Munck Wilson Mandala, the Dallas-based technology law firm, announces that litigation attorney Aaron D. Davidson is joining the firm as a partner.

In a release, the firm said that Davidson represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters. With extensive experience in life sciences litigation, Davidson also represents pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in product liability lawsuits and government investigations. As defense counsel, he recently defeated a nine-figure patent damages claim that was featured in Texas Lawyer newspaper (Volterra Semiconductor Corp. v. Primarion).

“As a firm, two of our primary areas of focus are technology and trial work,” says William Munck, managing partner of Munck Wilson Mandala. “Aaron certainly strengthens both areas, and his skills in the courtroom will greatly benefit our clients.”

Davidson has earned repeated recognition on the annual Texas Rising Stars list of the state’s top young lawyers based on his work in intellectual property litigation and business litigation, representing clients in jurisdictions across the country. He began his practice at Baker Botts L.L.P. where he worked as a partner for the last seven years.

Davidson earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Taylor University, graduating magna cum laude.

“Aaron Davidson is an excellent addition to our practice group,” says Jamil Alibhai, chair of Munck Wilson’s Litigation Section. “His litigation experience will be a great asset to the firm and our clients.”

Munck Wilson Mandala is a technology-focused law firm with offices in Dallas and Marshall, Texas, with an emphasis on patent, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property disputes. According to the release, the firm offers full-service counsel in the areas of intellectual property litigation, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property portfolio development, corporate transactions and securities, and employment law. Munck Wilson Mandala represents clients from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies.

National law firm Dykema has announced the addition of Lea Courington and R. Chris Harvey, both as senior counsel, to its Dallas office at Comerica Bank Tower. Prior to joining Dykema, both Courington and Harvey practiced at the Dallas firm of Stewart Courington Dugger Dean, PLLC.

Courington focuses her practice on health care, government investigations and white collar criminal defense, antitrust and pharmaceutical matters. She defends physicians, hospitals, health care systems, other healthcare providers, and officers and directors in False Claims Act and qui tam cases. She also represents them in parallel criminal and civil governmental investigations and program integrity inquiries and audits arising from whistleblower complaints and allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. A former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, her experience includes both civil cases and the prosecution and defense of white collar federal criminal matters.

Courington has successfully defended physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers before their respective state licensing boards and has extensive experience in medical staff peer review investigations and proceedings. She negotiates clinical trial agreements and counsels and assists clients with disclosure obligations in reimbursement, overpayment, anti-kickback, and Stark Law matters, as well as structuring transactions to comply with those statutes.

Courington, who has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer each year since 2007, received a J.D. from Duke University School of Law, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University.

For more than 40 years, Harvey has tried a wide variety of cases ranging from motion picture antitrust cases to First Amendment cases to complex products liability actions. He previously served as the head of the products liability division at Strasburger & Price. He has extensive experience in the trial of products liability cases over a wide variety of products involving catastrophic injuries.

Harvey was selected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1991, has served as Chairman of the Dallas County Grievance Committee and Chairman of the Disciplinary Review Committee of the State Bar of Texas, and has also served on the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas.

Harvey has been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America each year since 2010, including being listed as the 2013 “Lawyers of the Year” in Dallas for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Product Liability. He received an LL.B. from the University of Texas Law School, and a B.B.A. from the University of Texas.

“We are very pleased to welcome both Lea and Chris to our Healthcare and Litigation practices in Dallas,” said Bill Finkelstein, Managing Member of Dykema’s Dallas office. “Their experience handling such a wide variety of matters will make them valuable resources for the firm and its clients.”

The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management and Iron Mountain offer a complimentary on-demand webinar covering the best ways to manage risk with both licensed software and SaaS applications and data.

“Eight out of every 10 new applications are being built for the cloud,” IACCM says on its website.” So, as your organization moves forward with contracting, how can you ensure that your applications and data are protected? Unlike on-premises software, your application and data both reside in the cloud. If something happens to your provider, you need to be prepared.”

