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Ballard Spahr LLP hosts When Antitrust Enters the Boardroom on June 28, 2023
This program will focus on recent antitrust developments that are impacting corporate boardrooms -
Ballard Spahr LLP announces Ballard Spahr, Nine Intellectual Property Attorneys Named to Managing IP's List of IP Stars 2023
Ballard Spahr’s Intellectual Property department and nine of its IP attorneys have been recognized for excellence in the 2023 edition of Managing IP’s IP Stars rankings. -
Ballard Spahr LLP hosts What the Biden Administration’s “Junk Fees” Initiative Means for the Consumer Financial Services Industry: A Look at the Fees Under Attack on May 17, 2023
The Biden Administration has launched an initiative directed at combatting so-called “junk fees,” with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) leading the Administration’s efforts. -
Ballard Spahr LLP announces Ballard Spahr's Justin Brown Receives Anti-Defamation League National Leadership Award
Justin H. Brown, a partner at national law firm Ballard Spahr, has been awarded the Daniel R. Ginsberg Leadership Award by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in recognition of his “leadership in the fight against anti-Semitism, racism, and all forms of prejudice.” -
Ballard Spahr LLP announces Kimberly Klayman Named to Lawyers on the Fast Track
Ballard Spahr Business and Transactions Partner Kimberly W. Klayman has been named to The Legal Intelligencer’s 2023 Lawyers on the Fast Track. -
Kahlil Williams, Emilia McKee Vassallo, and Chittam Thakore Selected for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Roles
Ballard Spahr attorneys Kahlil C. Williams and Emilia McKee Vassallo have been named Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for 2023, and Chittam U. Thakore has been named a 2023 LCLD Pathfinder, the firm announced. -
Ballard Spahr Honored with JD Supra 2023 Readers' Choice Awards
JD Supra has recognized Ballard Spahr and three attorney-authors with 2023 Readers' Choice Awards, including naming the firm the Top Firm in Finance and Banking for the fourth year in a row. -
Bart Mellits and Devon Beverly Honored With Philadelphia Business Journal Best Real Estate Dealmakers Awards
The Philadelphia Business Journal has recognized Ballard Spahr’s Bart I. Mellits as a Best Real Estate Dealmaker for 2022 and the firm’s Devon Beverly as a Rising Star in dealmaking. -
Ballard Spahr, Five IP Attorneys Recognized by 2023 World Trademark Review 1000
Ballard Spahr and attorneys in the firm’s Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Phoenix offices have been recognized by the 2023 World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) for their outstanding work in trademark law. -
The CFPB’s Proposals to Create Two Public Registries for Nonbanks: What You Need to Know on February 17, 2023
In recent weeks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two proposals that would require nonbanks to register with and submit information to the CFPB for publication in an online, publicly available database. -
Longtime Legislative Adviser Anthony W. 'Tony' Lepore Joins Ballard Spahr Government Relations Practice
Anthony W. “Tony” Lepore—who advised governors, cabinet members, and hundreds of legislators during more than two decades as Chief of Staff to Pennsylvania Senate Democrats—has joined the Government Affairs and Public Policy Group at Ballard Spahr. -
IRS Criminal Investigation Case Sources - It’s Not Just About Title 26 Tax Return Information Anymore. What the Bank Secrecy Act and the New Corporate Transparency Act Mean For IRS CI’s Increased Use of Data Analytics on February 12, 2023
At this year's Midyear Tax Meeting, Peter Hardy is participating on a panel focusing on how the IRS-CI increasingly uses BSA data, and will further use CTA data, to identify individuals involved in illicit activities and locate assets used in such criminal acts, including money laundering, corruption, tax evasion, and other financial crimes. -
QC Now: Hot Topics on Mortgage Servicing and Originations Compliance on February 9, 2023
Rich Andreano and Reid Herlihy are speaking at ACES Quality Management's QC Now web series. -
Recent Trends in Credit Repair Organizations: The Mass Mailings of Questionable Cease and Desist and Debt Validation Letters on January 6, 2023
In recent months, debt relief law firms and other credit repair organizations have mailed volumes of cease and desist letters, debt validation requests, and vague demand letters to creditors. -
With Help from Ballard Spahr, Innovative PennDOT P3 Approach to Replacing Aging Bridges Moves Forward
Ballard Spahr represented the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in the closing and financing of the first bridge “package” of its Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (MBP3). -
How the Supreme Court Will Decide Threat to CFPB's Funding and Structure on December 17,2022
Join Adam J. White, a renowned expert on Separation of Powers and the Appropriations Clause and a close follower of the Supreme Court, as well as members of Ballard Spahr's Consumer Financial Services Group, for a 90-minute deep dive into all important aspects of the Fifth Circuit opinion in CFSA v. CFPB. -
Ballard Spahr Chair-Elect Peter Michaud Named to Twin Cities Business' 100 People to Know in 2023
Peter V. Michaud, the firmwide Chair-Elect of Ballard Spahr, has been named to Twin Cities Business’ list of 100 People to Know in 2023. -
Dr. Ken Sonnenfeld Named to IAM Global Leaders 2023 List
Ballard Spahr Intellectual Property Partner Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., has been named to the IAM Global Leaders 2023 list of distinguished patent attorneys worldwide. -
Ballard Spahr's Client Value and Innovation Team Wins 'Best Business Team' at The American Lawyer Awards
A Ballard Spahr team of business, legal, finance, data, and technology professionals that has developed some of the legal industry’s most innovative client and practice support business solutions was awarded the prestigious Best Business Team honor by The American Lawyer at its annual Industry Awards. -
Ballard Spahr Earns 26 National Tier 1 Rankings from Best Law Firms, Named National Law Firm of the Year for First Amendment Litigation
Ballard Spahr Earns 26 National Tier 1 Rankings from Best Law Firms, Named National Law Firm of the Year for First Amendment Litigation.