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San Diego Office Managing Member, Scott Stanton moderated a Corporate Directors Forum panel discussion, featuring Colin Ruegsegger of Glass Lewis and Andrew Shapiro of Lawndale Capital Management. This discussion focused on factors affecting the make-up and strategy of boards and companies, including the impact of activist investors and proxy advising firms. While our Los Angeles Office sponsored the ACC of Southern California’s first “Meow and Paint” a painting networking event at a local cat rescue café. If you’re interested in attending one of our upcoming events, click here. https://bit.ly/3Qxeu9N

Communications Daily covered a recent webinar in which Members Scott Thompson, Angela Y. Kung, and Dan Reing discussed what the telecom industry will look like following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overrule Chevron deference and how the decision will impact businesses. The article states: “While FCC rules aren't under immediate legislative threat, more frequent court challenges to its decisions are likely in a post-Chevron world, said wireless and wireline attorney Scott Thompson. He said that companies assume their processes and policies are within FCC guidelines, but now ‘the courts have been given a toolbox to potentially attack agency decisions.’” Read more here: https://bit.ly/3WmYv0V

Yesterday, Communications and Infrastructure Chair Scott Thompson, Technology, Communications, and Media Chair Angela Y. Kung, and Member Dan Reing hosted the second installment of our webinar series “Deciding Factors: Analyzing the Recent Supreme Court Term." Our attorneys analyzed the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overrule Chevron deference and how it affects telecom regulations and policies. Missed the webinar? No worries, click here to view. https://bit.ly/4bZnv4l

Following his arrival at Mintz this week, Member Thomas Earnest spoke with Law360 about his experience advising a range of clients – from startups to late-stage private and public companies. He discusses the ways in which he hopes to increase his practice offerings and help clients continue to grow their businesses. Thomas says, “As clients are growing, and they're maturing, they're needing tax support, labor and employment support, IP litigation. Earlier this year, I started looking for another opportunity or new home to move our clients over to, and Mintz really stood out because it has such a strong brand and practice area in the emerging company space, technology and life science. It's a very, very strong firm, but there's still a lot of growth opportunities, specifically in San Francisco, so I was really attracted to those two things." Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4fmcoWa

On June 13, 2024, all nine justices of the Supreme Court agreed that the Lanham Act’s prohibition on registering trademarks utilizing another person's name without consent was constitutional. In this article, Member Laura Franco and Summer Associate Sam Lyons discuss this ruling and how it does not provide a clear guide for analyzing neutral restrictions on speech. https://bit.ly/4cX0iRs

Health Law Member Dianne Bourque was quoted by Health Payer Specialist in an article about an increase in behavioral health treatment in the corporate workplace. The article discusses the reality of confidentiality (or lack thereof) in these workplace therapy sessions. Dianne says, "Privacy law is a little weird in the US – folks go into a care situation with expectations their information is protected but in this care model, the reality is, it is not.” Read the article here: https://bit.ly/3zU53g5

Mintz’s Managing Member Bob Bodian recently spoke with The American Lawyer about his leadership at Mintz over the past 15 years and his vision for continued growth. Since Bob began leading the firm in 2009, Mintz has advanced its position on The American Lawyer’s annual ranking of largest US law firms by profit, advancing 38 spots from 93 in 2009 to 55 in 2024, making Mintz one of the fastest growing firms in profitability. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3WAaiu8 See Mintz’s press release here: https://bit.ly/46fknA9

Recently, the Supreme Court issued two opinions posing potentially significant implications across US administrative agencies. Chair of our Intellectual Property Division, Mike Renaud, Members Matthew Karambelas and Adam Rizk, and Special Counsel David Hollander discuss the likelihood of these decisions having a significant impact on the International Trade Commission practice. https://bit.ly/4ff9CSj

Last week, we held the 2024 Richard Mintz Pro Bono Award ceremony, an annual award presented to an attorney who exhibits exceptional dedication to pro bono work. This year’s recipient is Associate Nicholas Butto. As a determined advocate for domestic violence survivors, Nick collaborated with Sanctuary for Families in New York on five cases, working tirelessly to obtain justice for his clients. Congratulations, Nick! https://bit.ly/3y8gXlW

Please join us in welcoming Thomas Earnest to Mintz.    Thomas joins us as a Corporate Member in our San Francisco office. He brings decades of experience in the public and private technology sectors, advising clients in critical transactions, including company and entity formation, venture and private equity financing, and mergers & acquisitions.    Welcome, Thomas!   https://lnkd.in/dFFm2r9y