Los Angeles Partner George Romain and Associate Fabiola Martinez, along with co-counsel from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and O’Hagan Meyer, secured a complete defense verdict for their client in a jury trial in Fresno Superior Court (Oracle Anesthesia, Inc., and John Juve v. Central Vallely Anesthesia Partners, Inc., et. al.)

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce that it has formed an Insurance Underwriting Advisory Services Practice devoted to delivering a broad spectrum of specialized legal services tailored to the needs of insurance underwriters, product leaders, and managing general underwriters/agents. The firm is also pleased to welcome Rob Yellen to our New York office as co-chair of the firm’s new Insurance Underwriting Advisory Services Practice and vice-chair of its Directors & Officers Practice. 

New York Partner Alecia Walters-Hinds will speak on women in the law at the June installment of the ABOTA Foundation Webinar Series on June 17 at 1:00 p.m. CT.

Dallas Partner Mark Cronenwett recently obtained a decision from the Texas Court of Appeals dismissing personal injury claims against his bus operator client based on lack of personal jurisdiction.

Los Angeles Partners Dana Alden Fox and Laurie Stayton secured a complete defense verdict for their public entity client in a high exposure personal injury case in Tulare County Superior Court. The plaintiff, a 13-year-old boy, suffered a severe and permanent traumatic brain injury and serious orthopedic injuries after being struck by a vehicle going 45 mph while attempting to cross a state highway at an unmarked crosswalk.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Partners Jesse Zirillo, Samantha Cavalier, Gabrielle Carbonara, and Bridget Sasson, as well as Associate Jesse Harcar, to its Pittsburgh office as members of the firm’s Energy, Marine, & Power and Real Estate & Land Use Practices. Mr. Zirillo will serve as co-chair of the Energy, Marine & Power Practice. With deep and varied transactional and litigation experience, these attorneys represent companies conducting business in the oil and gas space

The trial team of Christian McGannon, Andrew Harms, Nicholas Hurzeler and Michelle Gorman secured a defense verdict before a Suffolk County jury on Friday, May 30, 2025, in a trucking casualty action brought by a supermarket store manager.

Houston Partners Bill Helfand and Rachael Fountain recently secured a trial victory in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas on First Amendment retaliation claims allegedly valued at $40M against an elected Harris County, Texas constable who the plaintiffs alleged retaliated against them for participating in an outside investigation of the department and refusing to support the Constable’s re-election campaign.

Baltimore Partner Andrew Gendron will speak on product liability risk at the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Annual Meeting in Quebec, Canada on July 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET. He is also serving on this event's CLE steering committee. 

New Orleans Partner James W. Hailey III will speak on current legal issues with catastrophe fraud at the upcoming Coalition Against Insurance Fraud (CAIF) webinar on June 18 at 2:00 p.m. ET.