Legal Roundup
Law Enforcement Authorities Hold Anti-Gang Program For The Scranton School District
United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office organized an anti-gang program yesterday for over 2,000 Scranton School District students grades 7-12.
Greenberg Traurig Extends 2024 Philadelphia Thought Leadership Series with Latest CLE Installment
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Philadelphia office will continue its 2024 CLE series March 5 with a lunchtime presentation to aid legal practitioners and real estate professionals seeking to learn more about commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing.
Navigating Ethical Waters In Your Practice: Witness Preparation, Candor, Practice Management and Well-Being on February 23, 2024
Deborah Winokur will speak on the panel ”Navigating Ethical Waters In Your Practice: Witness Preparation, Candor, Practice Management, and Well-Being” at the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ 2024 DUI and Motor Vehicle Law Summit.
Cozen O’Connor Announces New Group Chairs, Office Managing Partners, Other Promotions
Cozen O’Connor announced several new practice group chairs, office managing partners, and leaders of firm committees and initiatives.
Pharmaceutical Patents Leader Duke Fitch Joins Troutman Pepper’s National Health Sciences IP Team
Duke Fitch, a leading patent practitioner in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has joined Troutman Pepper’s Health Sciences Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in its Berwyn, Pennsylvania office.
Hot Topics in Professional and Management Liability Coverage and Claims on February 23, 2024
Gary L. Gassman and Rafael Rivera will speak on the panel “Hot Topics in Professional and Management Liability Coverage and Claims” at the ABA’s TIPS 32nd Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-Year Program in La Jolla, California.
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.