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We enjoyed meeting with attorneys at Duane Morris LLP yesterday to discuss the work of Delaware’s civil legal aid programs and ways to get involved.

CLASI’s Peyton Carper and Margaretta Kroeger joined Jacki Chacona and Tom McDonough of Delaware Volunteer Legal Services to highlight various pro bono opportunities with our agencies and the Combined Campaign for Justice, followed by a CLE presentation on representing people seeking Protection from Abuse orders in Delaware.

Thank you to Duane Morris Pro Bono Manager Lane Tita and Wilmington office partners Christopher Winter and Mackenzie Wrobel for organizing the event, and to everyone who attended!

Duane Morris LLP - CTA Revived – Fifth Circuit Grants Temporary Stay of Nationwide Preliminary Injunction, FinCEN Provides Limited Filing Extensions In addition to meeting these newly announced reporting deadlines, reporting companies would be well advised to continue to closely monitor any late-breaking developments in this highly litigious area.

The BABCPHL Fall 2024 Newsletter has dropped!

Click here to read through: https://babcphl.com/newsmedia/babc-enewsletter/

Content includes the Club Level Feature highlighting Board Member Hope Krebs, Partner, CTA Strategy Team Member, Duane Morris LLP, educating about the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act, details about what we are offering during the coming weeks, and the opportunity to meet our new members: Club Quarters Hotels, Klasko Immigration Law Partners, and Heather Qader, MBA.

Make sure to scroll to the bottom to enter the trivia for a chance to win one complimentary ticket to the October 24th Event, The British Are Coming! Recognize & Celebrate Three Centuries of British American Business.

Join PBI and a panel of experts as they discuss the perils and pitfalls of cases with potential for parallel proceedings. Learn how to spot and manage a case with the capacity to go criminal (DOJ), civil enforcement (SEC), and civil (private litigation).

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Duane Morris Partner and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Joseph West was unanimously inducted into the 2024 Tulane University Law School Hall of Fame in his hometown of New Orleans. Mr. West is a graduate of Tulane Law School, where he formerly served as Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy. Each year, the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame honors its most notable alumni and trailblazers whose impact on the school and the profession elevated the stature of Tulane Law.

“This is an especially meaningful honor for me. Tulane played such a significant role in my foundation and professional development. No matter where in the world I have traveled, lived or worked, I have always carried it with me. I am humbled yet proud to have been recognized with such an outstanding class of honorees,” said Mr. West.

Mr. West’s family, DEI Manager Umica Anderson-Howard, firm client and Associate General Counsel Kareem Dale of Discover Financial Services and Duane Morris partners Michael Silverman and Meagen Leary attended the ceremony at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans.

The fourth installment of the Duane Morris Employment, Labor, Benefits, and Immigration Practice Developments in Workplace Law and Practice Seminar will be held on Wednesday, May 22, in Chicago.

The seminar provides our clients and friends with a complimentary and comprehensive update of important , relations, , , and related litigation developments over the past year, as well as imminent changes that may significantly impact their businesses.

Please join us for insights and analysis of the changing legal landscape of today’s workplace. Covered topics include:
- What’s New for Employers in 2024 and Beyond?
- Class Action Review: Top Developments Employers Should Expect for #2024 and Beyond
- Digital Developments: What Businesses Need to Know About AI, and Breach Class Actions
- Employee Benefits Update
- The Latest Updates for Employers on Immigration Sponsorship and Immigration Related Investigations

Request an invitation to the seminar at the link in our bio.

Duane Morris is pleased to announce key additions to the Duane Morris Partners Board. Our Partners Board is the key deliberative body for the Firm, representing a broad, deep cross-section of Firm leadership drawn from every practice, geography and industry specialization.

Congratulations to our new Partners Board appointees: Brian Johnsrud, Scott Kravetz, Tracy McCreight, Robert M. Palumbos, John Polzer, James Regan, Michael Witt and Sean Zabaneh!

The European Union AI Act is the most comprehensive global framework on the regulation of AI, created by the European to address and regulate the risks of AI, while positioning as the leading innovation center for the safe and transparent use of this revolutionary .

In the next installment of the Get Smart with AI webinar series, join John Benjamin and Sandra Jeskie, FCIArb, JD, MBA for a detailed explanation of the EU AI Act, the implementation and compliance timeline and strategies to prepare your business for the increased scrutiny and regulation of AI on the global stage.

Specific topics include:
- High-level summary of the EU AI
- Obligations for businesses using AI
- EU AI Act enforcement
- How the Act may set the path for global trends in AI regulation
- Lessons learned from the General Protection in the EU and its effect on U.S. laws
- How a U.S. AI regulatory framework might develop

To register for the event, follow the link in our bio.

The third installment of the Duane Morris Employment, Labor, Benefits, and Immigration Practice Developments in Workplace Law and Practice Seminar will be held on Monday, May 20, in San Diego. Please join us for insights and analysis of the changing legal landscape of today’s workplace.

Speakers Sarah Gilbert, Jennifer Kearns, Eve Klein, Poline Pourmorady, John Reade, Brooke Tabshouri, Aaron Winn and Brittany Wunderlich will explore a wide range of topics, including:
- : Health and welfare plan fiduciary developments, 2.0 Act guidance for all 401(k) plans and retirement plan litigation updates
- -and-hour compliance strategies and best practices
- Important trial verdicts that impact
- Update on new laws and for 2024
- agreements, confidentiality and trade secret issues

Request an invitation to the seminar at the link in our bio.

The group of chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been widely in use for decades. With the EPA enforcing regulations on production, containment and remediation under current environmental law and states advancing similar laws, companies must direct their concerns to compliance and minimizing risk. The first step is to understand the issue and what’s at stake.

Join Brad A. Molotsky, Lindsay A. Brown, Thomas Geiger and Larry Gottlieb on April 30 for the first session of the PFAS Webinar Series: Introduction to PFAS and Its Regulation. Our speakers will discuss what PFAS are, how they have been utilized in the past, and what the government’s expectations are going forward.

For more information and to register for the event, follow the link in our bio.