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A.Y. Strauss, a leading boutique law firm focused on commercial transactions and litigation in the areas of real estate, franchise law, construction contracting, bankruptcy, and labor & employment, is pleased to announce that Marisa Rauchway has joined as a partner and chair of the firm’s Franchise Group.
“We are pleased to welcome Marisa to lead our franchise team, enhancing the capabilities we are able to provide to our clients,” said Aaron Y. Strauss, firm managing partner. “Marisa’s franchise experience paired with her work as a corporate attorney and litigator further adds to the level of service we provide.”
Marisa assists prospective franchisees, emerging concept franchisors, and current single and multi-unit franchise operators as they navigate legal issues both in and out of court. Her national franchise practice includes working with potential and existing franchisees throughout their relationships with franchisors. Marisa counsels clients through the purchase process, FDD/franchise agreement/area development agreement review and negotiation, lease negotiations, multi-unit and area development expansion, as well as sales and transfers. She also provides counsel to franchisors at each stage of the franchise development life cycle and regularly advises clients on the extent to which their business relationships may be a “hidden franchise” governed by the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act.
“I am thrilled to be joining a dynamic, extremely talented group of lawyers who collectively have the ideal skill set to serve the needs of the franchise and business communities. The firm’s leadership and focus on putting client relationships first are exactly in line with how I have practiced law my whole career, and I look forward to continuing to serve the needs of our clients together,” said Marisa.
Marisa earned her J.D. from Boston University Law School and her B.A. from Princeton University. She holds a Certified Franchise Executive™ designation from the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives and served as co-chair of the New York/New Jersey Chapter of the Women’s Franchise Network, part of the International Franchise Association, from 2016 to 2021.
About A.Y. Strauss
A.Y. Strauss provides legal counsel for commercial transactions and litigation in the areas of commercial real estate, construction contracting, bankruptcy, franchise law, and labor & employment. With the intellectual depth of a large firm and the personalized touch of a boutique, the firm’s lawyers represent emerging businesses, institutional clients, and high net worth individuals, in domestic and international matters. The dynamic culture and collaborative working environment at the firm provides a healthy work-life balance for its team members, with a focus on giving back to the communities the firm serves. A.Y. Strauss has offices in Roseland, NJ and New York, NY. For more information, visit https://www.aystrauss.com/.
Wilmington, DE – April 11, 2022 – Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that William R. Firth, III has joined the firm as a partner in the Wilmington, Delaware office. He is a member of the Commercial Litigation and Business Transactions Groups.
“Bill is a highly-regarded attorney in the state of Delaware with exceptional experience that will enhance the capabilities of our team as they continue to provide outstanding service,” said managing Partner George Pallas. “Our growth in Delaware with William’s arrival and the recent promotions of Brionna Denby and Evan Rassman to senior counsel allows us to better help our clients achieve their business goals.”
Bill counsels individuals, executives, investors and companies on legal issues arising in their businesses, litigating disputes in Delaware involving contractual agreements, corporate governance and financial wrongdoing. He serves as a valued business partner to his clients, guiding them through shareholder and partnership disputes, contract disputes, and business tort claims and helping to resolve their issues quickly and efficiently. Additionally, Bill has experience helping clients navigate commercial bankruptcy proceedings, bankruptcy adversary litigation and out-of-court commercial loan workouts.
A graduate of Villanova University School of Law, Bill is a former U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee law clerk for United States Senator Arlen Specter. He also earned his B.A. from Villanova University and his M.P.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Cohen Seglias’ Commercial Litigation Group handles business disputes for clients across a variety of industries and litigates matters in state and federal courts. Attorneys provide counsel on matters ranging from breach of contract and business torts to real estate disputes and mechanics’ lien claims, serving as aggressive and conscientious advocates for clients. The team works with clients through all phases of litigation, utilizing an in-house eDiscovery team to efficiently manage the process and keep clients informed every step of the way.
The firm’s Business Transactions Group offers a broad range of services to support the business and transactional needs of clients across industries including real estate, professional services, health care, financial services, energy, engineering, and construction. Attorneys counsel businesses at every stage of their progression, from emerging businesses to mature corporations. In addition to providing day-to-day business advice, the team creates the commercial contracts and documentation necessary for conducting business, from all formation and company governance documents to agreements relating to the purchasing, sale and financing of goods and real estate.
About Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
Founded in 1988, Cohen Seglias is a law firm with 80 lawyers in offices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Washington, DC, and in Kentucky. The firm provides client service on a national basis in areas including construction, government contracting, labor & employment, commercial litigation, business transactions, real estate, financial services, insurance coverage & risk management, energy & utilities, government law & regulatory affairs, real estate, research misconduct, Title IX, student defense, wealth preservation, white collar defense & internal investigations. For more information please visit www.cohenseglias.com.
Friedlander Misler PLLC is pleased to announce the elevation of attorney Jennifer W. Jette to member and the addition of new associates Li Ann Butterfield Watson, Vania M. Smith and Rishele Y. Ellison.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer to our firm’s partnership as a member of Friedlander Misler,” said David M. Astrove, a principal and managing member of Friedlander Misler. “Jen is a highly skilled attorney who is dedicated to the success of her clients’ deals across a broad range of industries.”
Previously an associate, Jette joined Friedlander Misler in 2014. A member of the firm’s Real Estate and Commercial Transactions practice groups, she focuses on representing borrowers in a variety of commercial real estate transactions, and counsels clients on acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and leasing matters. Jette received her J.D., with honors, from Emory University School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
“It is gratifying to be named as a member, and I appreciate the camaraderie and mentorship that Friedlander Misler has provided to me,” Jette said. “Client service is of utmost importance, and I have enjoyed developing meaningful relationships with clients and becoming someone whom they can trust and rely upon for counsel.”
Astrove added, “As we provide counsel to national and global companies, as well as businesses in the mid-Atlantic region, our law firm continues growing, and I am very pleased to welcome Li Ann, Vania and Rishele as new associates who are certain to be great additions to our team.”
Butterfield Watson and Smith join the firm’s Real Estate and Commercial Transactions practice groups.
Previously, Butterfield Watson practiced in Stamford, Connecticut, representing clients in residential and commercial real estate transactions, trusts and estates, and corporate formation. She received her J.D. from Boston College Law School and her B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross.
Smith previously worked in commercial real estate asset management in the D.C. area for over 20 years for companies including Cushman & Wakefield, Lincoln Property Company, and Vornado Realty Trust. She received her J.D. from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. She also earned her M.P.A. and a B.A. from The George Washington University.
Ellison joins the firm’s Workers’ Compensation practice group, and also represents clients in a variety of trademark matters. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Karen H. Mason of the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County, Maryland. Ellison received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law and her B.S. from Bowie State University.
About Friedlander Misler PLLC
For more than 50 years, Friedlander Misler PLLC has remained committed to providing high quality legal services while minimizing cost exposure to clients nationally and in the D.C. metropolitan area, as well as across Virginia and Maryland. The firm represents clients ranging from global conglomerates to regional businesses and small start-ups in matters involving commercial real estate, commercial leasing and finance, commercial and general liability litigation, labor and employment litigation, and corporate and business law. For more information, visit https://www.dclawfirm.com.
Stroock today welcomed Alesha Dominique in Los Angeles as head of the Trademark group and partner in the Intellectual Property practice.
Alesha’s appointment further expands Stroock’s IP capabilities and represents the firm’s fourth lateral partner hire this year. Last month, Stroock welcomed David Barr as co-chair of the Patent Litigation group, as well as tax partner Gary Silber. Stroock also welcomed Tom Firestone as co-chair of the White Collar & Internal Investigations group in February.
“Alesha’s demonstrated success handling high-profile and significant trademark matters, as well as other IP litigation matters, greatly bolsters our ability to continue protecting clients’ rights across various IP disciplines,” said Alan Klinger, Stroock’s Co-Managing Partner.
Her significant litigation experience, which includes serving as a first-chair litigator, also spans patent, copyright, false advertising and unfair competition matters before federal courts across the country, including the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Alesha’s experience ranges from representing a major international luxury goods manufacturer in a contributory trademark infringement suit against a leading online marketplace to representing global technology companies in an ITC patent infringement investigation involving Power-over-Ethernet products. She previously served as chair of the Trademark Prosecution group at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP where she also managed global trademark portfolios and advised clients on the selection, use, registration, enforcement, and licensing of trademarks and represented clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
“Beyond being a strong litigator, Alesha is a leader who will be critical to the growth of the trademark group and larger IP practice,” said Jeff Keitelman, Stroock’s Co-Managing Partner. “We’re thrilled to welcome another top attorney to the firm as we continue to expand strength across key areas.”
