Houston Partner Kent Altsuler recently authored a State Bar of Texas blog on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mediation sessions in the legal profession.  

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Daniel Feldman to its Newark and New York offices as a partner in the firm’s Business Aviation and Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Practices. Joining Lewis Brisbois from EY, Mr. Feldman focuses his practice on business aviation structuring and tax planning for large international corporations, private equity funds, high net-worth individuals, and family offices.

Paid leave is finally coming to Oregon. In 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed HB 2005, which laid the groundwork for the establishment of a paid family and medical leave insurance (PFMLI) program for Oregon employees. Paid Leave Oregon, the implementing program, becomes effective January 1, 2023, and will provide employees with paid leave for qualifying purposes as of September 3, 2023.

After maintaining the same overtime regulations for more than four decades, for the second time in less than two years, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has updated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act to expand wage protections to tipped and overtime employees. Effective August 5, 2022, the DLI revised its wage regulations regarding compensation for tipped and salaried employees with fluctuating schedules who work overtime.

New York Associate Kadeejah J. Kelly was recently named to The National Black Lawyers (NBL) “Top 40 Under 40” list. 

Indianapolis Partner John C. Babione and Portland Associate Abby Swanson Garney, members of Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy & Cybersecurity team, will present a webinar on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) on October 27 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Los Angeles Partner Dana Alden Fox will join a virtual session titled “Examination of Expert Witnesses,” as part of The Superior Court of Los Angeles (LASC) Civil Trial Advocacy Program on October 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Washington, D.C. Partner Karen C. Bennett and Summer Associate Cameron Dorais recently authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360, titled “EPA's Permitting FAQ Goes Beyond The Letter Of The Law,” which discusses the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest thinking on how to incorporate environmental justice into permitting programs.

On October 12, Partners Andrew Pidgirsky, Michael Kopit, Jane C. Luxton, Francis G.X. Pileggi, Justin Carl Pfeiffer​, and Thomas A. Brooks will present a webinar on the ongoing Ukraine conflict and the imposition of trade restrictions on Russian companies, which has generated a host of complex issues for businesses in the United States and abroad.

Tampa Partner Justin Shindore will moderate a panel on insurance coverages at the Perrin National Construction Defect Conference on Friday, November 11 at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale Hotel.

In response to Russia’s action in the Ukraine conflict, the United States Department of Justice has initiated civil asset forfeiture proceedings with respect to several high-profile assets, including Suleiman Kerimov’s $300-million yacht (see our June 17 alert, “Administration Steps Up Forfeiture Activities Against Foreign-Based Assets of Russian Oligarchs”) – and Roman Abramovich’s Boeing 787–8 and Gulfstream G650ER airplanes (see our August 5 alert, “Biden Administration Uses Export Control Reform Act to Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarchs’ Foreign-Based Assets”).

The emergence of “collectives” in the world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has raised the questions of whether these entities seeking 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) are actually public charities and if donations to these collective entities should be considered tax-deductible.

San Diego Appellate Partner Corinne Bertsche recently secured an appellate victory on behalf of Lewis Brisbois’ estate planning attorney client in an action involving allegations of legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and other claims.

Atlanta Partner Jonathan D. Goins, along with Partner Rohini Roy and Associate Nicole Holtzapple, recently obtained a rare favorable outcome on behalf of a software technology provider.

On September 15, 2022, California Governor Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Act). This Act, scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2024, is the first state law to require heightened standards for businesses’ collection and use of the personal information of California individuals under the age of 18. Currently the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects data of minors who are under the age of 13.