FisherBroyles, LLP announced the additions of Greg Fettig, Kevin Jablonski and Michael W. Russell as partners and registered patent attorneys in the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. The attorneys are based in the Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C., offices, respectively.

Since April, the firm has added four new IP partners in Washington and one each in Atlanta; Denver; Los Angeles; Palo Alto, Calif.; Salt Lake City; and Seattle.

“Steady growth this year has significantly increased the depth and scope of our IP services for clients as well as our overall bench strength,” said T.J. DoVale, managing partner of the FisherBroyles Intellectual Property Practice Group. “Greg, Kevin and Michael bring diverse law firm and in-house experiences, as well as valuable technical backgrounds, to what has quickly become one of the top IP law groups in the nation.”

Fettig said, “This is an exciting time to be joining FisherBroyles and I look forward to working with our team of dedicated partners serving the firm’s expanding roster of IP clients.”

Jablonski added, “I believe my practice is perfectly suited to the unique model FisherBroyles offers for delivering optimal client service across diverse practice areas.”

Russell said, “I am thrilled to join the FisherBroyles bench of former ‘Big Law’ attorneys and help continue to grow the firm’s stellar reputation as a leader in intellectual property, including patent law.”

The firm said Fettig has more than 17 years of legal experience working as both an in-house patent agent and outside patent counsel in patent preparation and prosecution. His experience involves computer systems, computer software applications, directed energy weapon systems, optical systems, lidar systems, signal processing, communication networks, data storage systems and devices, semiconductor devices and fabrication processes, integrated circuit devices and fabrication processes, production printing systems and print controllers, cable television systems and networks, aerospace, and mechanical devices. Fettig also has experience in other IP areas, including Inter Partes reviews, non-infringement opinions, patentability searches, freedom-to-operate opinions, trademarks, and IP due diligence.

Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Fettig worked at law firms in Boulder, Colo. Most recently, he was a named partner at Duft Bornsen & Fettig LLP. Before his law career, he worked as an electrical engineer for Motorola and General Dynamics in the defense sector. He also is a U.S. Air Force veteran and has provided pro bono legal work to veterans.

Fettig received his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Jablonski focuses on patent portfolio development and patent prosecution. His practice also includes IP licensing, copyrights and trademarks. He has experience in technology areas such as semiconductor design, analog and digital circuits, LTE Wireless, computer networking, digital communication systems, computer-related business methods, interactive software solutions, aircraft manufacturing systems, IoT systems, and computer architecture solutions. In addition, Jablonski has a technical focus in the audio arts and sciences, as well as audio-related technologies.

Jablonski most recently was a shareholder at Lane Powell PC in Seattle. In addition, he is involved in numerous professional groups and formerly served as president of the Washington State Patent Law Association and as a board member of the Audio Engineering Society Pacific Northwest Chapter.

Jablonski received his J.D. from the Seattle University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Gonzaga University.

Russell has more than a decade of experience in patent preparation and prosecution, patentability and risk assessment evaluations, portfolio management, and client counseling. He has prepared and prosecuted numerous applications across a wide range of technical disciplines, including semiconductor device processing, catalysis, filtration, optics, sensors, and paper products.

Previously, Russell was a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He also formerly practiced at the law firms Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser; Crowell & Moring LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll; and Pennie & Edmonds. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Russell was a process development engineer at ATMI, Inc. in Danbury, Conn. He was awarded a J. William Fulbright Fellowship at the National University of Rosario in Rosario, Argentina, and a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. In addition, Russell is listed as a co-inventor on 11 U.S. patents.

Russell received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He also holds a doctorate and a Master of Science, both in materials engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that it is expanding its presence in Minnesota with the opening of a full-service downtown Minneapolis office this month, the firm’s 11th location nationwide. The new office is located in theFifth Street Towers at 150 South 5th Street, Suite 1800.

“For many years we have serviced Minnesota-based clients from current and remote offices but as our work in the state continues to expand, the time was right to invest in a full-service downtown office location,” said Firm Chair Kimberly Leach Johnson. “As a firm with deep Midwest roots but a national presence and client base, Minneapolis is a great location for us to grow.”