Attendees will uncover answers to questions such as:
– What can I do proactively to safeguard my company in case something happens to my SaaS provider?
– How can I mitigate the risk of data loss?
– Are there templates/process documents I can use to evaluate my risk?
– Which terms and conditions should I include in my contracts?
– What are the best practices to safeguard SaaS applications and data?

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Epstein Becker Green offers a complimentary on-demand webinar for employers who need to understand the rapidly evolving developments in federal and state laws and regulations. The webinar will help participants determine whether they require actions today to minimize a company’s legal exposure.

The event covers privacy and security questions when dealing with employees, fiduciary responsibilities in connection with plan participant data, and website accessibility.

Presenters are Epstein Becker Green lawyers Michelle Capezza, Nathaniel M. Glasser, Adam C. Solander and Joshua A. Stein.

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Click 4 Compliance has posted a complimentary on-demand webinar the frequently overlook vital components of an effective cybersecurity program, including vendor management, well-crafted policies and robust procedures and training.

Employees are the first line of defense, the company says, so regular and proper training remains a critical component for cybersecurity and data privacy compliance.

The webinar is designed to help participants:

• Improve day-to-day security
• Reduce the risk of a data breach
• Reduce the risk of insider threats

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The oil price crashes of the 1970s led to a wave of nationalization and changes to petroleum legislation by oil-producing states. Contractual stabilization clauses could help international oil companies (IOCs) protect their interests should the same occur again, reports Pinsent Masons in its Out-Law.com blog.

“Stabilisation clauses can be an effective tool to improve an IOC’s negotiating position when dealing with a change in law affecting the terms of an upstream petroleum contract. It is important to have the right approach to negotiating stabilisation clauses to achieve a mutually beneficial position for the IOC and the host state,” write George Booth, Niazi Kabalan and Leo Shaw for the firm.

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has announced the addition of two highly experienced intellectual property attorneys, shareholder Alfred W. Zaher and counsel Shawn S. Li, Ph.D., to the firm’s Philadelphia office. The new hires expand Buchanan’s nationwide IP practice in the northeast corridor.

In a release, the firm said Zaher and Li will focus their practices on patent and trademark litigation, patent prosecution, licensing and counseling with a heavy focus on U.S. and international clients in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical, electronics, software and medical device industries. Both also have extensive experience advising multinational clients on protecting IP rights in China.

“Alfred and Shawn bring an expanded offering to Buchanan adding to our already strong national patent and trademark litigation and post-grant practices. Their experience in the Asia Pacific region gives a boost to Buchanan’s expanding reach, particularly in an emerging market such as China,” said Matthew L. Schneider, section leader of Buchanan’s IP Section.

“Buchanan provided unique strengths and the feel of an IP boutique with the broader-based platform of a strong national general practice firm. We saw this as a tremendous opportunity not only to grow our IP practice in the US, Europe and China, but also to expand into corporate and other opportunities not available at other firms,” said Zaher.

“We were looking for a full-service firm with an international reach that could support our growing practice particularly in the biotech and software space, and also provide the expertise that would allow us to assist our clients in other areas such as FDA, corporate and immigration. Buchanan has the resources in place to meet those needs,” said Li.

“We are very excited to have Alfred and Shawn join us here in Philadelphia. Their practices are a great complement to our current capabilities, and we are already actively working on increased client opportunities. They are a welcome part of our office’s and our firm’s continued growth, both in practice areas and client base,” said Joseph A. Dougherty, Buchanan’s CEO-Elect.

Both Zaher and Li join the firm from Novak Druce’s Philadelphia office and bring a wealth of experience to Buchanan, the release said.

