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A General Counsel’s Tips for Integrating Post-Merger
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In 2017, Mid-America Apartment Communities Executive Vice President and General Counsel Rob Del Priore was tasked with leading the post-merger integration of his company and Post Properties, Inc.
Foundry Employees’ Action is a “Mass Action” Subject to Removal Under the Class Action Fairness Act
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The Eleventh Circuit has clarified the scope of the ‘local event exception’ to the federal-court jurisdiction over ‘mass actions’ conferred by the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), holding that claims by former foundry employees against manufacturers and distributors of products used at the foundry are not within the exception.
Keep Learning While Your Case Is in Limbo: Seven Ways to Use the Pause
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One after another, like dominos, court systems are shutting down or moving to drastic restrictions. In the process, court dates are being pulled and cases are moving into limbo.
The Privatization of the Fourth Amendment?
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This year may prove to be one in which the concepts of privacy vis-à-vis the government and private concerns may converge.
Beth Gould Joins Freeborn’s Richmond Office as Associate in the Litigation Practice Group and Insurance/Reinsurance Industry Team
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Beth Gould has joined the Richmond, Va., office of Freeborn & Peters LLP is as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and as a member of the Insurance/Reinsurance Industry team.
Greenberg Traurig Celebrates Victory for Chalker Energy
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP vindicated Chalker Energy’s rights obtaining a major decision from the Texas Supreme Court.
Pasich LLP Legal Alert on Insurance Coverage for Losses and Claims Associated with the Coronavirus
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As the coronavirus spreads around the world and economic losses mount, insurance should not be overlooked.
INSIGHT: New DoD Cybersecurity Certification Holds Key to Contracts
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New Department of Defense cybersecurity certification will represent contractors’ ticket to get into the game, Baker Donelson attorneys write. Without that ticket, contractors will not have a chance to compete for and win DoD contracts.
SCA: When is an Electronic Signature a Signature?
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A signature communicated through an electronic medium like email correspondence is not a binding signature unless agreed to by the parties. In the absence of such agreement, a signature will only be valid if it appears in manuscript form regardless of the medium of communication.
The Biglaw Firm Cracking An Impressive $4 Billion In Revenue
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In 2019, Kirkland saw their revenue rise by an impressive 10.6 percent, bringing them to a crazy $4.154 billion in revenue. And profits per equity partner were also up — 3.13 percent to $5.195 million.
3 Prosecutors Resign Amid Probe Into Free Utah Jazz Tickets Provided By Defense Lawyer
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Three prosecutors in Utah recently resigned amid an internal investigation into free Utah Jazz tickets they received from a defense lawyer who had appeared opposite them.
Lawyer Says Carr Issue ‘Out Of Control’
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Amid investigations, litigation and public scrutiny over allegedly exorbitant executive compensation at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Tiffany Carr, the woman at the center of the maelstrom, has remained almost silent.
Blockchain for Big Law Grabs Gates Industrial General Counsel
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Integra Inc., a Denver-based company that provides enterprise blockchain services to law firms and their clients, has hired Jamey Seely to serve as its new president and general counsel.
Breach of Contract During COVID-19 Outbreak? Better Dust Off Your Agreements.
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There are a few legal options that may help businesses avoid headaches down the road.
Agencies, Plaintiffs Target Ethylene Oxide
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Both the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and plaintiff’s lawyers have been targeting the chemical ethylene oxide in recent months.
Malpractice Suit for Document Hack That Exposed Client Info Can Proceed
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A prominent Chinese dissident may proceed with his malpractice case against a law firm based on allegations that the firm failed adequately to protect his personal data from hackers.
Regions Financial Secures General Counsel Succession
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Regions Financial Corporation has hired Tara Plimpton as senior executive vice president and general counsel, succeeding Boots Gale.
D.C. Circuit Sidesteps Bristol-Myers Personal Jurisdiction Defense in Class Action, but Seventh Circuit Rejects It
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wo federal appellate courts published notable opinions on the intersection between personal jurisdiction jurisprudence and Rule 23 class action procedure.
Wells Fargo’s Top Lawyer Turned CEO Made $9.6 Million in 2019
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Former Wells Fargo & Co. general counsel C. Allen Parker Jr. took home outsized pay of more than $9.6 million last year thanks to his elevation to interim CEO.
