News & Announcements
Brooks Pierce partner J. Lee Lloyd was quoted in the October 22 issue of the Triad Business Journal in the article, "Report indicates mergers, buy-outs are on the upswing."
Greensboro attorney M. Daniel McGinn of Brooks Pierce has been awarded the Jonathan R. Harkavy Award by the Labor and Employment Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.
Best Lawyers, a respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named George W. House as the “Greensboro Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year” and Edward C. Winslow III as the “Greensboro Best Lawyers Banking Lawyer of the Year” for 2011.
Brooks Pierce partner Ed Turlington was recently recognized by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research as one of the most influential lobbyists in the state legislature. His ranking places him in the top 3% of all registered lobbyists in North Carolina.
Bill Ross, former Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, has returned to Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP to practice environmental and natural resources law.
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP is pleased to announce that 32 lawyers, representing 40% of the firm’s attorneys, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC.)
North Carolina Lawyers weekly published "Q&A with Kearns Davis" in the August 6, 2010 issue.
Some of the provisions of the Act are effective immediately; others will require rulemaking by the SEC and/or federal banking regulatory authorities. Many of the new requirements will impact the 2011 annual reporting season. Summarized here are the executive compensation, corporate governance and securities disclosure provisions of the Act.
The North Carolina Bar Association announced the formal appointment of NCBA Section chairs and vice chairs who will serve during the 2010-2011 association year beginning July 1, 2010.
Brooks Pierce partner Nicole Crawford has been elected to a three-year term as a Director of the North Carolina Zoological Society. The Society is a private, non-profit organization that supports the North Carolina Zoo.
The Charles F. Blanchard Young Lawyer of the Year Award was presented to John Buford by the North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
Prominent scientists believe the world concentration of carbon dioxide already exceeds a "safe" level. Thus, there will likely be a need to not only reduce the pace of net emissions but also to develop technologies for effectively removing carbon from the atmosphere. One promising technology is the use of biochar to sequester carbon in soil. This article considers legal changes needed to fully accommodate credits for biochar and otherwise encourage net-negative projects.
Brooks Pierce is pleased to welcome 12 summer associates to our offices this year. Our 2010 summer associates attend Duke, Emory, UNC, UVA, Wake Forest, and Washington & Lee law schools.
Wade Hargrove, a partner of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Raleigh, was presented the Ward L. Quaal Award for excellence in broadcasting by the Broadcasters Foundation of America.
Brooks Pierce attorney Kate Clayton was recently certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law.
Brooks Pierce partner Iain MacSween was recently elected to a three-year term on the International Law Section Council of the North Carolina Bar Association.
On December 19, 2009, Congress enacted and President Obama signed into law certain extensions and changes to the COBRA subsidy, which was created earlier in February 2009 by the Stimulus Bill. The new COBRA modifications make important changes to the COBRA rules that are effective immediately.
Business North Carolina magazine publishes annually the "Legal Elite" - lawyers throughout the state rated the best in their fields. In 2010, twelve Brooks Pierce attorneys were named to the list. Partners Mark Davidson and Jennifer K. Van Zant attained the highest number of votes in Business Law and Antitrust Law, earning them a spot in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.
Mack Sperling has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.
Coe Ramsey will present on broadcast and digital rights agreements and examine how technological and legal changes in the music, television and film landscapes affect creativity, competition and access to the marketplace of ideas.
Brooks Pierce is pleased to welcome our two newest associates.
Brooks Pierce partner Ed Turlington has been elected to the Democratic National Committee.
Brooks Pierce's Newsroom Law Blog features over 65 posts on legal issues affecting the newsroom. The archive feature allows visitors to search our coverage of national developments and breaking news as well as analysis of emerging legal issues.
Brooks Pierce partner Patrick Johnson served as a panelist during the Council for Entrepreneurship Development's STEAK program on July 9.
Brooks Pierce partner Wade Hargrove was elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2009.
Brooks Pierce receives the highest ranking in the areas of Antitrust law, Environment law, and Litigation. Sixteen Brooks Pierce attorneys are recognized as leading individuals in North Carolina
For the May 20 issue of the Wall Street Journal, Brooks Pierce attorneys Ed Winslow and Ed Turlington were interviewed about the value of training lawyers in business development and marketing. The ABA Journal also covered the story in an article on legal marketing and consulting.
Brooks Pierce was presented the Leading the Way award at the United Way of Greater Greensboro's Annual Meeting on April 7.
