Charlotte, N.C. – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce the election of four new partners for 2021. Elizabeth Story in Atlanta, Daniel Peterson in Charlotte, and Michael Crook and Collier Marsh in Raleigh were voted into the firm’s partnership.

Story represents clients in real estate litigation. She focuses on eminent domain proceedings, private property disputes, and other types of litigation related to owning and developing commercial real estate. Her clients include shopping center developers and owners of commercial and mixed-use property. She is president of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) Foundation and has served on its board of directors since 2016.

Peterson focuses on local government counsel, professional negligence, and insurance disputes. He has experience analyzing potential constitutional issues and resolving disputes for cities and towns. He also has defended professionals and businesses in the insurance and real estate industries. He serves as chair of the Government Practice Group within the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.

Crook focuses his practice on real estate litigation and eminent domain. He regularly represents governmental, business, and professional clients in all phases of state and federal litigation. Michael volunteers his time by representing abused and neglected juveniles before North Carolina’s appellate courts through the Guardian ad Litem program and by representing low-income individuals through Legal Aid of North Carolina.

Marsh focuses his practice on land use, state and local property tax, construction, and commercial litigation. His clients include real estate developers, commercial property owners, property managers, homebuilders, and homeowners associations. He represents his clients through all stages of construction and development. He is a graduate of Leadership Raleigh and an advocate for abused and neglected juveniles through the Guardian ad Litem program.

About Parker Poe

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has more than 225 lawyers in eight offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. The firm provides legal counsel to many of the largest companies and local governments in the Southeast.

Parker Poe is a member of two leading international legal networks: TerraLex and the Employment Law Alliance. TerraLex and the ELA have chosen Parker Poe to help guide clients through the challenges of global business.

Brown Rudnick LLP announced the addition of David A. Moreno, Jr. as a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. He is based in the firm’s New York office. Moreno’s arrival adds even more depth to Brown Rudnick’s team of top trial lawyers, which includes market-leading litigators advising on white collar defense, commercial litigation, restructuring, intellectual property and litigation funding, among other matters.

Moreno joins from Spar & Bernstein PC, where he was a partner and established the Corporate Business, Sports & Entertainment Department. Furthermore, Moreno managed Spar & Bernstein’s Criminal Defense Department and served as the firm’s lead trial lawyer, handling trial-ready cases in criminal and civil courts. Moreno regularly managed a caseload of more than 100 active matters in state and federal courts.

Moreno’s practice covers a wide range of areas, including commercial litigation, white-collar defense, intellectual property protection, tax, investment disputes, and sports and entertainment, winning settlement amounts and jury awards among the top in the field. Moreno has extensive experience advising on an array of domestic and international white-collar matters, including healthcare fraud, securities fraud, and other financial crimes. Moreno previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, where he prosecuted more than 1200 criminal cases and tried 13 cases to verdict, reporting a perfect trial record.

With more than 100 litigators in the United States and Europe, Brown Rudnick routinely and successfully counsels clients on high-stakes domestic and international litigations. Moreno’s addition speaks to Brown Rudnick’s growing litigation practice. In the past year, the group also added Michael J. Bowe and Lauren Tabaksblat, formerly with Kasowitz Benson Torres, and Jason Wareham, formerly a U.S. Marine Corp Judge Advocate and one of the longest-serving litigators in the Marine Corps.

Moreno’s commitment to his profession and clients extends to his work in the community. Dedicated to serving underrepresented populations, he serves as a mentor, motivational speaker, and teacher in the New York City Public Schools, for the Judicial Internship Opportunity Program and Harlem Hoops Afterschool Program. Moreno has served on the board of the Many Hopes Charity since 2016.

Additional biographical information and credentials are available on Moreno’s bio page at brownrudnick.com.

MG+M The Law Firm (MG+M) is pleased to announce that it has elevated five attorneys to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The new partners and their office locations are Stephanie M. Chesney (Boston), Karina E. Murski (New York City), Shannon M. O’Neil (Boston), Rupa Patel (Walnut Creek, California), and Daniel B. Rousseau (O’Fallon, Illinois).

Chesney has significant experience defending a wide variety of civil cases, focusing specifically in commercial litigation and catastrophic injury. Her experience includes representing clients in diverse business and commercial litigation matters, including employment, general liability, products liability, construction, and premises liability. Chesney also handles professional liability matters in the defense of health care providers and institutions. She received her J.D. from New England School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland.

Murski’s practice areas include toxic tort defense and general litigation. She has significant experience representing large corporations and insurance carriers in matters involving toxic tort, products liability, premises liability, public utilities law, labor law, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. She received her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wyoming.

O’Neil focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including toxic tort, mass tort, and products liability defense. She has extensive knowledge of asbestos and toxic tort litigation matters in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She received her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Rhode Island College.

