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Hon. Peggy A. Leen (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Las Vegas

Judge Leen joins JAMS after serving more than 18 years as a United States magistrate judge in the District of Nevada, where magistrate judges are utilized to the full extent of their jurisdictional authority.

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Barnes & Thornburg Strengthens Government Relations Team

Barnes & Thornburg has added Zachary Johnson in the Atlanta office as director of state government affairs-Georgia. As a member of the firm’s Government Services and Finance Department, he will work closely with the growing Atlanta-based government affairs team, including Stephen Weizenecker and W. Murphy Talmadge.

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McGuireWoods and Wells Fargo Assist Military Veterans in Wills for Warriors Clinic

McGuireWoods lawyers and staff partnered with Wells Fargo and Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy to help military veterans prepare critical legal documents at a free Wills for Warriors program held June 18 at the Charlotte VA Outpatient Clinic.

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IADC Announces New Board of Directors Members

At its 2019 Annual Meeting, held in July at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) elected new IADC Board of Directors members for 2019-20, including new board leaders.

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Akin Gump Advises Gila River Indian Community in Innovative School Lease with Department of the Interior

The Gila River Indian Community and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), acting through the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, signed a lease for the Gila Crossing Community School, the Community’s Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) K-8 school located in District 6 on the Reservation.

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McNees Releases Privacy & Data Security Alert

McNees has released a Privacy and Data Security alert titled California and the UK Take the Lead in Securing Internet of Things (IoT) Devices, authored by Associate Chase J. Wright.

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Wanji Walcott, Former PayPal GC, Heads to Discover as New GC

Wanji Walcott joined Discover (DFS) as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel and a member of the company's Executive Committee.

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LexisNexis and Knowable Announce Joint Venture

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, part of RELX, announced that it has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Knowable, one of the leaders in enterprise contract intelligence.

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Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions Builds Pharmacy Building for Charitable Organization Sevalaya in India

Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions announced it has partnered with Sevalaya to build a pharmacy building in Kasuva, India. The pharmacy building, located about 40 km from Chennai city, is part of ELM Solutions’ ongoing commitment to positively impact local communities where the firm has a presence.

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Michelle McGreal Joins Clifford Chance's U.S. Financial Restructuring Group

Clifford Chance announced that Michelle McGreal has joined the Firm's U.S. Financial Restructuring group as a partner in New York. She joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell.

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