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Foley Adds Former FDA Counsel Paul Joseph in Washington, D.C.
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Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Paul Joseph has joined the firm’s Government Solutions Practice Group as of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office.
Thompson & Knight Adds State Senator Nathan Johnson as Counsel in Dallas
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Thompson & Knight LLP announced that Dallas attorney and State Senator Nathan M. Johnson has joined the firm as counsel.
Dominica C. Anderson Elected President and Board Chair of Professional BusinessWomen of California
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Duane Morris LLP trial partner Dominica C. Anderson has been elected president and board chair of Professional BusinessWomen of California.
FedEx Express’ Former Litigation Chief Joins Bradley’s Nashville Office
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Connie Lewis Lensing has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Nashville office as counsel in the Litigation Practice Group.
Former U.S. Treasury Department Counsel Joins Arent Fox in D.C.
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Matthew Tuchband has joined Arent Fox LLP in the firm’s International Trade practice.
Blank Rome Adds Government Contracts Partner in Washington, D.C.
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Dominique L. Casimir has joined Blank Rome LLP as a partner in the Government Contracts group in the Washington, D.C., office.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds to Government Relations Team in Atlanta
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Barnes & Thornburg has added Zachary Johnson in the Atlanta office as director of state government affairs-Georgia.
Energy Attorney Christopher Skey Rejoins Quarles & Brady in Chicago
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Christopher Skey has rejoined Quarles & Brady LLP’s Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office.
Site Describes ‘Security Farce’ at Company That Held Clinton’s Emails
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The site said the facility is owned by Datto Inc. and was part of the network that stored classified messages from the private email server the Democratic presidential candidate used.
Firm Launches On-Demand GC Service for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
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Legal technology company Legal Hero has announced the launch of a new general counsel service to provide small businesses and entrepreneurs with access to regular guidance and legal advice.
E-Discovery Company Everlaw Named a ‘Best and Brightest Company to Work For’
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The award recognizes companies that excel at employee relations, use innovation to motivate employees, implement creative compensation programs, and more.
New Programs Aim at Preventing Patent Troll Challenges
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The products are intended to reduce emerging technology companies’ risk of being targeted by costly patent litigation, such as from Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) or “patent trolls.”
Jodi Patt Pellettiere Honored with ’40 Under 40′ Recognition
Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Chicago partner Jodi Patt Pellettiere has been honored among the “40 Illinois Attorneys under 40 to Watch” by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, Chicago Lawyer, and The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Latham Advises Global Jet on $2.5B GE Capital Aircraft Transaction
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Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for large-cabin, long-range private jets, has agreed to purchase the aircraft lease and loan portfolio of GE Capital Corporate Aircraft in the Americas representing approximately $2.5 billion of net assets.
Texas Jury Hands J&J Victory At First Prosima Pelvic Mesh Trial
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Johnson & Johnson scored a defense win in a lawsuit over its Prosima pelvic mesh implant Oct. 5, after a Texas state jury ruled that the device was not defectively designed and that J&J subsidiary Ethicon’s risk warnings were adequate, reports Courtroom View Network.
Court Upholds $236 Million Verdict in Exxon Mobil Pollution Case
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New Hampshire’s Supreme Court upheld a record $236 million judgment Oct. 2 against Exxon Mobil for its use of a gasoline additive that contaminated groundwater in the state, the Associated Press reports.
Allergan Closes $2.1 Billion Acquisition of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
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Latham & Watkins LLP represented Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., in its acquisition by Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company.
Veritext Announces New Litigation Management Workspace
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LawStudio’s searching, annotation and reporting capabilities, integration with existing software and services and video streaming help legal teams collaborate on a case.
Baker Donelson Advises SmartStop Self Storage, Inc. in $1.4 Billion Merger
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The law firm of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC represented SmartStop Self Storage, a public non-traded self storage real estate investment trust, in its merger with Extra Space, a NYSE listed self storage REIT.
Courtney Saleski named ‘Lawyer on the Fast Track’ by The Legal Intelligencer
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DLA Piper announces that Courtney Saleski, a litigation partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office, was named to The Legal Intelligencer’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track.”
