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Benesch Continues San Francisco Growth with Addition of Meegan Brooks as Partner
Benesch is building out its Retail & E-Commerce Group with the addition of trial lawyer Meegan Brooks as a Partner, effective February 23.
Reed Smith appoints firm’s first sustainability partners
Reed Smith today announced the appointment of three partners to help drive progress toward the firm’s sustainability goals. Todd Maiden, Jennifer Smokelin and Elle Todd will serve as the firm’s first sustainability partners.
Legal Update Series - Irvine on March 1, 2023
Local in-house counsel, HR executives and employee relations professionals return to Littler's breakfast briefings after a two-year hiatus.
Cal/OSHA’s Permanent COVID-19 Standard: What Employers Should Know About California’s Next Phase in COVID-19 Compliance on February 28, 2023
While most employers have operational exhaustion from trying to keep up with COVID-19 requirements for the past three years, California's position remains that employers must protect employees from COVID-19 exposure in the workplace.
Benesch Welcomes Stephanie Sheridan as Partner in Charge of San Francisco Office
Benesch is deepening its bench of litigation talent on the West Coast with the addition of one of the top retail and e-commerce powerhouse practices in the country, headed by Stephanie Sheridan.
Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Medication Abortion at CVS, Walgreens Stores
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in welcoming a decision by CVS and Walgreens to start offering mifepristone and misoprostol, often referred to as medication abortion, in their stores.
Polsinelli Partnership with Rowan TELS Receives The National Law Journal's 2023 Legal Technology Trailblazers Recognition
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli and Rowan TELS/Rowan Patents have been named to The National Law Journal’s “2023 Legal Technology Trailblazers” list, earning the recognition for their collaborative partnership for visually creating patent applications based on method or apparatus claims.
GT San Francisco Black History Month Panel & Reception on February 22, 2023
Panelists will discuss the increased role Black athletes are playing in social awareness and fairness and how in-house departments lead the charge alongside the athletes, within their organizations, and in the community.
In Third Big Trial Win for Client Terex, Dinsmore Team Defeats $25M Product Liability Suit
A litigation team led by Lexington-based Dinsmore partner Chris Jackson and California based attorney Larry Panek, secured a complete, unanimous, defense verdict in a federal product liability jury trial brought against Terex entities.
World Trademark Review features 7 Reed Smith lawyers from 3 jurisdictions in WTR 1000
Reed Smith partners in California, London and France were described as top trademark lawyers and the firm again was named among the world’s leading national and international trademark firms, in the 2023 edition of the WTR 1000.
Attorney General Bonta: State and Local Entities Must Have Access to Corporate Ownership Information to Prevent Terrorism and Fight Crime
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging the U.S. Treasury Department Federal Treasury Bureau to enable state, local, and tribal entities to have appropriate and timely access to corporate ownership information, which is critical to fight crime and terrorism.
Jackson Lewis Bolsters Traditional Labor and OSHA Presence with Addition of Joshua M. Henderson
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Joshua M. Henderson has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a principal.
Jones Day's Karen Hewitt named among Daily Journal's "Leading Commercial Litigators" in California
Karen P. Hewitt, a partner in Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation Practice and Partner-in-Charge of the Firm's California Region, was named to the Daily Journal's annual list of "Leading Commercial Litigators."
Lawdragon Names Four McGuireWoods Partners “Leading Environmental Lawyers”
McGuireWoods partners Gregory Hinojosa Evans, Aaron Flynn, Makram Jaber and Allison Wood were recognized in the 2023 edition of “Lawdragon Green 500: Leading Environmental Lawyers,” a guide to top U.S. lawyers who advise clients in environmental law.
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Names 3 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Fellow, Pathfinders
Three attorneys at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were selected to join the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) as 2023 Fellow and Pathfinders. Litigation Shareholder Mian R. Wang was named an LCLD 2023 fellow, and Associates Anthony E. Guzman II (Labor & Employment) and Trudy-Anne McLeary (Corporate) were selected as 2023 LCLD Pathfinders.
California Pay Data Reporting: What You Need to Get Your Workforce Data Submitted on February 13, 2023
For the last few years, California has required employers with 100 or more employees nationwide to report the pay and hours-worked data pertaining to their California employees by establishment, job category, sex, race, and ethnicity.
Littler Appoints Three New Leaders as Office Managing Shareholders
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has named three new office managing shareholders (OMS) in Birmingham, Cleveland and Fresno, effective January 1, 2023.
"FinAccelerate Empowered by Jones Day" named among National Law Journal 2023 "Legal Technology Trailblazers"
The National Law Journal has named FinAccelerate - Empowered by Jones Day to its annual list of "Legal Technology Trailblazers," which recognizes legal technologies that are helping to change the way law firms operate and profiles companies and law firms that are taking innovative measures to set them apart from others in the market.
Seyfarth to Sponsor 11th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute on February 8, 2023
Seyfarth is pleased to sponsor the 11th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 starting at 9:00 am Eastern.
American Bar Association (ABA) 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting on February 10, 2023
Tax attorneys Denise Mudigere, Daniel Strickland and Amish Shah will participate in the American Bar Association's (ABA) 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting in San Diego, California.