Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been named partners in the firm effective January 1, 2013:
January 2, 2013
In the Press
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Jenifer Keenan was quoted in a Law360 article titled, “Product Liability Regulation to Watch in 2013,” which included, among other regulations, cutbacks for consumer product testing.
January 2, 2013
In the Press
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An Alston & Bird team led by Bryan Ives, and partners Andy Immerman and Paul Cushing, and associates William Snyder, Russell Hilton and Glenn Kunkes, advised Lightower in connection with its acquisition by Berkshire Partners LLC.
December 27, 2012
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Alston & Bird served as legal advisors for client Mohawk Industries, Inc., a floor coverings manufacturer, for the acquisition of Italian ceramic tile manufacturer Marazzi Group for approximately $1.55 billion in cash and shares to add to its global operations.
December 21, 2012
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Kendall Houghton and Matt Hedstrom were prominently featured in a BNA article entitled “Assessing Taxpayer Risks While Gillette Litigation Continues to Unfold,” which focused on how, in Gillette Co. et al. v. California Franch. Tax Bd., the California Court of Appeal held that the formula under the Multistate Tax Compact for allocating and apportioning income remains available to California multistate taxpayers, notwithstanding the state's attempt to repeal and supersede the Compact formula with a double-weighted sales factor for most business activity, and the “shock waves” the case has sent through the member states of the Multistate Tax Compact.
December 20, 2012
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Jon Fee was quoted in an Inbound Logistics article regarding the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement—which, after six years of negotiation that involved the United States renegotiating finer points for congressional consent, was enforced.
December 20, 2012
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Ryan Koppelman, partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, was quoted in a Daily Journal article discussing a San Jose federal judge’s ruling in the Apple Inc. patent case that denied Apple’s request for a permanent injunction, which may force a truce between Apple and its competitor.
December 19, 2012
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Ryan Koppelman, partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, was quoted in The Recorder in an article discussing U.S. District Judge Lucy Kohl’s court order denying Apple’s bid for permanent injunctions against 26 of its competitor’s products found to infringe Apple’s patents.
December 18, 2012
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Ryan Koppelman, partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, was quoted in a Daily Journal article discussing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) preliminary decision that invalidated a patent co-invented by Apple, Inc.’s Steve Jobs.
December 11, 2012
In the Press
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Craig Carpenito was quoted in The American Lawyer's Litigation Daily in an article discussing the Netflix CEO’s use of social media and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) investigation into whether a message posted on the CEO’s public Facebook page in July violated Regulation Fair Disclosure, a rule that requires all publically traded companies to disclose material information to all investors at the same time.
December 10, 2012
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Alston & Bird recently helped its clients U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co. and Walter Energy defend their March 2012 appellate victory in Solutia, Inc., et al. v. McWane, Inc., et al., 672 F.3d 1230 (11th Cir. 2012) from potential review by the United States Supreme Court.
December 10, 2012
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Joe Tully, a senior associate in the firm’s Securities Litigation Group in the New York office, received the New York Young Leader of the Year Award on behalf of the American Ireland Fund.
December 6, 2012
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Mike Connor, partner in the Charlotte office and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group, was quoted in a Bank Technology News article discussing mobile banking payments technology and the new legal disputes arising as banks move into electronic commerce.
December 6, 2012
In the Press
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Intellectual Property Group partner and IP Technology Transactions Group head David Teske has been named to the board of directors of TechBridge, a nonprofit that leverages technology to empower the nonprofits that impact the Atlanta community.
December 3, 2012
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Robert Hanlon, Thomas Parker, Natalie Clayton, Victoria Spataro and Lance Soderstrom, based in the firm’s New York office, received a favorable opinion on behalf of their client, Merck & Cie—a producer of pharmaceutical and dietary ingredients—in response to their action against Gnosis S.p.A. and Gnosis BioResearch S.A. for false advertising in connection with Gnosis’s manufacture and sale of a folate nutritional ingredient, which competes with Merck’s product, Metafolin®.
November 30, 2012
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Alston & Bird’s D.C. office recently held its annual Holiday Helpings fundraising event for Bread for the City, a nonprofit organization that provides vulnerable residents of the District with comprehensive services, including food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services, in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.
November 29, 2012
Community Service
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An Alston & Bird team led by Washington, D.C. corporate transactions and securities partner Keith E. Gottfried represented the special committee of the board of directors of publicly traded New Frontier Media, Inc., in its sale to LFP Broadcasting, LLC. New Frontier, based in Boulder, Colorado, is a leading provider of transactional television services and distributor of general motion picture entertainment.
November 28, 2012
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Partner Colin Kelly was quoted in a Counselor magazine article discussing the heightened legal and regulatory awareness when it comes to children’s products, which, according to the article, is “an industry category that is at a critical crossroad.”
November 19, 2012
In the Press
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Colin Kelly was interviewed for an article in Lawyer Monthly discussing the rise in toxic tort litigation and the complexity of these cases.
November 16, 2012
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Ethan Millar and Richard Kariss were quoted in a State Tax Notes article discussing the ramifications of The Gillette Co. et al. v. Franchise Tax Board case and what the future might hold for the Multistate Tax Commission and the Multistate Tax Compact. It also explores moves states could take to minimize the effect of the opinion.
November 16, 2012
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