Justice Department’s No 3 Official to Take Walmart’s Top Legal Job
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Brand attracted interest because of her potential to assume a key role in the Trump-Russia investigation,” according to the AP.
Webinar: How Clients Choose Lawyers According to the Legal Trends Report
Webinar, Thursday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m. EST
What matters most to clients in choosing a lawyer is responsiveness and preferable communication and payment methods, according to the 2017 Legal Trends Report.
Love Contracts and Policies on Office Romance: What Can an Employer Do?
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employers must be diligent in making sure that the policies are enforced fairly and without a disparate impact, writes Ashley Robertson Parr for Nexsen Pruet.
Changing Contracts: Amending Agreements
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Even the best agreements can require amendments based on changes in law, technology, and the products or services provided, according to Kirkpatrick Law.
Attempting to Insert New Term into Collective Bargaining Agreement Not Agreed to in Negotiations Violates the Law
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A signed agreement serves as an absolute bar to employees filing a decertification petition during the term of the agreement, while an unsigned agreement does not bar such a petition.
On Remand, District Court Breaks New Ground by Vacating Arbitrator’s Class Certification Award
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A federal district court has the authority to vacate an arbitrator’s class certification award based on the due process rights of absent class members, according to a post on the website of K&L Gates.
On-Demand Webinar: Achieving GDPR Compliance
On-Demand
While the GDPR standardizes data protection law across the EU, it doesn’t spell out how U.S. companies can update data preservation processes to be compliant.
Deans & Lyons Represents Family of Man Killed in Oklahoma Gas Well Explosion
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The family of one of five workers killed in the Jan. 22 gas well explosion near Quinton, Oklahoma, has hired the Texas trial law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP.
David Spector Assumes Role as Akerman Chairman and CEO
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Akerman LLP announced David I. Spector has commenced his three-year term as the firm’s ninth chairman and CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2018.
Hunton & Williams Adds Team to National Labor and Employment Practice
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Hunton & Williams LLP announces the expansion of its national labor and employment practice with the addition of partners Michele J. Beilke and Julia Y. Trankiem and two associates in Los Angeles.
Top 10 Environmental Lawyer Joins Boutique Law Firm
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Jennifer Nijman and Susan Franzetti announce the addition of E. Lynn Grayson, to Nijman · Franzetti LLP of Chicago.
Freeborn Adds Four Attorneys to Tampa, Chicago and Richmond Offices
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Freeborn & Peters LLP has added attorneys Melissa B. Murphy, Steven D. Pearson, Michael J. Braggs and Sarah E. Chibani to its Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Team.
Company Blames Gibson Dunn in Aetna HIV Settlement Notice Fiasco
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Gibson Dunn isn’t named as a defendant in the new suit, but the firm’s alleged involvement in the notification fiasco is mentioned throughout the complaint, says Reuters.
Chevron Fights California Cities’ Climate-Change Lawsuits With ‘Creative Lawyering’
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Adding foreign companies to the litigation is a tactical maneuver to keep the dispute out of state court, where the cities have more favorable prospects, and force it into federal court, reports The Los Angeles Times.
Wynn Resorts Board Sued for Failing to Investigate Chief Executive
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The case is a derivative lawsuit, meaning any damages paid by Wynn and the other board members who are named defendants would be paid to Wynn Resorts, not directly to investors, according to Reuters.
Getting Past the ‘Ick’ Factor in Legal Marketing
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Lawyers didn’t go to law school to be business people or sales people. They went to school to be thinkers, advocates and counselors.
Charles Haag Joins Dallas Office of Winston & Strawn
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Charles Haag has joined Winston & Strawn LLP’s Transactions Department as a partner in Dallas. Haag is a capital markets and securities attorney who joins Winston from Jones Day.
Dallas Lawyer Weston Hall Named Partner at Chamblee Ryan
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The Dallas-based trial law firm Chamblee Ryan has promoted firm attorney Weston L. Hall to partner.
FisherBroyles Welcomes New Partner Radha V. Bachman in Tampa, Florida
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FisherBroyles, LLPRadha V. Bachman has joined FisherBroyles, LLP as a partner in the firm’s Tampa office. She represents health care clients in corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. Her clients include hospitals and health systems, physicians, ambulatory surgery centers and senior living facilities.
Dykema’s Los Angeles Office Adds Litigator James S. Azadian
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Dykema announced the addition of James Azadian to its Los Angeles office, where he will be a member of the firm’s nationwide appellate practice.
