NEW ORLEANS - McGlinchey Stafford law firm announced in a press release that Associate Camille Bryant was named 2019 Outstanding Young Lawyer by the National Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Division. Bryant will also receive the 2019 A.P. Tureaud Award from the Greater…
NEW ORLEANS — Adams and Reese law firm announced that Philip B. Sherman has joined the firm’s real estate practice and New Orleans office as special counsel. Details were shared in a press release. In his real estate-focused practice, Sherman…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — They were badly burned by the "Nola no-call," but the New Orleans Saints have joined the NFL in opposing a fan's lawsuit seeking damages over the missed penalty that helped the Los Angeles Rams beat…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit filed against Louisiana's Supreme Court and the Louisiana State Bar Association says attorneys in the state are unconstitutionally forced to pay bar association dues. New Orleans attorney Randy Boudreaux filed the lawsuit Thursday…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — People must be at least 16 years old to marry in Louisiana, medical marijuana patients can inhale cannabis and women seeking medication abortions face new restrictions, as more than 260 new state laws take…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge ordered that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and three officials from January's NFC title game be questioned under oath in September about the infamous "no-call" that helped the Los Angeles Rams beat the…
NEW ORLEANS – Kean Miller law firm announced in a press release that Sanders W. Colbert has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the New Orleans office. Colbert will practice in the state and local tax group. He…
NEW ORLEANS - Chaffe & Associates, Inc. announced that Keith LeBlanc has joined the Mergers & Acquisitions team as a managing director. LeBlanc brings a wide range of operational and financial experience in the healthcare industry spanning over 30 years. As…
NEW ORLEANS – Jones Walker LLP announced in a press release last week that Meredith Maxwell has returned to the firm as special counsel in the Corporate Practice Group and on the Healthcare Industry Team. Maxwell was an associate with the…
NEW ORLEANS - Kean Miller is announced in a press release that Claudia Carrizales and Rachel M. Scarafia have joined the firm as associate attorneys in the firm’s New Orleans office. Carrizales and Scarafia will practice with the Energy and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Big Tech is about to become big politics in Washington.The House Judiciary Committee is launching its investigation into the market dominance of Silicon Valley's biggest names, starting with a look at the impact of the tech giants'…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, adding to Apple's woes that already include falling iPhone sales and a European investigation. The lawsuit could have major…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. New Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court's four liberals in…
BATON ROUGE – Kean Miller LLP announced in a press release the addition of Kennon S. Breaux as the firm’s chief financial officer. Breaux will be responsible for all accounting and financial functions, including budgeting, financial and managerial reporting, internal control, employee retirement…
NEW ORLEANS – Lugenbuhl shareholders Delos Flint, Jr., Benjamin Kadden, Rose LeBreton and Stewart Peck, as well as the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights practice, were selected for inclusion in the recently released Chambers USA 2019 Guide. Chambers identifies…
BATON ROUGE — McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys and eight practice areas have been recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, with five attorneys and one practice…
BATON ROUGE - Interested in going to law school? This summer, the Kean Miller law firm will give you a glimpse of what it's like through the annual Kean Miller Connection - a full day law school preparatory program for college…
NEW ORLEANS - Christine M. White joined the Baker Donelson firm as a shareholder with more than 15 years of experience defending employers against discrimination claims, wage and hour matters, and advising employers on various employment issues, and other litigation. Additional details were…
NEW ORLEANS - Timothy M. Lupinacci has assumed the role of chairman and chief executive officer of Baker Donelson. The announcement was made in a press release. Lupinacci, who was elected as the incoming chairman and CEO by the firm's…
Lately it seems that CBD is everywhere. CBD, which is an abbreviation of cannabidiol, is a nonintoxicating component of the marijuana plant. Suddenly, it appears that products containing CBD are all around us, as the touted ingredient in foods, drinks,…
BOSTON (AP) — A procession of wealthy parents, from a Napa Valley vineyard owner to a Hot Pockets heiress, are due in court Friday on charges they paid bribes to get their children into top colleges. More than a dozen…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Michael Avenatti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Trump was facing legal scrutiny for his business practices. Avenatti was…
NEW ORLEANS - Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, announced that Robert W. Rachal has joined the firm’s New Orleans office. Rachal joins the firm from Holifield Janich Rachal Ferrera, PLLC, where he focused his practice on complex…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C. secured a summary judgment in favor of firm client Consulting Service Group, LLC (CSG), an investment consultant, in a lawsuit pending in federal court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The ruling was the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has approved an agreement for Wells Fargo Securities to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to end a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Rhode Island's failed $75 million deal with…
NEW ORLEANS - Chaffe McCall L.L.P is pleased to announce that Leah N. Engelhardt, a partner in the firm's New Orleans office, has been elected as a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC). ACCC is considered to be the…
NEW ORLEANS - Kean Miller recently announced that Linda Perez Clark has been named managing partner of the 156-attorney law firm. Clark is the first woman to lead the firm in its 35-year history. Additional details were shared in a press…
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (“Freshfields”) announced on Wednesday, March 6, that Peter Lyons, US managing partner, and Aimen Mir, regulatory partner and head of the practice focused on the US Treasury Departments’ Committee on Foreign Investment in the United…
NEW ORLEANS — Adams and Reese announced that Mark Surprenant has been elected to serve as president of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS), effective February 13, 2019. SLLS is the largest provider of legal services for the poor in Louisiana and…
NEW ORLEANS - Nyka Scott has returned to Baker Donelson as a member of the Firm's Disaster Recovery and Government Services Team. Scott, who was an attorney with Baker Donelson from 2005 to 2014, returns to the Firm as counsel in…
