Labor & Employment Partner and Litigator Gordon Berger Joins FisherBroyles in Atlanta
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Gordon M. Berger has joined FisherBroyles, LLP as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Greensfelder Officers Beata Krakus and Leonard Vines Named Franchise Times 2019 Legal Eagles
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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., officers Beata Krakus and Leonard D. Vines have been named to Franchise Times magazine’s 2019 Legal Eagles list of the “best and brightest attorneys in franchising.”
Foley Gardere Adds Transactional and IP Attorney Larry Waks
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Larry Waks has joined Foley Gardere as a partner in its Business Law Department and Transactions Practice Group.
Shareholder Anthony Kuchulis Joins Littler’s Portland, Oregon Office
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Littler has added Anthony D. Kuchulis as shareholder in the firm’s Portland, Oregon office.
Bar Pass Rate for Law Grads Shows Little Movement; Which Law Schools Did Best?
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The bar pass rate for 2016 law grads who sat for the exam within two years of graduating is 88.57%, according to ABA data released Friday.
Anatomy of a Prosecutorial Meltdown
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The fight started when the district attorney used $21,000 in asset forfeiture funds to lease a car, reports Above the Law.
Mineral Interests: Executive Right Holder Liable for Refusing to Lease
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The article in the Energy & the Law blog explains that the case presented an opportunity for the court to apply the guidelines outlined in an earlier ruling to a different scenario: whether the executive breached the duty by refusing to lease.
Disclaiming Reliance in Texas Requires Specificity
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The court endorsed provisions that disclaim reliance on any representations other than those explicitly made in the agreement, further clarifying its previous holdings on this issue.
Key Terms in Negotiating a Statement of Work
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The importance of the terms in a state of work is sometimes overlooked by both business and legal teams because an SOW is commonly considered a business document rather than a legal document, writes Stephen F. Pinson in a Scott & Scott blog post.
McGuireWoods Hit With Records Demand in Suit Over Energy Deal
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Bloomberg Law reports that an importer-exporter who says two former partners and their attorneys at McGuireWoods LLP used dirty tricks to strip their joint venture of its assets has accused the law firm of sitting on the records he needs to prove it.
Alleged Phony Lawyer Arrested For Creating Fake Website With Cravath Bios
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The criminal complaint says that John Lambert and a co-conspirator, non-lawyers who allegedly created a fake law firm, collected more than $50,000 in payments through a PayPal account.
Attorney Suspended From Federal Court in Chicago for a Year for Bizarre Antics
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The lawyer best known for representing convicted wife killer Drew Peterson has been suspended from practicing in federal court in Chicago for one year stemming from his scorched-earth tactics in a mundane lawsuit, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds $9.5 Million Judgment for Encompass Office Solutions
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The appellate court found that BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana failed to properly reimburse Encompass Office Solutions for in-office medical procedures.
Webinar: Ensuring Copyright Protection in a Changing Legal Landscape
Webinar, May 2, 2019
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Ensuring Copyright Protection in a Changing Legal Landscape,” featuring Fitch Even attorneys Alisa C. Simmons and Kerianne A. Strachan.
How to Draft a Contract with Severability in Mind
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Whether a contract is severable or entire depends on the parties’ intention, as revealed in the language of the contract itself and the surrounding circumstances.
Trial Attorney Majed Nachawati Named Among Dallas’ Best Lawyers
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Trial attorney Majed Nachawati has been selected to the 2019 list of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine based on his work in mass tort litigation.
Bailey Brauer Co-Founder Alex Brauer Selected Among Dallas’ Best Lawyers
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Trial attorney Alex Brauer, co-founder of the litigation boutique Bailey Brauer PLLC, has been named for a fourth time among the top lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Launches California Consumer Privacy Act Online Resource Center
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has launched an online resource center dedicated to helping businesses navigate their new data privacy responsibilities in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
Pat Cornelius Joins Barnes & Thornburg’s Corporate and Healthcare Departments
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Barnes & Thornburg has added Pat Cornelius as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Healthcare Departments in Columbus.
Hogan Lovells Adds M&A and Capital Markets Lawyer in Philadelphia
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Robert C. Juelke has joined Hogan Lovells’ Philadelphia office as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice.