Four current Quarles & Brady attorneys as well as an administrative team will operate from the location when it opens, including: Daniel Young, a partner specializing in Business Law, Isaac Roang, a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Law practice, Peter Kaiser, a business law attorney, and Michael Larson, an attorney in Quarles & Brady’s Intellectual Property practice.

“We’re building upon what we’ve started here in Minneapolis. Quarles & Brady has 11 attorneys admitted to practice in the state, and we have been serving clients here for years,” Young said. “I’m glad we will now have a dedicated office downtown to facilitate further growth.”

The firm’s Minnesota client base encompasses emerging businesses and many well-known companies in the manufacturing, technology, real estate, finance and healthcare industries, among others.

According to Young, who is involved in leadership positions across several Minneapolis charities, higher education initiatives and community groups, Quarles & Brady intends to continue to be an active member of the Minneapolis community and even expand that commitment as its presence grows. Quarles & Brady has a long history of community service, including supporting and sustaining its local communities through its Quarles Cares program and pro bono services.

Stefan Passantino, former White House Deputy Counsel in charge of compliance and ethics oversight, has joined Michael Best’s Government Relations, Public Policy & Compliance Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Passantino is the newest addition to join Michael Best’s team of former White House staff, including former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.

In a release, the firm said Passantino joins Michael Best after serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel since January 2017. An Atlanta native, Passantino’s work in the political law and compliance arena dates to the early 2000s. Passantino previously chaired the Political Law group at McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP, which then merged with the global law firm Dentons U.S., LLP, where he counseled corporations, advocacy and lobbying groups, candidates and campaigns on matters of election law, state and federal lobbying rules, and ethics regulations compliance.

“I’ve known Stefan to be an exceptional attorney with an inherent ability to understand the complexities of regulatory and compliance matters better than most seasoned veterans in Washington,” said Reince Priebus, President of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Chief Strategist for Michael Best Strategies LLC. “His addition will be a statement to our industry and underscore our strategic vision in the Beltway and nationally. Michael Best is taking important steps to make its mark on Washington, D.C., as a new power player in town.”

At Michael Best, Passantino will focus his practice on serving corporations and businesses in the areas of campaign finance, public policy, and compliance counseling concerning the rules and regulations related to corporate involvement in political activities, the firm said.

“Stefan is a great addition to our firm having served at the highest level of the Executive Branch, and his extensive experience will greatly benefit our clients,” said David Krutz, Firm Managing Partner of Michael Best. “A Chambers rated lawyer, Stefan is widely respected for his temperament and ability to provide sound counsel concerning campaign and ethics compliance — and he will strengthen our already strong presence inside the Beltway.”

“Our strategic initiatives to expand our business presence and bring on valuable, top-level, talent are bolstered by the addition of Stefan. He will be a key asset in our efforts to provide the broadest and highest-level counsel to our clients,” said Kevin Barner, managing partner of Michael Best’s Washington, D.C., office.

The addition of Stefan Passantino comes on the heels of Michael Best announcing the relocation of its Washington, D.C., office to 1000 Maine Ave., “The Wharf,” where it is scheduled to occupy the space in early 2019.

Passantino earned his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Emory Law Journal and received his B.A. in Political Science from Drew University.

State Farm agreed to pay $250 million on the brink of a trial to customers who claimed the company tried to rig the Illinois justice system to wipe out a $1 billion jury verdict from 19 years ago, Bloomberg reports.

“The customers were seeking as much as $8.5 billion in damages in a civil racketeering trial that was set to start Tuesday in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois. A judge granted preliminary approval to the accord and set a final fairness hearing for December,” according to the report.

Policyholders had accused the company of leading an effort to recruit a judge friendly to its cause for the Illinois Supreme Court, secretly funding Judge Lloyd Karmeier’s 2004 election campaign by funneling money through advocacy groups that didn’t disclose donors. Under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, any damages would have been tripled.

Read the Bloomberg article.