“Stroock provides an exciting opportunity for me to expand my practice and further build out the trademark team so we can meet the growing needs of protecting clients’ assets,” said Alesha.
Alesha earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and her B.S. from Howard University.
The National Board of Trial Advocacy has announced that Michael K. Hurst, partner in the Dallas firm of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann LLP, has achieved board certification in the national organization. The NBTA follows an objective set of standards based on an attorney’s experience and expertise in trial law in granting certification, a distinction reached by less than three percent of practicing lawyers in the U.S.
Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce the arrival of Gregory A. Dodge as a member of the firm’s Corporate group, based in the Charlotte office. He previously was an attorney with McGuireWoods.
“Greg is a very talented and highly regarded corporate attorney, particularly in the area of private investment fund formation, and we are thrilled to add him to Moore & Van Allen’s team,” said Joseph (“Joe”) A. Fernandez, MVA’s co-head of Corporate. “Greg’s diverse experience will be a great asset to our clients.”
Greg focuses his practice on private investment fund formation matters, including structuring and fundraising, for clients including U.S. and non-U.S. sponsors. In addition, his practice involves advising sponsors on regulatory and compliance, structuring, and day-today operational issues. He also advises institutional investors concerning investments in private funds, co-investments, and secondary transactions.
Previously, Greg practiced at two international law firms and served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at a life sciences private investment manager with more than $2.5 billion in assets under management.
Greg received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and his Bachelor of Science from Wake Forest University.
MVA’s Corporate Governance & Shareholder Relations team includes transactional lawyers and litigators who advise public and private companies, senior management, boards of directors, and board committees on a full range of corporate governance and compliance matters. The attorneys help create and restructure entities and provide complete assistance for governance needed to support successful transactions. The group advises and litigates matters involving the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the corporate governance rules of the NYSE and NASDAQ, and other applicable state and federal laws.
About Moore & Van Allen
Moore & Van Allen PLLC (www.mvalaw.com), founded in 1945, has nearly 400 attorneys and professionals serving clients in over 75 areas of focus. The attorneys at Moore & Van Allen provide sophisticated legal services within nationally recognized Litigation, Corporate, Financial Services, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Real Estate law practices for international banks and financial services companies, domestic and global manufacturers, retailers, individuals, and healthcare and technology organizations. The firm is ranked in the prestigious “Am Law Global 200” list, and U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have recognized Moore & Van Allen in their 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankings, both regionally and nationally.
Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that B. Shawan Gillians has joined the Charleston, S.C., Office as Of Counsel in the Firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group.
Shawan joins the Firm from Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s largest public power provider, where she most recently served as the Director of Legal Services and Corporate Secretary. During her more than ten years as in-house counsel, she gained significant experience with transactions in the Financial Services and Energy Sectors, as well as with labor and employment matters.
At Santee Cooper, Shawan also served as Associate General Counsel (2015-2018), and was the primary internal point of contact for legal matters in the financial services group while being simultaneously responsible for full-time responsibilities as Treasurer (2017-2020). Before moving in-house, Shawan was an Associate at Buist Moore Smythe McGee (now Womble Bond Dickinson).
“Shawan’s extensive transactional and C-Suite management experience will provide added bench strength and credibility to our deals teams at the senior level,” said Merrick Benn, Leader of the Firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group. “Her arrival demonstrates the Firm’s strategic and ongoing commitment to growing our capabilities in the expanding Financial Services and Energy Sectors in a meaningful way.”
Cordes Ford, Managing Partner of the Charleston Office, adds: “Shawan is a well-known and highly-regarded leader in South Carolina, and we could not be more pleased that she has decided to return to Womble.”
Shawan is active within the Charleston community, serving on several non-profit boards, including the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy, and Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina. A graduate of the College of William and Mary School of Law and The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, Shawan earned her undergraduate degree from Wofford College where she now serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.
