Chicago businessman Brett Immel, represented by Schiff Hardin LLP, has been acquitted after a one-week federal jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Schiff Hardin LLP advised H. D. Smith, the largest privately held wholesaler in the United States, in its acquisition by AmerisourceBergen for $815 million.
Compiled by leading privacy professionals, the first-ever Data Privacy Primer provides an overview of key privacy issues in the United States. The publication is open for public comment until April 16.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Arent Fox Diversity Scholarship. Each second year law student will receive a $20,000 award and participate in the firm’s 2018 Summer Program.
Associate Alexander Birkhold has been appointed to a four-year term as an independent member of the Ethics and Grievance Committee for USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport.
Arent Fox LLP received a perfect score in a national benchmarking survey that tracks how well companies treat their LGBTQ employees. The firm is one of about 600 major US businesses to earn perfect marks in the 2018 workplace equality report on corporate policies and practices for LGBTQ workers.
Twenty-two Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
In September 2017, Partner Lee Caplan was invited to serve on the inaugural Advisory Board of the University of Oklahoma College of Law Center for International Business & Human Rights.
Four Arent Fox attorneys participated in the ChIPs’ Women in Tech, Law, & Policy Global Summit, which seeks to help women network and advance their careers in technology, law, and policy.
Arent Fox LLP recently served as outside counsel to Rakuten Inc. in a multi-year partnership with the Golden State Warriors and the National Basketball Association.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its New York office with the addition of former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Robert L. Capers.
Arent Fox’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice was retained as counsel to represent the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 9 case of Kennewick Public Hospital District d/b/a Trios Health.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce that Sports group leader and Real Estate and Hospitality partner Richard L. Brand and Automotive practice leader Aaron H. Jacoby have been named among the “Top 100 Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal.
New York Managing Partner Andrew I. Silfen is one of the contributing authors for the chapter “Creditor and Equity Committees” in the third edition of Reorganizing Failing Businesses. The work was recently published by the American Bar Association.
Craig Gelfound has once again been honored by the Daily Journal as one of the Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California, with 2017 marking his seventh consecutive year of this recognition.
Arent Fox LLP recently served as outside counsel to Fort Worth-based Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Co., advising the global workwear company on a naming rights agreement with Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth and the City of Fort Worth for what will be known as Dickies Arena.
Arent Fox LLP recently served as outside counsel to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority’s Transbay Transit Center, advising the complex on a 25-year naming rights agreement with San Francisco-headquartered Salesforce.