Zaher, a first-chair litigator, concentrates his practice on patent, trademark and trade secret litigation, licensing and counseling. He has experience representing clients before U.S. courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office. Zaher leverages his working relationships with Chinese officials and law firms to successfully manage clients’ patent and trademark portfolios in China, including identifying and prosecuting infringers in the Chinese court system.

Before entering law, Zaher was a research electrical engineer with more than 10 years of technical experience at organizations such as The Boeing Company and Litton Industries. He earned a law degree from St. John’s University, engaged in graduate studies in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University and earned a B.S. degree in Engineering Science from the City University of New York.

Dr. Li’s comprehensive intellectual property practice involves developing global protection strategies, drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications, representing clients in reexamination proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and negotiating and preparing complex licenses and related agreements. He also advises clients on issues related to protecting intellectual property in China.

In addition to gaining experience working for nationally recognized law firms, Dr. Li has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of physiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and as a graduate research assistant at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. He earned his law degree from Temple University, a Ph.D. and M.S. degree in Pharmacology from New York University and a B.S. degree in Biology from Peking University.

About the Firm
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has more than 530 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing throughout the United States, with an office in Washington, D.C. and in 18 cities across states, including California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling in a vacatur of arbitral award case, found that an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a multiple-party, multiple-contract AAA arbitration by acting in accordance with one arbitration agreement, but contrary to the arbitrator appointment and forum selection clauses in other arbitration agreements involving an intervening party.

Baker & McKenzie associate Eileen Theresa Flynn, writing in an article posted on Lexology, wrote about PoolRe Ins. Corp. v. Organizational Strategies, Inc.

“Reviewing the vacatur de novo, the Fifth Circuit agreed that Ramos acted contrary to the express provisions of the PoolRe arbitration agreements and affirmed the vacatur decision,” Flynn wrote.

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Exterro will present a complimentary five-part webinar series featuring e-discovery data management experts who will teach participants how to safely navigate the journey for responsive data without stumbling into pitfalls.

The experts will discuss best practices for locating responsive data more quickly, controlling collection, processing and review costs, and leveraging technology to develop smarter case strategies.

The first installment in the series, scheduled for August 13, will cover developing search criteria for determining document relevancy. Next, on Sept. 9, the discussion will be about identifying and accessing data sources for collection.

On Sept. 30, experts will discuss searching through large volumes of data. Then on Oct. 21 the subject will be working with third-party collection and processing providers.

The final event in the series will be Nov. 11, covering the use of in-house e-discovery search and collection software effectively.

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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has added David Cabrales as a litigation partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Cabrales also will work with members of the firm’s Government Affairs team in Austin.

Cabrales, who joins Gardere from Locke Lord LLP, has broad experience representing clients in government and commercial litigation matters. He frequently represents financial institutions, securities broker-dealers, retailers, and life and health insurance companies in traditional, class-action and multidistrict lawsuits, and arbitrations. Cabrales also counsels clients in matters before state government, and represents businesses in litigation matters initiated by state attorneys general.

From 2007 to 2009, Cabrales served as general counsel to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, leading a legal team that advised the governor and his staff on a variety of topics at the intersection of law and public policy. He served as principal economic development advisor for the governor and helped administer the Texas Enterprise Fund, the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, Texas One and other programs in the governor’s economic development portfolio. In addition, Perry appointed Cabrales to the Texas Economic Development Corporation in 2010 and again in 2014, where he served as chairman from 2010 to 2012. He is a member of the bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, which is composed of leading Texas attorneys who screen and recommend nominees for vacancies on the federal bench and in U.S. attorney offices across Texas.

“As a former general counsel to the Texas governor, David has a broad understanding of the important issues facing our clients today,” says Gardere Chair Holland N. O’Neil. “His commercial litigation and state government expertise will be welcomed by our clients, and will further enhance our Litigation and Government Affairs practices. He is an excellent addition to the Gardere team.”

A graduate of Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Cabrales began his legal career as a briefing attorney to former Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul Gonzalez. He is a member of the United Way of Texas Board of Directors and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation, as well as a past member of the Texas Racing Commission. 

