In its 2023 edition, Texas Rising Stars Magazine published an article featuring Lauren Varnado titled, “When the Judge Draws a Gun.” The story recounts Lauren’s showdown with former Circuit Court Judge David W. Hummel Jr., who threatened her with a firearm in his West Virginia courtroom.
Dana Kravetz was quoted at length in an article published in Human Resources Director Magazine titled, “Office romance is risky business, but 75% of employees aren’t sweating it.” In the piece, Dana comments on the perils of dalliances between supervisors and subordinates that could lead to claims of sexual harassment and issues of retaliation and favoritism.
On May 4, 2023, CBS and NBC News in Texas turned to Matthew Yarbrough for his views on a ransomware attack on the City of Dallas computer systems that compromised several critical servers and city services.
In a Law360 article published on May 4, 2023 titled, “Contract Delay Likely As Google Fights Joint Employer Status,” Stacey Chiu is quoted at length. In the piece, Stacey comments on a recent NRLB ruling declaring Google and Cognizant, a vendor providing data quality services for YouTube Music service, joint employers.
Megan Penick offered her insights in a Law360 article published on May 5, 2023 titled, “Kenvue’s IPO Offers Glimmer of Hope During Bleak Times.” The piece covered Johnson & Johnson consumer-health spinoff Kenvue Inc.’s recent $3.8 billion initial public offering. For her part, Megan suggested that Kenvue’s IPO, the largest new listing since 2021, does not necessarily signal good news for the market at large.
On May 1, 2023, Sanford Michelman was quoted at length in a Los Angeles Business Journal article titled, “Time to Grow.” The piece takes a look at firms looking to expand going into 2024 and features M&R’s recent moves in New York and Dallas and Sanford Michelman’s eye toward the future.
On April 17, 2023, Megan Penick was quoted in both The National Law Journal and Bloomberg Law in articles that include her take on Slack Technologies v. Pirani, a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Among the issues Megan commented on was how public disclosures apply to IPOs and direct listing.
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Sanford Michelman and Michael Poster were extensively quoted in a Law360 article titled, “Michelman & Robinson Leaders On Firm’s Recent Growth,” which featured the recent relocation of our office in New York. Sanford and Michael commented at length about the reasoning behind the NYC expansion and M&R’s strategy behind its measured growth.
Sanford Michelman and Michael Poster were extensively quoted in a Law360 article titled, “Michelman & Robinson Leaders On Firm’s Recent Growth,” which featured the recent relocation of our office in New York. Sanford and Michael commented at length about the reasoning behind the NYC expansion and M&R’s strategy behind its measured growth.
Hayley Hodson, a former student-athlete at Stanford University and one of our Corporate & Securities associate in New York, was recently featured on CBS News talking about concussions in women’s competitive sports. Her appearance sheds light on the remarkable gender gap when it comes to research about player injuries.
