“City Council approved three-year contracts with three city employee unions at a special meeting Monday evening. The three contracts include raises ranging between 3% and 4% annually and bonuses for working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees will pay a larger share of insurance premiums,” reports Nancy Molnar in Times Reporter.

“Council unanimously approved the contract for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 4. Councilman Matthew Fox voted against the collective bargaining agreement for Local 1958 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents street department workers. Members James Zucal, Amy Myers.”

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“The Klamath Falls City Council has approved two contracts totaling $52,396 annually for landscaping and maintenance services at Crater Lake – Klamath Falls Regional Airport. Both contracts renew airport work for two existing vendors. Those vendors were the only bidders in the,” reports Mike Sunnucks in Herald and News.

“The city council approved a $25,000 contract with Klamath Falls-based Troy’s Janitorial to provide custodial and maintenance service at the airport. Troy’s has handled maintenance at the local airport since July 1985, according to city documents. The city issued a request for proposals (RFP) in February for custodial contract. Two firms showed.”

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“An ongoing pay war is making lawyers at some of the top firms in the world more money than ever before. It’s also exposing a growing fault line between the richest firms and everyone else. In just a few weeks, Milbank LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cravath Swaine & Moore all announced a series,” reports Meghan Tribe in Bloomberg Law.

“As the salary scales reach new heights, many of the top performing law firms have quickly moved to match—seeing it as an imperative in the tightening battle for top associate talent. Now, a small group of the richest firms appears to be pulling away from the pack. The firms that can match the Cravath salaries are making a point of setting.”

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“Foodstuffs North Island has announced the appointment of Julian Benefield as their new General Counsel and Company Secretary who will also join the Executive Leadership team. The appointment comes seven years after Julian re-joined Foodstuffs as a Senior Solicitor. Chris Quin, CEO of Foodstuff,” reports Scoop Business in their blog.

“Julian is a natural leader and his talent, determination and passion for the co-op, and his commercial and legal guidance is always spot on. We’re committed to developing and supporting Foodies talent, so it’s awesome Julian’s taking up the opportunity of this crucial role in the Foodstuffs North Island team. Julian first joined the Foodies.”

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“Mylan agreed to pay $264 million to resolve claims it worked with Pfizer and other companies to raise the cost of the EpiPen. The settlement benefits individuals and entities who paid for or provided reimbursement for branded EpiPens or generic equivalents between Aug. 24, 2011. EpiPens are used,” reports Top Class Actions in their blog.

“According to a 2017 class action lawsuit, Mylan may have worked with Pfizer to artificially raise the price of life saving EpiPen products. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claimed the companies knowingly violated antitrust and racketeering laws through their scheme. Defendants devised an illegal scheme to monopolize the market.”

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“Burford Capital Ltd. said Monday that it has raised a $360 million for a private investment fund. The London-listed finance and asset-management company said the Burford Advantage Master Fund LP will be focused on lower risk and lower return pre-settlement litigation investments, targeting matters,” reports Michael Susin in Market Watch.

“It is expected to produce returns in the 12% and 20% internal rate of return range. The fund will provide the first 10% of annual return to fund investors while Burford retains any excess as a performance fee, it added. The company said that institutional investors have made commitments of an aggregate amount of $300 million.”

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“OAKLAND – Shelbee Szeto pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and a relate tax charge in a scheme to defraud her former employer out of more than five million dollars, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark H. Pearson.  The guilty plea was accepted by the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., United States District Judge,” reports United States Department of Justice in their blog.

“According to the plea agreement, Szeto, 30, of Fremont, was employed by HP, Inc. (HP) as an executive assistant and finance planning manager from approximately August 2017 until June of 2021.  In these roles, Szeto was responsible for making payments to HP vendors and was issued multiple HP commercial credits cards to make the payments on HP’s behalf. Rather than make payments in accordance with the company’s policies, Szeto devised a fraudulent scheme whereby she sent approximately $4.8 million in unauthorized payments from her HP commercial credit cards to several Square, PayPal, and Stripe merchant accounts under her control.”

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“March may be rapidly coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the associate salary game is over! Just the other day, Holland & Knight — on the back of the firm’s strongest financial performance in the history of the firm announced raises for hardworking associates. And, of course, with $1,044,337,000,” reports Kathryn Rubino in Above The Law.

“Gross revenue in 2020, making it 38th on the Am Law 100, the firm is matching that top-of-market compensation grid popularized. For associates well, at least the ones in the Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orange County, Philadelphia, San Francisco.”