“Gardere is the premier Texas-based law firm, and has the top government affairs group in Austin,” says Mr. Cabrales. “The Firm’s attorneys are among the most respected in their field. I am excited to be joining this exceptional group of professionals.”;

Cabrales is the latest high-level addition to Gardere. Texas State Representative Jason Villalba joined the firm’s Dallas office in July, and litigation partner Craig Dillard joined the Houston office in January.

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an Am Law 200 firm founded in 1909 and one of the Southwest’s largest full-service law firms, has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City. Gardere provides legal services to private and public companies and individuals in the areas of corporate, energy, environmental, financial restructuring and reorganization, financial services, government affairs, hospitality, insurance, intellectual property, international, labor and employment, litigation, private equity, real estate and tax.

The term “Peak oil” is the theory that oil production has maxed out and that decline is therefore inevitable, writes Mona Dajani in a white paper published by Baker & McKenzie. “The oil market is in a state of confusion, though several developments may serve to halt the momentum depending on their respective outcomes,” she writes.

“The race between new technologies and new resources is a major challenge; it is getting harder to access and extract oil and we are becoming more reliant on technological advances to meet this challenge. It should be noted, however, that if U.S. oil production declines significantly this year and prices remain relatively low, there is a chance that the world has seen the all time high of oil production,” she writes.

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Kane Russell Coleman & Logan has posted an article by Karin Zaner on its blog, The Doctor’s Advocate, discussing 10 tips for physician employment contracts.

The article discusses the importance of reading and understanding the agreement before signing, leverage in terms of employment negotiation, non-compete obligations, non-solicitation and non-ownership obligations, HIPAA, privacy and trade secret confidentiality, income guarantees, logistics, finding a good match, recognizing red flags, and resisting the urge to resign.

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a complimentary webinar, “Kimble v. Marvel: Practical Tips for Extending Licensing Agreements Beyond Patent Expiration,” presented by Christine A. Pompa. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 9 a.m. PDT / 10 a.m.MDT / 11 a.m. CDT / 12 noon EDT.

On June 22, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, upholding the long-standing rule that prohibits a patent holder from charging royalties for the use of an invention after the underlying patent has expired. As a result, patent holders may want to consider ways to negotiate competitive, mutually beneficial, and enforceable license agreements that exist beyond the term of the underlying patent.

Some of the webinar topics will be:
• The case law leading up to the opinion in Kimble v. Marvel
• A summary of the opinion
• Tips and strategies for drafting licensing agreements that extend royalty fee payments beyond the life of a patent

The speaker will be Fitch Even partner Christine A. Pompa, who has extensive litigation and trial experience in patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright cases. She also provides clients with legal opinions on non-infringement and invalidity, as well as IP- and technology-related agreements, including licensing agreements, product terms and conditions, service agreements, and privacy policies.

CLE credit has been approved for California and Illinois and is pending in Nebraska. Other states may also award CLE credit upon attendee request. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required.

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Stradley Ronon announced that commercial litigation and insurance attorney Mark D. Villanueva has joined the firm as a partner in its Philadelphia office. He was most recently a partner with McCarter & English.

Villanueva represents clients in commercial litigation matters, having amassed extensive litigation experience at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings. He also counsels clients in the negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts and sponsorship agreements. Villanueva has worked with companies in numerous industries, including insurance, energy, oil and gas, financial services, pharmaceutical and health care.

Villanueva brings with him to Stradley Ronon significant litigation, transactional and intellectual property matters, the firm said in a release.

“Mark is widely regarded as one of the region’s top young attorneys, and we are thrilled to have him join Stradley Ronon,” said firm Chairman William R. Sasso. “His commercial litigation and insurance experience complements our existing practice areas and further advances our mission of providing clients with skilled attorneys committed to providing value-driven results.”

