Dallas Partner Susan E. Briones will join the National Business Institute’s (NBI) Medical Malpractice Litigation 2024 webinar on September 18 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Lewis Brisbois has expanded its nationwide litigation and trial capabilities across four offices and several practices with the addition of a nine-attorney group from Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP. The group includes Partners Peter Dunne, John Risi, Ernest Bernabei III, Peter Iannace, Melissa Lang, Peter Sanchez and Kevin Clinton, as well as Associates Michael Anderson and Matthew Taub.

Fort Lauderdale Managing Partner Michael Platner recently spoke with Business Insider for an article titled, “6 Weird Indicators a Recession Could be Coming: Finance Experts,” which discusses factors suggesting that a recession may be on the horizon.

Northwest Indiana Partner Tricia Bellich will present a webinar, titled “Caution: Risk of Section 111 Reporting Penalties Ahead,” at the 2024 Claims Litigation Management (CLM) Webinar Series on September 18 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Richard (“Rich”) Davis as the firm’s new chief operating officer (COO). He will provide strategic oversight over the firm’s operational departments. Leveraging his background, Rich will focus on enhancing operational efficiency, as well as designing and implementing transformational initiatives to better support our clients and internal stakeholders.

Los Angeles Partner Monica M. Kalunian recently served as a contributing author for updates to the 2024 edition of the Continuing Education of the Bar’s (CEB) California Uninsured Motorist Practice Guide. 

On July 23, 2023, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) new rule became effective. The law expands the Export Administration Regulations’ (EAR) Foreign Direct Product rule for Iran, and applicable license requirements.

The law concerns the export of products, regardless of the country of origin, to Iran. This is an additional attempt to curtail the use of U.S. – derived technologies for export, reexport, and in-country transfer to Iran, in response to fears that such technology may be used for weapons systems, including drones, that could target U.S. interests and the interests of key U.S. allies.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Stephen Hoffman back to its Phoenix Office as a partner in the Complex Business & Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation, Professional Liability, and National Trial Practices. Mr. Hoffman is a seasoned litigator and trial attorney with more than 30 years of legal experience. He practiced in Lewis Brisbois’ Phoenix and Albuquerque offices for more than 18 years, serving as the administrative partner for the Albuquerque office during the latter part of his tenure. Less than one year ago, Mr. Hoffman joined another national law firm as the managing partner of its Albuquerque office and has now returned to Lewis Brisbois.

San Diego Associate Megan McDonald recently wrote an article on what to do following a civil notice of appeal that was published in San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA) New Lawyer’s Division monthly newsletter titled For the Record. 

In Trujillo-Cruz v. City of New York, et al., New York Partner Inderjit Dhami, a member of New York Partner Meghan A. Cavalieri’s Construction Practice Team, recently obtained summary judgment and dismissal of the plaintiffs’ Labor Law §240(1), §241(6) and §200 claims dismissing the entire case against national developer and construction company clients.

The Department of Justice's (DOJ) new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, announced in August 2024, is a groundbreaking initiative designed to encourage the reporting of corporate misconduct by offering significant financial incentives. The program will be administered over three years by the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) and aims to cover crimes that have historically fallen outside the scope of other federal whistleblower programs.