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“United Companies hired Meagan Brien as vice president and general counsel. Brien will be responsible for ensuring risk mitigation in defined areas of corporate insurance and legal matters and will ensure full legal and regulatory compliance for business operations of United Companies and its subsidiaries,” reports Monitor Daily in their blog.

“I am thrilled at the unique opportunity as general counsel of United Companies to use my diverse background in litigation, secured transactions and corporate matters and to work for a company that is dedicated to its customers, employees and community, Brien said. Before joining United, Brien served as a partner at Dentons Bingham.”

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“Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced an $80 million settlement with the Monsanto Co. that forces the company to pay for the long-standing environmental damage it knowingly caused in Ohio with its toxic products. Ohio has been absorbing the health and environmental costs of PCB,” reports Ohio’s Country Journal in their blog.

“The cleanup will likely continue for even longer, Yost said. This settlement not only holds Monsanto accountable for its actions but also provides significant financial resources to assist in environmental cleanup. The state filed suit against Monsanto in 2018, maintaining that the company has known for decades that it created products with.”

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“Apple has agreed to pay out $14.8 million to U.S. residents to settle a class action lawsuit focused on the storage of user iCloud data on non-Apple servers. The complaint, filed back in 2019 in a California District Court, alleged that Apple had breached its iCloud server terms and conditions by storing user,” reports Mike Peterson in Apple Insider.

“Apple denies that it breached its promise that iCloud data is stored by Apple but has agreed to pay the sum to settle the class action lawsuit. According to the settlement’s website, the payout applies to anyone who purchased an iCloud subscription between September 16, 2015 and January 31, 2016. Users don’t need to do anything to join.”

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“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s landmark climate change proposal thrusts the Wall Street regulator into a role it usually takes pains to avoid: setting accounting rules,” reports Nicola M. White in the Bloomberg Tax.

“Almost 50 pages of the 500-plus page plan the agency issued Monday covers details of new financial statement disclosures big companies would have to make about climate change’s impact on financial statement metrics and how much they spend to combat risk.”

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Roetzel & Andress is pleased to announce that Heather Renée Adams has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Labor & Employment Group in Columbus.

“We are thrilled to welcome Heather to our growing Columbus office,” said Erika L. Haupt, Shareholder in Charge of the firm’s Columbus office. “Heather brings deep knowledge and experience across numerous areas of labor and employment law. She will be an asset to our firm and position us to continue to serve our clients’ needs well into the future.”

Adams is a commonsense driven, labor and employment attorney who provides practical guidance to employers across a spectrum of commercial and employment litigation matters, including single-plaintiff and multi-party cases, high-stakes whistleblower actions, wage and hour disputes, restrictive covenant litigation, and various other areas of employment law. She has practiced before federal and state trial courts, state and federal appellate courts, and civil rights and fair employment administrative agencies and commissions across the country. Clients call on Adams to provide general counseling services and leadership with respect to implementing preventative measures and resolving disputes using alternative methods. She also has valuable experience representing employers in union disputes, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, fact-findings, conciliations, and hearings.

Adams has litigated a broad variety of employment-related matters and tried cases in both federal and state courts.

Selected as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine (2017-2021), Adams was also a recipient of the Presidential Award from the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. She is Chair of the National Diversity Committee of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at DePaul University College of Law.

Adams received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and her B.S. from West Virginia State University. She is admitted to practice in both Illinois and Ohio.

About Roetzel
Roetzel is a full-service law firm with offices located throughout Ohio and Florida, and in Chicago. The firm provides comprehensive legal services to national and international corporations, closely held and family-run businesses, institutions, organizations, and individuals. For more information, visit www.ralaw.com.

Hall Maines Lugrin is pleased to announce that attorney Samuel J. Dolan has been named to the 2022 list of Texas Rising Stars, which recognizes only 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state.

This is Mr. Dolan’s fourth straight year to be named a Texas Rising Star. Honored for his work in Energy and Natural Resources, he was selected through the rigorous Super Lawyers selection process. To be eligible, attorneys must be either 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.

Mr. Dolan focuses his practice in the energy and insurance industries and concentrates primarily on subrogation recovery efforts. He also works in marine and energy casualty insurance litigation and has experience in non-energy insurance issues, including legal malpractice claims.

“We couldn’t be more pleased and excited for Sam,” said Bill Maines, firm shareholder, director and officer. “The fact that he has received this recognition for a fourth year in a row is proof of what an exceptional attorney he is. And as an integral part of our firm, we are happy to see him recognized in this way.”

