Legal Roundup
More Than 290 Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers®
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is proud to announce that 295 Ogletree Deakins attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Are You up to Date on the Latest Changes to Harassment Prevention Training Requirements? How to Become Prepared and Fully Compliant on August 22, 2023
If you truly want to prevent harassment, you'll need to stay abreast of changes to training regulations and understand what's required and what's ahead.
How to Raise Seed Funding for Your Startup: Convertible Notes and SAFEs on August 17, 2023
Join Alidad Vakili, Of Counsel, for a discussion on how to raise seed funding for your startup.
State Bar of California Releases Results of Independent Investigation of Former Board Chair Sean SeLegue’s Involvement in a Disciplinary Matter Regarding Thomas Girardi
The State Bar of California released reports from an independent investigation into whether former Chair of the Board of Trustees Sean SeLegue had a disqualifying conflict of interest arising out of his involvement with a 2010 discipline case against since disbarred attorney Thomas V. Girardi.
Investigations & Compliance in a Hybrid World on August 16, 2023
Complaints about bullying and harassing behavior are on the rise.
HR Essentials – Let’s Talk About Managing Employee Leaves of Absence on August 16, 2023
California employers dealing with their employees’ leaves of absence requests must sort through an alphabet soup of complex and ever-changing federal and California leave laws, including FMLA, CFRA, PDL, PFL, PSL, SDI, ADA, and CRD, and often the laws of counties, cities, and other municipalities.
The New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: What You Need to Know and Practical Considerations on August 15, 2023
On July 10, 2023, after years of negotiations between the European Commission and the United States government, the long-awaited, latest data protection adequacy decision for the U.S. was announced and took immediate effect—in the form of the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Benchmark Ranks Shook Partner Among Top 250 Women in Litigation
For the fifth time, Benchmark Litigation has selected Shook Partner Jessica Grant among its Top 250 Women in Litigation.
Two Reed Smith partners named 2023 Top Labor & Employment Lawyers
Reed Smith announced that the Daily Journal has named two of its partners – Michele Haydel Gehrke and Mara Curtis – as “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers” for 2023.
Micro Webinar Series: Half an Hour for Healthcare - Helpful Hints for Health Care Companies on California Wage & Hour Issues on August 9, 2023
We will be hosting a three-part series where Seyfarth Labor & Employment attorneys will examine the key wage & hour issues facing health care employers doing business in the Golden State, and the ways those issues show up in and affect the health care industry in particular.
HIPAA Compliance for Attorneys as Business Associates on August 9, 2023
This program will explain when lawyers must comply with HIPAA, best practices for compliance, and common HIPAA mistakes and misconceptions.
The American Lawyer Names Morgan Lewis Among Top 5 on a-list
Morgan Lewis has been ranked #5 in The American Lawyer’s 2023 A-List of the “most well-rounded” firms in the United States, moving up three spots from 2022.
Greenberg Traurig Once Again a Sponsor of National LGBTQ+ Bar Association Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP was once again a sponsor of the annual National LGBTQ+ Bar Association Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair held this year in Chicago, July 24-26.
Three Sheppard Mullin Partners Shortlisted for Attorney of the Year Awards by LMG Life Sciences
Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners Martin Bruehs, Scott Liebman and Lorna Tanner have been named to the LMG Life Sciences 2023 awards shortlist in the categories of Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – DC Metro, Regulatory Attorney of the Year: FDA Pharmaceutical and Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – California, respectively.
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Releases Report on the American Workforce Transformation
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute® (WPI®), the government relations and public policy arm of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has released a new report: The American Workforce Transformation – Challenges and Opportunities.
Eleven Holland & Knight Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2023
Super Lawyers has named five attorneys from Holland & Knight's San Francisco office as Northern California "Super Lawyers" and six as "Rising Stars" for 2023.
Fox Rothschild LLP Secures Novel IRS Ruling on Water Rights as ‘Real Property’
A Fox Rothschild team secured a favorable private letter ruling, PLR 202309007, from the Internal Revenue Service, which held that certain water rights are “real property,” and therefore qualify for a tax-deferred exchange under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.
Shook Adds First-Chair Trial Partner Jessica Grant
Shook welcomes Partner Jessica Grant to expand the firm’s first-chair trial bench.
The 2023 Labor & Employment Supreme Court Roundup: The Cases that Affect the Workplace on July 19, 2023
In the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court has once again issued several landmark decisions that will affect the workplace and every American.
How to Avoid Big Start-Up Mistakes on July 20, 2023
Join Alidad Vakili, Of Counsel, for a discussion on how to avoid big start-up mistakes.