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Morgan Lewis Foundation Awards 2022 Scholarships to 14 Diverse Law Students
Morgan Lewis Foundation Awards 2022 Scholarships to 14 Diverse Law Students. -
ALI members question foundations of recently passed Restatement of Consumer Contracts
WASHINGTON – Subsequent to the American Law Institute’s approval of a Restatement for law related to Consumer Contracts earlier this week, two of the group’s members expressed concerns that the document may be a step in the wrong direction for the legacy of the venerable legal scholarship group. -
ALI approves controversial Restatement of Consumer Contracts at its annual meeting
WASHINGTON – At its annual meeting this week, the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute voted to approve a Restatement intended to give legal clarity to consumer contracts – a project which has been subject to controversy, since its foundation is said to diverge from established contract law in some respects. -
ALI's Consumer Contracts Restatement may come up for approval vote this year, despite increasing concerns
PHILADELPHIA – At a virtual meeting this week, the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute is scheduled to continue work on a Restatement meant to give legal clarity to consumer contracts – a project yielding “significant concerns,” according to a member of the legal scholarship organization, especially since it may come up for a final vote at the group’s annual meeting this spring. -
MORGAN LEWSIS BOCKIUS LLP: Morgan Lewis Foundation Awards Scholarships to 10 Diverse Law Students
“Morgan Lewis’s longstanding focus on diversity and inclusion has guided our firm in service to our clients, our colleagues, and our communities, and this core commitment includes helping to equip the next generation of lawyers with the resources they need to thrive,” said Firm Chair Jami McKeon. -
American Law Institute 'at a crossroads' as it works on newest Restatement, member says
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia-based American Law Institute continues its work on a Restatement meant to give legal clarity to the arena of consumer contracts - a project that has been put on the back-burner and serves as a "litmus test" as to how the influential group will be perceived, a member says. -
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Saba Ashraf Joins Pepper Hamilton's Tax Practice
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced today that Saba Ashraf has joined the firm as a partner in the Tax and Private Clients Practice Group, resident in the Philadelphia office. -
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Joan C. Arnold Begins Term as Chair-elect of Aba's Tax Section
Joan C. Arnold, a partner with Pepper Hamilton and chair of the firm’s Tax and Private Client Practice Group, began her term as Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation this month. -
Consumer advocates, business interests form rare alliance to block American Law Institute project
WASHINGTON - An unusual coalition of consumer advocates and business interests joined to delay and possibly defeat a controversial “restatement” of consumer contract law that critics said presents a misleading picture of how courts are actually deciding cases in the rapidly evolving area of “clickwrap” and “browsewrap” agreements. -
Latest project from American Law Institute 'an abandonment of important principles,' 23 state AGs feel
WASHINGTON – The attorneys general of 23 states, led by the State of New York, have sent a letter to the American Law Institute (ALI) opposing a proposed Restatement of Consumer Contract Law, set to be voted on at the ALI’s annual meeting this week. -
ECKERT SEAMANS: Eckert Seamans welcomes Christine Boronyak Bowers to Tax and Employee Benefits Practices in Pittsburgh
Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome member Christine Boronyak Bowers to the firm’s Pittsburgh office. -
BERGER & MONTAGUE PC: H. Laddie Montague Jr. Inducted to American Antitrust Institute’s Inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame; Caitlin G. Coslett Honored for Outstanding Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer
Berger Montague is thrilled to announce that Chairman Emeritus H. Laddie Montague Jr. has been inducted to the American Antitrust Institute’s inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame. -
STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG: Stradley Ronon Lands Leading Tax Counsel
Stradley Ronon announced that Dean V. Krishna, who focuses his practice on domestic and international income tax matters, has joined the firm’s Philadelphia office as counsel from Dechert. -
NYU Law sending free help to 10 Dem AGs for environmental causes; Marcellus Shale group 'alarmed' at message
NEW YORK – Democratic state attorneys general, like Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro, are getting free help from New York University School of Law to bolster their environmental causes, though a Commonwealth business advocacy group worries this results in important work being outsourced to an out-of-state entity. -
Panel explores overlapping criminal enforcement actions against companies and how penalties are determined
NEW YORK – Insight into the process of crafting of financial penalties for companies alleged to have engaged in corporate misconduct was a prominent topic of discussion in a recent seminar held June 7.