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Martin Walker Law Firm Makes Community Pillar Donation to United Way

AnnouncementsTYLER, Texas – Tyler’s Martin Walker law firm has donated $5,000 to the United Way of Smith County as part of that organization’s community pillar fundraising effort.

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Parker Poe Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Columbia

AnnouncementsParker Poe is pleased to announce the firm is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Columbia. In November 1996, Parker Poe opened its Columbia office with two attorneys and one legal professional.

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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Announces New National Chair of Real Estate Practice

AnnouncementsChamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce that Stephanie Friese is the new national chair of its Real Estate Practice.

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Perkins Coie Continues Chicago and Midwest Growth With Move to New World Class Office Building

AnnouncementsPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that its Chicago office will relocate on November 15, 2021, to a new state-of-the-art office space at 110 North Wacker Drive. The firm’s more than 250 Chicago-based attorneys and professional staff will occupy three full floors of the landmark skyscraper.

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Cassidy & Mueller, P.C. Managing Partner Andrew (Drew) Cassidy Joins International Association of Defense Counsel

Cassidy & Mueller, P.C. Managing Partner Andrew (Drew) Cassidy Joins International Association of Defense Counsel

AnnouncementsAndrew (Drew) Cassidy, managing partner at Cassidy & Mueller, P.C. in Peoria, Illinois, has accepted an invitation to join the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.

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WIGGIN AND DANA WELCOMES ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY DAVID SPERANZINI

AnnouncementsWIGGIN AND DANA WELCOMES ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY DAVID SPERANZINI

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Akerman Continues Expansion of Tax Practice Group with Partner John Buckun in Chicago

AnnouncementsTop 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has continued its expansion of its Tax Practice Group with partner John Buckun in Chicago. Buckun focuses his practice on federal, state and local, and international tax matters. His arrival follows one week after the addition of Tax partner Lorie Fale in Miami.

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Study: 71% of Financial Services Firms Value Legal Departments More as a Result of the Pandemic

AnnouncementsFor the First Time in Many Years Controlling Legal Costs Rather than Simply Reducing them is the Top Legal Spend Priority

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Big Law Agrees: Give Attorneys Flexibility as Offices Reopen

AnnouncementsBig Law firms that have shared their hodgepodge of plans for bringing lawyers back to the office have one resounding commonality they’re letting attorneys work from home at least some of the time

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NFL’s Jaguars Hire Veteran Sports Lawyer as New General Counsel

AnnouncementsThe Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Justin Sievert to fill a general counsel role that has had its two previous occupants depart in recent months. Amanda Holt, a spokeswoman for the National Football

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JP Morgan Files $162 Million Lawsuit Against Tesla

AnnouncementsJP Morgan Chase filed a lawsuit against Tesla Monday, accusing the electric car firm of “breach of contract action” over stock warrants following CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet that he might take his firm

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Lawsuit Seeks $750 Million from Travis Scott, Drake and Live Nation over Astroworld Disaster

AnnouncementsA lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 125 attendees of Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival and family members of those who died against the rapper, Drake, Live Nation, Apple Music and others, seeking

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Norris McLaughlin Welcomes J. Alexander Short to Pennsylvania Immigration Group

Norris McLaughlin Welcomes J. Alexander Short to Pennsylvania Immigration Group

AnnouncementsThe law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to welcome J. Alexander Short as an Associate. He joins the firm’s Immigration Law Practice Group in the Allentown office.

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Ensuring a Successful Legal Operations Launch

AnnouncementsIn the rush to launch a legal operations practice to manage data risk, organizations often make five critical errors. This article discusses the focusses on the factors to reduce these errors.

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Family Law Firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Earns Top Honors in 2022 Best Law Firms Guide

AnnouncementsFamily law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson (ONDA) has been recognized among the country’s leading law firms in the 2022 Best Law Firms listing for its work in family law and its expertise in handling appeals.

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COVID-19, Biden Agenda Won’t Slow Down Record Pace of M&A

AnnouncementsRespondents to Dykema’s 17th annual M&A Outlook Survey believe nothing will break the stride of U.S. M&A dealmakers over the year to come, with most viewing the Biden administration’s legislative agenda as positively impacting activity.

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Bradley Partner Christopher L. Hawkins to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy

AnnouncementsChristopher L. Hawkins, a partner in the Birmingham, Alabama, office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, has been selected for inclusion in the American College of Bankruptcy.

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Danger unites us: Coalminers on the Frontline of Clean Energy

AnnouncementsThree hundred metres below ground, Sebastian Tirintica operates an elevator at the Livezeni mine in Romania’s Jiu valley. His eyes widen with concentration as he guides the lever to lower the cage, ferrying

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CWA Workers Approve New Union Contracts with Catholic Health, Return to Mercy Hospital Wednesday

AnnouncementsAfter three days of voting, more than 2,500 Communications Workers of America employees at Mercy, Kenmore Mercy and Sisters St. Joseph hospitals have approved six new four-year union

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Braves MLB Trade Rumors Projects the Contracts of Freeman, Rosario, and Soler

AnnouncementsMLB Trade Rumors put together their list of the top 50 free agents this offseason with projections. However, unlike McDaniel, MLB Trade Rumors also had Jorge Soler among their top 50 free agents,

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