Barclay’s Appointment of Group General Counsel
News
Barclays has announced the appointment of Stephen Shapiro as Group General Counsel, in addition to his current role as Group Company Secretary.
Michael Best Elects Six Attorneys to Partnership
News
Michael Best has elected six of their attorneys to partnership. The new partners span 3 practice groups and are located in the firm’s offices in Colorado and Wisconsin.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka Continues Expansion Of Labor And Employment Practice With Addition Of Kaitlin Lammers
News
Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce the addition of Kaitlin Lammers as counsel in the Atlanta office.
BH Properties Launches DIP Platform to Finance Troubled RE Assets Facing Receivership
News
BH Properties to provide DIP financing on deals up to $150 milion. Bankruptcy attorney Howard Weg will serve as a consultant to the firm which sees a pandemic-driven wave of receivership and bankruptcy cases later this year.
Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe Attorney Tiffany Durst Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
News
Tiffany R. Durst of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, in Morgantown, W.Va., 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.
Corporate Legal Leaders Report Released: Minimizing Growing Data Risks
Insight
With increasing risks of storing data in the cloud, along with new data privacy laws (CCPA, GDPR) on how organizations are managing consumer data, it’s more important than ever for legal leaders to proactively partner with other business leaders in creating data policies for ensuring compliance.
UBS Agrees To Pay $10M To Settle Bonds Sale Violation Charges With SEC
News
A unit of UBS Group AG is paying $10 million to settle charges with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that it broke rules concerning giving priority to small investors in the purchase of municipal bonds.
Lawyer Suspected in Fatal Shooting at N.J. Federal Judge’s Home May Have Been Targeting Another Judge
News
The now-deceased lawyer suspected of fatally shooting the son and seriously wounding the husband of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas in New Jersey on Sunday may have been targeting at least one other judge in New York.
Missouri AG Wants Charges Dropped Against AR-15 Couple Despite Remarkably Clear Statute
News
St. Louis prosecutors recently charged attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey with ‘unlawful use of a weapon’ after their zany impromptu gun show a few weeks ago.
Coca-Cola Names New SVP, General Counsel
News
Bradley M. Gayton has been named senior vice president and general counsel for the Coca-Cola Co., effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Bernhard Goepelt, who retired from the role in February.
Steptoe Continues Expansion of Premier Energy Group with William Keyser
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
Hinshaw & Sullivan adds 5 partners in Louisiana
Vendor Financial Viability Provisions – the New Normal?
Insights
Although many companies are already revisiting contractual provisions relating to nonperformance, like force majeure clauses, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to wreak havoc on public health and the economy, other proactive (but less publicized) contractual measures can facilitate early discovery and mitigation of potential nonperformance.
Employers No Longer Have a Pre-Contract Duty to Bargain Over Disciplinary Decisions
Insights
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), overruling an important Obama-era decision, held that employers do not have a pre first-contract duty to bargain before disciplining employees in a manner consistent with an existing policy or practice.
Two Judges and the Williamsburg Ghost
Insights
A Ninth Circuit opinion handed down in January affirmed the First Amendment principle that the right of public access to new court filings attaches as soon as the clerk receives them.
Council on Environmental Quality Finalizes Overhaul of NEPA Regulations
Insights
This rulemaking marks the first substantial revision to the NEPA regulations since their initial promulgation over 40 years ago.
Ghost Ship Fire Victims To Receive $32.7 Million Settlement From City Of Oakland
News
The city of Oakland has settled a lawsuit with the victims of the 2016 ‘Ghost Ship’ fire that killed 36 people.
Facebook’s $550 Million Settlement In Facial Recognition Case Is Not Enough
News
U.S. District Judge James Donato of California, who is overseeing the case, says that payout is woefully inadequate.
