Nell Gluckman

April 15, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The firm is extending its reach by creating a new office in Nashville that will focus on the health care industry, a staple for the fast-growing Polsinelli. Manning the outpost will be former Frost Brown Todd attorneys Bobby Guy and Robert Dempsey.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

April 13, 2015 | Law.com

After a federal court judge in Iowa granted a stay in Aviva Life and Annuity Co.'s case against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, the insurance company has filed a separate suit against two others: COO Dennis D'Alessandro and executive committee member Richard Shutran.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The American Lawyer

After a federal court judge in Iowa granted a stay in Aviva Life and Annuity Co.'s case against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, the insurance company has filed a separate suit against two others: COO Dennis D'Alessandro and executive committee member Richard Shutran.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

April 10, 2015 | Law.com

The short-term rental service made headlines when it announced its expansion into Cuba, making it one of the first companies to take advantage of the loosening of regulations that had for decades prohibited Americans from doing business in the island nation. Behind the scenes, Akerman partner Augusto Maxwell, who heads the firm's Cuba practice, worked to make the move happen for Airbnb.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

April 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The short-term rental service made headlines when it announced its expansion into Cuba, making it one of the first companies to take advantage of the loosening of regulations that had for decades prohibited Americans from doing business in the island nation. Behind the scenes, Akerman partner Augusto Maxwell, who heads the firm's Cuba practice, worked to make the move happen for Airbnb.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

April 08, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Boies, Schiller & Flexner is putting its legal muscle behind 18-year-old Pascal Tessier, the first openly gay Boy Scout leader. The New York chapter of the group hired Tessier, flouting the Boy Scouts of America's policy against openly gay adult members.

By Nell Gluckman

6 minute read

April 08, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Boies, Schiller & Flexner is putting its legal muscle behind 18-year-old Pascal Tessier, the first openly gay Boy Scout leader. The New York chapter of the group hired Tessier, flouting the Boy Scouts of America's policy against openly gay adult members.

By Nell Gluckman

6 minute read

April 07, 2015 | Law.com

Mark Shurtleff, who served three terms as Utah's attorney general before a six-month stint at Troutman Sanders in 2013, faces nine felony charges, including bribery, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice. But that hasn't stopped him from launching his own firm, which he unveiled last week in a YouTube video.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

April 07, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Mark Shurtleff, who served three terms as Utah's attorney general before a six-month stint at Troutman Sanders in 2013, faces nine felony charges, including bribery, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice. But that hasn't stopped him from launching his own firm, which he unveiled last week in a YouTube video.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

April 06, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The Ontario Securities Commission has found that a former Davies Ward partner tipped off a friend, starting in 2004, about three separate deals that the lawyer had knowledge of. The tips prompted the friend—an investment adviser—to buy shares in the companies in question.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read