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Plunkett Cooney partner Howard B. Goldman was recently named to the inaugural Go To Lawyers Power List for commercial real estate as determined by Michigan Lawyers Weekly (MiLW). A member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Goldman joins an exclusive group of five Michigan attorneys from among MiLW’s expanded list of Go To Lawyers for commercial litigation as published in June. A profile of Go…

More than 20% of individuals in the U.S. workforce identify as having a disability, but only 1.4% of lawyers in law firms do so. The gap between the overall workforce and law firms is likely due to a number of reasons, including that disability inclusivity is often overlooked or overshadowed in broad organizational diversity efforts. To increase the focus on this important underrepresented group …

We are so proud to announce that our colleague, Member Kathleen Peahl, is the recipient of the Philip S. Hollman Award for Gender Equality - an award given by the Gender Equality Committee of the New Hampshire Bar Association. This honor will be presented at the Gender Equality Breakfast at the Midyear Meeting on February 9, 2024, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester. It is an award that ho…

Charles Russell Speechlys has advised joint clients Development Partners International and Verod Capital Management on their strategic investment into Pan African Towers, Nigeria’s leading provider of digital infrastructure. This investment from Development Partners International (DPI), a premier investment firm focused on Africa, and Verod Capital (Verod), one of the continent’s leading investme…

The Hague, November 23, 2023 - The District Court of The Hague declared the bankruptcy of Saint Basics BV on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Ruud Brunninkhuis, lawyer at BUREN, has been appointed as curator in this bankruptcy. The curator is currently investigating the options for temporary provisional continuation and for a restart of the Saint Basics BV company or for a separate sale of parts thereo…

Arbitration has gained traction in Ghana. The enactment of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798) over a decade ago marked a watershed in the practice of Arbitration in Ghana. The Act to a large extent was fashioned around the UNCITRAL Model Law and included key provisions promoting party autonomy, separability and the finality of arbitral awards. Arbitration continues to evolve s…

Plunkett Cooney, one of the oldest and most accomplished Midwest law firms, has been named by Best Companies Group (BCG) as one of its 2023 Best Places to Work: Law Firms in Michigan! BCG, a sister company of Michigan Lawyers Weekly, publishes its annual list to recognize top performing law firms nationally based on such factors as employee satisfaction, employee benefits, company policies and mo…

Morrison Mahoney Partner Sean Milano recently received a defense verdict after a four-day jury trial in the Middlesex County Superior Court.  Our client was a national health and fitness club, at which the plaintiff was a very active member.  The plaintiff sustained a compound fracture to her elbow when she fell while exiting a treadmill in a group “boot camp” class, in which participants alternat…

Fasken is the most recognized firm on The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2024, with recommendations in 25 out of 31 practice areas. This list was compiled based on survey responses provided by peers and clients, making the distinction all the more noteworthy. Fasken is recognized in the following 25 practice areas: Aboriginal Law and/or Indigenous Law Administrative & P…

Morrison Mahoney Partner Tony Abeln and Associate Jeffrey Hangen recently secured a defense win in a medical malpractice/wrongful death trial spanning almost three weeks in Middlesex Superior Court in Massachusetts. Tony and Jeff represented a critical care intensivist and her group in case centered on an alleged failure to properly manage a “code blue” situation, allegedly leading to the death o…