Perkins Coie Adds Trust & Estate Planning Partner Lois Tilton
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Perkins Coie has added Lois Tilton to the firm’s Trusts & Estate Planning practice in New York.
Littler Adds Shareholder in Orange County
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Littler has added Mark A. Romeo as a shareholder in its Irvine office.
Blank Rome Represents Churchill in Completed Merger with Clarivate Analytics
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Blank Rome LLP represented Churchill Capital Corp., a publicly traded investment vehicle, in its merger with Clarivate Analytics Plc.
Dykema’s Lansing Office Adds Scott A. Hughes
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Scott A. Hughes has joined Dykema in its Government Policy & Practice Group as a senior counsel in the firm’s Lansing office.
Employment Attorneys Greg Saylin and Tyson Horrocks Join Holland & Hart
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of partner Greg Saylin and of counsel Tyson Horrocks to its Labor and Employment practice in the firm’s Salt Lake City office.
Technology Transactions Attorney Robert Weiss Joins Barnes & Thornburg
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Barnes & Thornburg has added Robert M. Weiss as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department in Chicago.
Plane Crash Changed Everything for Oilfield Tech Company’s General Counsel
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Allegations of fraud against the company’s founder surfaced after he died in a plane crash, leaving the grieving general counsel to deal with the investigation and litigation.
Prosecutors Drop Charges in Prominent Biglaw Partner’s Texas Boat Wreck
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Vinson & Elkins partner Douglas E. McWilliams has said he told passengers he was leaving to get help for two women who had suffered serious injuries.
Texas Court Addresses the Use of Contract Operators
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A recent Texas ruling illustrates the problems that can arise when parties to a joint operating agreement elect to have a non-owner serve as the operator, points out Austin Brister in the McGinnis Lochridge Oil and Gas Law Digest.
Don’t Assume What a Court Will Assume About Your Contract
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Eric D. Mulligan of Hudson Cook, LLP writes about a case that illustrates the importance of drafting a contract that will avoid questions of interpretation by making the terms clear and apparent from the face of the text.
A Physician’s Guide to Employment Contracts with Hospitals and Health Systems
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Christopher J. Shaughnessy discusses some important issues to consider when evaluating whether to enter into an employment agreement with a hospital or health system.
Commercial Contracts in the USA
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Greenberg Traurig offers a wide-ranging discussion of commercial contracts in a post on the Lexology website.
Call-Back Periods in Call-Back Warranties: Confusion on Other Warranties in Construction Contracts
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A call-back warranty establishes a period of time after the substantial completion of a project within which an owner can call upon a contractor to correct nonconforming work.
When Icahn Comes Knocking: Best Practices and Recent Developments in Shareholder Activism
Webinar, May 29, 2019
The Berkeley Boosts webinar, “When Icahn Comes Knocking,” will explore best practices and recent developments in shareholder activism.
U.S. State AGs Looking into Expedia Group, Hotel Practices in Antitrust Probe
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Court documents name the hotel chains Hyatt, Marriott, Caesars Entertainment Corp and Choice Hotels International Inc.
Man Spies GC Friend’s Merger Papers, Makes $250K Insider-Trading Profit, SEC Says
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The defendant “surreptiously viewed documents contemplating an acquisition of G&K Services Inc. by Cintas [Corp.]” while changing his golf shoes in the den of a longtime friend who was also the general counsel of Cintas, the SEC said in its complaint.
Lawyer’s Identity Stolen in Timeshare Scam
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The scammer would call people who had placed ads to sell their timeshares and tell them their property could be sold if they forwarded closing costs to the lawyer.
Orano USA appoints Michael Woods as General Counsel
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Orano USA announced the appointment of Michael Woods as its new general counsel, effective April 15, 2019.
Thompson & Knight Names Two New Office Leaders
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Thompson & Knight LLP has named two veteran attorneys as leaders of the firm’s offices in Dallas and Austin, the firm said in a release.
Sonia A. Kaczmarzyk Joins Farrell Fritz as a Commercial Litigation Associate
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Sonia A. Kaczmarzyk has joined Farrell Fritz its Uniondale office as a commercial litigation associate.
