FisherBroyles Welcomes Three Partners and a senior paralegal from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in Chicago
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CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/
FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of three corporate partners, Andrew Geier, Nicholas Isaacson, and Kelley Smith - who join the Firm together in Chicago - from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
They join FisherBroyles after a year of sustained growth for the Firm which included 51 attorneys from global elite firms joining in 2020 and successful expansion into the UK market.
Andrew advises businesses on corporate and transactional matters, including commercial contracts, acquisitions, joint ventures, and governance matters. He works with large and small privately held companies in various industries, including financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods and retail. He also provides outside general counsel and entity management services to clients. Andrew holds a B.A. fro
Gabriel Resources Ltd. Corporate Update
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announce the appointment of three new independent non-executive directors to the Board of Directors of the Company ( Board ) effective immediately. In addition, the Company is pleased to report the final decision of Romania s supreme court upholding the annulment of a value added tax assessment levied against Ro?ia Montana Gold Corporation S.A. ( RMGC ), Gabriel s majority-owned indirect Romanian subsidiary.
Appointment of New Board Members
The new appointees to the Board are Mr. Jeffrey Couch, Ms. Anna El-Erian and Mr. James Lieber.
Following these appointments, the Board is composed of seven members, of which three are independent directors. The new Board members will work with Gabriel s existing Board and Management team as the Company advances its arbitration case against the Government of Romania before the World Bank s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ( ICSID Arbitration ).
What to Expect From the New Supreme Court Term Posted On January 12, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take on major cases in the copyright, patent, and employment law spaces, with questions about how the newly enlarged conservative wing will weigh in on these issues. Arguments have already been held in a case involving whether Google’s Android platform illegally infringed software code developed by Oracle. Later in the year, the court will consider whether changes made to patent law designed to combat patent trolls are constitutional or not.
The Supreme Court only hears and decides a small number of cases each year, roughly one out of every 60 or 70 cases that are appealed to the court. Consequently, Supreme Court decisions carry extraordinary weight because they represent the final and unappealable outcome of a given legal issue. Court decisions in the intellectual
Senior Judge
Robert Rancourt was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Addiction Policy Forum. As a member of the board, Rancourt joins leaders across the fields of prevention, treatment, recovery, criminal justice, and advocacy who work to support patients, families, and communities impacted by addiction.
Since his appointment as a Minnesota district court judge in 2002, Rancourt has championed improving how the judicial system responds to addiction. In September 2020, he was assigned to serve statewide as senior judge for Minnesota.
“I am honored to serve on the Board of Directors of the Addiction Policy Forum,” said Rancourt. “This is a wonderful organization that is leading the fight against the deadly consequences of addiction.”