Legal Roundup
Clark Hill Adds Pair to Pittsburgh Real Estate Group
Clark Hill announced that Blaine Lamperski and John Bonaccorsi have joined its real estate team in Pittsburgh, further bolstering the firm’s bench of real estate practitioners in Pittsburgh and across the country.
PILF AUCTION 2024
The Public Interest Law Fund (PILF) at Penn State Law in University Park is holding its 18th annual PILF Auction from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Accountability for War Crimes in the 21st Century: A Fireside Chat with Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, 02/22
Mark C. Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean at Villanova Law, will host a discussion with Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues (2009-15).
Temple Law takes top honors in the American Bar Association’s Law Student Tax Challenge
Delivering Temple Law School’s fourth victory in the last five years, Victor Ficarra LAW ‘24 and Natalie Romano-Nuesch LAW ‘24 claimed top honors in the J.D. division of the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge.
2024 WTR 1000
Fox Rothschild is pleased to announce that seven attorneys were selected to the 2024 World Trademark Review 1000 list.*
Troutman Pepper’s Health Sciences Practice Continues Growth with Addition of Melinda Rudolph
Melinda Rudolph, an esteemed life sciences attorney who focuses on the commercial and operational issues faced by companies in the life sciences industry, has joined Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Health Sciences Transactional Practice Group as a partner.
International Humanitarian Law and the Israel/Hamas War: Understanding the Principles of Proportionality and Distinction, 02/20
The McCullen Center welcomes Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania.
Title IX Overview for Villanova Law Students Against Sexual Violence on February 20, 2024
Maureen Holland will participate in a Title IX panel for the Villanova Law Students Against Sexual Violence
Cozen O’Connor Secures Victory for Climate-Change Scientist Dr. Michael Mann in Decade-Long Defamation Case; Jury Awards Over $1 Million in Punitive Damages
Cozen O’Connor secured a decisive victory for a prominent climate scientist, Dr. Michael Mann, in a long-running defamation claim against an adjunct scholar with the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and a TV/radio personality who wrote for the National Review. Following a four-week jury trial, Dr. Mann was awarded over $1 million in punitive damages by a jury in the District of Columbia Superior Court.
Navigating the New Landscape: Impactful Labor Law Changes & Employer Strategies on February 15, 2024
David Hackett and Daniel Johns will present “Navigating the New Landscape: Impactful Labor Law Changes & Employer Strategies,” a webinar hosted by the National Association of Water Companies.
Troutman Pepper Receives Two ‘Deal of the Year’ M&A Atlas Awards
Troutman Pepper has been recognized with two Deal of the Year M&A Atlas Awards from the Global M&A Network – U.S.A. Deal of the Year (Small Middle Markets), and Retail & Services Deal of the Year. Global M&A Network recognized the achievements of Troutman Pepper and fellow honorees during the 15th Annual Americas and Global Markets M&A Atlas Awards celebrations.
Shraddha Chirania, LL.M. ’24, Makes an Impact on Commercial Courts Act in India
On October 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of India issued an order clarifying Section 12A of the Indian Commercial Courts Act, setting an important national precedent on the defendant’s right to mediation before commercial litigation thanks to efforts led by new Temple LL.M. alumna Shraddha Chirania.
The Bounded Triumph of Health Care Ballot Initiatives
“Medicaid expansion ballot initiatives show state referenda can expand health care access—but they have their limits,” write Prof. Allison K. Hoffman and Katie Cohen L’24, MBE’24.
DPO Privacy Protection Officer Course on February 13, 2024
In this digital age, organizations are required to deal with the extensive regulations both in the United States, the European Union and Israel.
The Employee Retention Tax Credit: Issues, Enforcement, and the Voluntary Disclosure Program on February 12, 2024
This CLE will provide an overview of the Pandemic-Era Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC). Attendees will gain an understanding of what the ERC is, why it was established as a refundable credit, and issues facing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and businesses that have claimed and continue to claim the ERC.
Fox Rothschild Formalizes AI Practice; Names First Chief Artificial Intelligence and Information Security Officer
Responding to the ever-increasing needs of the industry, Fox Rothschild has formalized its nationwide Artificial Intelligence Practice.Mark McCreary, a partner at the firm since 1998 and its newly appointed Chief Artificial Intelligence and Information Security Officer, will lead the 25+ member practice group and also lead the development and implementation of the firm’s AI and information security strategy.
Antitrust & Digital Markets
At ProMarket, Giovanna Massarotto, Research Fellow at the Center for Technology, Innovation & Technology (CTIC) explores how regulators can better enforce antitrust laws in computer-run digital markets by incorporating lessons from computer science to combat algorithmic collusion.
The Office of Attorney General and Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office Launch New Gun Violence Task Force
Attorney General Michelle Henry, in collaboration with Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, announced the launch of the Allegheny County Gun Violence Task Force — a collaborative network targeting illegal purchases and transfers of firearms and the violent crimes that result from those transactions.
AG Henry Announces $15M Share for Pa. From Settlement with Marketing Firm that Fueled Opioid Addiction Crisis
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that Pennsylvania has joined a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health for damages caused by the marketing firm’s work with Purdue Pharma and other companies, which contributed to the opioid addiction epidemic.
K&l Gates Advises on Launch of Invest Ad Global Asset Manager and Invest Ad Blackstone Private Debt Fund
Global law firm K&L Gates acted as sole legal advisers to Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Invest AD) in connection with the establishment and licensing of Invest AD’s fund management subsidiary, which was the first manager authorised by the Securities and Commodities Authority under its new investment funds regulations.