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Mitratech Releases 2024 State of Ethics Reporting Hotlines Research

Mitratech, through its newly acquired hotline and ethics reporting platform, Syntrio, analyzed 40,000 anonymous ethics hotline reports from nearly 6,500 diverse companies in its “2024 State of Ethics Reporting Hotlines” report. The findings paint a clear picture of the challenges and opportunities facing businesses today, including rising workforce tensions fueled by economic uncertainty and hybrid work models that are impacting organizational compliance, engagement, and performance.

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Barnes and Thornburg Welcomes New Attorneys and Legal Professionals

Barnes & Thornburg has added corporate, litigation and healthcare attorneys and legal professionals to its Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Nashville and Washington, D.C., offices.

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Deborah Pollack-Milgate Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America

The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) has named Deborah Pollack-Milgate, a partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s Indianapolis office, as a Fellow of the invitation-only trial lawyers organization. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.

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Onit's Commercial Portfolio Debuts 2023 Customer Strewardship Report Highlighting Increased Product and Services Investment, Strong Customer Impact.

 Onit, the leading provider of legal workflow solutions, today announced its 2023 Customer Stewardship Report, detailing significant milestones that its commercial portfolio has achieved over the past year. Highlights from 2023 include 103 product releases, a deeper investment in customer experience initiatives by delivering additional service options, and improved results and time savings for customers through artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Ira Kustin rejoins Akin's New York Office as Partner

Kustin’s practice is focused on the formation and operation of a wide spectrum of private investment fund vehicles and accounts (including hedge, private equity and credit funds), advising a range of market-leading global asset managers, start-ups and mid-size managers. He also advises investment fund managers on securities law and Advisers Act compliance issues, complex fund restructurings, adviser “upper tier” arrangements/succession planning, and fund-related conflict resolution.

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Franchesca Fowler appointed as Chief Compliance Officer at Tris Pharma

Monmouth Junction-based Tris Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, addiction and neurological disorders, on Monday announced the Franchesca Fowler has been named chief compliance officer and vice president, general counsel. Fowler will oversee all legal matters within the company, including legal compliance, intellectual property management, litigation and more.

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Exterro Announces Generative-AI Powered Assistant for E-Discovery

Exterro, a leading data risk management software company, today announced Exterro Assist, an advanced AI assistant for e-discovery, privacy and data governance, forensic investigations, and cybersecurity experts. Boasting a wide range of capabilities, Exterro Assist is embedded within Exterro products, enabling customers to quickly search and retrieve contextually relevant information and automate complex workflows using natural language, increasing productivity by as much as 75%.

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Wolters Kluwer Adds Beneficial Ownership Information To Its Legisway Product for Corporate Legal

Starting this year, many companies will be required to report information about their beneficial owners — the individuals who ultimately control the company. With that new requirement come new products to help companies and their legal counsel comply. I reported on one of these last month, and now there is another.

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Theresa A.G. Staley joins Dykema as Senior Counsel of the Government Policy and Practice Group and Energy Industry Group.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Theresa A.G. Staley as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Government Policy and Practice Group and Energy Industry Group resident in the firm’s Lansing office. Staley joins Dykema after serving as a Regulatory Attorney with Consumers Energy.

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Jay Hughes Lawyer, Rejoins McGuirewoods in Houston

Accomplished deal lawyer Jay Hughes has returned to McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, bringing two decades of experience assisting clients in mergers and acquisitions as well as energy transactions and financings, primarily in the oil and gas, power and renewable sectors. Hughes advises public and private companies and has significant experience counseling utilities, developers, and private equity and infrastructure funds in transactions involving conventional and renewable power assets.

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