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May 05, 2008 | Law.com

Winging It: GC for Hooters Franchisee Leads Lobbying, Legal Teams

Attorney John B. Gessner's current client is a lot different than Arby's, Golden Corral and Boston Market, three restaurants he previously represented. Their workers do not wear tight tank tops and short orange shorts. Gessner is the general counsel and corporate secretary for Dallas-based Texas Wings Inc., the Texas franchisee of the Hooters restaurant chain.
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September 28, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events for September and October

On Sept. 30, HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia will host its 127th annual luncheon meeting at noon, at the Jewish Community Services Building, Lindy Board Room, 2nd floor, 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia. The meeting will feature a panel discussion by religious leaders on why they work with refugees and immigrants and will honor HIAS and Council 2009 award recipients. Tickets cost $35 for one buffet luncheon ticket and $15 for nonprofit direct service employees. To reserve a ticket, contact [email protected] or call 215-832-0905.
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February 07, 2013 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

In the largest private equity buyout since the 2007 financial crisis, computer maker Dell Inc. has announced it will be sold to a group led by the firm's founder, Michael Dell, and private equity firm Silver Lake. The transaction will be worth $24.4 billion once completed.
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August 25, 2000 | Law.com

From Napster to HMOs, Boies Tackles High-Profile, Public Policy Cases

Microsoft, Napster and HMOs top a list of headline-grabbing suits that David Boies has taken on. His Armonk, N.Y.-based firm, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, was named lead counsel in a class action against Sotheby's and Christie's. And Boies represents fashion designer Calvin Klein in a nasty trademark infringement suit. The cases are high-risk, and the biggest involve major questions of public policy.
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June 25, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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August 16, 2011 | Daily Business Review

On Appeal: Health care ruling says you can't force people into insurance contracts

The majority held the federal government can't make individuals purchase health insurance from private companies. But that one unconstitutional mandate doesn't mean the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
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May 12, 2008 | Law.com

Winging It: GC for Hooters Franchisee Leads Lobbying, Legal Teams

John Gessner is the GC and corporate secretary for Dallas-based Texas Wings, the franchisee of the Hooters restaurant chain, famous for its provocatively attired waitresses. Gessner handles conventional restaurant legal issues for Hooters, such as employment law matters, but also more idiosyncratic issues particular to the chain, such as navigating local government politics and keeping the chain's expansion plans on track despite critics who deem the restaurant immoral or exploitative of women.
12 minute read
February 27, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Capitol Report

A legislative round-up.
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December 29, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Period of Transition for Intermediate Appeals Courts

Both of Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate courts were busy in the final year of the aughts, tackling thorny questions that reflected changes in society, technology and business. Both the Superior and Commonwealth courts saw seats vacated by seasoned judges and new judges chosen by voters in an election that continued a trend of women being elected to the state's appellate courts.
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September 11, 2003 | Law.com

Make-or-Break Moment for Physicians' Class Action

When James B. Tilghman Jr. steps to the lectern to ask the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to bless the biggest class action it has ever considered, he'll face a court known for being unfriendly to such enormous class actions. It will be a make-or-break moment for the multibillion-dollar racketeering case that doctors have brought against 10 insurers that collectively control about half the nation's managed care market.
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