“Joining Stradley Ronon gives me a large, sophisticated and highly visible platform from which to serve my clients,” said Villanueva. “While I was familiar with the firm’s deep roster of legal talent in areas such as litigation, insurance, intellectual property and corporate law, I was just as impressed with its commitment to responsive, efficient, comprehensive client service, which is particularly attractive to my contacts.”

Stradley Ronon’s nationally recognized insurance practice group counsels leading insurers, reinsurers and producers, and, when necessary, litigates on their behalf. The firm helps insurers resolve disputes regarding the full spectrum of commercial and individual coverage lines, including transactional and regulatory matters and complex claims and litigation. In addition, Stradley Ronon’s complex commercial litigation practice represents public and private companies in a wide range of industries on litigation issues including securities fraud allegations, director and office liability, merger and acquisition disputes, shareholder disputes, intellectual property claims, business torts, contract claims and lender liability matters. The firm’s litigation practice group was recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as one of the top litigation departments in Pennsylvania.

“Mark’s unique combination of business savvy and courtroom experience strengthens the capabilities of our growing corporate and litigation teams,” said Stradley Ronon Insurance Practice Group Chair Steven B. Davis “His passion for the law and commitment to client service will instantly resonate with our client base.”

Prior to joining McCarter & English, Villanueva clerked for the Honorable Paul S. Diamond of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He began his legal career as an associate at Drinker Biddle. Villanueva was honored as one of The Legal Intelligencer’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track.”

He received his J.D. magna cum laude from The Catholic University Columbus School of Law, where he was notes and comments editor of The Catholic University Law Review, and his B.A. from Bucknell University.

About Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies – from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations – achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel, the release said. The firm has seven offices throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has relocated the firm’s Houston office. Although the firm will remain in Wells Fargo Plaza in downtown Houston, the office, spanning nearly 75,000 square feet, will be relocated to floors 20-22, effective immediately.

“We are thrilled to begin operation out of our new and innovative office,” says Gardere Vice Chair Eric A. Blumrosen. “The space is designed to accommodate modern law firm operations, particularly the use of technology. Our new office will enable us to implement multiple efficiencies for our clients, lawyers and staff for years to come.”

In a release, the firm said the fully redesigned interior office space will allow Gardere to incorporate state-of-the-art technology and workspace amenities for its employees. In addition, the modernized configuration will accommodate future growth and further embodies the firm’s brand and culture. The relocation emphasizes Gardere’s commitment to client service, responsiveness and overall quality of work – fundamental to the success of the firm and its clients.

Gardere’s leadership team felt it was in the firm’s best interest to remain at Wells Fargo Plaza based on its first-rate facilities and easily accessible location, the release said. The firm has been a Wells Fargo Plaza tenant for the past 16 years.

The property is the largest multi-tenant building in the southwestern United States with more than 1.7 million square feet of rentable office space. The building occupies an entire city block, surrounded by Louisiana, Lamar, Smith and McKinney Streets in downtown Houston. CBRE manages and leases the building.

The new Houston office address is 2000 Wells Fargo Plaza, 1000 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002.

China-based employers are required to have written employment contracts with all full-time employees, and if those contracts are not in place, the employer could be on the hook for double wages, reports Dan Harris on Above the Law.

“It is important to note that the above rules apply to foreign employees working in China and that some Chinese labor arbitration commissions and courts do not recognize anything other than Chinese language agreements as a valid written employment contract.” he writes.

He wrote that any business employing anyone in China without an up-to-date written contract in Chinese is at risk for a substantial penalty.

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In many software development agreements, the customer has to accept the software before the contract is complete, Scott & Scott reports on its Software & Copyright Law Blog.

“If the product is not acceptable, the parties have a contractually described way to address issues before final payment is due,” writes Scott & Scott IP lawyer Brian Kirkpatrick. “However, in software-as-a-service (SaaS) transactions, SaaS providers often argue that the SaaS is available upon execution of an agreement and software delivery and acceptance is not required.”

