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CNN Contributor, Former SC Rep. Bakari Sellers to Speak at Womble Bond Dickinson Diversity Speaker Series Event
Feb 22 2019
CNN political contributor and former South Carolina State Representative Bakari Sellers will headline Womble Bond Dickinson’s next Diversity Speaker Series Event.
Mason Freeman Joins NC Elected Officials for Leadership Raleigh Local Government Day Discussions
Feb 22 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Mason Freeman joined some of North Carolina’s highest ranking officials in leading the Leadership Raleigh Local Government Day program.
Womble Bond Dickinson’s Hiring of Christian Mammen Receives National, State Media Attention
Feb 21 2019
Christian Mammen, D.Phil., has joined Womble Bond Dickinson’s Silicon Valley office, and the news is generating headlines the national and California legal media.
FTC Announces Revised HSR Thresholds for 2019
Feb 21 2019
On February 15, the FTC announced its annual adjustments to the HSR Act filing thresholds for deals signed in 2019. These new thresholds represent a 6.6% increase over the 2018 thresholds and are expected to be published in the Federal Register during the week of February 18, 2019.
CAN-SPAM Rule Stands
Feb 20 2019
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has elected to retain its CAN-SPAM Rule in its present form without changes. The CAN-SPAM Rule implements the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003.
SCOTUS Will Review Ninth Circuit Decision on Scope of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Feb 19 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to take up review of a circuit court conflict regarding the jurisdictional reach of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). On February 19, 2019, the Court partially granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by the County of Maui. The Supreme Court will ostensibly determine whether discharges of pollutants to surface waters via groundwater and/or soil are regulated by the CWA. The Supreme Court’s decision is certain to have far-reaching implications for permitting and enforcement pursuant to the CWA.
Jake Wharton in IP Watchdog: US Ratifies Marrakesh Treaty to Increase Access to Works for the Visually Impaired
Feb 19 2019
On January 28, President Donald J. Trump signed the documents for the United States to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.
Womble Bond Dickinson’s Beth Tyner Jones Discusses Law Firm-Accounting Firm Cooperation with the Triangle Business Journal
Feb 19 2019
Beth Tyner Jones, the Managing Partner of the firm’s Raleigh and Research Triangle Park offices, recently discussed cross-industry collaboration with the Triangle Business Journal.
Patent Litigation Attorney Christian Mammen, D.Phil., Joins Womble Bond Dickinson’s Silicon Valley Office
Feb 19 2019
Veteran Silicon Valley patent litigation attorney Christian Mammen, D.Phil., is the newest addition to the Womble Bond Dickinson Team.