A graduate of the South Texas College of Law, Mr. Dolan is an active member of the Houston Bar Association and the Texas Young Lawyers Association. He currently serves as a Texas Teen Court advisor to high school students interested in practicing law. Mr. Dolan is also an active member of the Coastal Conservation Association and the Delta Waterfowl Foundation.

The Rising Stars list is compiled through peer nominations and attorney-led research by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. The complete listing of this year’s Texas Rising Stars will be published in Texas Monthly and in the Texas Rising Stars edition of Super Lawyers magazine. To learn more about Mr. Dolan’s honor, visit www.superlawyers.com.

Hall Maines Lugrin opened its doors in 2000 and continues to be highly regarded as one of the top commercial and energy insurance litigation firms in the country. For more information about the firm’s services and its attorneys, visit http://www.hallmaineslugrin.com/.

Brasher Law Firm, PLLC is pleased to announce that partner Nishi Kothari has been named to the 2022 list of Texas Rising Stars, an exclusive listing that recognizes only the top 2.5 percent of young lawyers in Texas.

In her seventh year on the Rising Stars list, Ms. Kothari is recognized for her work in insurance coverage disputes. A partner in the firm’s Houston office, she is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on bad faith insurance claims and commercial personal injury matters. Ms. Kothari’s work on behalf of clients also earned her a place on the Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2021.

“To be included in this year’s list of Texas Rising Stars is quite an honor,” said Ms. Kothari. “Being recognized for doing the work I love is already incredible, but the fact that this is based on nominations by my peers is really something special.”

“We are so pleased for Nishi,” said Brasher Law Firm Founder Clint Brasher. “To say she is an important part of our team is an understatement. She and her work are invaluable to our firm, and we are so happy to see her recognized in this way.”

The Rising Stars list is compiled through peer nominations and attorney-led research by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. The complete listing of this year’s Texas Rising Stars will appear in the Texas Rising Stars edition of Super Lawyers magazine. To learn more about Ms. Kothari’s honor, visit www.superlawyers.com.

Texas-based Brasher Law Firm is dedicated to fighting for the rights and interests of its clients using its unique and passionate approach to litigation. Brasher represents individuals throughout Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma in cases involving personal injury claims, insurance claims, employment law and maritime law. For more information, visit https://brasherattorney.com/

– Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Michelle Ann Clark as a shareholder in its Fresno office. Clark, who was previously a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, has extensive experience in technology-focused litigation, including patent and trade secret litigation. Following the addition of shareholder Gerardo Hernandez in Fresno last year, Clark’s arrival further expands the firm’s team and presence in Central California.

“Adding a lawyer of Michelle Ann’s caliber, who is a trusted advisor to some of the most influential technology companies, will be of immense benefit to our growing Fresno team and clients,” said Erin Webber, Littler’s managing director and president. “Michelle Ann brings an impressive track record helping companies protect their trade secrets and proprietary information, and we are thrilled to welcome her to the Littler team.”

Clark has represented technology companies in a range of industries in intellectual property and commercial litigation. Her experience includes successfully representing clients in cases involving patent and trade secret claims, breach of contract allegations, and unfair competition matters. With in-depth knowledge of both software and hardware technologies, Clark has tried and litigated cases in state and federal courts across the country.

“Michelle Ann is an experienced, respected litigator who deeply understands the role technology plays in the workplace and on business outcomes,” said Gary Bethel, Littler’s Fresno office managing shareholder. “Her experience helping employers avoid litigation and, when necessary, successfully resolve trade secret disputes in court will help our clients in California and nationally maintain their competitive edge and protect valuable company assets.”

“I’m excited to join such a diverse and forward-thinking firm, with a long-time presence in and commitment to the Central Valley of California,” Clark said. “Littler is a great fit for me and my practice because the firm is not only committed to helping clients protect their most essential resources, but also to advancing and creating new solutions that improve the way legal services are delivered. I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues to serve my current clients and further expand my practice regionally and nationally.”

