Global Atlanta recently spoke with Partner Sonjui Kumar about warming U.S. India relations and KPPB Law’s involvement with a Mumbai delegation’s recent visit to Atlanta. Ms. Kumar, a founding member of the Atlanta-based law firm, Kumar, Prabhu, Patel & Banerjee LLC, was in New Delhi, India’s capital, for a speaking engagement in late January when she ...
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Johnson, a new partner in the Chicago office. One unique area of expertise that Robert brings to the table is “franchising” experience. Click here to read Mr. Johnson’s bio.
A first-of-its-kind empirical study about the significant disparities between women and men as lead trial counsel in civil and criminal litigation has been written by Stephanie A. Scharf, partner at Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, and Roberta D. Liebenberg, senior partner at Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. The study was conducted under the auspices of the ...
Partner Ted Banks published “Why You Should Love Your Antitrust Compliance Monitor” in the July 2015 issue of Competition Policy International. The article discusses the pros and cons of the use of monitors to resolve antitrust disputes with government enforcers. (Banks serves as a compliance monitor for the Federal Trade Commission and the Competition Bureau ...
Partner, Sarah Marmor, appeared on The Morning Amp on Chicago radio Station Vocalo to discuss some of the most significant rulings from the Supreme Court in its last term. Among the cases discussed were Obergefell v. Hodges (gay marriage), King v. Burwell (the ACA) and Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. (confederate flags on Texas license plates). The ...
May 1, 2015, Cleveland, Ohio – Giffen & Kaminski, LLC is pleased to announce it has added Jan L. Roller as a partner in the law firm. Primarily interested in trial work, Roller’s professional focus is on personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. [ Read more…]
Partners, Linda Wong and Daniel Fleming are attending the MCCA Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 29-30, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt Washington. MCCA’s Creating Pathways to Diversity® Conference is a full-day educational conference promoting the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. [ Read more…]
Ms. Hatchett’s Panel will take place at the first Minority In-House Counsel Association Conference to be held in Chicago, September 9th– 11th , 2015. The panel will address the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), which poses significant risks, ERISA liability exposure, and insurance and finance issues that must be considered in corporate mergers and acquisitions. The ...
Read Justi Miller’s testimonial on the online class “Effective Legal Writing”, offered by one of our 2015 Annual Meeting Vendor and Sponsor, Thomson Reuters. Classes are offered at no cost to all NAMWOLF law firm members. [Read more…]
Ms. Wong will chair a presentation on regulatory matters from the perspective of investigations by state human rights agencies, class action investigations by the NY Attorney General’s office, investigations by the SEC and bank regulatory investigations. In-house counsel from several Fortune 500 companies and a representative from the US Attorney’s office who has handled government ...