Marshall Gerstein Names Mark J. Levin Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer
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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP announced the addition of Mark J. Levin as Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer.
Former Locke Lord Partner Indicted on Charges Related to Alleged Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
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According to the indictment, Mark S. Scott was part of a conspiracy to conceal the source of $400 million in process from an alleged pyramid scheme involving a purported cryptocurrency, OneCoin.
IBM Sued for Age Discrimination After Thousands of Older Workers Laid Off
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The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiffs are among thousands of IBM employees to be laid off recently as the result of a shift in IBM’s focus to recruit millennials, reports USA Today.
Former Partner Hits Biglaw Firm With Explosive Gender Discrimination Charge
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Rebecca Torrey’s filing details allegations of a “boys’ club” an environment that weighs “heavily in the favor of male partners.”
West Mermis Co-Founders Earn National Recognition
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Lawrence J. West and Joshua W. Mermis, co-founders of the Houston-based litigation boutique West Mermis PLLC, have both been named to the 2019 listing of The Best Lawyers in America as well as the 2018 listing of Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters.
‘Outrageously Excessive’ Requests for Attorney Fees Can Be Altogether Denied, 3rd Circuit Says
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Lawyers seeking the fees had admittedly tasked one lawyer with recreating time records that included vague descriptions and excessive hours, the appeals court said.
Citigroup Pays $12 Million to Settle Dark Pool Probe
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The bank will pay a penalty of $6.5 million and disgorgement and prejudgment interest totaling $5.4 million, while its affiliate, Citi Order Routing and Execution, will pay a penalty of $1 million.
Greenberg Traurig Co-President Hilarie Bass Steps Down to Focus on Diversity Venture
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Hilarie Bass will found the Bass Institute on Diversity and Inclusion.
Deans & Lyons Co-Founder Named Among DFW’s Top 100 Attorneys
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Attorney Michael Lyons, co-founder of the Texas-based trial firm Deans & Lyons, has been selected among Dallas-Fort Worth’s Top 100 attorneys in the 2018 edition of the Texas Super Lawyers legal guide.
State Supreme Courts Increasingly Face Partisan Impeachment Threats
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Lawmakers’ partisan disapproval of rulings appears to be a strong motivator for ousting judges, according to Governing.
2 Firms Each Sanctioned $500 After Defendant Complains of ‘Egregious Discovery Gamesmanship’
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The judge said the plaintiffs’ lawyers had tried “to use as a weapon in this litigation whatever misunderstanding occurred regarding how discovery requests and/or responses would be exchanged,” reports the ABA Journal.
Murdoch’s GC Who Saw Fox Through Crises to Exit After Deal
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Gerson Zweifach, who has worked Murdoch since since 2012, will return to Williams & Connolly after the deal closes in the first half of 2019, Fox said in a statement Thursday.
Houston Trial Lawyer David Bissinger Earns Texas Super Lawyers Recognition
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Trial lawyer David Bissinger, a founder of Houston-based Bissinger, Oshman & Williams LLP, has been selected for a 12th consecutive year to the Texas Super Lawyers list.
Bradley Partner Edward Sledge IV Appointed to IADC Foundation Board
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Edward S. Sledge IV has been appointed to the board of directors of the International Association of Defense Counsel Foundation.
Minimum Volume Commitments in the Midstream Industry
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In the midstream industry, these contracts are typically utilized to enable the operator to recoup the costs of constructing infrastructure, such as a processing plant or pipeline lateral, for the benefit of the counterparty, according to Opportune.
Construction Arbitration: The Pros and Cons
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Most parties involved in a construction project have a contract that defines their responsibilities, and many of these construction contracts also contain arbitration clauses, according to Ward and Smith.
Unsigned Contract Still a Written Contract
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Can an unsigned contract still be a contract? The answer is yes, for statute of limitations purposes, says the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, according to Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell.
NDAs: Confidentiality and Context in the Workplace
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While threats of enforcement as to the agreement Omarosa Manigault signed while part of the administration have been bantered about, it appears that the legal battle will focus on an NDA she signed while working on the campaign, according to Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel .
Online Quiz Scores Maturity of E-Discovery Process
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The Exterro quiz consists of 20 multiple choice questions based on best practices ranging across the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) from information governance through matter closing.
Former FDA Chief Counsel Rejoins Sidley as Practice Leader in Washington, D.C.
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Rebecca “Becky” Wood, former chief counsel to the Food and Drug Administration, has rejoined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner.
