People in the News—June 4, 2019—Stradley Ronon
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young attorney Elizabeth A. Kuschel presented at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Human Resources CLE.
June 04, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young attorney Elizabeth A. Kuschel presented at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Human Resources CLE.
Kuschel's panel, “HR for Solos, Small Firms and Small Businesses,” examined human resources issues facing solos, small firms and small businesses, including drafting of employee handbooks, compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, the Philadelphia Fair Practices Act, FMLA requirements and leave policies.
Kuschel concentrates her practice on representing clients in civil litigation matters, including employment disputes involving discrimination, harassment and wage and hour claims.
|Additions
Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann announced that Chris Bradley joined the firm as an associate attorney.
Before joining the firm, Bradley served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Maureen T. Beirne of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas and as an attorney with the law firm of Duvall, Reuter & Pruyne.
Bradley will be working in the civil litigation field, which will include personal injury, medical and hospital malpractice, product defects, commercial lawsuits and a variety of other matters.
|Events
Curtin & Heefner sponsored the Hard Hats & High Heels event to support Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County.
Curtin & Heefner partner James Esposito, a member of the board of directors of Habitat Bucks, along with partners Paul Cohen and Charissa Liller, attended the annual event held at Spring Mill Manor.
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization. Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County works to eliminate substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; advocating for fair and just housing policies; and providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions.
Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all.
The local event raises money and awareness to support Habitat's mission.
|Elected and Appointed
Drinker Biddle & Reath announced that chairman and CEO Andrew C. Kassner was reappointed chairman for a second four-year term.
Kassner, whose new term began in February, was first appointed chairman by the firm's managing partners in 2014, after previously serving as executive partner for 10 years.
During Kassner's tenure as executive partner, Drinker Biddle grew from 360 lawyers, primarily located in the mid-Atlantic region, to a national firm of nearly 575 attorneys in 13 offices in the United States and in London.
Kassner is a restructuring lawyer who chaired the firm's corporate restructuring practice group for nearly 20 years.
His practice is concentrated in workouts, complex Chapter 11 cases and related bankruptcy litigation.
Kassner lectured at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on corporate business bankruptcies.
He also taught advanced bankruptcy law at Rutgers Law School for more than a decade.
|Announcements
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