Patel has extensive experience representing developers, general contractors, subcontractors, businesses, private parties, and sureties in complex civil litigation, construction claims, products liability actions, and business and corporate legal disputes. She also has served as general counsel and corporate counsel for several construction businesses. She received her J.D. from John F. Kennedy School of Law.

Leader of the firm’s Investigations and Compliance practice group, Rousseau focuses his practice on claims and investigations against educational institutions, including Title IX, corporate and internal investigations and compliance, diversity, inclusion, culture audits, and corporate social responsibility. In addition, he handles matters involving commercial litigation, municipal law, toxic tort, and product liability. He received his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri.

About MG+M
MG+M The Law Firm (MG+M) is a national litigation and trial firm that provides coordinated, coast-to-coast services for corporate clients in high stakes matters. The firm offers national coverage through 14 offices and a vast local counsel network that can rapidly respond to litigation demands in all levels of court, anywhere in the country. The experienced team of diverse attorneys, collaborative approach, and national resources enable the firm to provide superior value and achieve optimal results in addressing clients’ most complex litigation challenges. For more information, visit www.mgmlaw.com.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Bradley Pro Bono Counsel Tiffany M. Graves has been appointed as co-president of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCo). She began serving a two-year term on Jan. 1.

APBCo is a membership organization of over 200 attorneys and practice group managers who run pro bono practices at more than 100 of the world’s largest law firms. The group’s mission is to maximize access to justice through the delivery of pro bono legal services. In addition to her role as co-president of APBCo, Graves is currently serving a three-year term on the board of directors.

Based in the firm’s Jackson office, Graves oversees the development and administration of Bradley’s pro bono programs. Previously, she served as executive director of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, where she led a 21-member commission created by the Mississippi Supreme Court and promoted its initiatives to improve and expand access to civil justice to the nearly 700,000 Mississippians living in poverty. Graves also previously served as interim director and adjunct professor for the Pro Bono Initiative at the University of Mississippi School of Law, and as executive director and general counsel for the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Graves is active with numerous other professional and community organizations, including the MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Millsaps College Board of Visitors. She also serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Pro Bono Task Force.

About Bradley
Bradley combines skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s nearly 550 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others.

(BOSTON) Rich May, P.C. is proud to announce that Elizabeth-Ann S. Foley has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, where she brings 30 years of specialized experience in health care corporate and litigation actions involving health care fraud and abuse, Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payer billing and coding audits, white-collar civil and criminal investigations, physician and other health care practitioner disciplinary matters, and corporate compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Foley was a partner at a prominent Boston law firm where she focused on health care corporate and litigation matters. Foley previously served as an assistant attorney general in various prosecutorial and managerial roles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”). Notably, she was an assistant attorney general in the OAG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. She also held the position of Senior Counsel in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.’s Fraud Investigation and Prevention Unit.

Foley has a wide range of experience handling complex health care fraud and abuse matters and employment issues before the trial courts throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She counsels hospitals, physician and dental practices, health care and behavioral health providers, pharmacists, clinical laboratories, durable medical equipment suppliers, ambulance companies, and skilled nursing and assisted living facilities with issues involving employment, billing and coding, compliance with reporting and self-disclosure protocols, data security breaches, DEA investigations, HIPAA privacy and security issues, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and state and federal false claims acts, among others.

Foley has expertise in advising health care practitioners with licensing and/or disciplinary actions before various professional boards, such as the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure. She also guides clients through all phases of state and federal governmental inquiries and investigations involving health care, including responding to subpoenas and civil investigative demands, the rendering of grand jury testimony, and addressing the execution of search warrants.

Foley served as the first dean of students at her alma mater, Suffolk University Law School. She received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross. She is the recipient of the Francis X. Bellotti Award for Excellence awarded by her peers in the OAG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Foley has also been named to the Best Lawyers in America list in the category of health care law.

Kathryn Edgerton, who advises addiction treatment and telemedicine providers, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine’s Los Angeles office as counsel. She rejoins her colleagues Stacie Neroni, Hope Levy-Biehl and Christine Johnson, who moved to DWT in early 2020.  The four are part of a rising generation of California lawyers elevating the firm’s highly regarded healthcare team.

The Healthcare practice, which has depth up and down the West Coast and in Washington, D.C., serves clients across the country, including hospitals and health systems, medical groups, labs, pharmacies, behavioral health providers, telemedicine providers and investors in all those segments.

Edgerton, an Executive Committee member of the Privacy and Security Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, was named to a list of “Ones to Watch” in Healthcare for 2021 by Best Lawyers.  She received her law degree from Cornell University and her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.

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. For more information, visit www.dwt.com.

Contracts are the backbone of a business which is why managing them effectively is critical to success. However, many organizations encounter easy-to-avoid contract management pitfalls such as missed obligations, poor collaboration, unintentional auto-renewals, and version control problems which creates unnecessary risk.

Join Contract Logix on Friday, January 15th at 12:00pm ET as we discuss 10 Best Practices for Contract Management. We will review each of these proven best practices and provide real-world examples of how organizations are implementing them to improve their contract lifecycle management.

