People in the News—Jan. 24, 2020—Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Attorney Patrick M. Cicero joined the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network as its new executive director as part of the organization's planned leadership transition.
January 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM
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Attorney Patrick M. Cicero joined the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network as its new executive director as part of the organization's planned leadership transition.
Cicero will succeed the current executive director, Sam Milkes, who held the position since 2001 and is set to step down March 31.
Prior to joining PLAN as the organization's seventh executive director, Cicero served as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, a statewide legal aid program that is part of the PLAN network of civil legal aid programs.
Before that, he has clerked for U.S. District Judge Sylvia Rambo of Middle District of Pennsylvania, and he was a staff attorney with MidPenn Legal Services, the 18-county civil legal aid organizations serving residents of the central Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is the statewide consortium of independent legal aid programs that provides civil legal aid to low-income individuals and families.
The PLAN network is comprised of nine regional legal aid programs, providing legal assistance to eligible clients in every county in Pennsylvania, and six specialized legal aid programs, providing legal services in specialized areas of the law or to special groups of eligible clients.
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Richard N. Hudock, a corporate attorney with more than 20 years' experience in transactional and commercial law matters, joined Ballard Spahr in its Philadelphia office.
Hudock represents life sciences and technology companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, debt financing, commercial agreements and intellectual property licensing matters.
He has experience serving as in-house counsel, having held positions at a global specialty chemicals company, a software provider acquired by IBM, and a public holding company that provides growth capital to emerging technology, life science and health care companies.
Through his in-house experience, Hudock developed an insider's understanding of his clients' legal and business needs.
In addition to life sciences and technology, Hudock represents clients in the energy, financial services, global manufacturing and specialty chemicals industries.
Events
The Villanova Environmental Law Journal is set to host the Blank Rome Symposium "Shareholder Environmental Activism" from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.
Representatives from shareholder activist groups, advisors, companies, attorneys and academics will discuss the use of shareholder proposals to advance environmental objectives, including the proposed Rule 14a-8 amendments.
The symposium will cover how proxy proposals give shareholders a voice in how corporations address issues ranging from corporate governance to social concerns.
This program is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education board for three substantive CLE credits.
Speakers
Dilworth Paxson partner Jennifer Snyder is slated to present at the upcoming American Bar Association's Midwinter Meeting of the Alternative Dispute Resolution in labor and employment law committee Sunday on a panel titled "ADR Basics: A Closer Look at the EEOC's Dispute Resolution Program."
Snyder represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, with clients ranging from entrepreneurial startups to the Fortune 500, as well as municipal governments and not-for-profit organizations.
Her practice touches on workplace disputes arising under federal, state and local laws, including employment litigation, traditional labor-management relations, trade secret protection and human resources counseling.
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