The NAMWOLF Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Nancy J. Mertzel, a partner at Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Stern LLP, New York, NY, as the new Co-chair of the NAMWOLF Intellectual Property Practice Area Committee (“IP PAC”), effective September 2014. Ms. Mertzel protects brand names, products, content and technology. Her diverse ...
Congratulations to NAMWOLF Advisory Council Member, Amanda Kiefer, Assistant Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Director of Minority and Women Inclusion for FHLBank Topeka, for winning a Woman of Achievement Award from the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce and Go Topeka. This Award is given to a woman who has attained a high rank and ...
Preferred Counsel lists came into widespread use in the 1990s, when minorities and women were markedly underrepresented in the legal profession. Then, as now, Preferred Counsel lists allowed companies to obtain more favorable terms with outside counsel by forming consolidated networks. In recent years, corporate law departments started using national contracts for certain types of ...
We would like to announce the selection of Lisa Hamasaki of the Miller Law Group, San Francisco, CA, and Danielle Linert of Giffin & Kaminski, Cleveland, OH, as the new Co-chairs of the NAMWOLF Labor & Employment Law Practice Area Committee (“L&E PAC”), effective September 24, 2014. Lisa (Opportunities, Programs & Events) and Danielle ...
The White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Area Committee is made up of law firms and attorneys that have significant experience in government-initiated investigations and internal investigations. Member firms’ investigation experience includes white collar defense as well as civil and quasi-criminal regulatory defense. Member firms also have experience in federal qui tam litigation and ...
NAMWOLF’s Labor & Employment PAC will be hosting a roundtable event on September 23rd at NAMWOLF’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The event will feature 7 tables, each with 3 facilitators discussing trending labor and employment topics including internal investigations, crisis management and brand protection, non-compete agreements, workplace bullying, employee benefits, disability accommodation, and expanding the ...
The American Lawyer to present Rivero Mestre with a Global Legal Award for its work on the Chevron v. Donziger case in the category of Global Dispute of the Year: U.S. Fraud Litigation. To read entire article click here or download press release below.
California Minority Counsel Program(CMCP) will host their 25th Anniversary Conference, October 20-21, 2014 in San Francisco, CA. Engage and hear from CMCP’s Founders. Topics for discussion include: Why CMCP was formed 25 years ago, CMCP Founders view on the disappointments & successes over 25 years, and their vision for the future.
As many of you may know, our Chair, Lynn Luker, was recently appointed by Order of the Louisiana Supreme Court as Judge Pro Tempore, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans. Click here to read full article.
NAMWOLF law firm member, Rivero Mestre, Awarded with Chevron Law Function’s Law Firm Diversity Recognition Award. The award recognizes Chevron’s law firm partners that have distinguished themselves by demonstrating their commitment to diversity. (more)