Press Releases

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm was named to the list of “Frequently Recommended Law Firms” in the 2021 BTI Consulting Group report, “The BTI Most Recommended Law Firms 2021: The Firms Top Legal Decision Makers Recommended Above All Others.” “It is an honor to be recognized in this prestigious list among such a high-caliber group of law firms,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley partner Aron Beezley was quoted in Law360’s series highlighting the top government contract cases to watch during the rest of the year. In one of those cases, the Federal Circuit will weigh in on the applicability of its Blue Gold waiver rule in a dispute between Harmonia Holdings Group LLC and a U.S. Customs and Broder Protection contract ...

Bradley attorney  Gene Besen was featured in an ABC WFAA interview discussing the departure of Oklahoma University and the University of Texas from the Big 12 Conference. The universities’ move to the Southeastern Conference could cost the Big 12 Conference hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs. Some insiders predict Texas and Oklahoma will leave the Big 12 early, despite a pledge from both schools to stay through 2025 ...

Bradley partner Aron Beezley was quoted in Law360’s series highlighting the top government contract cases to watch during the rest of the year. In one of those cases, the Federal Circuit will weigh in on the applicability of its Blue Gold waiver rule in a dispute between Harmonia Holdings Group LLC and a U.S. Customs and Broder Protection contract ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Elisha J. Kobre has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Government Enforcement and Investigations and Litigation practice groups. Mr. Kobre joins the firm after serving for more than a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, focusing his practice on securities and commodities fraud, complex fraud, and cybercrime ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Clarence Webster III, counsel in the firm’s Jackson office, has begun a one-year term as president of the Capital Area Bar Association (CABA). Mr. Webster is a member of Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group, where he represents and advises a broad range of clients in a variety of litigation matters, including complex commercial, labor and employment, product liability, mass tort, and appellate ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that John C. Hood, an associate in the firm’s Tampa office, has been selected to participate in the American Health Lawyers Association Leadership Development Program. Hood was appointed for a one-year leadership term, effective June 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. AHLA is the nation’s largest, nonpartisan, nonprofit educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s partners have been named to the 2021 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot list, which recognizes top young litigation talent in the United States and Canada. “We are proud of these partners and their recognition by Benchmark, which is a testament to their skill as litigators, as well as their hard work and contributions to our firm,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Clarence Webster III, counsel in the firm’s Jackson office, has begun a one-year term as president of the Capital Area Bar Association (CABA). Mr. Webster is a member of Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group, where he represents and advises a broad range of clients in a variety of litigation matters, including complex commercial, labor and employment, product liability, mass tort, and appellate ...

Bradley partner Aron Beezley was quoted in Law360’s series highlighting 2021’s top government contract cases to this point. In a case this past March, the Federal Court ruled the Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over implied-in-fact contract claims involving procurements, extending its 2010 finding that the claims court had jurisdiction over non-procurement, implied-in-fact contract claims ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Scott E. Ludwig, a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been recognized as the ninth Fellow of the Alabama Law Institute. “The Alabama Law Institute’s success is only possible because the best and brightest lawyers are willing to dedicate their time to improve the law of the state for the benefit of its citizens. Scott epitomizes that model ...

Bradley partner Aron Beezley was quoted in Law360’s series of top government contract policies for 2021 so far. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final rule in February discouraging federal agencies from using the lowest-price, technically acceptable, or LPTA, model for certain complex acquisitions. Specifically, Beezley highlighted how the new FAR rule heavily discouraged the use of LPTA for buying complex items such as cybersecurity services ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that David Vance Lucas, a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been named the North America Leader for the World Services Group (WSG) Trade and Investment Practice Group. The WSG is a global network of elite global practice firms comprised of more than 23,000 members in more than 150 jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada ...

Bradley partner John Rodgers was quoted in SHRM on when employers should inform supervisors on vaccine status information. Although questioning employees about whether they have been vaccinated is best left to HR, a supervisor may ask employees if they have been vaccinated, as this is not a disability-related inquiry. If a worker has not been vaccinated, a supervisor may not ask why or whether the worker plans to get vaccinated in the future ...

Bradley counsel Kyra Howell was quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about COVID-19’s impact on partnerships between real estate owners and skilled nursing facilities. Due to the pandemic, integrated care environments may become the new norm. “Several in the long-term care industry believe that smaller SNFs with private rooms are the way of the future,” Howell explained in an op-ed for Reuters ...

Bradley counsel Kyra Howell was quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about COVID-19’s impact on partnerships between real estate owners and skilled nursing facilities. Due to the pandemic, integrated care environments may become the new norm. “Several in the long-term care industry believe that smaller SNFs with private rooms are the way of the future,” Howell explained in an op-ed for Reuters ...

Bradley counsel Kyra Howell was quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about COVID-19’s impact on partnerships between real estate owners and skilled nursing facilities. Due to the pandemic, integrated care environments may become the new norm. “Several in the long-term care industry believe that smaller SNFs with private rooms are the way of the future,” Howell explained in an op-ed for Reuters ...

Bradley attorney Bruce P. Ely was featured in an ABC 33/40 interview discussing COVID-19’s impact on occupational tax. Due to remote work during the pandemic, many are questioning whether they will be refunded tax charges deducted from employer paychecks. Cities charging occupational taxes include Birmingham, Bessemer, Gadsden, Irondale and Leeds ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Rachel M. LaBruyere and Lissette Payne, attorneys in the firm’s Charlotte office, have earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) credential in Europe through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The firm now has 10 members of its Cybersecurity and Privacy team with ANSI Certifications in Privacy (CIPT, CIPP/US and CIPP/E) ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stephanie G. Gaston, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Founded in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation is the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the country and is dedicated to assisting the public and improving the profession of law. Fellows are elected based on outstanding professional achievements and a demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout Texas ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that J. Michael Wilson has joined the Charlotte office as a partner in the firm’s Tax and Trusts and Estates practice groups. The addition of Mr. Wilson highlights the firm’s strategic growth of its transactional practices in Charlotte specifically, as well as throughout its geographic footprint. He joins the firm from McGuireWoods. “We are excited to welcome Mike to Bradley,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Christopher C ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Rachel Sodée, an associate in the firm’s Nashville office, has been selected to serve as an intern on the Monroe Harding Board of Directors as part of her involvement with the Young Leaders Council (YLC) program ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Andrew Tuggle, an associate in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been admitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a registered patent attorney. The firm now has 22 attorneys who are registered with the patent bar. The USPTO is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks and acts as a mechanism to protect new ideas and investments in innovation and technological progress ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Shundra Crumpton Manning, an associate in the firm’s Nashville office, has been selected to the inaugural National Bar Association (NBA) Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence. The NBA Advancement Academy is designed to facilitate the advancement and retention of black attorneys in the nation’s largest law firms, focusing on associates within the first three years of practice at AmLaw 200 firms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Saira S. Siddiqui, an associate in the firm’s Houston office, has been named to the board for the South Asian Bar Association of Houston (SABA Houston) as the Vice President of Community Outreach. Her term began June 12 ...