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Sean M. Buckley – Corporate Finance; Dallas
Buckley’s practice is focused on advertising, technology, and corporate transactions. Representing clients in technology and new media industries, he regularly drafts and negotiates agreements with ad servers, data suppliers and data management companies, measurement and analytics companies, and other ad and technology platforms and providers in connection with a variety of commercial relationships with local, regional and Fortune 500 brand agencies and ad technology companies. Buckley is also a member of Dykema’s multi-discipline dental service organization industry group.

Buckley earned a J.D., cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law, and an M.B.A. and B.A. from Texas Tech University.

Charles W. Chotvacs – Business Litigation; Washington, D.C.
Chotvacs focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation and counseling insurance industry clients on complex coverage issues related to directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment practices, and other professional liability insurance. He has litigated matters in state and federal courts across the country at both the trial and appellate level, as well as before administrative bodies.

Chotvacs earned a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Joseph R. DeHondt – Corporate Finance; Bloomfield Hills
DeHondt advises clients on transactional and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, venture capital financings, private placements, corporate governance and other general corporate matters. He counsels public companies on securities rules and regulations, including SEC reporting, disclosure and compliance issues. DeHondt also assists clients with technology-related transactions, including joint ventures, outsourcing arrangements, and transactions involving the development, licensing and transfer of software and technology, with a particular focus on representing leading companies in the autonomous vehicle and advanced mobility industries.

DeHondt earned a J.D., cum laude, from University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

Eric D. Jay – Corporate Finance; Ann Arbor
Jay focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, corporate formation and governance, and negotiating key commercial agreements. He has significant experience representing manufacturers, software developers, and other clients as both customers and vendors in a wide variety of technology and outsourcing transactions, particularly with respect to autonomous vehicle and advanced mobility technologies.

Jay earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan.

Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation; San Antonio
Kirkland’s wide-ranging practice includes various areas of commercial litigation such as defense of insurance disputes, breach of contract claims and business torts, with a significant focus on first-party insurance defense. She advises and assists clients on all phases of litigation, including all stages of pretrial and trial work in state and federal court. Kirkland’s experience encompasses first-party insurance lawsuits, commercial litigation, federal procurement, banking litigation, and employment-related disputes.

Kirkland earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a B.B.A, with honors, from The University of Texas at Austin.

Heidi A. Naasko – Litigation; Ann Arbor
Naasko leads Dykema’s pro bono practice. In addition to directing the practice and mentoring lawyers in various areas of public interest law, she maintains a substantive poverty law practice. Naasko has a broad range of practice areas including representation of immigrants, domestic violence survivors, and those asserting their actual innocence. Naasko directs the firm’s attorney resources to meet a community’s underserved legal needs and consults with corporate legal departments who desire to develop change or expand their internal pro bono practice.

Naasko earned a J.D., cum laude, from Boston University and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Brent H. Olson – Business Litigation; Washington, D.C.
Olson advises insurance companies facing novel and complex coverage issues. His practice includes directors and officers, professional liability, pollution liability, and other specialty lines insurance products. Olson has represented insurers in coverage disputes across the country in both federal and state court and at both the trial and appellate level.

Olson earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.S. from the University of Utah.

Kyle A. Owens – Financial Services; Dallas
Owens assists a wide variety of financial-services firms and other businesses with regulatory compliance, litigation, and arbitration. His unique background as former business counsel at a Top 10 bank and as a seasoned litigator enables him to identify risk, provide mitigation advice, and resolve related disputes with customers and third parties. His extensive financial-services experience includes work with banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, auto-finance lenders, credit-card issuers, loan servicers, and securities firms.

Owens earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

James T. Pechacek – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Pechacek advises clients on their intellectual property portfolio with a focus on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in technology fields including medical devices, semi-conductor devices, and automotive technology. With a background in patent litigation, he also counsels clients on freedom-to-operate, patent infringement and patent validity matters.

Pechacek earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, an M.S.E.E. and a B.S. from the University of Saint Thomas.

Cliff P. Riley – Commercial Litigation; Dallas
Riley is an experienced litigator who has been trusted to litigate high-stakes cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas, with an emphasis on business disputes, real estate litigation, and appellate matters, as well as extensive experience in white collar criminal defense. He has served as lead counsel in trial court litigation and has been the lead drafter on winning briefs before the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Courts of Appeals. Several of Riley’s cases have been covered by major media.

Riley earned a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Dallas.

Tania Shapiro-Barr, M.D. – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Shapiro-Barr focuses her practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in technology fields including medical devices, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. She has experience prosecuting both foreign and domestic patent applications, as well as counseling clients and drafting opinions regarding patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and validity. She also has experience with patent litigation and trademark prosecution.