A Facebook post by a former Jones Day lawyer included a racially charged rant, apparently set off by the movie Crazy Rich Asians.

Above the Law tells the story of Christina Ignatius, who railed “against Asians that ‘took over Orange County’ — propagating the trope of Asians as bad drivers and ridiculing her perception of a generically Asian accent — and calls dealing with Asians ‘one annoying thing after another.’”

“If you went to UCI like I did you probably went to school with a lot of rice rockets,” Ignatius wrote. “Asians flooded that school if they were smart and could get in. They went there to become doctors. They were raised by Tiger Moms who told them ‘to become docta,’ and then if they weren’t smart enough to become a doctor, ‘to marry docta.'”

Some of her Caucasian male lawyer friends “who married Asian women were completely poached for dollars and earning potential,” she added.

Read Above the Law’s article.

As budget season approaches, a post on the Xakia website takes a look at the financial side of corporate legal operations – from alternative fee arrangements to special considerations for smaller departments.

The post offers some benchmarks to help gauge how a department’s budget compares with others. While every team and company is different, benchmarks can help establish context – or give you fodder to ask for a budget increase, the company says.

Headings include: Legal Budget as a Percentage of Revenue, Legal Budget by Department Size, Legal Budget by Location, Legal Budget by Industry, and Why Budget Matters.

Read the article.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that bay area law firm Archer Norris has filed for bankruptcy and plans to dissolve this fall.

The Walnut Creek firm, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Newport Beach, deals mainly in business and insurance litigation, according to Chronicle reporter Rebecca Aydin. It is closing those offices, where it employs 124 people, according to a notice the firm sent to state officials, and expects all to lose their jobs.

A court-approved interim operations will allow the firm’s employees to be paid to keep working with clients until mid-September.

Read the SF Chronicle article.

R Delacy Peters has joined Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. in a full time of counsel position in the firm’s Chicago office.

“Delacy brings a wealth of experience working with clients whose needs mirror those of our current clients, in addition to specialized knowledge and experience in areas that will help the firm continue the diversification of its litigation practice. In addition to his well-honed litigation skills, Delacy has the knowledge, background and capacity to counsel and assist clients in transactional matters as well,” stated Managing Shareholder Mark Crane. “Delacy’s career-long focus in complex business matters and his successful practice in the food and beverage space will be great assets to our clients as the firm continues with its plans for growth.”

In a release, the firm said Peters has almost 30 years of experience defending and counseling clients in complex commercial matters. One of the primary focuses of his practice is Food and Beverage Law, including food safety litigation, regulatory compliance requirements, employment and real estate issues. He has represented global food and beverage companies, as well as food processors, manufacturers, suppliers, growers and producers, retailers, restaurants, warehouse clubs, wholesalers and distributors. Mr. Peters will co-chair the firm’s Food and Beverage Law Practice Group.

“Segal McCambridge is a firm I’ve been acquainted with since the start of my career. I’ve long admired the manner in which their attorneys practice, and I’m looking forward to joining them as the firm continues to grow,” Peters stated. “The firm offers tremendous opportunities for expansion of a national practice which will be a great asset in servicing my existing clients and in growing my practice further.”

The firm said Peters has represented clients in complex litigation matters involving antitrust and trade regulation, fraud and deceptive practices, insurance coverage, securities law violations, professional liability claims, products liability, catastrophic injury, commercial contract disputes, franchise and dealership law, toxic tort and environmental law, entertainment law, intellectual property and class action defense. Peters has also represented municipal clients in litigation and in public finance matters.

Peters obtained his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law and completed studies at IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in furtherance of an LLM in Financial Services Law. He received his B.S. from the University of Baltimore.

After announcing the opening of a new office earlier this year, Buchalter announced that Tonie L. Bitseff and James E. Brown II have joined its growing Seattle office. Bitseff will be a member of the firm-wide Labor and Employment Practice, and Brown a member of both Buchalter’s Intellectual Property and Energy & Natural Resources Practices.

“Tonie and James are welcome additions to our Seattle office. I am confident they will each make significant contributions to the local office culture and firm,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Adam J. Bass. “I look forward to expanding our footprint in the Puget Sound region.”

