Wilmington Partner Rafael X. Zahralddin recently published an article titled, “Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors and State Law Preferences” in Credit & Financial Management Review, a peer-to-peer and practitioner publication of the Credit Research Foundation.

Orange County Partner Steven Gatley, Los Angeles Partner Jerry Chang, and Los Angeles Associate Ula Chun represented a nationwide auto parts retailer and secured a complete defense verdict in an employment age harassment, discrimination, and constructive termination case following an 11-day jury trial in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.  Los Angeles partner Raul Martinez assisted as well. The plaintiff sought over $9.2 million at trial. 

Washington D.C. Partner and Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ SEC Enforcement & Litigation Practice Paul W. Kisslinger recently authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360 titled, “How Justices' Disclosure Ruling May Change Corp. Filings.” The article discusses a case that is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, in which the Court is expected to issue a significant ruling on companies’ disclosure obligations under federal law. 

Providence Partner Gregory Tumolo will receive the 2023 Outstanding HR Advocate Award from the Rhode Island Society for Human Resource Management (Rhode Island SHRM) at its upcoming Rhode Island Employment Law Summit on November 1st. The award recognizes the valuable contributions of one member of Rhode Island SHRM in elevating the HR profession through advocacy and engagement with state and federal public officials.

Wichita Partner Nanette Turner Kalcik will join a panel at Wichita Business Journal's Ignite ICT Women’s Conference, hosted at Mark Arts in Wichita on November 1 at 1:30 p.m. CT.

Atlanta Partner Joshua D. Curry will join the State Bar of Georgia Intellectual Property Law Section’s upcoming panel on patent law case decisions, hosted at the State Bar Conference Center on October 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Akron Associate Moriah Cheatham Williams will join a panel on gender and women in the workplace at The Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development II, presented by Case Western Reserve University School of Law on October 20 at 10:45 a.m. ET.

Ukraine Conflict Response Practice Chair Andrew Pidgirsky will moderate a webinar, titled “Under Pressure: Evolving Legal Landscape of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict,” on November 2 at 12:00 p.m. ET. He will be joined by speakers Jane C. Luxton, Justin Carl Pfeiffer, Rafael X. Zahralddin, Thomas A. Brooks, Michael Gnesin, and Anastasiya Menshikova, who will present the following topics: 

New Mexico and Illinois Partner Karie Valentino and New Mexico and Texas Partner Susan E. Briones, with New Mexico Associate Mariam Sher and Illinois Associate Alishba N. Malik, recently secured summary judgment on behalf of the former Medical Director, Darla Bannister, of a New Mexico correctional center, with a federal judge dismissing the plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference and state-law negligence claims brought by the estate of an inmate who died from cancer-related complications.