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Barnes & Thornburg serving clients through virtual offices
In response to the developing COVID-19 global pandemic and guidance from public health authorities and local governments, Barnes & Thornburg has temporarily transitioned all personnel to work remotely. Their top priority is to protect the health and safety of valued team members, their families and our clients and communities, and to ensure that client service remains seamless and uninterrupted.
Read MoreOpenText buys XMedius
OpenText™ announces that it has acquired XMedius, a provider of secure information exchange and unified communication solutions. XMedius brings decades of experience and patented technologies to transform secure and collaborative communication, enabling organizations to move more workloads to the cloud and unlock the information advantage.
Read MoreFTI survey reveals leading corporate data privacy risks, priorities and change initiatives
FTI Consulting, Inc. announces findings from its Technology segment’s study of data privacy trends, which indicated a sense of constant change and regulatory unease. Based on responses from more than 500 leaders of large, U.S.-based, companies, Corporate Data Privacy Today: A Look at the Current State of Readiness, Perception and Compliance, provides a robust illustration of the current privacy landscape and the programs, perceptions and strategies currently in play at large corporations.
Read MoreAkin Gump announces expansion of Dallas team with the addition of Ryan Cox and Eric Williams
Akin Gump announces the expansion of its corporate team in Dallas with the addition of partners Ryan Cox and Eric Williams. Both Mr. Cox and Mr. Williams join Akin Gump from Haynes and Boone, where Mr. Cox previously served as co-head of the firm’s capital markets and securities practice, and Mr. Williams was head of its M&A practice.
Read MoreConsumer products and digital expert Rob DeNardo joins AlixPartners as managing director
AlixPartners announces that consumer products and digital expert Rob DeNardo has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s worldwide consumer products practice. He will be based in AlixPartners’ Chicago office.
Read MoreMartin H. Redish joins Barnes & Thornburg in Chicago
Barnes & Thornburg announces that one of the nation’s foremost legal scholars, Martin H. Redish, has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as of counsel. Consistently ranked among the 20 most cited legal scholars of all time, Redish joins in Chicago, where he is also the Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy at Northwestern University School of Law.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods’ Emily Winbigler to join Markel Corp.
Richmond tax and employee benefits associate Emily Winbigler will join firm client Markel Corp., a holding company for insurance, reinsurance and investment operations, on April 20.
Read MoreJohn Baker and Kelley Kaufman of McNees to provide update on labor and employment law developments and trends
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC attorneys John Baker and Kelley Kaufman will provide an update on the recent developments and trends in labor and employment law for the Susquehanna Human Resources Management Association on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Read MoreBurns & Levinson brings on leading cannabis expert Katrina Skinner as partner; opens Denver office
Burns & Levinson announces that Katrina Skinner has joined the firm as a partner in its fast-growing Cannabis Business & Law Advisory Group. Skinner previously served as president and general counsel of Safe Harbor Services, a leader in banking services for legal cannabis-related businesses.
Read MoreWeil advises Willis Towers Watson in its $80B combination with Aon
Weil is advising Willis Towers Watson PLC, a global provider of corporate risk advisory services and of broking, exchange solutions, human capital and benefits, and investment, risk and reinsurance services, in its $80 billion combination with Aon PLC, a provider of risk management, insurance placement and human resource, retirement and health consultation services.
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