Clark received her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law where she was on the Dean’s List and an editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She received her B.A. in political science and economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

CHARLESTON/GREENVILLE/MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Turner Padget is pleased to announce the addition of Shareholder Zachary W. Jarrett to the firm’s Charleston office, Associate Jessica S. Ferguson to the firm’s Greenville office and John W. Reese, III to the firm’s Myrtle Beach office. Jarrett joins the Employment & Workers Compensation practice group and will support the Workers’ Compensation Defense team by partnering with employers of all sizes and insurance companies to provide compensation defense and resolution across South Carolina. Ferguson joins the Wealth & Estate Planning practice group and will support the Estate & Business Planning team with several complex legal disciplines, including wills and trusts, estate and gift taxes, real estate transfers, charitable giving and elder law. Reese joins the Litigation practice group and will support the Personal Injury Defense team by handling personal injury cases on a daily basis through pre-suit investigation and negotiation, discovery, mediation, arbitration, trial and appeal.

“We are excited for our continued growth throughout our South Carolina footprint,” said C. Pierce Campbell, CEO and shareholder at Turner Padget. “Zack brings a wealth of knowledge to the firm in worker’s compensation defense and is well respected within the legal industry. Jessica and John are great additions to the estate planning and litigation practices, and we look forward to watching them grow within the firm and the legal industry.”

Zachary W. Jarrett
Jarrett represents employers and insurance carriers in workers compensation claims, including coordinating compensation defense strategies, carefully crafting settlement agreements, and providing representation for mediations, hearings and appeals. Prior to joining Turner Padget, Jarrett served with a Charleston law firm handling a variety of workers compensation claims. He also previously served as a law clerk with the Charleston County Public Defender’s Office where he assisted attorneys with researching case law, developed cases by interviewing potential clients, transcribed jail calls, analyzed and extracted pertinent case information from client letters and attended court hearings. In 2021, Jarrett was named to the Best Lawyers©: Ones to Watch – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers list.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Clemson University, his graduate degree from College of Charleston and his law degree from Charleston School of Law.

Jessica S. Ferguson
Ferguson focuses her practice on estate planning and preparing client’s advance directives, such as wills, durable powers of attorney, and health care powers of attorney. She also guides clients though the opening, administration, and closing of loved ones’ estates, including representing clients in probate litigation issues. Prior to joining Turner Padget, Ferguson served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Amy W. McCulloch, Richland County Probate Court Judge. During this clerkship, she collaborated with Judge McCulloch and Associate Probate Judge Jaqueline Belton to solve complex probate issues. Ferguson also previously served with the South Carolina Legal Services as a staff attorney and administration of estates, lead attorney, providing holistic legal services for indigent clients throughout the upstate. She is a member of the Greenville County Bar, serves as outreach co-chair for the South Carolina Bar Elder Law Committee, a member of the South Carolina Bar Wills Committee, the South Carolina Bar Wellness Committee and South Carolina Bar Judicial Qualifications Committee.

Ferguson earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

John W. Reese, III
Reese focuses his practice on general civil litigation by completing discovery, taking/defending depositions and mediating cases. He has experience conducting legal research on various areas of personal injury and employment law and developing cases by reviewing investigative findings, police reports and medical records. Prior to joining Turner Padget, Reese served at a Myrtle Beach firm representing individuals who suffered injuries throughout North and South Carolina. He currently uses his litigation experience to represent insurance companies and corporations. Reese also previously served as a law clerk with the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children.

He earned his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from East Carolina University, and his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of law.

Turner Padget exceeds expectations by taking your interests, your business and our relationships personally. Our depth of knowledge, technical strength and diverse experience makes us sharp, talented business thinkers able to see our clients’ needs holistically and get to the core of the problem quickly. As one of South Carolina’s largest law firms, Turner Padget has expanded into neighboring states with offices located in Augusta, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, along with strategic alliances in Florida and North Carolina. http://www.turnerpadget.com/

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MARCH 22, 2022 – Adding to its strong bench of California litigators serving a growing client base, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is pleased to welcome Yonaton (“Yoni”) Rosenzweig to the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office.

Rosenzweig’s practice focuses on antitrust and unfair competition and extends to entertainment and general commercial litigation as well. He has secured favorable outcomes as lead counsel in matters with nine- and 10-figure dollar amounts at stake. His clients are drawn from industries ranging from retail to real estate to private equity, technology, software, and entertainment.

“Yoni’s skill set and client relationships are a perfect complement to our current firm strengths,” said Jaime Drozd Allen, co-chair of Davis Wright’s litigation practice. “He will build on our areas of excellence while helping our team expand in new ways.”

“Yoni is an exceptional client advocate with an impressive track record of success nationwide,” said Camilo Echavarria, Davis Wright’s Los Angeles partner-in-charge. “His proven skills, diverse clients, and deep ties to the L.A. business community will significantly advance our firm’s strategic growth in California.”