Bitseff advises clients on health benefits, pension plans, and other forms of compensation and employee benefits. Her clients seek guidance on welfare plans, defined benefit plans, benefit outsourcing, vendor management, contract negotiations, dependent and domestic partner coverage and rights, ERISA fiduciary liability, ERISA claims procedures, appeals, escalations, and government audits.

Focusing his practice on energy regulatory matters, compliance, contracts and complex litigation, Brown’s experience includes providing strategic legal analysis and advice on a number of issues, including distributed generation and renewable energy, smart grid technology, mergers and acquisitions of utility companies, government rulemakings, easements, construction of environmental structures, privacy and data security (including GDPR), and first amendment rights on public property.

“I am thrilled to welcome Tonie and James to Buchalter and the Seattle office. Their impressive experience and unique backgrounds enable us to offer additional legal services to our clients in the Pacific Northwest,” said Seattle Managing Shareholder Jeffrey Frank.

Earning her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 1996, Bitseff also received her LL.M. in Taxation and Compensation from the University Of Washington School Of Law. She earned her B.A. in Speech Communications from the University of Washington.

Brown earned his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and his B.A. in Banking and Finance from Morehouse College.

Justin Fairfax has joined Morrison & Foerster in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. offices, as a partner in its Commercial Litigation, Trials, and Investigations + White Collar Defense groups.

Fairfax will separately perform his duties as Virginia lieutenant governor, which is a part-time role under Virginia law. Fairfax is a former federal prosecutor who served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the Eastern District of Virginia and has prior experience at national and international law firms.

The firm said in a release that Fairfax gained national prominence after he was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia in November 2017, making him only the second African-American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. In his role as lieutenant governor, he presides over the Senate of Virginia and serves on various boards and commissions. Fairfax is one of the youngest individuals in the country to hold the position of lieutenant governor.

“Justin is a rising star whose addition highlights the firm’s strategy of hiring experienced lawyers who understand government and the private sector,” said Brad Wine, co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. “His impressive background strengthens our national and regional commercial litigation, enforcement, and investigations capabilities. Justin will help us continue to meet our clients’ needs as we further expand our presence in Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia.”

While serving as an AUSA, Fairfax was part of the office’s major crimes and narcotics unit, where he prosecuted a wide range of federal felony offenses, including embezzlement, fraud, and human trafficking. In private practice, he litigated a variety of commercial and white-collar cases in federal and Virginia state courts. He worked on matters relating to securities litigation, Foreign Agents Registration Act investigations, and wire fraud prosecutions, among others. Fairfax has served as a law clerk to the recently retired Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“Justin brings to Morrison & Foerster strong familiarity with the government, a keen understanding of clients’ needs, and impressive experience litigating complex matters,” said Charlie Katz, managing partner of the firm’s Northern Virginia office. “His experience in the Eastern District and Virginia State courts further expands the litigation practice of our Northern Virginia office and will be critical to clients facing commercial disputes, investigations, and other high-stakes matters.”

“Morrison & Foerster offers the ideal destination to restart my private practice and work on important domestic and international matters,” added Fairfax. “The firm has an outstanding reputation for its litigation work, and a national and global footprint in many of the industries where I plan to focus my practice. In this regard, I have maintained and will continue to maintain, close contact with relevant ethics officials to ensure that my joining, and work with, the firm will not present any conflicts of interest with my role as Lt. Governor or with the Commonwealth of Virginia. I’m excited to enter this next phase of my legal career and to continue the tremendous work I’ve had the privilege of doing as Lt. Governor on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

In July, the firm announced that John E. Smith, former director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, had joined as a co-head of its National Security Practice, and Lisa Phelan, former chief of the National Criminal Enforcement and Washington Criminal I Sections of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice, had joined as a partner in its Global Antitrust Law Practice. Other senior U.S. government officials who have joined Morrison & Foerster in recent years to further build regulatory, compliance, and investigations practices include John Carlin, Bob Litt and David Newman to grow the firm’s Global Risk & Crisis Management Group and National Security Practice; Chuck Duross and James Koukios to expand the firm’s FCPA and Anti-Corruption Practice; and Michael Birnbaum, Carrie Cohen and Joshua Hill to further enhance the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement and White-Collar Defense Practice Group.

