News from June 2018
JACKSON LEWIS: Jackson Lewis Recommended in The Legal 500 2018
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm and its attorneys have been recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2018 in the following practice areas falling under the Labor and Employment designation: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design; Immigration; Labor and Employment Disputes (including collective actions): Defense; Labor-Management Relations and Workplace and Employment Counseling.
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP: Sheppard Mullin Embraces Cutting-Edge Legal Technology with Gavelytics Partnership
Sheppard Mullin recently partnered with judicial analytics company Gavelytics to provide the firm’s lawyers with access to background information and actionable insights on civil trial court judges.Original source can be found here.
FAEGRE BAKER DANIEL: The Legal 500 Recommends Two FaegreBD Practices
The Legal 500’s 2018 United States edition has recognized two FaegreBD legal practices.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Lawyers, Practices Recognized in Legal 500 U.S. Guide
Several Holland & Knight practices and attorneys received recommendations in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 United States.
LITTLER MENDELSON: Littler Names Co-Chairs of Hospitality Industry Group
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Nashville Office Managing Shareholder Jennifer Robinson and Houston Shareholder David Jordan as co-chairs of its Hospitality Industry Group.
VEDDER PRICE: Vedder Price Names Joseph Kye and Venu Talanki Vice Chairs of the Finance & Transactions Practice
We are pleased to announce that Joseph H. Kye and Venu V. Talanki have been named Vice Chairs of the firm’s Finance & Transactions practice group.
POWER ROGERS & SMITH: Attorney Larry R. Rogers, Sr. receives distinguished service award from John Marshall Law School
Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P. is excited to announce that attorney Larry R. Rogers, Sr. received the Distinguished Service Award from the John Marshall Law School on Thursday, May 17.
DESPRES SCHWARTZ & GEOGHEGAN LTD.: Twenty-two school districts sue the State of Illinois for funding
Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Ltd. filed a complaint on behalf of 22 school districts, suing for full funding they are entitled to under the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act, signed into law on August 31, 2017.
CLAUSEN MILLER: What’s Next Now That The Restatement Of Liability Insurance Was Approved?
Lawyers must stand up for the integrity of the law.
CHUHAK & TECSON: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority set to tighten expungement rules even further
Perhaps the most important arrow in the quiver of broker-dealers, their registered representatives, and other securities professionals when it comes to protecting their livelihoods and reputations is the ability to have negative information expunged from the Central Registration Depository (CRD) system and hence from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck website.
BENESCH, FRIEDLANDLER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP: Benesch Ranks in 2018 BTI Brand Elite
Benesch is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a brand leader in the BTI Brand Elite 2018: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Baker McKenzie Link Launches GDPR E-learning for Organization-wide Training
The online legal information and training provider, Baker McKenzie Link, has launched a new e-learning program that focusses on the GDPR and global data privacy ahead of the GDPR enforcement deadline.
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP: Seyfarth Launches Blockchain Technologies Team
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced the formal launch of its Blockchain Technologies team, an interdisciplinary group of lawyers who counsel clients and interface with regulators to address legal issues raised by blockchain technology.
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP: Sheppard Mullin Represents Aretex Capital Partners in Deal to Acquire Alerian
Sheppard Mullin represented Aretex Capital Partners, a global private equity firm, in its agreement to acquire Alerian and certain related matters.
FOX ROTHSCHILD: Fox’s Carolyn Richmond Named Among the ‘Most Powerful Employment Attorneys’
Fox Rothschild congratulates Carolyn D. Richmond, who was named among 2018’s “Most Powerful Employment Attorneys” by Human Resource Executive magazine.
POLSINELLI PC: Bonaccorsi Named 2018 “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal
Chicago Office Managing Partner and Healthcare Litigation Practice Chair
Judge: 'Too many assumptions' in man's Medicare fraud class action vs United Healthcare over home visits
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit a man attempted to bring against his insurance company, ostensibly on behalf of the federal government, claiming the UnitedHealthcare was defrauding Medicare by scheduling unnecessary in-home nurse visits for him and others.
Class action: Mt. Prospect apartments owner Invesco levies improper charges vs Spanish-speaking tenants
A class action complaint accuses property management firm Invesco of obtaining fraudulent judgments against Hispanic tenants, then using the money as part of an unspecified “wealth management scheme.”
Court denies Ameriprise motion to dismiss or transfer Allstate client-poaching case
Allstate can continue its lawsuit against Ameriprise Financial Services for violating federal trade secrets protection law by allegedly recruiting Allstate's current and former financial specialists to use their knowledge to steal Allstate's customers.
Property Tax Solutions accuses Xpress Tax Appeals of defamation
A tax firm is suing Jason Terrell and Tax Payer Advocate Group LLC, which does business as Xpress Tax Appeals, citing alleged defamation.