Northern Virginia/Baltimore Partner Kathryn Bonorchis and Roanoke Associate Sarah C. Jessee were recently elected to the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA) as At Large Directors for the 2023-2024 term.  

Lewis Brisbois Partners William S. Helfand and Norman Ray Giles convinced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a district court and grant judgment for a Galveston police officer in a lawsuit over a fatal 2018 officer-involved shooting, with the appeals court finding that the officer’s actions did not violate clearly established law and he is therefore entitled to qualified immunity.

Fort Lauderdale Partner Sean Shecter will speak on advances in AI safety, security, and Artificial Immune Systems at the upcoming OpenAIS 2023 Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida on December 4 at 10:15 a.m. ET.

Philadelphia Partner Jason Berger recently spoke with Billboard Pro for an article titled, “Music Leaks Have Become More Common — But Less Harmful.” The article discusses the recent uptick in the premature disclosure of songs and albums, as well as the positive impact that leaks may have upon the popularity of artists’ material.

Partners Christian McGannon of the New York trial team and Thomas “T.J.” Keevins of the Newark, NJ-based aviation litigation team, headed by Douglas Amster, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their airline client, Delta Air Lines, Inc., before a jury in Supreme Court, Queens County. This trial success occurred following the firm’s prior successful summary judgment motion and successful appellate defense of same, which resulted in the dismissal of claims brought by the plaintiff against The City of New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

St. Louis Partners Rick Mueller and Heather F. Counts recently secured a defense verdict on behalf of Suzuki in a high-exposure products liability matter.

On November 14, Providence Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Employment Advice & Counseling Practice Gregory Tumolo was invited by the Advisory Council of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association to present a 30-minute session on recent legal developments at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

A Lewis Brisbois team was poised to defend a university at trial in a class action alleging the university failed to refund students for room and board and other fees amid the COVID-19 pandemic when the plaintiff abruptly dismissed the lawsuit’s remaining claims just prior to jury selection.

Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Practice Gregg E. Clifton and New York Associate Christina Stylianou recently received Mondaq's Anti-Trust and Competition Law Thought Leadership Award for their 2022 sports law year-in-review article from January, which summarized many of the most significant sports law events of 2022 and predicted the top sports law issues for 2023.

Lewis Brisbois' Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partners Kamran Salour, Mandy Cartwright, and Tawana B. Johnson, along with Associate Sarah Estephan, will present a webinar titled “A Toast to the New Year – A Recap of 2023 and Preview of 2024,” on December 7 at 9:00 a.m. PT.