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Steve Middlebrook to Present at Innovative Payments Association’s Day of Payments Webinar
Aug 07 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Steve Middlebrook will present virtually at the Innovative Payments Association’s Inaugural Day of Payments on Wednesday, August 19th. The IPA has created the Day of Payments as a one-day virtual event presenting 4 sessions designed to advance your payments knowledge.
Womble Bond Dickinson Team Guides Frontier Growth in ServiceTrade Equity Investment
Aug 07 2020
Once again, a Womble Bond Dickinson team has helped Frontier Growth negotiate and close a successful growth equity platform investment. Frontier Growth has made a significant equity investment in ServiceTrade, a Durham, NC-based provider of commercial field service management software.
Jeff Whittle to Moderate Licensing Executives Society International Discussion on Global Licensing Issues
Aug 06 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson Houston Office Managing Partner Jeff Whittle will moderate a mock case study on “Licensing for Success in Global Market Change.” The August 7 discussion is part of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)-Brazil and LESI-Americas conference.
U.S. Biogas and Renewable Natural Gas Industry May Benefit from Expansion of EIA Natural Gas Data Collection Efforts
Aug 06 2020
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has recently proposed revisions to its natural gas data collection survey forms for 2020, including Form EIA-176, the Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition. If EIA’s final proposed revisions to Form EIA-176 are approved by the Office of Management and Budget this fall, EIA’s natural gas data collection efforts will expand to include production and consumption data from certain biogas and renewable natural gas producers beginning in 2021.
Lex Mundi Names Claire Rauscher as Chair of Cross-Border Investigations: Business Crimes and Compliance Practice Group
Aug 05 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Claire Rauscher has been appointed the new Chair of Lex Mundi’s Cross-Border Investigations: Business Crimes and Compliance Practice Group. Member firm lawyers in the Lex Mundi Cross Border Investigations group work together on complex issues with cross-border implications.
Brexit and Beyond: Trademark Protection Strategies in an Uncertain Global Marketplace
Aug 05 2020
The unprecedented challenges posted by the COVID-19 pandemic forced many companies and their in-house legal teams to temporarily shelve their Brexit preparations in order to deal with the immediate threats posed by the pandemic. While COVID-19 remains an ongoing and serious concern for US operations, companies that also do business in the UK also need to put Brexit planning for their trademark portfolio back on the agenda. Having declined to request a further extension, the UK is set to exit the European Union on Dec. 31. Businesses need to prepare now in order to protect their trademarks in an uncertain global market.
35 Womble Bond Dickinson Lawyers Recognized in 2020 South Carolina Legal Elite
Aug 03 2020
Thirty-five Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys have been honored as members of the 2020 South Carolina Legal Elite by the publishers of Charleston Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and the Greenville Business Magazine.
Stephanie Few & SCBIO Urge South Carolinians to “Make a Statement—Wear a Mask”
Jul 31 2020
As South Carolina’s voice of the life sciences industry, SCBIO and its member organizations are on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. With that in mind, Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Stephanie Few (in her role as Vice Chair of SCBIO) co-authored a Letter to the Editor to the Greenville News with a simple but powerful message: Wear a mask to protect their neighbors and themselves.
Jim Myrick Named President-Elect of American Board of Trial Advocates Charleston Chapter
Jul 30 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson Charleston Office Managing Partner Jim Myrick has been named President-Elect of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Charleston Chapter for 2020-2021. Myrick previously served as the organization’s Secretary/Treasurer.
