Trial Lawyers Michael Lyons, Chris Simmons Named Among Nation’s Leading Plaintiff Consumer Attorneys
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In recognition of their work on behalf of personal injury and wrongful d
Perkins Coie Names Jose Villarreal Managing Partner in Austin
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Jose Villarreal has been named managing partner of the firm’s Austin office.
TX Super Lawyers Names Justin Morley Rising Star in Family Law
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New Braunfels’ Langley. Banack & Pfeuffer announced today that Justin Morley was named a Rising Star in Family Law for 2020 by Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters print and online publication.
Bowman and Brooke LLP Partner Curtis Busby Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
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Curtis J. Busby, a partner at Bowman and Brooke LLP in Phoenix, 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.
Supreme Court Determines Willfulness Not Required to Award Trademark Owner an Infringer’s Profits
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The Supreme Court ruled in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil Group that a trademark holder is not required to prove that infringement was willful to obtain the infringer’s profits.
Investment Funds Partners Nathan Greene and Jay Baris Join Sidley in New York
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Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to welcome Nathan Greene and Jay Baris as partners in its Investment Funds group in New York.
IADC Announces Strategic Partnership with CPR Including New Membership Benefits
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The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests, has entered into a strategic, two-year cross-promotional partnership with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR).
Mission Impossible: Covid-19 and Frustration of Contract
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Many employers are trying to figure out how to cut costs and keep their businesses afloat during the on-going Covid-19 crisis.
Proposed BLM Interim Guidance to Provide Relief for Oil & Gas Operators
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has drafted two separate Interim Guidance statements to help alleviate some of the industry’s and BLM’ hardships created by the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and dramatic collapse of oil prices. The final guidance should be issued by the end of the week.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Contracts
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“The current market volatility arising from the restrictions imposed to reduce the risk of spread of COVID-19 has led many market participants to consider their position under existing contractual relationships, including, assessing their own obligations and whether any potential or actual event of default has occurred in respect of their counterparty.
Contract Corner: An Overview of Benchmarking for Customers and Suppliers
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Often included in long-term outsourcing/managed services agreements but sometimes overlooked as a contractual right, in this post we look at benchmarking provisions, including what benchmarking is, common rights and restrictions, and other considerations for customers and suppliers.
Ann Arbor Council Votes 10-1 to Increase Legal Contract in Gelman Case to $592,500
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Ann Arbor officials this week again delayed voting on a resolution to seek a federal Superfund cleanup of the Gelman dioxane plume
Santee Cooper’s Top In-House Lawyer Fired as Utility Continues to Face Uncertain Future
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Santee Cooper fired its chief legal officer this week as the state-run utility continues to weather the political backlash from a failed nuclear project and seeks to finalize a multi-million dollar legal settlement over those abandoned reactors.
Lawyer Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Kentucky Governor Over Lockdown
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A Louisville lawyer was arrested after allegedly threatening the life of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear while criticizing the state’s coronavirus quarantine measures.
Federal judge approves $5B Facebook-FTC settlement over Cambridge Analytica
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A federal judge on Thursday approved the $5 billion Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fine that Facebook agreed to pay last year over privacy violations stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Dallas Trial Lawyer Jeffrey Rasansky Named to Lawdragon 500 List of Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
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Trial lawyer Jeffrey Rasansky of Rasansky Law Firm in Dallas has been named one of the 500 leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in the country for 2020 by the legal media guide Lawdragon.
Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Mary E. Storella, Former VP-Corporate Transactions at Celgene, as Head of Life Sciences Transactions
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Mary Storella has joined Lowenstein Sandler as Vice Chair of the Life Sciences group. Mary joins the firm from Celgene Corporation, where she was most recently Vice President and Senior Counsel of Corporate Transactions.
Leafline Industries, LLC Names Mitchel Chargo as General Counsel and Executive VP
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Leafline Industries, LLC, and its portfolio of subsidiaries in the legal medical cannabis business and CBD wellness business, have named Mitchel Chargo as General Counsel and Executive VP.
Supreme Court Says Unanimous Jury Verdicts Required in State Criminal Trials for Serious Offenses
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The Supreme Court said Monday that unanimous jury verdicts are required in state criminal trials for serious offenses, handing a victory to criminal defendants including petitioner Evangelisto Ramos, who was convicted of murder in Louisiana on a 10-2 vote.