Shapiro-Barr earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, an M.D. from University of Wisconsin Medical School and a B.S., Honors Program, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Elizabeth A. Voss – Labor & Employment; Dallas
Voss counsels clients in a variety of industries on all aspects of employment and labor relations. She has represented employers in multiple state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings with Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Voss navigates clients through discrimination statutes, wage and hour issues, employment policies and agreements, and non-compete, non-solicitation and trade secret litigation.

Voss earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from the New York University, College of Arts and Sciences.

(DENVILLE, N.J. – January 8, 2021) – Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC, is pleased to announce that partners Thomas J. Snyder and Matheu D. Nunn have been elevated to lead the firm’s Family/Matrimonial practice group. Snyder has devoted his practice exclusively to a wide-range of family law matters for the past 25 years. Nunn, who primarily handles family law litigation, also co-chairs the firm’s General Appellate practice with Bonnie C. Frost, Esq. The pair will lead a department that handles all family law issues including alimony, child support, custody, parenting time, grandparents’ visitation, equitable distribution, and domestic violence cases. The partners’ co-chair titles are effective as of January 1, 2021.

About Thomas J. Snyder

Snyder earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1992 and his B.S., cum laude, from Albany State University in 1987. He has served as Chair of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He has been recognized for his contributions to the enactment of legislation in the areas of irreconcilable differences, open adoption, and alimony reform. Tom has litigated landmark cases including cases presented to the New Jersey Supreme Court which have impacted international child custody litigation and litigation involving fathers’ rights to challenge false claims of paternity. He has contributed to New Jersey State Bar Association’s amicus curiae briefs in litigation involving same sex couples’ rights to a legally recognized marriage and litigation involving whether income from a discretionary trust can be used for the purposes of calculating alimony and child support. He has been recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal in 2019 with a Professional Excellence Award in Mentorship, and among many other honors, has regularly been listed by Best Lawyers in America for Family Law.

About Matheu D. Nunn

A former county and municipal prosecutor, Nunn is an experienced litigator who has tried jury and bench trials and has been counsel of record in more than 50 Appellate Division and Supreme Court matters, including precedent-setting family law decisions in Bisbing v. Bisbing, 230 N.J. 309 (2017), a child relocation case; and Quinn v. Quinn, 225 N.J. 34 (2016), a cohabitation case. Nunn’s noteworthy victories have earned him numerous awards and recognitions including consecutive selections as a New Jersey Law Journal “Attorney of the Year” finalist, recognition as a “Trailblazer” in family law by the National Law Journal, recognition in Best Lawyers in America for Family Law, and inclusion in the 2020 “40 Under 40” ranking by NJBIZ. Nunn earned his J.D., with academic honors, from Rutgers School of Law in 2007 and his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 2003. Prior to joining Einhorn Barbarito, Nunn clerked for the Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis, A.J.S.C. (ret.) and then for the Hon. Jack M. Sabatino, P.J.A.D.

A list of Nunn’s appellate and Supreme Court decisions can be found at his biography on the firm’s website.

ABOUT EINHORN, BARBARITO, FROST & BOTWINICK, PC

Established in 1961, Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC, based in Denville, New Jersey, is a full-service law firm devoted to serving a broad range of legal needs. In its more than 50 years in business, Einhorn Barbarito and its attorneys have earned a reputation for dedication to the community. The firm represents a diverse base of clients from individuals and families to public and private companies, entrepreneurs and long-standing institutions. The multi-disciplinary team of attorneys leverages experience in areas of concentration including business and corporate matters, employment law, commercial litigation, personal injury and workers’ compensation, family and matrimonial matters, real estate and zoning issues, estate planning, special education, assisted living issues, criminal law, and tax law, and the firm has a strong appellate practice that touches on a variety of legal issues. The firm also provides counsel to small- to medium-size businesses on an as-needed, on-demand basis through its innovative On-Call for Business program. For more information, please visit www.einhornlawyers.com.

Sidley Continues Expansion in Northern California With Addition of Partners Idan Netser and Andrew Harper

Palo Alto – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Idan Netser and Andrew Harper have joined the firm as transactional partners in the Palo Alto office. Netser will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, and Tax practices while Harper will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice. Both Netser and Harper join Sidley from Fenwick & West LLP.

Netser advises both emerging and large international companies on a range of transactional work, including cross- border transactions, funding and investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, international tax, tax planning, tax controversy, and transfer pricing. He also counsels emerging companies on technology investments and mergers and acquisitions. Netser is the relationship partner for a wide range of technology companies, leveraging his extensive global network and experience with entrepreneurs who have emerged from Israel’s thriving technology sector.

Harper provides strategic counseling to emerging and high-growth companies at every stage across a variety of sectors. He has extensive experience in a broad array of complex business and financing issues, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. He also regularly represents leading venture capital funds and corporate venture capitalists on their investments and dispositions. Harper previously worked as general counsel of a venture-backed technology startup in the Bay Area.

