Phoenix Associate Rosa Maria Leon will speak at the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and Georgia Hispanic Bar Association (GHBA) Sports Law Panel & Networking event at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 28 at 5:00 p.m ET.

The Biden-Harris Administration, along with other policymakers in the United States and internationally, have prioritized developing appropriate policy on artificial intelligence (AI) – hoping to seize the transformational benefits of AI, while managing its serious risks.

Newark Partner Joseph A. Gallo recently spoke with Law360 for an article regarding his move to Lewis Brisbois as well as his plans for growing his practice and mentoring junior attorneys.  

Phoenix Partner and Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Practice Gregg E. Clifton, with Akron Managing Partner and Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Tax Practice David Kern, recently authored an article for the July-August 2023 issue of LEAD1 Association’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Institutional Report. Titled “NIL 501(c)(3) Collectives Beware: The IRS Is Watching You,” the article discusses recent developments in the IRS’ treatment of donations made to non-profit NIL collectives.  

Daron Watts recently spoke with the media regarding his move to Lewis Brisbois as well as how his practice intersects with his social justice work. 

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Joseph A. Gallo to its Newark, New Jersey office as a partner in the firm’s General Liability Practice. Mr. Gallo’s arrival is the latest addition to the firm’s New Jersey location, which has grown from six to 60 attorneys over the last six years. Joining Lewis Brisbois from McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, Mr. Gallo brings over 40 years of legal experience to the firm, including deep trial experience.

Atlanta Partner Jonathan D. Goins will once again co-host the National Bar Association’s (NBA) 15th Annual Corporate Counsel Leadership Summit on July 31, which is held in conjunction with the NBA’s 98th Annual Convention in Minneapolis, MN.

Madison County Associate Jarred Reed was named to The National Black Lawyers (NBL) “Top 40 Under 40” list for the second year in a row.

Phoenix Partner and chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Practice Gregg E. Clifton was recently quoted in a Law360 Employment Authority analysis article about an ongoing case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which concerns the classification of student-athletes as employees pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and related state statutes.

On June 28, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) jointly issued a Humanitarian Assistance and Food Security Fact Sheet (Fact Sheet), which clarifies certain exceptions to the broad sanctions in place against Russia to allow for continued humanitarian assistance.

Los Angeles/Sacramento Partner William R. H. Mosher recently spoke to Law360 about joining Lewis Brisbois’ Labor & Employment Practice. The firm announced his move and the hire of 44 new attorneys during the month of June in a press release earlier on July 12.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Mandy Cartwright as Partner and Vice Chair of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity practice.  

In Part I of our Colorado Client Alert Series, we provided a brief overview of the recent legislative developments that impose significant new requirements on Colorado employers. In this second installment of our client alert series, we review the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act (SB 23-172) in greater depth. The POWR Act expands employee workplace protections and imposes new compliance requirements on employers effective August 7, 2023.

Wichita/Kansas City Associate Francis Schneider recently was profiled in the “Young Professionals in Legal Services” section of the Wichita Business Journal. 

Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on the circuit split over whether freight broker tort claims are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“FAAAA”), 40 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1), by holding that the plain text and the statutory scheme of the FAAAA bars a plaintiff’s state law negligent hiring claim against a freight broker and that the Act’s safety exception does not save such claims from preemption. This is excellent news for freight brokers currently defending themselves from common law state tort claims. Such brokers with pending dispositive motions should seek to add this new authority as a supplement and brokers, outside of the Ninth Circuit, whose dispositive motions have previously been denied should consider filing a motion for reconsideration.