New York Partners Ellen H. Greiper and Megan Boyar recently presented a virtual Lawline seminar on the recent explosion in both the number of litigated cases and the costs associated with prosecuting them.

Wilmington Partner Rafael X. Zahralddin was recently named to Latino Leaders Magazine’s "Top Latino Lawyers" 2022 list. This annual list recognizes notable attorneys around the country of Hispanic origin for their professionalism and talent. 

Dallas Associate Nicole Zerunyan recently authored an article for the Mississippi Sports Law Review titled, “Pregnant Athletes: Tackling Pregnancy Discrimination in Professional Sports,” which discusses the implications of pregnancy discrimination in professional sports and analyzes various approaches to combatting it.

Boston Associate Timothy Brown recently penned an article for the Massachusetts Bar Association’s (MBA) Young Lawyers Division Section Review. The article, titled, “A Brief History Of Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Law In The Wake Of The Recent Deaths Of Bill Russell And Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green,” discusses how anti-discrimination laws and their enforcement have evolved in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since the late 1800s.

Fort Lauderdale Partner and Chair of the Immigration Practice Richard J. Block was recently quoted in an article from Quartz – an international business-focused publication – on the recent mass-layoffs at major tech companies and the potential impact to employees on H-1B visas. 

The White House recently announced that President Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. Although the White House did not announce a specific agenda for the meeting, the battle over the future of microchip manufacturing will certainly hang over this first face-to-face meeting between Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping.

On October 31, Carlyle Aviation Partners LLC and Carlyle Aviation Partners Ltd. filed a complaint against a group of insurance companies and re-insurers in Florida state court alleging that the insurers failed to pay out for losses stemming from the seizure of their airplanes in Russia, following the start of the conflict in Ukraine. While the case is in its infancy, it is anticipated that a key issue will turn on the interpretation of the policy language and likely on whether this situation is subject to any exclusions.

Virtual currency mixers blend different streams of cryptocurrency to provide privacy about the source of funds that are being transferred through the financial system. While not illegal, currency mixers are widely viewed as a mechanism used to facilitate money laundering. The U.S. Department of the Treasury is cracking down on these virtual currency mixers.

San Bernardino Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, and Long-Term Care Practices Rima M. Badawiya was recently featured in the Daily Journal’s 2022 Top Health Care Lawyers special report. The report honors leading California lawyers specializing in a range of healthcare matters.

Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi was recently interviewed for a Law360 Pulse article about the success of Lewis Brisbois’ Delaware office and practicing law in the First State, as well as penning a long-running and widely-read litigation blog.

Lewis Brisbois will host a panel discussion titled “Winning the Talent Wars” on November 10 at the Wells Fargo Center.

On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Russian government moved forward by presidential decree to disenfranchise the owners of the Sakhalin-1 energy project, including the foreign nationals of several countries that the Russian government designated as “unfriendly countries.” Russia has applied the “unfriendly country” designation to any country, including the United States, that has joined in international sanctions against Russia.

Seattle Partners Michael A. Jaeger and Keith M. Hayasaka recently secured an appellate victory on behalf of a boat moving company when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Lewis Brisbois’ client pursuant to the Carmack Amendment.

Wilmington Partner Rafael X. Zahralddin will speak at the upcoming Credit Research Foundation Forum, hosted in Phoenix on November 8 at 3:00 p.m. PT.