The additions of Netser and Harper follows the firm’s recent additions in Northern California of partners Frank Rahmani to the corporate practice and Rachel Kleinberg to the global Tax group.

With 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.

The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that S. Christopher Collier, a senior partner at Hawkins Parnell & Young in Atlanta, has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.

Serving as deputy partner-in-charge of Hawkins Parnell’s Atlanta office, Collier also works from the firm’s offices in St. Louis and Charleston, West Virginia. In addition, he leads the firm’s COVID-19 Task Force and is a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee. Collier focuses his practice in the areas of products liability, premises liability, toxic tort, mass tort, transportation, and general liability.

Among his professional affiliations, Collier serves as secretary of the Atlanta Chapter of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance. In addition, he has previously served as a member of the boards of both the Atlanta Bar Association’s Council of Younger Lawyers and Environmental & Toxic Tort sections.

Collier received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Wake Forest University.

About the International Association of Defense Counsel
The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC has members who hail from six continents, 51 countries and territories, and all 50 U.S. states. The core purposes of the IADC are to enhance the development of skills, promote professionalism, and facilitate camaraderie among its members and their clients, as well as the broader civil justice community. For more information, visit www.iadclaw.org.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) is pleased to announce that Alexis M. Dominguez, previously an associate of the firm’s Labor & Employment group, and Elizabeth (Beth) E. Radichel, previously an associate of the firm’s Real Estate group, have been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2021.

Dominguez focuses his practice on counseling public and private companies on federal and state labor and employment law. He handles traditional labor matters, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements, responding to unfair labor practice charges, and representing clients in arbitration with unions and before state and federal courts throughout the United States. He helps companies comply with wage and hour requirements, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), state and local civil rights laws and related fair employment laws. The recipient of the firm’s 2019 Pro Bono Excellence in Service Award, Alex is actively involved with the nonprofit Equip for Equality in addition to several other charitable institutions. Most recently, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers listed Alex as “One to Watch” for 2021.

Dominguez received his law degree cum laude from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.

Radichel focuses her practice on assisting clients with their real estate needs. She has extensive experience counseling public and private real estate companies, real estate investment trusts, developers, lenders, property management companies and high net worth individuals. She handles matters throughout the United States, including acquisitions and dispositions, financings, construction financings, joint venture formation, corporate structuring, development agreements and leasing. She is an active member of both the firm’s Sustainability Committee and it’s Women’s Network Leadership Team. Beth is committed to pro bono service through her representation of a variety of nonprofit organizations in connection with their transactional legal needs, such as The AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

Radichel received her law degree cum laude from New York University School of Law. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a leading law firm dedicated to handling sophisticated matters for entrepreneurs, public companies, and private businesses and their owners. Our attorneys provide legal business solutions to public and private entities of all types—including Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, nonprofits and high net worth individuals—in connection with domestic and global business transactions and litigation. The firm has built over thirty years of trusted partnerships with clients that span the globe, and we meet each unique client need with the same personalized service and collaboration that provide the most practical solutions for every matter.

The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that Naoki S. Kaneko, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in Irvine, California, has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.

A member of the Class Action and Appellate Practice Group at his firm, Kaneko represents clients in the food, beverage and agribusiness; personal care; technology; automobile; and pharmaceutical industries and has significant experience defending clients in class actions and multidistrict and consolidated mass tort litigation. He defends clients in class actions and complex litigation matters involving consumer protection, product liability and breach of contract claims and also counsels clients on and defends against claims involving California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop 65).

Kaneko received his J.D. (cum laude) from American University Washington College of Law and his Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis.

About the International Association of Defense Counsel
The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC has members who hail from six continents, 51 countries and territories, and all 50 U.S. states. The core purposes of the IADC are to enhance the development of skills, promote professionalism, and facilitate camaraderie among its members and their clients, as well as the broader civil justice community. For more information, visit www.iadclaw.org.

CHICAGO (January 5, 2021)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Arthur Rooney has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment practice as a partner in the Chicago office.

With nearly 20 years of experience in employment law, Rooney’s practice focuses on the defense of employers in state and federal single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class action cases involving wage-and-hour lawsuits; FLSA collective actions; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation issues; and restrictive covenant matters. He also advises employers on preventative measures including reviewing employment policies, handling disciplinary actions and investigations, negotiating severance and release agreements, and conducting employment practices review.

To accommodate Perkins Coie’s continued growth in the Chicago area, the firm is moving to a larger, more collaborative office space at 110 North Wacker Drive in 2021.

Rooney received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from James Madison University.

LexisNexis Launches Law360 Pulse, a Comprehensive Business of Law News Service

Award-winning journalism combines with deep data and analytics to deliver unparalleled business of law news coverage, timely insights and industry intelligence

NEW YORK, January 4, 2021 – LexisNexis® today unveiled Law360 Pulse, a new business of law news service. Law360 Pulse combines the award-winning journalism and research of Law360 with powerful data and analytics from Lexis+ to deliver unparalleled business of law coverage, timely insights and industry intelligence that help law firms and legal departments succeed. The new offering complements Law360’s industry-leading practice of law coverage, giving legal professionals a single best source for comprehensive legal news.

