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Movers & Shakers
Mia Finsness recently joined Markel Global Insurance in Bermuda as the Manager of Excess Casualty Claims. Before joining Markel, Ms. Finsness was an attorney with Clyde & Co. in New York City, and began her career in the Insurance and Reinsurance Department of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge.
More than 35 attorneys have formed a new insurance coverage law firm: Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP (Nicolaides LLP), with offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founding partners are Richard Nicolaides, Jr., Matthew Fink, Sara Thorpe, Barbara Michaelides and Monica Sullivan. The new practice is among the largest U.S. firms focused solely on representing the interests of global insurers, and one of the very few with a majority of female founding partners. The firm serves clients' needs in claims management, litigation and appeals, risk management and counseling, handling complex insurance disputes and arbitrations in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nicolaidesllp.com.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?