NAVEX Global: Reports of Harassment Continue to Increase in Wake of #MeToo
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Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global has announced the release of its 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report.
San Antonio Bans Chick-fil-A From Its Airport, Sparking Controversy
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The City starts out ahead, but Chick-fil-A could catch up if it shows that this decision was based solely on its unrelated speech rather than a standard contract-procurement process, according to Dallas attorney David Coale of Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst.
Brown Rudnick Adds Executive Compensation Partner in New York
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Steven Einhorn has joined Brown Rudnick LLP’s New York office as a partner in its Tax Practice Group.
Blank Rome Adds Finance & Restructuring Partners in New York
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Mitchell M. Brand and Harris J. Diamond have joined Blank Rome LLP as partners in the Finance, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy group in the firm’s New York office.
Regulatory and Criminal Investigations Lawyer Sara George to Join Sidley in London
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Sara George will join Sidley Austin LLP in London as a partner in its Securities and Derivatives Enforcement and Regulatory practice.
Two Bradley Partners Named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partners W. Wayne Drinkwater and Anne Marie Seibel have been named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars.
Two Freeborn Litigators Named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars
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Freeborn & Peters LLP announced that Matthew J. O’Hara and Jeffrey A. Rossman, partners in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, have been named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars.
‘Man, That is a Lot of Money’: Why PG&E Spent at Least $84 Million on Lawyers
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The vast majority of the total legal payments — $75.7 million — went to Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
NCAA Athletes’ Lawyers Seek $45M in Fees After Winning Pay Case
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The request is based on fees of almost $30 million for hours spent on the complex antitrust class action, multiplied by 1.5 to reflect the case’s degree of difficulty and risk.
Pepper Hamilton Ordered to Turn Over Baylor Investigation Materials to Plaintiffs’ Attorneys
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A U.S. district judge has ordered Pepper Hamilton LLP to turn over materials tied to the law firm’s 2015-16 investigation that led Baylor University regents to report the school had fundamentally failed in its Title IX implementation duties, reports the Waco Tribune-Herald.
The Troubling Intersection of Royalty Disputes and Consumer Protection Laws
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There could be trouble ahead for operators if the future of royalty disputes lies increasingly within the province of states’ attorneys, according to Kane Russell Coleman Logan.
Invalidating a Non-Compete Agreement
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There are circumstances that allow a departing employee to challenge the legitimacy of a non-compete agreement, even if this type of contract meets all the legal requirements, writes Romy Jurado of Jurado & Farshchian.
Webinar: #ThinkTank – The State of the Legal Industry
Webinar, April 12, 2019
High Performance Counsel will kick off its #ThinkTank series with the first quarterly briefing on the state of the legal industry on April 12, 2019.
Key Terms for Provider Contracts
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A good contract with an employed or contracted physician or other practitioner may help you avoid regulatory violations and future disputes, advises Kim Stanger of Holland & Hart.
An Anti-Reliance Clause Should Actually Disclaim Reliance on Extra-Contractual Representations
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Nothing is more fundamental to private equity deal practice than limiting the exposure of private equity sellers for post-closing claims, writes Glenn D. West for Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Global Private Equity Watch.
After Years of Apologies for Customer Abuses, Wells Fargo CEO Suddenly Quits; GC Takes Over
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Wells Fargo general counsel C. Allen Parker will take over as interim president and chief executive of the company after the abrupt departure of chief executive Tim Sloan on Thursday.
Whistleblowing General Counsel Gets $1.87 Million Payday
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A statement from the agency said an appeal is being considered, should the judge uphold the jury’s verdict.
Former BigLaw Lawyer Awarded $6.3m for Brain Injury Caused By Parking Garage Pipe
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Aja Diamond McCoy was a lawyer at the firm now known as Hunton Andrews Kurth when she suffered the injury.
