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We are pleased to announce that Lisa Norrett Himes has been selected as a member of Law360’s 2021 Aerospace & Defense Editorial Advisory Board as well as its 2021 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board. The Boards work to provide “feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.” Lisa has represented aerospace and defense companies and government contractors for over…
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On Thursday, March 18th, Shareholder Aaron Scolari, and Shareholder and Co-Chair of RJO’s Employment Practice Group, Dennis Huie, will be leading the discussion addressing COVID-19 vaccination policies for employers. To learn more about our webinar or to register, please visit our registration link.
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Published in the Daily Journal, RJO Shareholder, Amy L. Bomse, expands on the ethical rules and best practices of attorney-client confidentiality in a piece titled, “You had me at hello. The duty of confidentiality to prospective clients.” Click here to read the full article.
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Led by Renée D. Wasserman, Alecia E. Cotton, and Emily A. Weiser, the firm’s Retail Trade Group celebrates a win on behalf of client, Walgreens, which was later published in Law360. A California federal judge tossed a proposed class action Friday (February 26, 2021) alleging the label on Walgreens’ Infants’ Pain & Fever Acetaminophen is…
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Tyson Foods has appealed a district court ruling remanding a pair of wrongful death actions to state court. The suits allege that Tyson failed to implement proper COVID-19 safety measures at its facility, which resulted in four employee deaths. In its Eighth Circuit brief, Tyson argues that it was acting under the direction of a…
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The Environmental Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco presents Amy L. Bomse as a speaker on Ethics and Environmental Law 2021 on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:15 pm, Pacifc. Topics include: Handling conflicts in complex multi-party environmental cases Representing entities and/or employees in criminal and civil investigations Unique confidentiality issues…
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RJO is pleased to announce its newest shareholder, Alecia E. Cotton. Ms. Cotton is a member of RJO’s Retail Industry Trade Regulation, Environmental Law, Complex Commercial Litigation and Cybersecurity and Privacy practice groups in our San Francisco office. She will continue to focus her practice on the retail industry, representing national retailers, manufacturers and suppliers…
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On December 9, 2020, RJO Shareholder Amy Bomse co-presented a webinar sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute as part of its Annual Consumer Finance Institute entitled Ethical Issues Unique to the Consumer Space. Her lecture focused on ethical issues lawyers owe to courts and the legal system and consequences including discipline and sanctions for violation…
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RJO is delighted to announce Aaron P. Silberman has been recognized by the Justice & Diversity Center, the pro bono arm of the Bar Association of San Francisco, as one of its outstanding volunteers for 2020. Mr. Silberman has continued to do significant pro bono work through the JDC’s Federal Pro Bono Project (fka the…
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Merri Baldwin has been appointed Co-Vice-Chair of the California State Bar’s Closing the Justice Gap Working Group. The State Bar Board of Trustees established the Working Group to consider possible regulatory changes suggested by the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) to enhance the delivery of—and access to—legal services through the…
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