LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, today announced that Andre Owens, partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of WilmerHale, has joined the Board of Directors. 

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T19:17:50Z

BioCatch, a global leader in behavioral biometrics, announced that it has closed a $30 million financing round, cementing its growth plan and vision to redefine digital identity and enable renewed trust in online interactions. 

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T20:46:48Z

Attention during China's annual lianghui focused on adoption of the constitutional amendment to eliminate term limits on the offices of President and Vice President, allowing President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely.

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:15:37ZLester Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lester_ross/lester.ross@wilmerhale.comTingting Liuhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/tingting_liu/tingting.liu@wilmerhale.com

In this article by WilmerHale's David Gold, Rachel Jacobson and Heidi Ruckriegle—along with Nikki Delude Roy of Golder Associates—published in the American Bar Association's Water Resources Committee Newsletter, the authors discuss the current and proposed standards for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater and other media.

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-14T17:53:55ZH. David Goldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_gold/david.gold@wilmerhale.comRachel Jacobsonhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/rachel_jacobson/rachel.jacobson@wilmerhale.comHeidi K. Ruckrieglehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/heidi_ruckriegle/heidi.ruckriegle@wilmerhale.com

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a private company dedicated to commercializing fusion energy, will join the MIT Energy Initiative as part of a new university-industry partnership.

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:37:23Z

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage gene therapy company, and AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that they have entered into an exclusive strategic collaboration and option agreement to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies directed against tau for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. 

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:17:15Z

Yesterday President Trump signed two Proclamations that impose 25 and 10 percent tariffs on imports of certain steel and aluminum products, respectively, other than those imported from Canada and Mexico. 

2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T20:36:41ZAmbassador Charlene Barshefskyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Charlene_Barshefsky/charlene.barshefsky@wilmerhale.comNaboth van den Broekhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/naboth_vandenbroek/naboth.vandenbroek@wilmerhale.comDavid J. Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_ross/david.ross@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comDavid M. Hornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_horn/david.horn@wilmerhale.com

Stash, the financial platform revolutionizing how millions of Americans invest and save, announced it has raised $37.5 million in Series D funding. 

2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T14:23:57Z

Law Week Colorado has named Denver Partner Mindy Sooter one of Colorado's most talented and accomplished litigation attorneys. 

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T21:21:14Z

The Denver Business Journal has named Denver attorney Kayla Byers as one of Colorado's most important and influential female leaders in the state's energy industry. 

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:27:14Z

Since the Supreme Court's June 2016 decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 136 S. Ct. 1989 (2016), lower courts have debated when implied certification claims are viable under the False Claims Act (FCA).

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T15:49:19ZJonathan G. Cedarbaumhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Jonathan_Cedarbaum/jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.comNi Qianhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/ni_qian/ni.qian@wilmerhale.comSamuel M. Stronginhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/samuel_strongin/samuel.strongin@wilmerhale.com

In the coming weeks, the US Department of Energy is expected to undertake its fourth triennial national congestion study. DOE may then designate one or more National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, in which projects can be fast-tracked.

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T15:29:57ZKeith R. Barnetthttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Keith_Barnett/keith.barnett@wilmerhale.comH. David Goldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_gold/david.gold@wilmerhale.comAndrew L. Spielmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/andy_spielman/andy.spielman@wilmerhale.com

As the #MeToo movement gains momentum, companies in nearly every major industry are dealing with allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment or even sexual assault—including allegations of widespread misconduct and inappropriate behavior within the upper echelons of the corporate structure. 

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T19:39:45ZJamie Gorelickhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jamie_gorelick/jamie.gorelick@wilmerhale.comWilliam R. McLucashttps://www.wilmerhale.com/william_mclucas/william.mclucas@wilmerhale.comBruce M. Bermanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Bruce_Berman/bruce.berman@wilmerhale.comDanielle Y. Conleyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/danielle_conley/danielle.conley@wilmerhale.comTania Faranssohttps://www.wilmerhale.com/tania_faransso/tania.faransso@wilmerhale.com

A new “centralized partnership audit regime” is now in effect for partnerships, including limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes (which we refer to collectively as “partnerships”). The new regime, which was enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, applies to all partnerships (domestic and foreign) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:16:58ZRobert D. Burkehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Robert_Burke/robert.burke@wilmerhale.comA. William Caporizzohttps://www.wilmerhale.com/william_caporizzo/william.caporizzo@wilmerhale.comJulie Hogan Rodgershttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Julie_Rodgers/julie.rodgers@wilmerhale.comMeghan M. Walshhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/meghan_walsh/meghan.walsh@wilmerhale.com

Will the Supreme Court adopt a compromise proposed by the late Justice Scalia rather than overturn a 40-year-old precedent integral to First Amendment doctrine? In this article, published by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, author Christopher Babbitt, discusses the case Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:23:00ZChristopher E. Babbitthttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Christopher_Babbitt/christopher.babbitt@wilmerhale.com

President Trump stated on March 1 that his administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports for an indefinite period.

2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T20:32:53ZAmbassador Charlene Barshefskyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Charlene_Barshefsky/charlene.barshefsky@wilmerhale.comDavid J. Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_ross/david.ross@wilmerhale.comNaboth van den Broekhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/naboth_vandenbroek/naboth.vandenbroek@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comDavid M. Hornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_horn/david.horn@wilmerhale.com

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has named Denver Partner Ken Salazar one if its 2018 Rainmakers, a designation that recognizes Salazar's expertise at the intersection of law and business development.

2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T18:55:28Z

On February 28, 2018, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced a new Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Initiative (SHWI) that will focus on combating workplace sexual harassment in the public sector. 

2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:002018-03-05T19:22:11ZBruce M. Bermanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Bruce_Berman/bruce.berman@wilmerhale.comDanielle Y. Conleyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/danielle_conley/danielle.conley@wilmerhale.comLaura E. Schneiderhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/laura_schneider/laura.schneider@wilmerhale.comLauren N. Moorehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lauren_moore/lauren.moore@wilmerhale.comKelsey McGregorhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/kelsey_mcgregor/kelsey.mcgregor@wilmerhale.com

A blog post by Lloyd Firth, published on the WilmerHale W.I.R.E. UK blog.

2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:002018-03-05T19:20:10ZLloyd Firthhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lloyd_firth/lloyd.firth@wilmerhale.com

Leading technology and emerging company lawyer Adam M. Freiman has joined WilmerHale as a partner in New York.

2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T19:13:45Z