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Bailey Glasser LLP issued the following announcement on Feb. 3.
The national law firm Bailey Glasser LLP (BG) is proud to announce that BG Partner Katherine Charonko has joined a select group of electronic discovery specialists in achieving the prestigious CEDS (Certified E-Discovery Specialist) designation.
The certification program is administered by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the premier global e-Discovery professional membership organization. The credential is an assurance to clients and co-counsel that the CEDS-certified professional is serious about efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and risk reduction in all phases of e-Discovery.
“The CEDS certification is a significant achievement because it deepens the service that we provide to our clients,” said Katherine who heads the firm’s e-Discovery practice. “The process of obtaining the certification is very rigorous and thorough, which further proves that we are the preemine
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Bailey & Glasser LLP issued the following announcement on Jan. 19.
The national law firm Bailey Glasser LLP is pleased to announce that Sophia Weinstock and Jeevna Sheth have joined the firm as associates in its Washington, DC office. Both Sophia and Jeevna had previously worked as summer associates with Bailey Glasser in 2019.
Sophia concentrates her practice on representing clients in matters related to commercial and civil litigation, business transactions, and criminal defense and investigations. Jeevna’s practice focuses on representing clients in restructurings and chapter 11 bankruptcies as well as employment law litigation matters.
“We are excited to have Sophia and Jeevna join us full-time at Bailey Glasser,” said Cary Joshi, a DC-based partner who heads the firm’s large Commercial and Environmental Litigation practice group. “They showed themselves to be passionate and knowledgeable while working with us as summer associates and we believe that b
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An 11th-hour reprieve is contained in the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill that extends a Dec. 30 deadline for West Virginia to spend $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds. Even with that extension, Gov. Jim Justice said he is confident that all but $30-$39 million of the funds will be spent by yearâs end.
âYou can rest assured the dollars will be spent,â Justice said at the state COVID-19 briefing on Monday.
Thatâs despite having a balance of $751.3 million in the CARES Act account as of Monday, according to the State Auditorâs Office.
At the Friday COVID-19 briefing, Justice and Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy provided details on how the funds will be expended in the final days of 2020. The largest item, $445.7 million, will go to pay unemployment compensation benefits and to create a $315 million balance in the stateâs Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.
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Earlier this year, Dartmouth College announced it was cutting five sports programs as a way to reduce athletic department expenses, citing the financial impacts of COVID-19 on the college.
The teams that were cut included men’s and women’s swimming and diving and golf teams, and men’s lightweight rowing
Now, some athletes are considering legal action against the college.
Arthur Bryant, a California-based attorney with Bailey & Glasser, is representing members of the women’s swimming and diving and golf teams.
In a letter sent to Dartmouth President Phil Hanlon last Friday, Bryant wrote that the elimination of the women’s teams violates Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination. He’s asking the college to reinstate the two programs.