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|March 21, 2023Lewis Brisbois’ National Cargo & Logistics Practice was established to advise clients on the wide range of issues they face in the transportation industry—from catastrophic accidents and employee liability to government regulations and risk management. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) annual Internet Crime Report, released this month, Americans lost $10.3 billion to an array of internet scams during 2022. Although news regarding cyber scams in the financial services, retail, and healthcare industries often make headlines, other industries have seen an increase in fraudulent schemes in recent years. Specifically, a new type of internet-based scam involving phony purchase orders has penetrated the transportation industry. The lawyers who comprise our National Cargo & Logistics and Transportation Practices have successfully defended brokers, carriers, and warehouse operators that have fallen victim to this type of malicious activity, and have assisted clients with avoiding recently emerging scams altogether.
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|March 21, 2023In Muslar v. Hall, 2023 NY Slip Op 01063 (1st Dep’t 2023), the Appellate Division, First Department, recently reversed the trial court’s award of summary judgment to a rental company under the Graves Amendment because the affidavits provided were “of no probative value.”
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|March 21, 2023Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Partner Jason Berger and Associate Brian Drach to its Philadelphia and Los Angeles offices, respectively, as members of the firm’s national Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice.
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|March 21, 2023The Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force, which was established to enforce multi-national sanctions against Russia, issued an advisory on March 9, 2023, identifying common measures used to evade the interdiction efforts of the REPO Task Force. Through these new actions, the REPO Task Force has now moved to crack down on sanctions evasion schemes.
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|March 20, 2023Having failed to quickly find a buyer for the assets and deposits of the newly created Silicon Valley Bank, N.A., Santa Clara, California (SVB), the FDIC has announced that it will expand the bidding process in the hopes of maximizing the value it can obtain from a sale. Now, non-banks will have the unusual opportunity to acquire assets from SVB.
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|March 20, 2023Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome five new attorneys to its Madison County, Illinois office, which brings the expanding location’s headcount to 54, including 23 lawyers. The newest members of the Madison County team - Partners Daniel Bradley, Travis Campbell, and Michael Pagan, as well as Associates Nicholas Martin and Matthew Plese – have a combined 80+ years of legal experience across several areas of law.
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|March 20, 2023New York Partners James T. Whalen, Jr. and Sydney Sanchez recently secured a defense verdict on behalf of a transportation company in a case where the plaintiff claimed to have suffered serious injuries that required surgery following an accident.
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|March 17, 2023Lewis Brisbois has been listed among the top 10 law firms on the 2022 Leopard Law Firm Index. Billed as "the legal industry's most inclusive and up-to-date firm rating system," the index, published by Leopard Solutions, is a dynamic rating system that is updated twice weekly and focuses on law firms' profitability, viability, growth, and potential opportunity.
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|March 17, 2023Portland Partner Jacqueline Houser will moderate a webinar on developments in paid leave laws in Washington, Oregon, California, and Colorado on April 3 at 12:00 p.m. PT. She will be joined by Denver Partner Benjamin Hase, Portland associates Ally McClain and Will Stinman, and San Francisco associate Brittany Vulcan.
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|March 17, 2023Miami Managing Partner Todd R. Ehrenreich and Partner David L. Luck, acting as co-counsel with a Boston law firm, recently secured a defense verdict in a multimillion-dollar federal patent infringement case on behalf of a bike wheel manufacturer.
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|March 16, 2023Houston Partner Joelle Nelson will moderate a panel on California’s AB5 legislation at the Transportation Lawyer’s Association (TLA) Annual Conference, hosted at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego on April 29 at 8:30 a.m. PT.
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|March 16, 2023New York/Fort Lauderdale Partner David Shannon and New York/New Jersey Partner Dan Feldman recently joined Business Aviation Advisor Magazine’s “Above & Beyond” podcast to discuss how aircraft owners may solidify their bonus depreciation position.
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|March 15, 2023On January 25, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert that could significantly impact the acquisition of commercial real estate (CRE) in the U.S. by foreign individuals and entities. The new alert complements ongoing U.S. government efforts to isolate sanctioned Russian elites, oligarchs, and their proxies.
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|March 15, 2023Phoenix Partner Gregg E. Clifton recently authored an article for the March-April 2023 issue of LEAD1 Association’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Institutional Report. Titled “The Worlds of Music and Collegiate Sports Combine with NIL,” the article discusses how college athletes continue to broaden their NIL opportunities beyond the collegiate sports context.
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|March 14, 2023New York Appellate Partner Nicholas P. Hurzeler and Managing Partner Gregory S. Katz recently prevailed when the New York Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed the dismissal of a Labor Law 240(1) claim involving an accident that occurred in the basement of a house under construction. Balfe v. Graham, ___ AD3d ___ (2d Dept. 2023), decided March 8, 2023.
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