News & Announcements
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.)
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.