He adds that, although physical delivery of software is not necessary for SaaS, delivery is still an important issue to address.

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Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced the addition of Jennifer Fraser to its Intellectual Property Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining Dykema, she served as Co-Chair of Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP’s national trademark and copyright practice, working out of its Washington, D.C., office.

In a release, the firm said Fraser represents clients in matters involving trademark procurement and protection as well as trademark and copyright litigation. Her practice focuses on the selection, use and enforcement of trademarks, including managing global brand portfolios, litigating rights before courts and administrative tribunals such as Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and resolving domain name and Internet-related IP disputes.

Fraser represents clients in many industries, including construction, machinery, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, information technology, agriculture, consumer products, industrial chemicals defense and cybersecurity. She has significant trial experience and has prosecuted thousands of trademark applications. Fraser also counsels clients and renders corporate-related due diligence and licensing services.

She is a former Examining Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, has been recognized as a leading trademark practitioner in Washington, D.C., by World Trademark Review and has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer.

“We’re extremely pleased to add someone of Jennifer’s caliber and reputation to our Washington, D.C., office,” said Eric Fingerhut, Leader of Dykema’s Trademark Practice. “I’ve known Jennifer and admired her work for many years and I am thrilled she is joining our team. Her vast trademark experience and deep understanding of the businesses she serve fits right into Dykema’s model of outstanding client service. I have no doubt Jennifer will be an extremely valuable resource to the firm and its clients.”

Fraser received a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law, and a B.A., in History, as well as a minor in Justice Studies, from the University of New Hampshire.

About Dykema
Dykema serves business entities worldwide on a wide range of complex legal issues. Dykema lawyers and other professionals in 15 U.S. offices work in close partnership with clients – from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies – to deliver outstanding results, unparalleled service and exceptional value in every engagement.

The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced its recognition in “Raising the Bar” 2015 by Equality Illinois, a yearly recognition of top Illinois LGBT-friendly law firms.

Quarles & Brady was one of 42 firms recognized for protecting the rights of Illinois lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, providing a safe, fair, and integrated work environment, and participating in related community outreach programs, the firm said in a release. These law firms are also featured in the 2015 Raising the Bar report.

“When you enter any office of Quarles & Brady, you are greeted with a sign that reads, ‘This Law Firm Serves Everyone’,” said George Marek, co-chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. “It serves as a visible reminder of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.”

As part of its diversity initiatives, Quarles & Brady provides domestic partner benefits, and an LGBT liaison attorney is assigned to each new LGBT attorney as part of its mentoring program. The firm also interviews and recruits LGBT law students and sponsors numerous events in the LGBT community.

About Equality Illinois
Equality Illinois was founded in 1991 to secure, protect and defend the basic civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Illinoisans, and is the state’s oldest and largest LGBT advocacy organization.

About Quarles & Brady LLP
Quarles & Brady is a full-service AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 475 attorneys offering an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies, with practice focuses in health care and life sciences, business law, data privacy and security, and complex litigation. The firm has offices in Chicago; Indianapolis; Madison; Milwaukee; Naples, Florida; Phoenix; Scottsdale; Tampa; Tucson; and Washington, D.C. Additional information can be found online at quarles.com, as well as on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

A complimentary webinar presented by Davis Wright Tremaine will discuss the negotiation of Health Information Technology (HIT) contracts, identifying tips and traps based on real world experience with contract successes and failures.

The webinar will be Tuesday, August 11, at 10 a.m. Pacific time.

“Frequently the legal contract is the last hurdle to beginning a new HIT project, and, for many health care organizations, the process can be a source of frustration in acquiring new technologies,” the firm says on its website. “This session will focus on best practices for maximizing the effectiveness of contract negotiations for HIT projects. We will examine key legal issues and practical implications arising from the process and the substantive contract terms.”

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