Registration has begun for the 2018 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, which is being held in conjunction with The Center for American and International Law’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board Bench Bar Conference.

Hosted by the Eastern District of Texas Bar Association, the annual event is one of the largest of its kind nationally, bringing together practicing lawyers, general counsels, in-house counsels, respected judges, and industry experts from across the globe to discuss the latest issues in patent law and intellectual property litigation. Topics will also include Corporate Cyber Threats, Qui Tam litigation, Trade Secret Theft and Protection, and many others.

The Honorable Andrei Iancu, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will be the keynote speaker.

The 22nd annual EDTX Bench Bar Conference is set for October 17-19 at the Marriott Legacy Town Center in Plano, and registration information is available here.

Contact Andrea Williams-McCoy for more information on conference programs, registration and lodging at 903-870-0070 or andrea@siebman.com.

“Choice of law” clauses in contracts are often overlooked in their potential importance, as the parties and counsel concentrate on the more immediate matter of the explicit commercial terms, write Val H. Stieglitz and R. Bruce Wallace for Nexsen Pruet.

“When the deal goes sour, however, and it comes time for the parties to assert and enforce their contractual rights, the spotlight often turns to the ‘choice of law’ provision – which perhaps no one had paid much attention to previously,” the authors explain.

Their article examines a recent case experience highlighted how “choice of law” distinctions can become significant once matters enter litigation.

Read the article.

Litigation pitting Morgan Stanley against one of its former sales assistants could have implications for its employees and those of other wirehouses, warns Financial Advisor IQ.

Miriam Rozen explains:

“That will be particularly true if the wirehouse employees receive — but don’t always read — emails sent by their employers to set employment conditions.

“The wirehouse contends that if they’ve sent you an emailed contract, you’ve essentially agreed to the contract just by continuing to work.”

A lower court had ruled that an employment-arbitration agreement between Morgan Stanley and the employee was enforceable, even though the former sales assistant claimed she never read a 2015 email that the wirehouse sent notifying her she would be entered into such a contract.

Read the article.

A D.C. district court ruled that an eBay user did not assent to a later-added arbitration clause to the user agreement by virtue of a provision that stated eBay could amend the agreement at any time, as the user may not have received sufficient notice of the amendment, according to the Proskauer Rose New Media and Technology Law Blog.

“Notably, the court declined to find adequate notice sufficient to demonstrate an agreement to arbitrate merely based on the fact that the amended user agreements were posted on eBay’s website (at least under Utah, Louisiana or Texas law). This case is interesting as many websites and services have added mandatory arbitration clauses to their terms in recent years, yet may have a stable of legacy users that agreed to a prior set of terms that did not contain such a provision,” writes Jeffrey Neuburger.

Read the article.

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has appointed Warren Burns of Dallas-based Burns Charest LLP as sole interim lead class counsel in a nationwide antitrust class action. The litigation alleges a conspiracy by online retailers, including Houston-based Zaapaaz, to fix prices for customized silicone wristbands and lanyards.

In 2017 the defendants in the class action pleaded guilty to a range of federal charges of price-fixing in violation of Section 1 of The Sherman Act.

In appointing Burns as sole interim lead counsel, the court explained:

This appointment is warranted for several reasons. First, at oral argument, Mr. Burns was the only counsel who offered the Court substantive, detailed explanations on how he structures and runs his large case litigation teams.

Of particular note were Mr. Burns’ explanations of his and his firms’ billing practices in prior class action litigation, and his representations that he will use those practices, such as not permitting billing for file and correspondence review, and other mechanisms to ensure efficient prosecution of this case.

Second, the balance of the Rule 23(g) factors support appointment of Mr. Burns and Burns Charest as sole interim lead counsel. Burns Charest has made extensive efforts in these matters to date, Mr. Burns and his firm have significant experience in antirust class actions, and he and his firm have knowledge of the applicable law.

