Baker Sterchi Member Gregorio Silva has been named the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) City Lead for Kansas City. Beginning in fall 2025, he will also mentor a first-year law student through the LCLD “Success in Law School” Mentoring Program. He previously served as a mentor during the 2024–2025 academic year.
City Leads serve as alumni ambassadors, helping strengthen connections amo…
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July 15, 2025
Huie partner Gordon Sproule and associate Maggie Donlon recently secured a defense verdict for a tire manufacturer in a Mississippi lawsuit involving a tire warranty challenge.
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Plaintiff sued our client, a tire manufacturer, in the Justice Court of Madison County, Mississippi claiming that his tires were defective and dangerous. Plaintiff had purchased four high performance, race-inspi…
July 15, 2025
Young Moore proudly announces that Christopher A. (“Chris”) Page has been named to the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Commercial and Consumer Litigation Power List.
Chris, a shareholder at Young Moore, is an experienced and successful trial lawyer, serving as lead trial counsel in numerous state and federal jury trials since he began his legal career in 1992. Chris represents a broad array of nati…
July 15, 2025
Frantz Ward LLP is proud to announce Managing Partner Christopher G. Keim and Partners Christopher C. Koehler, Angela D. Lydon, and James B. Niehaus have been named to Legal 500’s Ohio Elite: Commercial Disputes list for the inaugural publication of this award.
This honor highlights top-tier attorneys practicing outside of global elite firms, showcasing regional powerhouses that are at the fore…
July 9, 2025
Morgan & Morgan acted as legal counsel to Venasty Assets Corp., a Panamanian investment group led by Juan E. Melillo and Sergi Lucas Fernández, in connection with the negotiation and signing of a private share subscription agreement through which Venasty agreed to subscribe a majority stake in Grupo Bandelta Holding Corp. (GBHC), the parent company of Banco Delta, S.A. and its subsidiaries.
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July 8, 2025
Congratulations to Beth Rose, Chair of the Sills Cummis Product Liability Practice Group, on being named one of the 2025 “Leading Women in Business” by NJBIZ. The NJBIZ “Leading Women in Business” awards program, previously known as NJBIZ “Best Fifty Women in Business,” recognizes women who have made a significant impact on business in New Jersey.…
July 8, 2025
Frantz Ward Partners Thomas Haren, Joel R. Hlavaty, Brad Reed, and Associate Naomi G. Tellez recently served as Special Corporate Counsel in The Bellevue Hospital’s (TBH) Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, resulting in its successful acquisition by Firelands Health.
Over the past several months, our team provided extensive counsel to TBH’s Board of Trustees and leadership on all health care cor…
July 8, 2025
Morrison Mahoney Partner Peter Monaco recently obtained a defense verdict in Springfield District Court for our trucking client and their driver.
A tractor trailer owned by our client and operated by their employee made contact with a building in Springfield, MA in 2019, causing damage to the rear brick wall of the building. Prior to our involvement, the client settled the claim directly with the…
July 1, 2025
BUREN is pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Chen as partner, effective 1 July 2025. Since joining the firm in 2019, Rachel has played a pivotal role in the continued development of BUREN’s inbound China practice. With her legal expertise and cross-cultural background, she has made a significant contribution to strengthening the firm’s international profile.
Rachel Chen is a lawyer at B…
July 1, 2025
In Bockelman v. Griffin, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that a sewer assessment was a latent defect that was not discoverable by a buyer through ordinary due diligence, and therefore, the seller was obligated to disclose it. The case was decided March 10, 2025. This Court of Appeals decision upheld the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas’ decision finding that the seller fraudulentl…