Law360 Pulse keeps lawyers on top of industry issues and trends, such as leadership and lateral moves, finances, compensation, technology, government policy, regulations, ethics and more. With in-depth focus on large and mid-market firms, in-house counsel, courts and litigation, and local coverage in nine states, readers can customize their Law360 Pulse news feed by selecting the content that’s of most interest, signing up for daily newsletters and setting alerts to stay better informed.

In addition to 24/7 breaking legal news and in-depth features on business of law issues, Law360 Pulse will release a series of insightful surveys, rankings and reports on law firm practices and industry trends to keep law firms and legal departments better informed. The first report, titled Physical Space in a Pandemic: How Law Firms are Adapting, was issued today alongside a broader series on how COVID-19 has impacted the business of law. Future content will include compensation data, attorney satisfaction, and surveys on managing partners and summer associates.

At launch, Law360 Pulse will feature new business of law content spanning 14 topics and geographic regions, including:

• Modern Lawyer: Covering large law firm finances, leadership and lateral moves, compensation, government regulation, legal tech, legal ethics and disruption in the market.
• Mid-Law: Covering similar business of law topics from the perspective of regional and midmarket firms.
• In-House: Topics span executive moves, legal ops, technology, government policy, court developments and other forces reshaping how in-house lawyers do business.
• Courts: Covering the biggest news out of the courts, including major lawsuits and decisions, SCOTUS and other judiciary news, and policy changes that impact litigators.
• Daily Litigation: A sampling of federal and state litigation news from across the country, including complaints and decisions in notable cases such as class actions and MDL bellwethers.
• State-Specific Coverage: Focused business of law news from nine states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. Additional state coverage will be added to the platform in the future.

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Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC, is pleased to announce that Matthew S. Rheingold has been elevated from counsel to partner in the Taxation, Wills, Trusts & Estates and Business/Corporate practice groups, effective January 1, 2021. Rheingold joined Einhorn Barbarito in 2015 as an associate, focusing on tax, trusts and estates. He was named counsel in 2019.

About Matthew S. Rheingold

Rheingold’s practice is primarily devoted to estate and trust administration, charitable planning and business succession planning, as well as controversial estate litigation and tax dispute matters. Highly adept at successfully negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service, New Jersey Division of Taxation and the New York Department of Taxation, Rheingold’s knowledge of tax law and analytical abilities are enormous assets to his clients.

Rheingold earned his LL.M. in Taxation from New York Law School in 2014, his J.D. from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center in 2006, and his B.S. from Syracuse University in 2002. He is a frequent author of articles in publications including New Jersey CPA Magazine and The New Jersey Law Journal. Rheingold is admitted to the New Jersey Bar, the New York Bar, the United States Tax Court, and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Morris County Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey.

Weinstein Family Law, a boutique matrimonial law firm, announced that Erika Handler and Katherine (Katie) Segall have joined the firm as associates and will focus their practices exclusively on family law matters.

About Erika Handler, Esq.

Prior to entering into private practice, Handler served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas L. Weisenbeck, J.S.C., Morris County Family Part (now retired).

Handler earned her J.D. from the Rutgers University School of Law, where she served as the Chairperson of the Women’s Law Forum and Managing Research Editor of the Computer and Technology Law Journal, and her B.A. from the University of Michigan where she graduated with high honors. During law school, Handler served as a law clerk for the Attorney General’s Office, Division of Youth and Family Services, Newark and volunteered with the law school’s Special Education Clinic working to secure school accommodations for children with special needs.

Handler is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Somerset County Bar Association. She is an active participant in her community serving as the Co-Chair of Membership for her temple and member of the Mayor of Scotch Plain’s Wellness Committee.

About Katherine Segall, Esq.

Before joining the firm, Segall served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Mark T. Janezcko, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Family Part, where she conducted extensive legal research for the Court’s divorce and domestic violence cases. She also interned for the following Superior Court of New Jersey judges: the Honorable Jodi Lee Alper, the Honorable Linda Cavanaugh, the Honorable Vito Sciancalepore, and the Honorable Joseph V. Isabella.

Segall earned her J.D. from Pace Law School and her B.A. from The College of New Jersey. Prior to graduation, she worked for Legal Services of the Hudson Valley as a staff attorney practicing under the student practice Order.

Segall is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and North Carolina. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Bergen County Bar Association and the Morris County Bar Association.

SDV’s Grace V. Hebbel has been elevated to Partner

Trumbull, Connecticut – Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. is pleased to announce that Grace V. Hebbel has been elevated to Partner, effective January 1, 2020.

A graduate of UCONN School of Law, Hebbel has been with SDV since January of 2015, having joined the firm after completing a clerkship with the Connecticut Judicial Branch where she provided legal research to trial level judges on pending matters and assisted with the drafting of memoranda of decisions.

