Brooks Pierce hosted and sponsored a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) event for the North Carolina chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) on Nov. 13. The event, held in the Brooks Pierce Raleigh office, was co-sponsored by...(read more)
Firm News
Brooks Pierce Receives 40 Tier-One Rankings in 2019 Edition of “Best Law Firms”
Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that 40 of its practice areas received tier-one rankings in their respective metropolitan areas in the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” In Greensboro, 28 of the firm’s...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Welcomes New Associate to Raleigh Office
Leading North Carolina law firm Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that Patrick Cross has joined the firm as an associate in the Raleigh office. His practice will focus on media and broadcast law and business litigation. “We are pleased to further...(read more)
Insights
Investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds
Article as published by the Triad Business Journal on Oct. 31, 2018, copied here with permission. Business Journal subscribers may view the article here . The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed on Dec. 22, 2017, amended the tax code to encourage economic...(read more)
Blue Moon Election Brings Record Turnout, Changes
Despite 2018 being a “blue moon” election cycle, North Carolina experienced near-record voter turnout for yesterday’s election. Once in a “blue moon,” North Carolina does not have any marquee, statewide races on the ballot. Turnout typically suffers...(read more)
Supreme Court Approves Arbitration Agreement Class Action Bar
This article was originally published in the Geneva Group International (GGI) Labour Law and Employment Autumn 2018 Newsletter. It has been republished here with permission. Many United States companies use arbitration agreements requiring employees...(read more)