Rockefeller Foundation Names Maria Santos Valentin New GC
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The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Maria Santos Valentin has been named general counsel and corporate secretary for the foundation.
Michael Best Adds Transactional Attorney Drew Whiting in Chicago
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Drew Whiting has joined Michael Best in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in Chicago.
Foley Adds Transactions Partner Clyde Tinnen in Milwaukee
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Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Clyde Tinnen has joined the firm’s Business Law Department and Transactions Practice Group as a partner in the Milwaukee office.
Employee Benefits and Tax Lawyer Thomas Cryan Rejoins Miller & Chevalier
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Thomas M. Cryan, Jr. rejoined Miller & Chevalier as a member in the Employee Benefits Department.
Hackers Shut Down Boston Legal System for Weeks, Seeking Payment in Bitcoin
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A cyberattack on the agency overseeing Boston public defenders has caused a weekslong slowdown, disabling e-mail systems, delaying some hearings, and hanging up payments for the private attorneys who represent clients, reports The Boston Globe.
Will the Supreme Court Save This Movie Producer/Lawyer From 15 Years in Prison?
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A bid to overturn a fraud conviction for Peter Hoffman, a lawyer turned movie producer, has picked up support from 14 retired federal judges, nine criminal law professors and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Jacqueline Vidmar Joins Quarles & Brady in Chicago
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Jacqueline Vidmar has joined Quarles & Brady LLP’s Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office.
Haynes and Boone Issues Energy Roundup for Spring 2019
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Haynes and Boone’s Spring 2019 Energy Roundup highlights an evolving United States oil and gas industry responding to recent commodity price volatility, the firm said on its website.
Lando & Anastasi and Partner Ranked By World Trademark Review
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Lando & Anastasi partner Ann Lamport Hammitte has been recognized for the third consecutive year by World Trademark Review.
FisherBroyles Adds Partners Robert Boresta in New York and Thomas Reahl in DC
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Robert Boresta and Thomas Reahl have joined FisherBroyles, LLP as partners.
Service Contract Sold Separately (Batteries Not Included)
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Companies should use a conservative approach when offering protection plans for products, advises Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in its Product Liability Monitor.
Data Privacy and Security Contractual Provisions
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Business relationships often do not have contractual language applicable to data privacy and security, writes Linn Foster Freedman for Robinson+Cole LLP.
Ruling Allows Sandy Hook Case to Go Forward: A Path Around Federal Protection for Gun Makers?
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The decision that kept the landmark gun case alive possibly created a path that other mass shooting victims can follow to get around the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
U.S. Judge Rules Qualcomm Owes Apple Nearly $1 Billion Rebate Payment
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A district judge in California ruled Thursday that Qualcomm must make the rebate payments to Apple, which for years used Qualcomm’s modem chips to connect iPhones to wireless data networks.
CEO of OxyContin-Maker Says Bankruptcy is ‘an Option’ as Company Faces Opioid Lawsuits
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Declaring bankruptcy could halt litigation against the company, bankruptcy lawyers said, and it can be more difficult for plaintiffs to secure judgments in bankruptcy court than in civil court.
Employers Face Hurdles in Enforcing Non-Competes Against Lower-Wage Workers
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Courts across the country are refusing to enforce non-competes against lower-wage employees and now states are taking action to preclude these agreements, Foley & Lardner reports.
CobbleStone Software Presents: 2019 Contract Management Seminar Series
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CobbleStone’s 2019 event series, The Road to Contract Management & Procurement Success, is designed to help attendees discover new technological advances for contract management and procurement processes while developing a plan built for success.
Bailey Brauer’s Ben Stewart Selected to Texas Rising Stars List for 2019
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Stewart was recognized on the Texas Super Lawyers’ 2019 Rising Stars list for his work in complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation.
Jennifer Adams joins Hogan Lovells from Koch in Texas
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Jennifer Adams has joined Hogan Lovells’ Houston office as a partner in its Environment and Natural Resource practice.
Sidley Adds Energy Team in New York and D.C.
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Sidley Austin LLP announced the addition of Tara Higgins and Noreen Phelan as partners, and Chris Hutchison as a senior associate.
