond Hunte Joins Michael Best Strategies as Senior Director of Operations
NewsDesmond Hunte has joined Michael Best Strategies as Senior Director of Operations.
Former Deputy Staff Director of House Committee Joins Foley
NewsFoley & Lardner LLP announced today that William (Bill) Ball has joined the firm as a Public Affairs Director in its Government Solutions Practice Group in Washington D.C. Bill previously served as the Deputy Staff Director of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, and brings with him a decade of political experience on Capitol Hill.
IADC Fourth-Quarter 2020 DCJ Explores Trending Law Practice Topics
NewsThe International Association of Defense Counsel’s (IADC’s) fourth-quarter edition of its Defense Counsel Journal (DCJ) offers scholarly articles that inform and educate about the practice of law, accessible on the IADC’s website at www.iadclaw.org.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka Continues Atlanta Office Expansion With Three Attorneys
NewsChamberlain Hrdlicka welcomes Atlanta-based associates Jessica Ledingham, Dustin Pitts and Hunter Shelman to the firm’s Tax Controversy and Litigation Practice.
Buchalter Welcomes New Shareholder, Kirsten Day, in Portland, Continues Expansion across Pacific Northwest
NewsBuchalter is pleased to welcome Kirsten Day newest Shareholder and member of its real estate practice group in Portland.
Flueid Announces Appointment of EVP and General Counsel
NewsFlueid, a fast-growing insurtech company accelerating the title insurance, real estate and mortgage lending industries by providing modern digital solutions to traditional inefficiencies added Jerry Burditt as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
Husband and Wife Sentenced for International Elder Fraud Scheme
NewsA husband and wife were sentenced today to a combined 92 months in prison for their roles in a sophisticated fraud scheme that primarily targeted elderly Americans.
Terminix $60M Settlement for Illegal Business Practices Targeting Alabama Customers
NewsAlabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Thursday a historic $60 million state settlement with Terminix International in response to the company’s alleged illegal business practices targeting Alabama consumers.
DOJ Sues to Block Visa Acquisition of Fintech Startup Plaid
NewsThe federal government is suing to block Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of fintech startup Plaid, alleging the merger violates antitrust laws.
S&P Global Ratings Downgrades Firstenergy to BB+ Following Bribery Scandal
InsightsS&P Global Ratings downgraded FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries, citing the dismissal Thursday night, Oct. 29, of former CEO Charles Jones in relation to a bribery scandal.
Enforcing a Contract to Create a Will is Complex
InsightsA last will and testament must be the consequence of a person’s free will. Nevertheless, a person may execute a contract during life to include certain terms and/or beneficiaries in their will in exchange for goods or services.
What Businesses Need to Know About the New California Privacy Rights Act of 2020
InsightsMany races and initiatives that California voters considered on November 3 are still undecided, but Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the ‘CPRA’) isn’t one of them.
If You Want an Enforceable Online Contract, You Better Keep a Good Chain of Evidence
InsightsEventbrite wanted to send a lawsuit to arbitration, so it invoked the arbitration clause in its TOS. But did the plaintiffs assent to Eventbrite’s TOS? The court says no.
Butler Snow LLP Attorney Paul Rosenblatt Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
NewsPaul Rosenblatt, an attorney at Butler Snow LLP in Ridgeland, Mississippi, has accepted an invitation to join the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
Eversheds Sutherland Expands Corporate Practice in Chicago with M&A Partner Ted Cominos
NewsEversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Theodore H. Cominos Jr. has joined the firm’s M&A and Private Capital teams in the Chicago office as partner.
Erik Jones, Former Chief Congressional Investigative Counsel and Illinois Assistant Attorney General, Rejoins Venable
NewsErik Jones, former chief investigative counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and counsel to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has rejoined Venable as a partner in the eCommerce, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Practice.
Six Bradley Partners Named 2020 LMG ‘Life Sciences Stars’
NewsSix Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partners have been included as “Life Sciences Stars” in the 2020 edition of the LMG Life Sciences referral guide to leading North American law firms and lawyers that focus in the life sciences industry.
International Nuclear Power Project Development Attorney George Borovas Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
NewsInternational Nuclear Power Project Development Attorney George Borovas Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
Joseph H. Harris, Esq. Merges Employment Law Firm with A.Y. Strauss; A.Y. Strauss Launches Labor & Employment Practice Chaired by Harris
NewsA.Y. Strauss, a leading law firm focused on commercial transactions and litigation in the areas of real estate, construction contracting, bankruptcy, and franchising law, is pleased to announce that Joseph H. Harris has merged his New York law firm White Harris PLLC, which focused exclusively on representing employers, with A.Y. Strauss.
