Wilmington Partner Rafael X. Zahralddin will speak at an upcoming Strafford webinar, titled “Prepackaged and Prenegotiated Chapter 11 Reorganizations: Debtor and Creditor Strategies,” taking place on October 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Fort Lauderdale Associate Kyle Hollander recently secured a summary judgment victory for his client, Winn-Dixie, in a contested premises liability case.  

Los Angeles Partner Griffen J. Thorne will join a panel to discuss how to navigate tariff-driven litigation at the upcoming MyLawCLE webinar on November 7 at 10:00 a.m. PT.

Los Angeles Partners Tony Sain and Tori Bakken and their team obtained a favorable result for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in a federal jury trial in a police/civil rights case stemming from a defendant deputy's fatal shooting of an individual in an auto parts store in 2022. Despite multiple missteps by the court, the jury awarded the plaintiffs just $172.5K, about 5.75% of their $3 million demand, and issued a defense verdict on the plaintiffs' due process, Bane Act, and punitive damages claims.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Brenda Ligorsky to its Los Angeles office as a partner in its Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Practices. Ms. Ligorsky, who joins Lewis Brisbois from Kelly, Trotter & Franzen, has more than three decades of experience in the area of professional liability defense, particularly cases involving birth injuries and other catastrophic damages. 

Philadelphia Partners David Yavil and Alex MacMullan recently obtained summary judgment for their clients on multiple claims in an auto accident lawsuit, significantly narrowing the issues for trial. 

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome J. David (“Dave”) Ziegler to the Pittsburgh office as a partner in the firm’s Bad Faith Litigation, Insurance Coverage, and Transportation Practices. With more than two decades of legal experience, Mr. Ziegler focuses his practice on complex litigation, including trucking litigation, insurance defense litigation, and insurance bad faith and coverage litigation.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Paul Roman to the Pittsburgh office as a partner in the firm’s Transportation and Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practices. Mr. Roman concentrates his practice in transportation law, representing primarily trucking clients across the country.

Starting their ninth trial of the year – eight juries, one bench – the trial team of Newark Partner Afsha Noran and Managing Partner Colin P. Hackett recently obtained a “No Cause” verdict for a national owner, developer, builder, and operator of real estate. 

New York Partner Bradley J. Bartolomeo and Associate Daniel Axelrod secured a dismissal on summary judgment for the firm’s client, The Bridge, Inc., in the matter of Baker v. The Bridge, Inc., No. 23-CV-04416 (S.D.N.Y.).