The Firm’s Charleston Office has welcomed five new attorneys in the last six weeks, additions that expand and strengthen several key practices and sectors, including Energy, Healthcare, and Trust and Estates. Attorneys in the Charleston Office have experience in a range of service areas, including Business Litigation, Construction, Capital Markets, Corporate & Securities, Economic Development, Healthcare, Trusts & Estates, Product Liability, and Real Estate.
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About Womble Bond Dickinson
Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers based in 26 U.K. and U.S. office locations serving clients across every business sector. The firm provides core legal services including Commercial; Corporate; Employment and Pensions; Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Finance: Banking, Restructuring, Insolvency; I.P., Technology and Data; Private Wealth; Projects, Construction and Infrastructure; Real Estate; and Regulatory Law.
“Womble Bond Dickinson,” the “law firm” or the “firm” refers to the network of member firms of Womble Bond Dickinson (International) Limited, consisting of Womble Bond Dickinson (U.K.) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (U.S.) LLP. Each of Womble Bond Dickinson (U.K.) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (U.S.) LLP is a separate legal entity operating as an independent law firm. Womble Bond Dickinson (International) Limited does not practice law. Please see www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/legal-notice for further details.
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Frank DeGuire has rejoined the firm’s Milwaukee office as a partner in the firm’s Public Finance and Business Law Practice Groups.
“We are pleased to welcome Frank back to the firm,” said Rebecca Speckhard, Public Finance national chair. “As bond counsel, he has experience in working on financings for a diverse set of governmental entities. He has also gained extensive and broad experience in corporate and commercial law from serving as in-house counsel to closely held corporations.”
DeGuire will serve as a bond counsel on a wide variety of tax-exempt and taxable financings for the benefit of state and local governments and non-profit corporations, including conduit and qualified private activity bond financings.
“I look forward to rejoining Quarles & Brady and working with familiar and new faces on the Public Finance and Business Law teams,” said DeGuire. “My time as in-house counsel has given me great insight into what clients expect out of law firms and I’m excited to use that knowledge to best serve the firm and its clients.”
As a former general counsel for a diversified manufacturing company in Milwaukee, DeGuire provided legal and strategic advice to the CEO and the presidents of the company’s several operating divisions, and further advised on specific matters and risk assessment for the company’s initiatives.
DeGuire is a United States Navy veteran and is involved in many civic and charitable activities such as The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, Hunger Task Force and Team Red White & Blue. DeGuire holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Juris Doctor from Marquette University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.
Hanzo, a technology pioneer in preserving, collecting, reviewing, and exporting dynamic, complex collaboration and web-based data, announces today two C-level executive appointments and several other key personnel changes. Paul Suh was named President and Robert Hirst will advance to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In addition, the company announced that Dave Ruel will be Head of Product, Evan Gumz was promoted to Director of Account Management, Mariana Rosario is the new Director of Sales, and Sarena Regazzoni has been promoted to Senior Director of Communications.
“Paul and Rob have shown transformative leadership in helping Hanzo scale its delivery of innovative solutions to address the growing need for complex data management for enterprise legal, investigatory and compliance functions,” said Julien Masanès, CEO of Hanzo. “They have earned the respect and trust of the entire organization and will continue to position Hanzo as the leading technology partner that helps enterprises organize their complex collaboration data.”
Mr. Suh, based in the US, was the former CFO of Hanzo. As President, Paul will oversee all company operations. Suh is a seasoned finance and operations executive with expertise in SaaS platforms, fintech, digital media, gaming, and payments. His well-rounded experience includes leading finance departments, operations, product, marketing, HR, legal and corporate development for rapidly growing startups. His appointment will enable Hanzo’s CEO to focus on strategic partnerships and investment to accelerate the pace of growth.
“I’m thrilled to be taking on this new role. I see Hanzo at a major inflection point poised for tremendous growth with several factors contributing to our tailwinds, the most exciting of which is the launch of our new AI and ML capabilities that help our enterprise clients proactively stay ahead of potential litigation. Most of all, I’m humbled to be among such a talented group of next-generation new leaders here at Hanzo.”