Hebbel focuses her practice on complex litigation, with a concentration on Directors & Officers coverage issues, and has written on a variety of insurance coverage topics. A member of the firm’s D&O Practice Group, Hebbel has handled several complex D&O cases involving governmental investigations, along with a wide range of other complicated coverage matters involving CGL and builder’s risk policies, amongst others.

In addition to being Chair on the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Hebbel is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and made the CBA’s 2015 Pro Bono Honor Roll. She was selected as a New England Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 26 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. The new partner class of 2021 includes:

• Sumedha Ahuja
• Jessica Batzell
• Craig A. Beaker
• Josh Boehm
• Miguel J. Bombach
• Aria C. Branch
• Alisha C. Burgin
• Amanda R. Callais
• Nancy Cheng
• George Colindres
• Alexis E. Danneman
• Catherine J. Del Prete
• Justin M. Gonzales
• Andrew C. Hanson
• Charlyn L. Ho
• Chris M. Kang
• Heather Karell
• Lauren M. Kulpa
• Mike LaPlante
• Jordan G. McCarthy
• Caroline M. Mew
• Greg Miller
• Stephanie M. Regenold
• Heidee Stoller
• Leigh E. Sylvan
• Brett D. Zudekoff

Sumedha Ahuja (Seattle) is a member of the Intellectual Property Law practice. Her practice focuses on strategic patent portfolio management and patent prosecution with specific emphasis on computer software, internet, and artificial intelligence inventions. She has successfully drafted and prosecuted patent applications for both large corporations and startups at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices.

Jessica Batzell (Denver) is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Batzell focuses on advising private equity sponsors, family offices, senior management, and public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, minority investments, going-private transactions, and other complex corporate transactions in a broad range of industries.

Craig A. Beaker (Denver) is a member of the Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising practice. He counsels businesses ranging from startups to well-known Fortune 500 companies on brand protection and enforcement issues, including trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement, copyright, marketing and advertising, licensing, rights of publicity and domain, and internet issues.

Josh Boehm (Phoenix) is a member of the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Josh guides innovative companies through the complex legal issues in developing cutting-edge products and platforms, particularly in the financial technology and blockchain fields, where he regularly advises digital asset custodians and exchanges on regulatory issues. Boehm has also counseled clients on e-commerce and digital transformation initiatives involving music streaming, advertising, cloud storage, video gaming, and virtual reality.

Miguel J. Bombach (San Diego) is a member of the Patent Litigation practice. He focuses on patents in the electrical and computing arts. Bombach’s practice includes district court litigation, inter partes reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, patent prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and patent portfolio due diligence.

Aria C. Branch (Washington, D.C.) is a member of the Political Law practice group. Branch litigates political law cases, most notably in the areas of voting rights and redistricting. Branch also counsels federal and state elected officials, candidates, political parties, trade associations, corporations, PACs, and other political organizations on campaign finance and ethics issues.

Alisha C. Burgin (Los Angeles) is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice. She represents companies and individuals in high-stakes commercial litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration. Her practice focuses on all phases of complex commercial disputes, unfair competition and consumer protection, and trade secret litigation. Although she is an “anywhere” lawyer, capable of quickly grasping the nuances of law, practice, and procedure in any jurisdiction, Burgin has mastered California procedure and has extensive experience in the state’s trial and appellate courts.

Amanda R. Callais (Washington, D.C.) is a member of the Political Law practice group. ACallaisanda focuses her practice on political litigation. She represents voters, campaigns, political committees, and activists at the state and federal level in actions related to elections, including redistricting and voting rights, as well as cases implicating important matters of First Amendment speech and association.

Nancy Cheng (Palo Alto) is a member of the Patent Litigation practice. She has served as a core member of patent litigation teams that have secured victories for leading technology companies at various stages of dispute resolution: motion to dismiss, post-Markman hearing, trial, and appeals. She has also appeared before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to represent clients in inter partes reviews.

George Colindres (Los Angeles and San Diego) is a member of the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice. Colindres acts as outside general counsel for clients in a diverse array of industries, including food, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, Internet of Things, social networking, e-commerce, online advertising, online gaming, software, hardware, telecommunications, and real estate. Colindres also represents venture capital firms, strategic investors, angels, and other investors in connection with making investments in these industries and others.

Alexis E. Danneman (Phoenix) is a member of the White Collar & Investigations practice. Danneman focuses on defending individuals and corporate entities against criminal and other governmental investigations, including civil enforcement and forfeiture proceedings. She also conducts internal investigations for corporate clients, such as those involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, fraud, and employee misconduct.

Catherine J. Del Prete (Los Angeles) is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice. She is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who has litigated in state and federal courts throughout the United States. As an attorney with the firm’s Insurance Recovery practice, Del Prete represents corporate policyholders in coverage disputes and litigation and her practice includes representation of clients in disputes on a variety of issues.

