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|August 10, 2022The Russia-Ukraine conflict has far-reaching implications for the insurance industry and for insurers and insureds alike. Many corporate policy holders around the world have withdrawn or scaled back operations with Russia and/or Russian-based corporations.
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|August 09, 2022Atlanta Partner S. Christopher Collier will speak at the upcoming Perrin National Asbestos Litigation Conference, hosted at The Charleston Place Hotel on September 15 at 1:45 p.m. ET.
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|August 09, 2022Lewis Brisbois Expands Leadership of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Team, Establishes Official AV PracticeLewis Brisbois has recently expanded the leadership of its Autonomous Vehicles (AV) specialty team with the appointment of Los Angeles Partner Eric Y. Kizirian as co-chair alongside Phoenix Partner and National Co-Chair of the firm’s Transportation Practice Julie E. Maurer, who established the team earlier this year. Los Angeles Partner Zourik Zarifian has also been appointed as vice chair of the team.
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|August 09, 2022Sacramento and San Francisco Partner Caroline L. Cao recently shared her thoughts with Law360 regarding her practice, the importance of diversity, and her decision to join Lewis Brisbois.
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|August 09, 2022Healthcare companies may need to be mindful that the federal government has started investigating and prosecuting referral-based arrangements for private insurance claims under the Travel Act and the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act.
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|August 08, 2022Houston and Salt Lake City Partner William S. Helfand was recently appointed to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) National Panel of Arbitrators and National Panel of Mediators.
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|August 05, 2022In March 2022, in response to Russia’s actions in the Ukraine conflict, the Biden Administration along with the governments of Austria, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission created the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) task force. The REPO task force – consisting of the justice and finance ministers in each member nation – have seized or begun forfeiture proceedings with respect to more than $30 billion worth of assets.
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|August 04, 2022Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Caroline L. Cao to its Sacramento and San Francisco offices as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Chinese Business & Litigation, and Real Estate & Land Use Practices.
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|August 04, 2022Phoenix Partner Kathryn Honecker was a contributing author to the second edition of The Class Action Fairness Act: Law and Strategy, an American Bar Association (ABA) publication for plaintiff and defense counsel that provides an in-depth look into the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”).
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|August 04, 2022Lewis Brisbois has ranked 13th in Law360’s 2022 Diversity Snapshot – a measure of the overall presence of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in law firms of all sizes.
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|August 04, 2022A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has dramatically changed the landscape for employers to litigate against personal injury and wrongful death claims by employees. In a recent matter, the plaintiff brought a deliberate intent action under West Virginia Code § 23-4-2 against his employers for injuries that he allegedly suffered while working as a coal miner. He contended that the injuries were caused by unsafe workplace and dangerous mining activities.
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|August 04, 2022For the last few years, we have seen numerous bills introduced by senators and members of the House of Representatives regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. For the most part, all these bills sought to create specific rules and federal oversight in this area. However, because of the partisan nature of the bills, none of them has ever progressed beyond the introduction of the proposed bill to be considered for possible enactment.
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|August 03, 2022Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi recently spoke with the Delaware Business Court Insider (part of Law.com) for an article titled, “Elon Musk, Twitter Trial Is Set for Oct. 17, Delaware Chancellor Says,” which discusses the discovery and trial schedule that the Delaware Court of Chancery has set in the Twitter-Musk lawsuit.
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|August 03, 2022On July 19, 2022, Lewis Brisbois celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Madison County, Illinois office – a location that was established in 2012 when Madison County Managing Partner Jeffrey Bash, along with Partners Matthew J. Morris and Chase S. Anderson, set up shop in Mr. Bash's basement.
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|August 02, 2022Sports Law Partners John Long and Gregg E. Clifton will present a joint Federal Bar Association (FBA) webinar on collegiate sports and student-athlete unionization on August 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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