Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Practice Gregg E. Clifton and New York Associate Christina Stylianou recently received Mondaq's Anti-Trust and Competition Law Thought Leadership Award for their 2022 sports law year-in-review article from January, which summarized many of the most significant sports law events of 2022 and predicted the top sports law issues for 2023.

Lewis Brisbois' Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partners Kamran Salour, Mandy Cartwright, and Tawana B. Johnson, along with Associate Sarah Estephan, will present a webinar titled “A Toast to the New Year – A Recap of 2023 and Preview of 2024,” on December 7 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

A recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania brings promising news to freight brokers conducting business throughout the Third Circuit. In Michael Lee, et al. v. Golf Transportation, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-01948 (M.D. Pa. Nov. 7, 2023) a magistrate judge presiding over the matter granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of a freight broker defendant on the basis that the common law tort claims levied against it were preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“FAAAA”), 40 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1).

Delaware Today has named Wilmington Partner Ciro Poppiti “Best of Delaware” for tourism and hospitality law for 2023, the second consecutive year that Mr. Poppiti has received this honor from the magazine.

Seattle Partners Michael A. Jaeger and Jessica Kamish recently secured summary judgment for Live Nation, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Phish in a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs sought to hold the defendants liable for injuries they suffered at a concert when they were struck with rocks by unknown assailants.

Akron Partner John R. Conley, with Dave Oeschger of The Becker Law Firm, recently coached the University of Akron School of Law’s Trial Team to victory in the prestigious 22nd National Civil Trial Competition, which took place over the course of three days in Santa Monica, California.

Fort Lauderdale Partner Sean P. Shecter will join a webinar titled “Data loss prevention in the age of AI,” hosted by security software company Polymer on November 15 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Lewis Brisbois’ Head Information Security Officer Brett Worker recently received an Award of Excellence at the FutureCon Phoenix CyberSecurity Conference, which recognized notable cyber professionals who have driven progress through their work. 

Nashville Partner Matt Cottingham and Associate Austin Wells recently represented country singer-songwriter Palmer Anthony in a co-publishing venture with The Neal Agency (TNA) and Warner Chappell Music (WCM).

Orange County Associate Laura Lopez will moderate a session on the virtual healthcare landscape at an upcoming Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Health Care Law Section Meeting webinar on November 16 at 11:30 a.m. PT. 

On October 18, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) suspended several Venezuela-related sanctions in response to a political agreement between the Maduro government and the Unitary Platform.

President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on October 30, 2023 to guide the development of artificial intelligence. The Executive Order builds on previous voluntary commitments made by Big Tech and leading AI companies, as our previous alert reported. Two days later, on November 1, 2023, to coincide with Vice President Kamala Harris attending the “Safety Summit 2023” in London, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the creation of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (“USAISI").

Newark Partner Brent A. Bouma, Lafayette Partner Jeffrey A. Riggs, and Dallas Associate Nikki Britten will present a webinar titled “Al's Impact on Employment Law,” on November 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. PT.