Daniel Nordby, a partner in the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen, was recently reappointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC).
The JNC selects nominees to fill judicial vacancies within the Florida Court System. Daniel will serve on the JNC for the nominations to replace Justice James Perry in January 2017 and the nominations to replace Justices Barbara Pariente, Peggy Quince and R. Fred Lewis in January 2019.
September 7, 2016 — After having drawn thousands of visitors since February, the Pompeii exhibit presented by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has come to an end.
Last Thursday, September 1st, RSS took part in the Unplugged event in connection with the exhibition. Isabelle Gauthier Brancoli, Gabrielle Ferland and Gérald Kounadis, who sit on the organizing committee of the Young Philanthropists’ Circle of the Museum’s Foundation, were instrumental in ensuring the evening’s success.
Retail employers dismayed by employees publicly airing workplace grievances in disparaging social media posts must think twice before taking disciplinary action. On August 18, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) confirmed the finding by Administrative Law Judge Susan A. Flynn that Chipotle’s social media policy forbidding employees from posting “incomplete” or “ inaccurate” information, or from making “disparaging, false, or misleading statements” on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites violates Section 8(a)(1) of the National Relations Labor Act (“the Act”).
This guide continues to be a labor of love for us, so I’m excited to announce that our Corporate Specialty Group is releasing their Third Edition of “Establishing a Business Entity In: An International Guide.”
This collaborative electronic guide offers a summary of key corporate law principles in 22 countries across the globe, serving as a quick, practical reference for those establishing an entity in these jurisdictions.
We continue to delve into the characteristics that will make up the most successful lawyers of the future. Last week, it was curiosity, innovation, open-mindedness, and a willingness to learn, which all really overlap. Today, we’ll look at what two more of the leaders in HighQ’s book on SmartLaw had to say in answer to the question:
What do you believe lawyers and law firms need to do to prepare for the future of legal services?”
We are pleased to welcome two recent additions to our Technology and Intellectual Property Group: Scott Lamb and Stephanie Mui
Scott is a partner of the firm and is a member of the Technology, Intellectual Property and Infrastructure, Construction & Procurement Groups. Prior to joining us, Scott practiced with Richards Buell Sutton LLP in Vancouver as well as with a national law firm in Toronto. His legal expertise in intellectual property, construction and privacy law has led him to become a prolific author, editor, lecturer and media interviewee in these areas of law. Scott is a registered Trade-mark Agent. He is also accredited by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) as authorized to speak on their behalf as part of the Bank of Speakers initiative to heighten awareness of intellectual property in the business community.
While implementation of the significant reforms to the Trade-marks Act in Canada that were passed in 2014 has been very slow, one area that has been implemented is the amendments to combat counterfeiting. The amendments are an attempt to change the international reputation of Canada as a laggard in battling counterfeiting.
The amendments brought into force on January 1, 2015 assist both trade-mark and copyright owners in their efforts to stop the distribution and importation into Canada of counterfeit goods.
By Monica Sharma
Promotional contests can be a great way to obtain brand exposure and generate consumer loyalty for the products and services of a business. With the rise of social media, business owners now have an additional platform to run contests and reach even more consumers than ever before. Canadian contest law regulates contests, both online and offline, through a variety of statutes and regulations. Operators of contests should be aware of the legislative framework for running contests in Canada and ensure that their Canadian contests and contest rules are compliant with the legislation. Non-compliant contests could result in heavy penalties.
We previously reported that on June 9, 2015, six federal agencies (“Agencies”) subject to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Act”) issued much-anticipated joint final standards (“Final Standards”) in accordance with Section 342 of the Act for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the entities that they regulate (“Covered Entities”). See our earlier client advisory for an overview of the Final Standards which are divided into five general categories: (i) organizational commitment to diversity and inclusion, (ii) workforce profile and employment practices, (iii) procurement and business practices (or supplier diversity), (iv) practices to promote transparency of organizational diversity and inclusion, and (v) entities’ self-assessment.
The Government of the Russian Federation has developed and submitted for consideration of the Russian State Duma a Draft federal law № 1135461-6 stipulating amendments to articles 24 and 25.8 to the Federal law on “On the procedure of exit from the Russian Federation and entry into the Russian Federation” (hereinafter – the “Draft”).
The Draft is developed for the purposes of implementing legal position outlined in the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation № 4-P dated 16 February 2016 (hereinafter – the “Resolution 4-P”).
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