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GMAC Commercial Finance of Southfield, MI has announced that Richard Newman recently joined the company's Equipment Finance Division as vice president of the Capital Funding Group's project finance team, in Houston, TX. Newman, previously with Compass Bank, will now be responsible for managing the division's midstream efforts. Midstream is a term describing energy infrastructure assets such as pipelines, port facilities and small refineries as well as oil and gas gathering equipment.
Stevens & Lee of Philadelphia and Salomon Green & Ostrow of New York have jointly announced merger of their practices effective Jan. 1, 2005. Seven former Salomon Green & Ostrow lawyers, including Chester Salomon, David Green, Alec Ostrow, Nicholas Kajon, Walter Benzija, Jocelyn Keynes and Constantine Pourakis, and two paralegals and related staff, will join Stevens & Lee and will remain in the combined firm's New York City office at Salomon Green's former 485 Madison Avenue location. Salomon Green, a notable bankruptcy boutique firm, has made a reputation representing parties in reorganization and liquidation, trustees, examiners, creditors' committees, landlords, equipment lessors, litigants and asset purchasers in bankruptcy proceedings in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and throughout the country. Stevens & Lee is a full service firm with offices in Princeton and Cherry Hill, NJ; Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg, the Lehigh Valley, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, PA; Wilmington, DE; and now, New York City.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.