Lewis Brisbois has the most litigation attorneys in Los Angeles County and is the fifth largest law firm in the county, according to a recent LA Times report. The firm’s Labor & Employment and Real Estate Practices also ranked highly in the report.

The Newark office’s commercial real estate litigation team, led by Jonathan Preziosi, recently obtained a summary judgment award before the New Jersey Tax Court determining that the assisted living and skilled nursing components of his client’s 52-acre Continuing Care Retirement Community (“CCRC”) in Maplewood Township, New Jersey, are exempt from real estate taxation under the “hospital purposes” exemption of governing state statute.

Charlotte Partner Jeremy Stephenson will speak on overcoming the ethical challenges of joint representation at an upcoming National Business Institute (NBI) webinar on April 22 at 8:00 a.m. PT.

Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Robert F. Walker will join a panel on business email compromise (BEC) at NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in San Diego on May 14 at 11:25 a.m. PT.

Attorneys in Lewis Brisbois’ Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice recently published an article on Mashable, titled “Musicians vs. AI: Legal Strategies to Protect Creative Rights in the Digital Era,” which discusses artificial intelligence (AI)-related legal issues that continue to emerge for musicians and how these artists may protect themselves.

Fort Lauderdale Partner Sean Shecter recently spoke with Law360 for an article titled, “Did DOJ Bless A Crypto Free-For-All? Think Again, Attys Say,” which addresses the potential impacts of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) dissolution of its crypto fraud investigations unit.

Chicago Partners Robert Good, Tim Young, Jordan LaClair, and Lynn Geerdes obtained a ruling from an Illinois federal judge granting summary judgment to their client, uniform manufacturer Twin Hill Acquisitions, in a lawsuit alleging pilots, flight attendants, and other “above the wing” employees of American Airlines suffered injuries due to harmful chemicals contained in Twin Hill-supplied uniforms.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce that Thomas (“Tom”) J. Cortazzo has been named managing partner of the firm’s New Orleans office. A native of New Orleans, Mr. Cortazzo is a member of the Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. For more than 35 years, he has helped clients succeed in state, federal, and appellate courts throughout Louisiana in matters involving commercial disputes, toxic tort and asbestos issues, as well as personal injury and insurance defense. In addition, Mr. Cortazzo assists clients in resolving matters through arbitration and mediation. He is also an American Arbitration Association-certified mediator.

Fort Lauderdale Partner Joseph Englander will speak at a webinar, titled “Intellectual Property for the Non-IP Practitioner - Part II - Copyrights and Trademarks,” hosted by The Florida Bar on April 23 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Philadelphia Partner Jason Berger was profiled recently in The Hype Magazine for an article regarding his successful career as an entertainment lawyer. The article, titled, “Jason Berger: The Entertainment Attorney Empowering Creators and Innovators,” details Mr. Berger’s path to entertainment law, his current practice, factors that have led him to success, and his leadership roles outside of his practice.