Boston Associate Timothy Brown recently authored a Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) Section Review article on legal protections afforded to animals through a historical and philosophical lens.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently adopted new Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rules (“Final Amendments”) for publicly traded companies. From a cybersecurity reporting standpoint, these rules require public companies to: (1) report material cybersecurity incidents within four business days of discovery; and (2) annually disclose their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance processes. The rules go into effect 30 days after being released in the Federal Register which typically occurs within 45 days after a rule is finalized.

Atlanta Partner Steven H. Lee recently spoke with Law360 about former president Donald Trump being indicted by a grand jury for conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.  

On July 19, 2023, the United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Society (BIS) released new best practices guidance for exporters dealing with medical-related items destined for Russia, Belarus, or the Occupied/Covered Regions of Ukraine. This guidance follows the May 19 tranche of export control regulations and reinforces the U.S. Government’s approach of facilitating the flows of humanitarian and medical goods while preventing their diversion to military ends. The new guidelines aim to strike that balance by providing businesses with a set of recommendations to follow to streamline and expedite the export process for medical-related items. The BIS has put forth five specific recommendations.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Jay Thornton to its Fort Lauderdale office as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Banking & Finance, and Labor & Employment practices. Mr. Thornton has been litigating complex banking, labor & employment, and general commercial litigation matters for 23 years, and has successful first chair jury and non-jury trial experience in the state and federal courts on behalf of numerous institutional clients nationwide. 

Providence Managing Partner Lauren Motola-Davis will join a panel titled "Women on the Rise,” hosted by Falvey Insurance Group as part of their "Women at The Helm" series at The Crowne Plaza in Warwick on August 23 at 9:00 a.m. ET. 

Philadelphia Partner Jason Berger recently spoke with Billboard for an article titled, “Music Lawyers Have a Problem: Too Many Clients, Too Many Deals & Too Much Paperwork,” which discusses the issue of overextended attorneys in the music industry. 

The NCAA has made its goal for NIL regulation and enforcement very clear: federal legislation and intervention. After federal lawmakers have proposed more than a dozen bills to reform college sports in the past three years that have all failed to progress through the legislative process, the current lack of a nationwide standard has created a race among state legislatures to pass laws designed to give teams within their state a competitive advantage in recruiting.

Los Angeles Partner Cameron Kalunian recently spoke with the Los Angeles Business Journal for an article titled, “Builder’s Remedy.” The article discusses how developers are using the Builder’s Remedy provision of California’s Housing Accountability Act to their advantage when they hit roadblocks in their projects.  

Atlanta Partner Candis R. Jones was recently named to the Lawyers of Color (LoC) inaugural “Wonderful Women” list.

Lewis Brisbois announced today that Sean Walsh has joined its Houston office as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Mr. Walsh represents businesses in all aspects of their formation, capitalization, operation, and governance, including in business and real estate transactions, finance, commercial litigation, insolvency and bankruptcy, intellectual property, and executive employment.

On June 3, 2023, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 398, which prohibits insurers from renewing or issuing insurance policies that include provisions that reduces the limit of liability by the costs of defense.

In this third installment of our Colorado Legislation Client Alert Series, we review amendments to Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), which expand the permitted uses of paid sick leave to cover bereavement and inclement weather. 

St. Louis Managing Partner Tracy Cowan, Walnut Creek Partner Dominique Thomas, and Seattle Partner Rachel Tallon Reynolds will present a webinar titled “Avoiding Sanctions & Punitive Damages,” on August 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. PT.