The court concluded that “Burns Charest is uniquely positioned to prosecute this case in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible.”

The case is Kjessler v. Zaappaaz, Inc. et al., Case No. 4:17-cv-3064 (S.D. Tex).

A federal judge on Thursday refused to overturn the fraud and conspiracy convictions of four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program, the Associated Press reports.

Judge Richard Andrews refused to enter judgments of acquittal or set new trials for the former Wilmington Trust executives.

“Former bank president Robert Harra Jr., former chief credit officer William North, former chief financial officer David Gibson and former controller Kevyn Rakowski were convicted in May on charges of fraud, conspiracy and making false statements to federal regulators,” writes reporter Randall Chase

Read the AP article.

Outside companies that provide services to Microsoft Corp. will be required to provide their employees 12 weeks of paid family leave, announced the company’s new general counsel, Dev Stahlkopf.

The Washington Post reports that, under the requirement, mothers and fathers who perform work for Microsoft — biological and adoptive — must receive 12 weeks of leave at two-thirds of their wages or up to $1,000 weekly. The new rule applies to outside contractors, such as those providing culinary, housekeeping and receptionist work.

“Microsoft now partners with more than 1,000 firms across the U.S. — half of which work outside Washington state,” writes reporter Danielle Paquette.

Read the Washington Post article.

Harvey Weinstein

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NBC News’ handling of allegations of sexual harassment against powerful men is once again under scrutiny over its alleged failing to follow through on a credible probe of accusations levied against Harvey Weinstein, according to Variety.

The magazine’s latest article on the controversy also refers to a Daily Beast report alleging that NBC News general counsel Susan Weiner made multiple phone calls to the reporter, Ronan Farrow, threatening to smear him if he continued his reporting on Weinstein.

“This is a ridiculous claim by all measures. Susan is a person of tremendous integrity, is respected by all her peers and would never, ever threaten someone,” said an NBC News spokesperson.

Much of the criticism comes from  Rich McHugh,  the NBC News former supervising producer of investigative reporting.

Read the Variety article.

Bloomberg Law is reporting that Kenneth W. Starr, the former independent counsel, appeals court judge, and U.S. solicitor general, is going to be practicing law again.

Starr, the former Baylor University president, will join the Houston trial firm The Lanier Law Firm, which is involved in some of the country’s biggest civil disputes, including over hip replacements and talcum powder, writes Elizabeth Olson.

“Starr already has been working with the Lanier firm’s appellate litigation team on multi-million-dollar hip implant litigation against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.,” according to the report.

Read the Bloomberg Law article.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak in Dallas on Sept. 26, 2018, as part of her national tour a week after the release of her new book, “Leadership: In Turbulent Times.” The program is presented in partnership between the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and the Dallas Museum of Art, and its sole sponsor is the law firm of Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP.

“Ms. Goodwin is on everybody’s short list of America’s greatest historians. Every appearance she has made in Dallas over the last two decades has sold out quickly. We expect the same with this event and are pleased to help make her upcoming program in Dallas a success,” said Shackelford partner Talmage Boston, who will serve as the evening’s master of ceremonies. “‘Leadership’ reflects an expansion of certain points made in her previous biographies of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson, bringing together five decades of her research and analysis, and providing specific takeaway points on leadership that should inspire actual and aspiring leaders with lessons gained from some of America’s greatest presidential leaders.”

The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Temple Emanu-El, 8500 Hillcrest Rd., Dallas. Tickets are available through the DMA and the World Affairs Council. A copy of Goodwin’s book “Leadership: In Turbulent Times” is included in the price of admission. For more information visit https://www.dma.org/programs/event/doris-kearns-goodwin or https://www.dfwworld.org/events.

The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth is dedicated to providing relevant information about global issues, challenges, and opportunities while establishing North Texas as a center for international interests and business.

The Dallas Museum of Art Arts & Letters Live is a literary and performing arts series for all ages that features award-winning authors and performers of regional, national, and international acclaim.