Brooks Pierce partners David Sar and Reid Phillips obtained an appellate court victory at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Fourth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling won by them in a trademark infringement case about the ubiquitous "OBX" seen on oval decals decorating automobiles, t-shirts and other consumer goods throughout the Southeast.
Brooks Pierce partner Jennifer Van Zant was recognized by the Triad Business Journal as one of the area's 40 Leaders Under Forty.
Brooks Pierce partner Jim Williams has been named the first ever "Greensboro Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year" for 2009.
Brooks Pierce partner Coe Ramsey is a featured attorney in North Carolina Super Lawyers. The article, entitled "From DJ to J.D.: Coe Ramsey masters the art of mixing," describes him DJing in his early teens and subsequently turning that passion for music into a law career.
Nine Brooks Pierce attorneys were selected by their peers to North Carolina's Legal Elite 2009, compiled by Business North Carolina magazine
Brooks Pierce partner Ed Turlington was recently recognized by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research as one of the most influential lobbyists in the state legislature. His ranking places him in the top 5% of all registered lobbyists in North Carolina
"Law firms and attorneys are increasingly using state-of-the-art computer technology, video clips and other multimedia components in court to help grab the attention of the judge and the jury and to make sure they retain key information longer"
Brooks Pierce attorney Mark Prak received the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters at its 2008 Annual Convention on July 20
Brooks Pierce partner Jennifer Harrod recently won first prize from the North Carolina State Bar in their Fourth Annual Fiction Writing Competition
Brooks Pierce partner Allison Grimm has been nominated to a three-year term, beginning in July 2008, on the North Carolina Bar Association's Tax Section Council
Brooks Pierce partner Jean Brooks is one of the authors of the recently published Updating Your Company's Corporate Governance Policies
Brooks Pierce partner David Sar has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Southeast Region of Operation Smile
Brooks Pierce partner George House recently participated in the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Nature Research Center in downtown Raleigh as Chairman of the Advisory Commission for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Jennifer Noble volunteered, and provided training to other lawyers on estate planning, during the "Wills for Heroes" event in Cary on May 31
Brooks Pierce attorneys Henry Frye and Kyle Woosley were honored with Power of Justice awards at a banquet on April 21. Brooks Pierce attorney Patrick Johnson was honored with a Power of Justice award at a banquet on May 5
Brooks Pierce partner Ben Davis authored the recently published 2nd edition of the North Carolina Bankers Guide to Powers of Attorney. The Guide was published by the North Carolina Bankers Association
Brooks Pierce partner Kearns Davis has been appointed by the Honorable Karen J. Williams, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, to represent the Middle District of North Carolina on the Circuit's Criminal Justice Act Appellate Panel Committee
Brooks Pierce partner Mack Sperling recently taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Southeast Regional "Building Trial Skills" program. Based at the UNC School of Law, this unique program offered participants training on necessary courtroom skills, trial demonstrations and lectures on advocacy
Brooks Pierce partner Jim Williams has been selected for membership in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
A three-judge arbitration panel ruled in favor of the City of Greensboro in its lawsuit against a contractor and awarded the city $14,939,004 plus interest. The city terminated the contract due to concerns with the quality of the work and the company's lack of progress on the expansion project at Osborne Wastewater Treatment Plant. Brooks Pierce represented the City
The Greensboro Bar Association has honored Justice Henry E. Frye with its Distinguished Service Award. Brooks Pierce partner John Small presented the award to Justice Frye at a member meeting on April 17
Partner Kearns Davis was the featured Volunteer of the Week in the April 13 issue of Guilford Record North, a publication of the News & Record
Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce the launch of a new blog: the North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Brooks Pierce Managing Partner Ed Winslow has received recognition by the Greensboro Bar Association for "outstanding and exemplary community service." The Association's 2007 Community Service Award, known as the Centennial Award and presented annually in conjunction with the North Carolina Bar Association, was presented to Mr. Winslow at a GBA luncheon on March 20, 2008
Partner Kearns Davis is the featured attorney in the "Conversations from the Corner Law Office" article in the February 2008 issue of The Advocate, the newsletter published by the North Carolina Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, one of the state's best known business and litigation law firms, is pleased to announce that 18 of its attorneys have been named North Carolina Super Lawyers for 2008 in a survey conducted by Law & Politics magazine. This designation identifies those lawyers who are judged to be superior in their individual practice area(s) by other of the state's attorneys
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, is pleased to announce that firm partner, Jim W. Phillips Jr. is one of only four attorneys profiled in the Features section of the annual 2008 issue