Former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell Joins Holland & Hart’s Anchorage Office
News
Holland & Hart announced the addition of Sean Parnell, former governor of Alaska, to the firm’s Anchorage office.
Invitation: SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Institute
Event, Oct. 21-24, 2018, Las Vegas
The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics will present its 17th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, October 21-24 in Las Vegas, with top industry experts and professionals from around the world.
Reducing the Cost of Arbitrating Large Complex Cases
Insight
The Streamlined Three-Arbitrator Panel Option allows parties to utilize a single arbitrator for the preliminary and discovery stages of a case, the AAA explains.
Former Partner Hits Jones Day With Gender Bias Suit
News
The complaint describes Jones Day as a “fraternity” in which women are dependent on male lawyers for success and in which business development occurs primarily at strip clubs and sports events, according to Bloomberg Law.
BofA’s Merrill Admits Misleading Customers, to Pay $42 Million SEC Fine
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The SEC said Merrill falsely told customers that more than 15.8 million orders worth over $141 billion had occurred in-house, reports Reuters.
Oil Firm, Once Called ‘Wolf of Wall Street Type’ Company, Sued By SEC for Fraud
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Company brochures said that some of the wells were expected to provide returns of 300 to 500 percent, a number the SEC said conflicted with geologist production estimates, reports The Dallas Morning News.
What New Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Mean for Your Web Page
Insight
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published new accessibility guidelines on June 5. Those guidelines may be the de facto requirement for all U.S. websites under the ADA.
Benefits and Challenges of Robotized Arbitration
Insight
Big data and e-discovery can assist counsel in document management and reduce the risk of human error during discovery, write Winston Maxwell and Gauthier Vannieuwenhuyse of Hogan Lovells.
Rent-A-Center to Be Acquired by Vintage Capital for $15 Per Share in Cash
News
The transaction represents a total consideration of approximately $1.365 billion, including net debt, the companies said in a news release.
Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Adds Attorney Taylor Mohr
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Boutique family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, has added Taylor Mohr as an associate in the firm’s Frisco, Texas, office.
FisherBroyles Adds New DC Partners Richard A. Kirby and Beth-ann Roth
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Richard A. Kirby and Beth-ann Roth have joined FisherBroyles, LLP as partners in the firm’s Washington, DC, office.
Littler Adds Canadian Immigration Attorney Yusra Siddiquee in Toronto
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Littler has added Yusra Siddiquee as a partner in the firm’s Toronto office. She joins from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP.
Arent Fox Adds White Collar Team in New York
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Glenn C. Colton and Michelle J. Shapiro have joined Arent Fox LLP in its Government Enforcement & White Collar practice as partners.
Citigroup Agrees to Pay Fine Over State Libor Probes
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The accord is the latest development in probes by governments around the globe into manipulation of benchmark interest rates, reports Bloomberg.
Take This Fit and Shove It: The In-House Counsel Hiring Process
Insight
To be fair, past experience isn’t particularly illuminating. Every applicant for an in-house position is completely qualified and equally unqualified for the role.
Contractual Allocation of Intellectual Property Ownership
Insight
Before entering into a business deal where intellectual property rights are implicated, it is usually better for the parties to spell out ownership rather than leave intellectual property ownership to be allocated by default laws, advises Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Are Your Employees’ Electronically-Signed Agreements Enforceable?
Insight
In several recent cases, employees have disputed that they electronically acknowledged an agreement with their employer,” writes Drew York for Gray Reed & McGraw.
Texas Court Holds Drop in Oil Prices is Not Force Majeure
News
Oil and gas operators should be careful to expressly identify any market-based risks that they want to encompass within force majeure provisions, advises Liskow & Lewis.
Webcast: Compliance and Contract Management
Webinar, June 27, 2018, 2 p.m. EDT
Compliance Week will present a webcast titled “Compliance and Contract Management – The Right People, Process & Technology” to highlight effective strategies and considerations to maintain compliance with contractual agreements in the U.S. and abroad.
Successfully Navigating Media in Law Firm Mergers
Insight
Recent breaking news about the potential union of Dallas’ Winstead and Atlanta-based Troutman Sanders is another example of how the media can quickly become a factor in private law firm mergers, writes Bruce Vincent in a blog post for Muse Communications.