Mr. Hirst, based in the UK, is a technology and software development veteran with multiple senior leadership roles in developing market-leading solutions for B2B, B2C, retail, fintech, insurance, SME, and corporate sectors. As CTO, his primary responsibilities will include overseeing Hanzo’s product roadmap of innovative technology solutions to organize and gain understanding from complex collaboration and SaaS tech stacks. He’ll also oversee the engineering, security, and service, delivery teams.
“I am very pleased to take on the CTO role at Hanzo and use my experience to lead our excellent group of forward-thinking technologists, who are well-positioned to drive Hanzo to new levels of excellence,” said Rob Hirst. “The team’s work to date has positioned Hanzo as a market leader in innovative multi-approach data capture, management, and insight delivery for complex enterprise SaaS applications and other collaborative sources that are at the cutting edge of ediscovery, legal, and compliance software. It’s an honor to lead and collaborate with world-class engineering, security, and service delivery teams at Hanzo.”
As the company has doubled, Hanzo also is pleased to be living up to its value of developing talent from within. Executive management is delighted to welcome the next generation of company leaders to serve on the senior leadership team with the following promotions.
Dave Ruel, formerly Senior Product Manager advances to Head of Product who will oversee the product strategy and work hand in hand with the product development team on innovative new enterprise solutions.
Evan Gumz, formerly, a Senior Account Manager takes on the role of Director of Account Management, to address the increasing needs of a rapidly growing customer base.
Mariana Rosario, formerly, Enterprise Account Executive, will assume the Director of Sales to lead Hanzo’s growing go-to-market initiatives.
Sarena Regazzoni, formerly Director of Communications, becomes Senior Director of Communications to lead corporate strategy and execution for internal and external messaging, communications, and brand.
About Hanzo
Hanzo helps global enterprises manage and reduce legal risk wherever work gets done. Capture data for investigations, litigation, and compliance wherever employees collaborate — including hard-to-capture sources like Slack, Jira, project management, collaboration platforms, and internal SaaS systems. Hanzo’s software empowers defensible preservation, targeted collection, and efficient review of dynamic content. Hanzo is SOC 2® Type 2 certified, demonstrating its commitment to data security and serving large corporations worldwide. Learn more at hanzo.co and follow updates on Twitter: @gethanzo or on LinkedIn.
Contact
Sarena RegazzoniSenior Director of Communications
Hanzo
503-407-4208
sarena@hanzo.co
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Corporate Practice Group with finance partner Steven Williams Walker (“Will”) in Winston-Salem. Walker has experience with all types of cross-border and domestic financing transactions. He follows the recent addition of finance partners Bryan Reese and Cristina Gonzalez in New York.
“Expanding our debt finance capabilities is of strategic importance to our clients,” said Corporate Practice Co-Chair Jonathan Awner. “Will’s experience in complex financing transactions will be invaluable to our team as the demand for our services continues to grow.”
Walker’s clients include financial institutions, corporate borrowers and private equity groups. On both the borrower and lender side, he represents key players in food & agriculture, entertainment, manufacturing, technology and other global industries.
Walker regularly represents clients in leveraged acquisition financings and other secured financings (both cash flow and asset-based), unsecured credit facilities, unitranche facilities, first lien/second lien facilities, bridge and mezzanine facilities, as well as workouts and restructurings.
About Akerman
Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth.
The Akerman Corporate Practice Group advises public and private companies, including private equity funds, on M&A, capital markets transactions, financings, and other transactional matters, with a strong focus on the middle market. Akerman is top-ranked nationally for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: Middle Market by The Legal 500 and is recognized as a leading U.S. law firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers for corporate, M&A, private equity, securities/capital markets, securities regulation and banking and finance law.
“To be an effective security, risk management or compliance leader, you need to advocate for your team’s needs and secure resources to improve cyber defense posture, mitigate risks and ensure compliance with industry standards. While securing the resources you need isn’t necessarily a difficult endeavor, you may not always know what steps are needed to get the outcome you want.,” reports Hyperproof in the Cyber Security Dive.
“Wondering how to get your top executives and other key stakeholders to align? Here is a set of five best practice activities compliance and security professionals need to take to get what they want.”
“As motorists make plans for the summer driving season, U.S. gasoline prices are near record highs. Yet some relief may be in sight: Falling oil prices mean pump prices should dip below $4 per gallon in the coming weeks though the looming risk of further disruptions to Russian oil supply means the relief,” reports Jason Bordoff in Foreign Policy.
