Press Releases

<p><strong>COBRA Subsidy Extended in Defense Appropriations Act of 2010</strong></p> <p>As we reported last spring, one of the more significant items for employers in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 (ARRA) was a temporary federal subsidy of COBRA premiums that employees pay to continue their health care coverage after they lose their jobs ...

<p><strong>COBRA Subsidy Extended in Temporary Extension Act of 2010</strong></p> <p>As we previously reported, one of the more significant items for employers in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 (ARRA) was a temporary federal subsidy of COBRA premiums that employees pay to continue their health care coverage after they lose their jobs ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that attorney <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Cullen,-William-T">William T. Cullen</a> has joined the law firm’s <a href="~/Locations/Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> office as Counsel ...

<strong>Morgantown, W.Va.</strong> — The Circuit Court of Monongalia County, W.Va. entered summary judgment Friday overturning the City of Morgantown’s recently enacted ordinance banning horizontal drilling and fracking in and around the city. This type of ordinance is frequently referred to as a <strong>fracking ban</strong> ...

<div class="headline"> <p><font size="5"><strong>SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER</strong></font></p> </div> <p> </p> <div class="headline"> <p><font size="5">Charleston, W. Va ...

<strong>Counsel Joins Growing Morgantown Office</strong><br /> <br /> <p>Morgantown, W.Va. – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that Kelly J. Kimble has joined the firm as Counsel in the growing litigation practice.</p> <p>She received her B.F.A. in 1992 from West Virginia University. She received her J.D. in 1996 from West Virginia University College of Law ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that David P. Ferretti was reelected to a two-year term on Spilman’s Management Committee, continuing his service as Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration.<br /> <br /> In this role, Ferretti manages and evaluates the workload and performance of attorneys throughout the firm ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Director of Public Policy <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Cline,-Jane-L">Jane L. Cline</a> recently received The Shannon Award, the Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia’s highest honor ...

<p><strong>JOHN TEARE IN MAJOR FEATURE ARTICLE FOR CHARLESTON GAZETTE</strong></p> <p><strong>'I miss the action' Ex-cop wears lawman label in a different way</strong></p> <p>By Sandy Wells, Charleston Gazette</p> <p>These days, he wears a dark suit appropriate for his position with a prestigious downtown firm ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Michael Psaros, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, will deliver the keynote address at its 2014 SuperVision^TM symposium Monday, May 5 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.<br /> <br /> Psaros is also a member of the KPS Investment Committee. KPS is the manager of the KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of investment funds with over $6 ...

<p><strong>Military-Related FMLA Leave Expanded Further</strong></p> <p>The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647) contains what could be termed a "stealth" expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Buried in 500 pages of text, Section 565 of the Act makes some significant changes to the military leave entitlements that went into effect earlier this year ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that environmental attorney <a href="~/attorneys/r-z/yaussy,-david-l">David L. Yaussy</a> joined the firm as Member. He will assume a leadership position within Spilman’s regionally recognized <a href="~/services/environmental">Environmental Law Practice Group</a> ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that approximately 70 business leaders from the Mid-Atlantic region gathered today for the law firm’s North Carolina SuperVision™ symposium, which focused on helping businesses prepare for what’s next in employment challenges ...

Hanson Bridgett Welcomes Counsel Brian Schnarr March 7, 2017 (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce that Brian Schnarr has joined the firm as counsel in its construction practice group. Resident in the San Francisco office, Brian’s practice focuses on litigating various matters including construction and product defect, toxic tort, business and contract disputes, corporate fraud, and trade secret misappropriation ...

2017 LCLD Fellow and Pathfinder March 7, 2017 – Hanson Bridgett is pleased to announce that Alison Wright and Candice Shih have been chosen to be a 2017 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow and Pathfinder respectively. Alison Wright is a partner and chairs the Employee Benefits group. She practices in the area of corporate and employee benefits law ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of IP veteran Van Lindberg to its Intellectual Property group in the firm’s San Antonio office. Lindberg will be focusing his practice on the intersection of technology and law. Lindberg was most recently Vice President of Intellectual Property at Rackspace, where he led Rackspace’s vigorous defense against patent trolls and worked to end patent law abuse ...

Delphi acted as advisor to IRLAB in connection with an IPO of approx. SEK 115 million as well as its listing on Nasdaq First North Premier. The first day of trading was 28 February 2017. IRLAB is a drug discovery and development company providing novel treatment for disorders of the brain, with focus on Parkinsons disease and dementia ...

A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer, partner at business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised KraussMaffei Group on the acquisition of IBS Plamag GmbH in Plauen. The team advised the group on due diligence and the negotiation and drafting of contracts. Financial due diligence and project management was performed by or jointly with FAS AG. KraussMaffei Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the production and processing of plastics and rubber ...

Asters Law Firm acts as a legal counsel to ED&F Man, a leading transnational company operating in 60 countries worldwide, in connection with issuing of UAH 195 million customs guarantee by Ukrgasbank, one of the largest Ukrainian banks, in favor of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine for ED&F Man. This project was the first in Ukraine to involve customs guarantee issued by a Ukrainian bank. "The Customs Code of Ukraine provides for use of a customs guarantee ...

Shoosmiths' prominent position in the Manchester market has been recognised with a major win at the 2017 Manchester Legal Awards. In the face of stiff competition, Shoosmiths secured the Law Firm of the Year Award (large), the latest in a string of accolades won by the firm in the last 12 months ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Timothy D. Kelly, Minneapolis-based senior counsel in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group, has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star for 2017, an honor bestowed upon just 319 attorneys. He earned this recognition after being identified by leading general counsel and legal decision makers for outperforming other attorneys. Kelly is just one of eight attorneys recognized in the state of Minnesota ...

The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 1000 2017 Reveal March 2017 – Hanson Bridgett is proud to announce its inclusion in the seventh edition of the WTR 1000, recognized as a firm that is, "regional in location but international in scope ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen announced the promotion of six lawyers to partnership, in one of the most important rounds of promotions within the firm in recent years. This step is part of NNDKP's strategy of continuously consolidating its position as a leader of the Romanian business law market ...

Leading Russian law firm ALRUD announces that on 1 March, 2017 German Zakharov became a partner. German is a member at “Competition/Antitrust” and “White collar crime, compliance and internal investigations” practices ...

Karanovic & Nikolic is pleased to announce that we, in cooperation with local lawyers, have been shortlisted by IFLR for "Deal of the Year" within the Project Finance category for our assistance in the SASA mine refinancing project in Macedonia. Together with colleagues from Mayer Brown LLP, we assisted a group of lenders consisted of Societe Generale, London Branch, Investec Bank PLC and Ohridska Banka AD Skopje on the transaction for financing the SASA mine ...