Bradley Partners Named to Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences 2019
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partners Lela M. Hollabaugh, Lindsey C Boney IV and Tripp Haston have been named by Who’s Who Legal.
Foley Gardere Adds Real Estate Partner Clifton Dugas to Dallas Office
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Clifton Dugas has joined Foley Gardere’s Real Estate Practice Group as a partner in its Dallas office.
Heidi Naasko Named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by United Community Housing Coalition
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Heidi A. Naasko was selected as the 2018 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award by the United Community Housing Coalition.
Littler Launches Madison Office With Addition of Special Counsel Michael Gotzler
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Littler is expanding its presence in Wisconsin with the addition of Michael R. Gotzler who will open a new office in Madison, Wisconsin.
Jorge Castro Joins Miller & Chevalier’s Tax Department
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Miller & Chevalier Chartered announced that Jorge E. Castro joined the firm as a member in the Tax Department.
Webinar: Paper Software Will Demo Contract Tools, Microsoft Word Add-In
Webinar, Dec. 18, 1 p.m. EST
Paper Software will present a complimentary webinar on Contract Tools, an add-in for Microsoft Word, that analyzes, proofreads, formats, reviews, and navigates contracts for legal departments and firms.
Judge Sets Apple v. Qualcomm Trial Date as Apple Lawyer Refutes Possibility of Settlement
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A jury trial in Qualcomm’s wide-ranging legal war with Apple has been set to begin April 15 in San Diego federal court, with a settlement looking unlikely at this point, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
U.S. Judge Gives Preliminary OK to VW Investor Settlement
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The German automaker admitted in September 2015 to secretly installing software in nearly 500,000 U.S. cars to cheat government exhaust emissions tests.
Dallas Cryptocurrency CEO Faces Charges of Scamming Investors Out of $4 Million
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Jared Rice Sr.’s arrest followed his indictment on three counts each of securities fraud and wire fraud, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Texas High Court Invokes the Discovery Rule
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The Texas Supreme Court has held that the discovery rule delayed the running of the statute of limitations on behalf of the holder of a recorded right of first refusal to purchase mineral interests, reports the Energy & the Law blog of Gray Reed & McGraw.
Multitask Your Legal Marketing
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Whatever your favorite cause is – whether it’s sports, politics, animals, social issues, children’s issues, or the arts – there are countless ways to indulge that passion while building your professional network.
Solving the Mystery of Contracting By Hyperlink
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Courts are developing an increasingly consistent view of what is required to successfully incorporate contract terms by reference using hyperlinks, according to Troutman Sanders.
Morgan Lewis: Royalty Refresh (Part 1)
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The first in a series of posts on royalty calculation and payment from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius focuses on issues related to defining the relevant scope of royalty calculations in an agreement.
Restructuring Attorney James Van Horn Joins Barnes & Thornburg in D.C.
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Barnes & Thornburg has added James Van Horn as a partner in the firm’s Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Department.
Lawrence M. Hadley Joins Glaser Weil as Partner and Chair, IP Department
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Lawrence “Larry” M. Hadley has joined Glaser Weil as a partner and chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department.
Download: Best Practices For Conducting Fast, Defensible Internal Investigations
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Zapproved has published a new guide that outlines the five best practices for conducting fast, defensible internal investigations.
Guidelines for GDPR Compliance in Third-Party Contracts
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A company an take some steps to fulfill its obligations in contracts with third parties and mitigate risks regarding third parties’ data misuse under the GDPR.
When are Unilateral Termination Rights in a Commercial Lease Enforceable?
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When drafting unilateral termination provisions that require minimal conditions to their being triggered, one should be cognizant that some condition or burden must be placed on the terminating party so as not to void the entire agreement.
Newspaper Report Foils Trump Labor Secretary’s Chances of Being the New AG
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Alexander Acosta is out of the running to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general following a report that he oversaw a sweetheart deal for a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls
CVS-Aetna Closes Deal; Not So Fast, Judge Says
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Reuters is reporting that a federal judge on Thursday raised the prospect of not approving CVS Health Corp’s deal to buy insurer Aetna Inc, which closed earlier this week, during a routine portion of the legal process.