“A key reason for the lower oil prices was the Biden administration’s recent announcement of the largest release of oil in U.S. history from the nation’s strategic stockpiles, followed by a smaller, but still sizable, release from European countries. In explaining this move, U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledged a difficult truth More.”
“Canonsburg Borough Council awarded contracts Monday for several community projects, including additional parking downtown and renovations to the public works building. Council voted unanimously to award a $1,019,384 contract to Quigley Development for the Lou Bell Drive parking,” reports Katherine Mansfield in Observer Reporter.
“Council President Eric Chandler said he hopes to break ground on the 90-space parking lot behind the Rite Aid strip mall by the end of next month. Residents have voiced concern over a lack of parking as downtown expands, and the parking lot is part of council’s plan to increase access to the myriad of new businesses moving in. Council also.”
“Despite a pending legal challenge, the Senate is poised to vote Tuesday to extend the state’s never-ending-contract law to local police and fire department employees, over the angry howls of mayors and town administrators. North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi, writing in his role as,” reports Katherine Gregg in The Providence Journal.
“As president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, begged the senators not to pass the bills, which have long been sought by local public-employee unions. In a letter to the senators, Lombardi said the three bills, taken together, would remove any leverage mayors and administrators have in contract negotiations and leave them.”
“Clean Energy Fuels Corp. NASDAQ: CLNE announced it continues to meet the growing demand for renewable natural gas (RNG), a sustainable transportation fuel made from organic waste, with new fueling contracts, infrastructure expansions RNG production projects. More fleets are finding,” reports Business Wire in their blog.
“The most easy and cost-effective way to achieve significant carbon reductions said Chad Lindholm, Clean Energy’s senior vice president for sales. “As we continue to see growing demand for RNG, we’re working on the production side so that more customers can turn their sustainability goals into reality. LA County Metro has renewed its.”
“We already know that Biglaw is super busy and there really aren’t enough qualified lawyers out there to handle all of the work. That has led to intense competition for qualified associates and begat a scorching hot lateral market with all manner of repercussions, like special bonuses, signing bonuses,” reports Kathryn Rubino in Above The Law.
“The newest hotness for the battle for senior associates is lateral job offers bumping their title from associate to partner. As Adam Oliver, CEO and co-founder of Firm Prospects, says, Firms used this as a way to lure those senior associates away from one firm to another. They needed bodies. The only way they could get people to jump ship.”
“Vecima Networks Inc. TSX: VCM today announced the appointment of Heather Asher as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective April 11, 2022. As Vecima’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Heather will be responsible for providing legal counsel across all matters related to Vecima,” reports Business Wire in their blog.
“Heather is a graduate of Harvard Law School and brings nearly 15 years of experience to her role as General Counsel at Vecima, specializing in providing counsel and leadership to high-growth technology companies. Prior to its acquisition by Vecima in December 2017, Heather served as Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Concurrent.”
“TD Bank agreed to pay over $41 million as part of a class action settlement to resolve claims that it wrongfully charged non-sufficient funds fees, or NSF fees, after retrying transactions. The settlement benefits consumers who were charged retry NSF fees by TD Bank during various time periods,” reports Top Class Actions in their blog.
“Eligible periods vary based on state according to applicable laws. For example, the Illinois class period starts on Nov. 20, 2008 while the Colorado class period starts on Nov. 30, 2015. A full list of each state’s Class periods can be found in the settlement agreement. TD Bank is a North American bank that serves consumers across the US.”
“Granite Construction Co. will pay $7.5 million and adopt a series of oversight reforms to end shareholder litigation over claims that its board concealed hundreds of millions in overruns affecting four mega-projects, including the Mario Cuomo Bridge across the Hudson River, according to a court filing,” reports Mike Leonard in Bloomberg Law.
“The deal, disclosed Thursday, would resolve a derivative lawsuit accusing Granite’s leaders of using accounting tricks to hide nearly $1.4 billion in total overruns of which the company itself was responsible for $340 million after recklessly assuming the risk of any overruns or delays as part of its aggressive pursuit of the infrastructure jobs.”