Ted Hollifield, partner in the firm’s Corporate Transactions & Securities Group, was quoted in a Law360 article that discussed ways buyers in a merger or acquisition can assess the legal liabilities of their acquisition targets.
May 13, 2013
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Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management and Response Team and former senior litigator for the Justice Department's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, was interviewed by BankInfoSecurity.com, where she discussed the cyber heist scheme that involved $45 million withdrawn from ATMs worldwide.
May 10, 2013
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Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management and Response Team and former senior litigator for the Justice Department's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, was quoted in The New York Times article, “In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in A.T.M. Scheme.”
May 10, 2013
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Alston & Bird LLP announced today that a group of five partners, previously at Dentons, will join its capital markets practice. Four partners will be based in New York, and another based in Washington, D.C.
May 8, 2013
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Jenifer Keenan, counsel in the firm’s Products Liability Group, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) announcement of a settlement that requires companies to set up expansive new compliance systems, which, according to the article, suggests that the agency will “force the programs on even those accused only of failing to report a product defect promptly.”
May 6, 2013
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Eric Shimp, policy advisor in the firm’s Legislative & Public Policy Group, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the possibility of White House economic adviser Mike Froman being nominated for U.S. trade representative and what that might signify for the administration’s focus on free trade pacts.
May 2, 2013
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Rebecca Harrington, senior associate in the firm’s Environmental & Land Use Group, has been nominated by the Los Angeles Business Journal for its 2013 Women Making a Difference Award as one of Los Angeles’ most successful women business leaders who make a difference in the Los Angeles community.
May 1, 2013
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Alston & Bird served as legal counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of on-demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, in a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in an $820 million transaction, where Ebix shareholders will receive $20 per share in cash.
April 30, 2013
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April 30, 2013
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Bruce Pasfield, partner in the firm’s Environmental & Land Use Group, was featured in Bloomberg BNA’s “The Week Ahead” video, touching on key messages from his article “EPA’s Enforcement of RIN Fraud Violations Starts to Bring Stability Back to the Market” in which he discusses renewable fuel standards, recent fraud cases surrounding RIN numbers and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed changes addressing fraud in the renewable fuels program.
April 30, 2013
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Maureen Gorsen, partner in the firm’s Environmental & Land Use Group, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) critique of the State Department addressing environmental impacts of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which could delay the department’s decision to approve or reject the project and could cause legal challenges from pipeline opponents.
April 23, 2013
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Alston & Bird has partnered with the Georgia Radio Reading Service, Inc. (GaRRS) to present Book Corner, a monthly radio program for visually impaired children. Each episode features stories read by members of the Alston & Bird family.
April 23, 2013
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Joe Liebeschuetz, partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, was named Top Portfolio Manager in the Daily Journal. The award is made to the 25 leading intellectual property attorneys in this field in California and is included in the Daily Journal's “Intellectual Property 2013” feature, which contains interviews with the attorneys receiving the awards.
April 17, 2013
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Marc Scheineson, partner in the firm’s Health Care Group, was quoted in The Hill discussing how the sellers and makers of premium cigars feel that the FDA’s regulatory agenda for the year—which states it would propose rules to expand federal oversight of tobacco products under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act—is “overreaching.”
April 17, 2013
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Alston & Bird LLP is pleased to announce its participation as legal counsel to High Point Regional Health System (“High Point”) in forming a strategic alliance with The University of North Carolina Health Care System (“UNC HCS”). The transaction closed April 1, 2013.
April 16, 2013
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Maureen Gorsen, partner in the firm’s Environmental & Land Use Group, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s delay of a rule capping greenhouse gas emissions for new power plants and how that shouldn’t be taken as a sign that the agency won’t eventually issue tough standards for new coal-fired plants.
April 15, 2013
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Colin Kelly, partner in the firm’s Products Liability Group, was featured in Corporate Livewire’s Environmental Round Table as one of the “key figures around the globe” and dissected issues surrounding environmental law—such as recent regulatory changes and litigation risk—as well as discussing the best strategy for reducing emissions and determining what eco-friendly products could dominate 2013.
April 15, 2013
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Jason Goode, partner in the firm’s Financial Services & Products Group, was interviewed at REITWise 2013: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference and discussed the regulatory future for REITs and other issues facing REITs.
April 12, 2013
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Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s security-incident and management-response team and former senior litigator for the Justice Department's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, appeared on Fox News to discuss prosecuting cyber criminals
April 11, 2013
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On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, senior patent litigator Patrick Flinn was honored with the “Outstanding IP Litigator of the Year” award in the state of Georgia at Managing IP magazine’s 6th Annual North American Awards at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C.
April 10, 2013
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