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Attorneys of Portland-Based Ater Wynne to Merge Practice with Buchalter

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Buchalter announced that Ater Wynne, a full-service business law firm based in Portland, Oregon, will merge its practice into Buchalter.

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Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Says Trump Is Treating Huawei Unfairly

Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Says Trump Is Treating Huawei Unfairly

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Trump has said Huawei, run by a former Chinese army technologist, is a national security threat.

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Leah Campbell Joins Bradley’s Banking and Financial Services Practice in Charlotte

Leah Campbell Joins Bradley’s Banking and Financial Services Practice in Charlotte

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Leah M. Campbell has joined the Charlotte, N.C., office Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a senior attorney in the Banking and Financial Services Practice Group.

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Nine Provost Umphrey Attorneys Named Among Best in Texas for 2019

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Nine attorneys with Beaumont-based Provost Umphrey Law Firm, LLP, have earned recognition in the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers guide.

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Why Companies Should Care About Increasing Criminal Enforcement of Trade Secret Theft

Why Companies Should Care About Increasing Criminal Enforcement of Trade Secret Theft

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Trade secrets plaintiffs should always consider whether to involve the state or federal authorities in their investigations, advises Procopio partner Mindy Morton.

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Changes to Preference Practices Under New Bankruptcy Law

Changes to Preference Practices Under New Bankruptcy Law

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President Trump signed into law the “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.”

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Storage Order Fuels Legal Battle Over FERC Authority

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A looming legal brawl over a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order will trigger a fresh round of judicial scrutiny, according to E&E News.

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Download: The Definitive Guide to Legal Hold Best Practices

Download: The Definitive Guide to Legal Hold Best Practices

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A new guide from Zapproved explains how an ounce of preservation is worth a pound of motions practice, spoliation sanctions, and lost litigation issues.

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China Contract Damages Done Right

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The term “contract damages” refers to a contract provision setting out the damages for breach.

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Do We Have A Contract? What Delta’s Win Tells Us About Privacy Policies

Do We Have A Contract? What Delta’s Win Tells Us About Privacy Policies

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The case involved a breach of contract claim over the data breach suffered by the airline in 2017.

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In Collective Bargaining Agreement, Longevity Pay Increase Clause Can Outlive Contract

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The contract included a clause setting “longevity pay increases” for workers who reached certain tenure milestones with the company.

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Trial Attorney Barry Sorrels Recognized on 2019 Texas Super Lawyers List

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Barry Sorrels of Sorrels Hagood again has been recognized among the top white-collar criminal defense attorneys in Texas.

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Texas Super Lawyers Honors Four from Ward, Smith & Hill

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Ward, Smith & Hill name partners Johnny Ward and Wesley Hill have earned the distinction of being named among the state’s Top 100 attorneys in the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers listing.

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Insurance Coverage Lawyer Meloney Perry Ranked Among Best in Texas for 2019

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Dallas attorney Meloney Perry of Perry Law P.C. has been selected to the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers listing for her work in insurance coverage.

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Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Home to Most ‘Top 100’ Lawyers in Texas

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Six partners with the boutique family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, have earned a place among Texas Super Lawyers’ 2019 listing of the Top 100 attorneys in Texas.

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Hogan Lovells Adds REIT Tax Lawyer in San Francisco

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Josh Scala has joined Hogan Lovells’ San Francisco office as a corporate partner.

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Environmental Attorney Richard E. Glaze Jr. Joins Barnes & Thornburg in Atlanta

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Barnes & Thornburg has added Richard E. Glaze Jr. as a partner in the firm’s Environmental Law Department in the Atlanta office.

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Dallas Attorney Opens New Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice

Dallas Attorney Opens New Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice

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Commercial litigator and intellectual property litigator and counselor Anthony Magee has launched the new firm of Magee Legal PLLC.

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Holland & Hart Adds Civil Litigator Kimberly Brunelle Willis in Denver

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Holland & Hart announced that Kimberly Brunelle Willis has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as of counsel in Denver.

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California Boat Fire Puts Spotlight on Titanic’s Legal Defense Using 19th Century Law

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an 1851 statute in asking a judge to eliminate their financial liability or lower it to an amount equal to the post-fire value of the boat, or $0.

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