People in the News—Sept. 6, 2019—Conrad O'Brien
Aya Salem of Conrad O'Brien was a panelist at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Practice of Law Fundamentals Series.
September 06, 2019 at 11:00 AM
3 minute read
Photo: Shutterstock
Speakers
Aya Salem of Conrad O'Brien was a panelist at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Practice of Law Fundamentals Series.
The topic of the CLE was "Evidence Strategies for Maximum Impact: A Practical Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Evidence and Raising Effective Objections to Keep Evidence Out."
The CLE was held at the New Jersey Law Center.
Salem's practice focuses on the representation of prominent law firms and attorneys in complex legal malpractice suits and other civil liability matters as well as the representation of clients in business disputes and complex commercial litigation, with particular focus on products liability litigation.
*****
Hill Wallack partner Francis J. Sullivan was among a group of panelists for a seminar sponsored by National Business Institute.
The program was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue.
The seminar was titled "The Mini MBA for Attorneys."
Sullivan presented on ethical considerations and discussed the ethical standards and civil liability, the role of the attorney as adviser in limited liability company formation, conflicts of interest, and confidentiality.
|Additions
Philadelphia labor, employment and workers' compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson announced that attorney Kurt Kwak joined the firm.
He focuses his practice on workers' compensation and Social Security disability.
With more than 28 years of experience practicing law, he represents clients in all phases of trial, including appeals before the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Court.
As an attorney in the firm's workers' compensation group, Kwak counsels clients on how to get paid for loss of wages and benefits and get their medical bills paid by their employer's workers' compensation insurance.
He also has experience in personal injury, employment and labor law.
|Honored
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young attorney Kristen Gibbons Feden was presented with the Visionary Voice Award by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape at the National Sexual Assault Conference in Philadelphia.
NSVRC offers the Visionary Voice Awards, in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month each April, to recognize the creativity and hard work of individuals around the country who work to end sexual violence.
Feden also presented on the conference panel "Bringing Cosby to Justice: The First Conviction in the #MeToo Era" with Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and attorney M. Stewart Ryan.
Feden is a litigator and concentrates her practice on institutional responses to sexual and gender-based harassment and abuse, ethical concerns, discrimination and other misconduct.
She represents clients in general and complex litigation matters, including sexual harassment, employment discrimination and Title IX and corporate regulatory compliance, as well as clients in the financial services industry.
|Announcements
Attention young lawyers!
Send in your questions for a new Q&A advice column for the Young Lawyers page in The Legal.
A panel of experts from the law firm Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis will answer a few selected questions in each monthly column, advising young lawyers about their career, professional development, office politics, business development, pro bono work, relationships with mentors and colleagues, and so on.
Email your questions to [email protected].
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
People in the News—Nov. 11, 2024—Pietragallo Gordon, Rawle & Henderson
3 minute read
Trending Stories
- 1Law Firm Accused of Barratry for Allegedly Soliciting Crash Victims
- 2Carlton Fields Downsizes in Move to New Atlanta Office
- 3Trump's Selection of Zeldin to Head EPA Draws Surprise, Little Hope of Avoiding Deregulation
- 4Against the Odds: Voters Elect Woody Clermont to the Broward Judicial Bench
- 5US Supreme Court Justices Pass on Landlord Challenge to NY Rent Stabilization
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