Justin M. Gonzales (Portland) is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. His practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, sales, investments, corporate governance, and other corporate matters for public and private clients. He has represented financial buyers and sellers in strategic transactions across a diverse set of industries, including software and technology, renewable energy, manufacturing, apparel, financial services, transportation, life sciences, and food and beverage.

Andrew C. Hanson (Madison) is a member of the Environment & Natural Resources practice. He has been involved in negotiating contracts and seeking regulatory approvals for hundreds of millions of dollars of investments in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency and demand response programs, electric vehicle infrastructure, advance metering infrastructure, grid modernization, and other emerging technologies in the energy sector.

Charlyn L. Ho (Washington, D.C.) is a member of the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Ho counsels clients on legal issues related to technology and privacy, including those affecting e-commerce sites, mobile devices and applications, artificial intelligence and machine learning, virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality platforms, cloud services, enterprise software, cryptocurrency platforms, healthcare products and services, and Internet of Things devices.

Chris M. Kang (Bellevue) is a member of the Real Estate & Land Use practice. He practices in the areas of real estate and business law. In his real estate and land use practice, he represents national and regional clients in all areas of commercial real estate, including retail, office, and industrial leasing, purchase and sale of properties, and development projects, including renewable energy transactions.

Heather Karell (Seattle) is a member of the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Karell focuses her practice on complex commercial transactions involving technology and intellectual property. She advises clients in a wide range of industries on matters arising in the context of strategic collaborations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, financings, distribution arrangements, and outsourcing and procurement transactions. She represents clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies and provides practical advice and counseling on a variety of issues such as those related to licensing arrangements, privacy and data protection, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and open source software.

Lauren M. Kulpa (Dallas) is a member of the Labor & Employment Law practice. Kulpa advises clients, from small employers and startups to Fortune 500 companies, on employment policies and practices and is highly experienced with workplace investigations, particularly those involving C-suite and other high-level employees. She also regularly litigates claims of harassment, discrimination, and wage and hour violations, as well as bringing claims on behalf of her clients for violations of noncompete agreements, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of employee confidentiality agreements.

Mike LaPlante (San Francisco and Palo Alto) is a member of the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice. He serves as outside general counsel to emerging growth companies through all stages of their corporate life cycle, including pre-incorporation planning, general corporate counseling, venture capital and debt financings, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions.

Jordan G. McCarthy (Chicago) is a member of the Real Estate & Land Use practice and focuses on real estate transactions and development, with an emphasis on the hotel industry. McCarthy works on local and multistate real estate transactions and is experienced in acquisitions, dispositions, hotel finance, REIT structuring, joint ventures, franchise and hotel management agreements, and development, asset management, and operational matters.

Caroline M. Mew (Washington, D.C.) is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice. She is an experienced litigator who represents clients from diverse industries in complex civil litigation in state and federal court. In addition to litigating commercial disputes, Mew advises clients on regulatory compliance, represents companies asserting challenges to federal regulatory action under the Administrative Procedure Act, and defends companies in private litigation and federal enforcement actions challenging statutory and regulatory compliance.

Greg Miller (Seattle) is a member of the Product Liability practice, as well as the Appeals, Issues, and Strategy practice. He defends companies in product liability and commercial disputes in both state and federal court. He also has extensive appellate experience, representing clients in a range of complex matters in appellate courts at the state and federal level. Miller is a former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk.

Stephanie M. Regenold (Portland) is a member of the Environment & Natural Resources practice. She counsels clients on development of major infrastructure projects, including natural resource and renewable projects, highway and public and private transportation projects, and commercial development.

Heidee Stoller (Portland) is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice. Stoller represents clients in complex commercial and healthcare litigation. Her commercial litigation experience includes consumer protection, business tort, contracts, employment, and shareholder disputes. She has also defended several class action lawsuits in state and federal court.

Leigh E. Sylvan (Seattle) is a member of the Product Liability Law practice. Sylvan is experienced in general litigation matters, including internal investigations, white collar and regulatory defense, and international arbitration.

Brett D. Zudekoff (San Francisco and Palo Alto) is a member of the Trust & Estate Planning practice. Zudekoff works with individuals, couples, and large multigenerational families. He advises them on wills, trusts, and other wealth preservation tools to help them in succession planning and asset protection.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has added satellite and telecommunications lawyer Lafayette M. Greenfield II as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, bringing new capabilities to its team serving the technology and communications industries.

Greenfield, who joins the firm from Milbank, focuses his practice on satellite operators, telecommunications companies, aerospace manufacturers and launch services providers. He advises satellite and telecom companies and investors on transactional and regulatory matters and has significant experience with the Federal Communications Commission and regulations applicable to satellite systems and space-based technologies. He also has extensive experience advising a broad range of clients on international trade and national security matters.

Greenfield received his law degree from Howard University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Radford University.