Cleveland Administrative Partner Tera Edwards was recently accepted to the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Since 2022, she has served as a member of FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland's Executive Committee, which has created nationwide curriculum tailored to the particular challenges women attorneys face in their careers. 

Dallas Partner Susan E. Briones recently received the National Business Institute’s (NBI) 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award. In determining recipients of this award, NBI considers the quantity and quality of candidates' speaking engagements. In doing so, it examines several factors, including course evaluations.

Lewis Brisbois is delighted to announce that Philadelphia Partner Steve Capriotti and Atlanta Partner Chris Collier have been elevated to Vice Chairs of the firm's Asbestos Litigation Practice.

Atlanta Partner Jonathan D. Goins will speak at the upcoming International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting, hosted at Georgia World Congress Center from May 18-22. 

Wilmington Partner Rafael Zahralddin recently spoke with Law360 for an article titled, “When Philly Newspapers Cast Credit Bidding Into Doubt,” which discusses the current state of credit bidding as a feature of bankruptcy asset sales.

Las Vegas/Reno Managing Partner Josh Cole Aicklen recently received the National Business Institute’s (NBI) 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award. In determining recipients of this award, NBI considers the quantity and quality of candidates' speaking engagements. In doing so, it examines several factors, including course evaluations. 

Atlanta/Savannah Partner Steven Lee recently spoke with Law360 for an article titled, “Binance Founder's Sentence Shaped By Plea And Apology.” The article addresses how Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao’s cooperation with law enforcement and willingness to accept responsibility resulted in a “relatively short” prison sentence.

Wilmington Managing Partner Francis Pileggi recently spoke with Law360 for an article titled, “Storm Clouds Gather Over Delaware's Business Haven Rep,” which discusses whether Delaware’s status as a haven for companies may be in jeopardy.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Doug Morgan and Scott Murray to its Jackson, Mississippi office as partners in the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Practices. Messrs. Morgan and Murray have been practicing in the insurance coverage space for 24 years and 16 years, respectively, and join Lewis Brisbois from a boutique insurance coverage firm.

Orange County Associate Laura Lopez will moderate a panel on recent prohibitions of surprise medical bills at an upcoming Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Health Care Law Section Meeting, hosted in conjunction with the Orange County Asian American Bar Association on May 9 at 11:00 a.m. PT.