Announcements
Steptoe Continues Expansion of Premier Energy Group with William Keyser
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce the further expansion of its premier Energy Group with the arrival of William Keyser as a partner in the firm’s Washington office.
Bradley Attorneys Named to 2020 Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence
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Bradley attorneys Lindsey C Boney IV, W. Wayne Drinkwater, James W. Gewin, William Goodman III, Tripp Haston, Lela Hollabaugh, Kim Bessiere Martin, Charles “Chuck” Stewart and R. Thomas Warburton were named to the Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2020.
East Texas Woman Brings Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against VRBO’s Travel Insurer
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An East Texas woman has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company that serves as the VRBO travel website’s exclusive travel insurance provider.
Hinshaw Adds Five-Partner Group with Consumer Financial Services, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Litigation Experience
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Hinshaw & Sullivan adds 5 partners in Louisiana
Quarles & Brady Continues Momentum in Diversity, Inclusion and Client Relations with Addition of Cornell Boggs
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that Cornell Boggs will join the firm as Of Counsel and Senior Strategic Advisor, starting August 3.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Skilled Litigator, Joseph A. Matteo, in New York Office
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Joseph A. Matteo, an accomplished commercial litigator, has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department.
Sammy Ford IV is Named AZA Partner
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A highly acclaimed lawyer, Mr. Ford has tried more than two dozen cases before judges, juries and arbitrators around the United States.
IADC Announces New Board Members and Leaders for 2020-21
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The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) elected new IADC Board of Directors members for 2020-21, including new board leaders, at the IADC’s 2020 Annual Meeting.
Sidley Expands Private Equity Practice With the Addition of Partner Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek in Century City
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Sidley Austin LLP announced this week that Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek has joined the firm as a partner in Century City. Nicolai will be a member of Sidley’s Private Equity practice. He was previously a partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Foley Expands Labor & Employment Practice With Addition of Katharine Beattie in Boston
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Katharine “Kate” Beattie has joined law firm Foley & Lardner as a partner in the Labor & Employment practice.
IADC Announces Andrew Chamberlin as President for 2020-21
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Andrew S. Chamberlin, a partner at Ellis & Winters LLP in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been elected president of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) for the 2020-21 term.
Buchalter Launched White Collar & Investigations Practice with Hire of Former Federal Prosecutor
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Buchalter is pleased to welcome and announce that Joshua Robbins has joined the Firm as Chair of its newly formed White Collar & Investigations practice.
Bradley Partners George Parker and Davis Smith Receive 2020 Alabama State Bar President’s Award
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Montgomery, Alabama-based partners George R. Parker and Davis H. Smith are among the recipients of the 2020 President’s Award given by Alabama State Bar President Christy Crow.
Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate Partner Anastasia N. Kaup in Chicago
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Anastasia N. Kaup has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Kaup practiced at Mayer Brown LLP.
Supreme Court Upholds Trademark Registration for Generic Term Combined with Top-Level Domain
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The Supreme Court recently determined that a generic term combined with a top-level domain designation can be protected as a trademark. Hotel booking website Booking.com B.V. sought to register its “Booking.com” domain name as a trademark.
Harmonizing IP in North America: Important Intellectual Property Provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
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Though it has gone largely unnoticed in the press, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) took effect on July 1. Ratified in January, the USMCA represents a modernization of the 1995 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Chapter 20 of the USMCA touches on all areas of intellectual property law, harmonizing many of the member country’s provisions for protecting and enforcing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Cohen Seglias Welcomes DC Partners Shanlon Wu and Julie Grohovsky, Announces White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Practice
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Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC is pleased to announce that Shanlon Wu and Julie Grohovsky have joined the firm as partners in the Washington, D.C. office.
Six IP Professionals Join Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton in Dallas, Houston
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Business and entertainment law firm Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP has expanded its intellectual property and corporate legal expertise with the addition of six IP professionals and a veteran corporate law attorney in Dallas and Houston.
Eversheds Sutherland Continues Growth in Chicago with Three Real Estate Laterals
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the further expansion of the firm’s Chicago office with the arrival of three attorneys in the Real Estate Practice Group. Ruth A. Schoenmeyer has joined the firm as partner, and Kathleen Dempsey Boyle and Stephanie J. Kim have joined the firm as counsel.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Labor and Employment Partner in Chicago
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Barnes & Thornburg has added labor and employment attorney Terese M. Connolly as partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. Ms. Connolly, who joins in Chicago, advises multinational corporations on a full spectrum of employment-related issues that arise when managing a global workforce.
