Alexa Woronowicz

September 29, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The U.S. Senate late Thursday confirmed Atlanta attorney and former federal prosecutor Byung J. "BJay" Pak as the new U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Since the Texas Supreme Court's opinion in Light v. Centel Cellular Co., courts have struggled to assess in a consistent manner whether a noncompete, executed in connection with an at-will employment relationship, is "ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement" under the Texas Business and Commerce Code.

By Alexa Woronowicz

5 minute read

September 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Kirkland & Ellis employment litigation partner in Washington and daughter of a federal appeals court judge is on tap to be the U.S. Labor Department's chief in-house lawyer, extending the Trump administration's ties to the Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm.

By Mike Scarcella and Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The Trump administration is waving off U.S. tourists and evacuating 60 percent of its staff in Cuba, citing "specific attacks" on diplomats.

By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee

5 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Construction professionals on projects directly impacted by Hurricane Irma should, if they have not already done so, immediately review each project's contract documents to determine what notices are required for delays and extra costs arising from the hurricane, write Adam P. Handfinger and Freddy X. Munoz.

By Commentary by Adam P. Handfinger and Freddy X. Munoz

4 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The state Judicial Qualifications Commission has dismissed four ethics complaints against its former chairwoman, saying it found "no grounds" to discipline her.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

September 28, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Barbara Brigham Denys joined Fox Rothschild in the Philadelphia office as an assistant ­general counsel.

By Alexa Woronowicz

3 minute read

September 28, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; G055271 The Fourth Appellate District granted in part a petition for writ of supersedeas. The court held that a party’s appeal of an…

By Alexa Woronowicz

2 minute read

September 28, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; D072171 The Fourth Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that a criminal defendant did not have the right…

By Alexa Woronowicz

2 minute read

September 28, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; D069526 The Fourth Appellate District reversed in part a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that a former state…

By Alexa Woronowicz

3 minute read