Portland Partner Sean Hoar was recently quoted in an article by Oregon Business titled “Guardians of the network.” The article discusses the team of Oregon-based tech experts who have set out to build defenses for Oregon business against the growing threat of cybercrime.

Chicago Partners Josh M. Kantrow and Mary A. Smigielski were quoted by Law360 in their article “Lewis Brisbois Forms Ill. Biometric Privacy Practice Group.” Lewis Brisbois announced the formation of the new Illinois Biometric  Information Privacy Act (BIPA) practice group in a press release on February 13th.

Hartford Managing Partner Angeline Ioannou will give a presentation titled “How to Properly Draft Enforceable Indemnification and Limitations of Liability Clauses” at the Annual CLM Conference in Orlando on March 14th at 10am.

Lewis Brisbois has formed a new sub-practice within its Labor & Employment Practice that will focus solely on claims relating to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The new group will be chaired by Chicago Partners Josh M. Kantrow and Mary A. Smigielski.

Lewis Brisbois will sponsor and host an event by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), taking place February 19th in Lewis Brisbois’ New York office.

Los Angeles Partners Kenneth C. Feldman and Jessica L. Beckwith have published an article in the February 2019 issue of Advocate, the Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California. The article highlights some of the important changes in California’s updated Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), which became effective November 1, 2018.

Houston Partner William S. Helfand was recently quoted in an article by the Houston Chronicle about a decision by the Texas Supreme Court to decline to hear an appeal by opponents of a resident-approved sales tax in the city of Friendswood, Texas. Mr. Helfand represented the city in the matter.

The World Trademark Review (WTR) has recognized three of Lewis Brisbois’ Intellectual Property & Technology partners in the 2019 edition of its research directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.

Lewis Brisbois is proud to announce the promotion of thirty of its associates to partner. With these promotions, Lewis Brisbois’ total partnership comes to 757 across its 49 offices.

Philadelphia Partner Christopher E. Ballod will speak at the 2019 Winter Bench Bar event hosted by the Washington County Bar Association on March 1st at the Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe.

Lewis Brisbois has joined forces with local litigation powerhouse Smith & Glauser to open a new office in Salt Lake City, Utah. The former law firm will add ten new attorneys to Lewis Brisbois’ growing roster, bringing over a century and a half of combined experience in personal and civil litigation to the national firm. Co-Managing Partners Richard K. Glauser and Lowell V. Smith will head up the new office.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Scott B. Cockrum as a partner in its Schererville office. Mr. Cockrum joins his longtime colleague, Schererville Managing Partner Renee J. Mortimer, to help establish one of Lewis Brisbois’ newest offices.

New York Partner Ellen Greiper has been appointed to the advisory board for Advisen’s annual Casualty Insights Conference, taking place in New York City on April 18, 2019.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently denied a request for a post-grant review of a design patent that relied on evidence from social media, casting doubt on the ability to use such evidence when attempting to invalidate patents.