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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania Medicare Advantage Plan Provider Agrees to Pay $2.25M to Resolve Allegations of Inflated Plan Bids
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Keystone Health Plan East, Inc. and QCC Insurance Company, Inc. (collectively referred to as “KHPE/QCC”), on behalf of parent company Independence Blue Cross, LLC (“IBC”), operator of Medicare Advantage plans, have agreed to pay a total of $2,250,000 plus interest to resolve False Claims Act.
COZEN O'CONNOR: Thomas O’Rourke Named to the National Law Journal’s List of Cannabis Law Trailblazers
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Thomas O’Rourke, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department, has been named to the National Law Journal’s list of Cannabis Law Trailblazers.
CLARK HILL PLC: Clark Hill Attorney Steven M. Richman Wins 2020 Outstanding COVID Series Program Award
Steven M. Richman was recently awarded the 2020 Outstanding COVID Series Program Award for his program, “Force Majeure and COVID-19: An International Perspective” by the ABA International Law Section.
REED SMITH LLP: RED series: Maximizing attorney client privilege and work product protection
The evolving law on the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine can be difficult to navigate, particularly for in-house counsel playing several roles internally while also managing outside counsel.
COZEN O'CONNOR: Bryant Andrews Named 30 Under 30
Bryant Andrews was named one of the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 under 30 for 2020.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: 195 McGuireWoods Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
McGuireWoods had 195 attorneys from the firm’s U.S. offices selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 15 of whom were named Lawyers of the Year, an honor given to only one lawyer in each practice area per city.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: 85 McGuireWoods Attorneys Recognized as ‘Ones to Watch’ By Best Lawyers
Eighty-five McGuireWoods lawyers from its U.S. offices were selected for inclusion on Best Lawyers’ inaugural “Ones to Watch” list recognizing the nation’s most promising attorneys for professional excellence in private practice.
SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP: Experienced M&a Attorney Chad Williams Returns to Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Corporate Practice
In joining Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Philadelphia office, Chad Williams brings xperience as an investment banker, in-house corporate counsel and corporate private practice attorney to his work advising clients on corporate, commercial and transactional matters, both domestically and internationally.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: The New Privacy Normal: COVID-19 and Data Protection
As companies shift, and get used to, staff working from home and services being provided online and in a contactless way - the data they are collecting is changing and increasing and the responsibilities and potential liability increases with it…
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Troutman Pepper’s Thomas B. Schmidt III Appointed to Committee on Rules of Evidence
Thomas B. Schmidt III, a senior counsel at Troutman Pepper, has been appointed to the Committee on Rules of Evidence by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
BOWLES RICE LLP: Bowles Rice Attorneys Named “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in America
Eleven Bowles Rice attorneys from five of the firm’s offices – Charleston, Martinsburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg, West Virginia and Southpointe (Canonsburg), Pennsylvania – have been recognized as “Ones to Watch” in 2021 by The Best Lawyers in America®.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP:More Than 200 Fox Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce that 184 firm attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 issue of “Best Lawyers in America," including 15 attorneys who were named “Lawyer of the Year."
REED SMITH LLP: Reed Smith lawyers recognized in 2021 Best Lawyers in America
International law firm Reed Smith announced that eight lawyers in its U.S. offices were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice areas in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC: Edward G. Rice Joins Steptoe & Johnson
Edward G. Rice has joined Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. His legal practice covers a wide cross-section of services offered by the firm’s business department including banking and regulatory, financial services, technology, data privacy, and cybersecurity.
JONES DAY: The Best Lawyers in America™ 2021 recognizes 384 Jones Day lawyers across 70 practice areas
The 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America™ has recognized 384 lawyers across 70 different practice areas spanning Jones Day's 18 offices in the United States.
SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Partners Jeffrey C. Hampton and Mark Minuti Win 2020 Mid-size Company Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Award
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr announced today that partners Jeffrey C. Hampton and Mark Minuti are recipients of the 2020 Mid-Size Company Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Award from the Turnaround Management Association.
LITTLER MENDELSON PC: Littler’s Adama Wiltshire Awarded National Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Chairman’s Award
Adama K. Wiltshire, an associate in the Philadelphia office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been awarded the National Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (NBA YLD) Chairman’s Award.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Troutman Pepper Partner Joan Arnold Named Chair of Tax Section of the ABA
Joan Arnold, a partner at Troutman Pepper and leader of the firm’s Tax and Benefits Practice Group, has become the Chair of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Community Voter Protection Town Hall
Shareholder A. Michael Pratt will serve as a panelist at the Community Voter Protection Town Hall, sponsored by the Forum Philly, Inc.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Federal Court Orders Commercial Laundry to Pay Additional $527,986 in Back Wages and Damages After U.S. Department of Labor Appeal
Following an appeal by the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ordered Central Laundry Inc., owner George Rengepes and business operator James Rengepes to pay $527,986 in back wages and liquidated damages in addition to the $478,539 awarded by the court in 2018.