Rosenzweig joins the firm from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Previously he practiced at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

“Davis Wright’s commercial litigation group has a growing reputation among an increasingly diverse portfolio of clients, particularly in California,” said Rosenzweig. “This is an entrepreneurial group that supports lawyers who want to collaborate across practices. I’m very excited to become a part of Davis Wright’s strong, multidisciplinary platform.”

California has been a key driver of Davis Wright’s consistent growth in recent years. More than half the firm’s lateral partner hires in 2021 were in California and the state is a hub for industries where the firm has its greatest focus: technology, financial services, retail, media/entertainment, energy, food and beverages, and healthcare.

Rosenzweig received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He has been listed in Super Lawyers Southern California for each of the past six years.

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. The firm was recently ranked by Leopard Solutions as among the top 10 in the country for financial stability, attorney retention, diversity, lateral success, and other metrics of health. For more information, visit www.dwt.com.

Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to welcome Steven Rutkovsky as a partner in the Global Finance group in the New York office. Mr. Rutkovsky was previously a partner and head of the Opinion Committee at Ropes & Gray LLP.
Mr. Rutkovsky focuses on complex leveraged finance and fund finance transactions. He represents private equity funds, credit funds, and public and private companies in a wide range of financings, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, dividend recaps, fund subscription lines, and leveraged facilities, involving both syndicated and privately placed debt at all levels of the capital structure.
“Steve is a great addition to our team, and he will work closely with our Private Equity team on the financing side of their client’s transactions,” said Kevin Blauch, leader of Sidley’s Global Finance practice. “He has frequently worked with our lawyers over the past 20 years and we are excited to have him join our growing team.”
New York office co-managing partner Sam Gandhi added, “We are thrilled to add this high-caliber partner to our growing New York office as we continue to build our finance platform.”
Sidley’s Global Finance group is a destination practice for high-value, complex financings across a broad spectrum of platforms, industries, and asset types. The firm is consistently recognized as having one of the world’s leading finance practices, with more than 170 lawyers around the world, by such well-regarded publications as Chambers Global and Chambers USA.
With more than 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.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that M. Rhett DeHart has joined the firm on the White Collar and Government Investigations Team. Rhett joins Womble from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, where he most recently served as Acting U.S. Attorney, capping a 20-year career as a Federal Prosecutor.

As Acting U.S. Attorney, Rhett was the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer in a state with 5.2 million people, where he led a team of 165 professionals across offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Florence. He successfully oversaw numerous high-profile criminal and civil cases, including an $11 billion securities fraud case involving the state’s largest utility company, a $140 million False Claims Act suit involving health care providers, and a $30 million investment fraud involving a coastal real estate development. He also led a state task force to prosecute fraud related to COVID-19 relief programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program.

Rhett’s arrival further strengthens Womble’s White Collar and Government Investigations practice, following the recent additions of former U.S. Attorney and Department of Homeland Security General Counsel Joe D. Whitley in Atlanta and former Small Business Administration General Counsel Britt Whitesell Biles in Washington, D.C.

“Rhett is an extraordinary lawyer with the highest integrity and an exemplary skill set,” said Joe D. Whitley, Leader of the firm’s White Collar and Government Investigations Team. “His career in public service is commendable, and his dedication and commitment to doing what is right to the best of his ability is applauded and speaks volumes to what he will bring to the firm and our clients.”

Rhett adds: “I have admired Womble for many years. It is a top-shelf law firm, and I am honored to join this talented team. Womble has grown from being one of the South’s most respected law firms to a transatlantic law firm, and I look forward to contributing to the growth of its White Collar and Government Investigations practice.”

Rhett is an experienced and respected litigator, having handled hundreds of federal cases. He has tried more than 25 cases to verdict, authored more than 35 appellate briefs, and argued eight cases before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Throughout his career, Rhett has specialized in white-collar cases, including bank fraud, healthcare fraud, the False Claims Act, customs and import fraud, securities fraud, public corruption, and environmental crimes. Rhett worked closely with every major federal and state law enforcement agency and served under ten Attorney Generals. He was appointed First Assistant United States Attorney under Attorney General William Barr, and he served as Acting United States Attorney under Attorney General Merrick Garland.

At Womble, Rhett will represent corporate and individual clients in white-collar, internal investigations, and healthcare litigation matters. He will be based in Charleston, S.C., but will spend a significant amount of time in the firm’s Columbia, S.C., and Greenville, S.C., offices.

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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.