Houston and Salt Lake City Partner William S. Helfand was recently appointed to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) National Panel of Arbitrators and National Panel of Mediators.

In March 2022, in response to Russia’s actions in the Ukraine conflict, the Biden Administration along with the governments of Austria, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission created the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) task force. The REPO task force – consisting of the justice and finance ministers in each member nation – have seized or begun forfeiture proceedings with respect to more than $30 billion worth of assets.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Caroline L. Cao to its Sacramento and San Francisco offices as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Chinese Business & Litigation, and Real Estate & Land Use Practices.

Phoenix Partner Kathryn Honecker was a contributing author to the second edition of The Class Action Fairness Act: Law and Strategy, an American Bar Association (ABA) publication for plaintiff and defense counsel that provides an in-depth look into the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”). 

Lewis Brisbois has ranked 13th in Law360’s 2022 Diversity Snapshot – a measure of the overall presence of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in law firms of all sizes. 

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has dramatically changed the landscape for employers to litigate against personal injury and wrongful death claims by employees. In a recent matter, the plaintiff brought a deliberate intent action under West Virginia Code § 23-4-2 against his employers for injuries that he allegedly suffered while working as a coal miner. He contended that the injuries were caused by unsafe workplace and dangerous mining activities.

For the last few years, we have seen numerous bills introduced by senators and members of the House of Representatives regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. For the most part, all these bills sought to create specific rules and federal oversight in this area. However, because of the partisan nature of the bills, none of them has ever progressed beyond the introduction of the proposed bill to be considered for possible enactment.

Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi recently spoke with the Delaware Business Court Insider (part of Law.com) for an article titled, “Elon Musk, Twitter Trial Is Set for Oct. 17, Delaware Chancellor Says,” which discusses the discovery and trial schedule that the Delaware Court of Chancery has set in the Twitter-Musk lawsuit.

On July 19, 2022, Lewis Brisbois celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Madison County, Illinois office – a location that was established in 2012 when Madison County Managing Partner Jeffrey Bash, along with Partners Matthew J. Morris and Chase S. Anderson, set up shop in Mr. Bash's basement. 

Sports Law Partners John Long and Gregg E. Clifton will present a joint Federal Bar Association (FBA) webinar on collegiate sports and student-athlete unionization on August 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Tampa Summer Associate Shannon Murphy, with Florida Partners Jonathan Beckerman, Cheryl Wilke, and David Harvey, recently authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360 titled, "Fla. Ruling Raises Risk Of Discrimination Suits For Small Cos.," which discusses a recent Florida appellate court ruling that is expected to result in increased employment discrimination litigation for smaller employers in Miami-Dade County.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to present our next webinar of 2022, "Accident Investigation I: Construction", taking place Thursday, August 18 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

On July 22, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two new Russia-related General Licenses (GLs) authorizing certain financial transactions that are otherwise prohibited under U.S. sanctions laws and regulations. These general licenses grant U.S. persons and financial institutions greater latitude in settling Russian foreign sovereign debt through the wind down of agreements and participation in a credit default swap auction, respectively. The new measures follow Russia’s alleged default on a sovereign bond in June 2022 (caused by payment in rubles rather than U.S. dollars) and will help U.S. investors wind down their financial commitments and settle certain credit default swaps.

Los Angeles Partner Andrew C. Hubert recently secured a favorable verdict on behalf of Lewis Brisbois’ client in a high-exposure matter involving serious injuries when the jury awarded the plaintiff only a small fraction of her multimillion-dollar demand.

Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi recently spoke with the Epoch Times for an article titled, “4 Potential Outcomes of the Twitter Versus Musk Trial,” which discusses how the Twitter-Musk dispute may unfold and the implications of the current uncertainty surrounding the case.