Brooks Pierce partner and Greensboro City Councilman Justin Outling was selected as one of the recipients of the North Carolina Bar Association’s (NCBA) Citizen Lawyer Award for 2019. The award will be presented at the NCBA’s Annual Meeting Awards...(read more)
Firm News
Brooks Pierce Partner Profiled by Wilmington Business Journal
Brooks Pierce partner Thomas Varnum was recently profiled by the Wilmington Business Journal . The article appeared in the April 5 edition. In the article, Varnum discusses his co-ownership of Mad Mole Brewery and his legal practice at Brooks Pierce...(read more)
Libby Brewington Profiled as One of the Triad Business Journal’s “Outstanding Women in Business”
Brooks Pierce partner Libby Brewington was recently featured by the Triad Business Journal as one of its 2019 “Outstanding Women in Business” recipients. The award recognizes women who excel in their profession while doing outstanding work in the...(read more)
Insights
The impact of society’s demands for transparency on internal investigations and their investigators
This article was originally published by Westlaw on April 10, 2019. There has been much attention — and rightfully so — on the impact of the #MeToo movement within the workplace. That impact has significantly changed employment policies and...(read more)
North Carolina Legislative Update, April 12, 2019
Legislators in both chambers considered many bills this week as House budget writers negotiated behind closed doors. Budget Bill After recently concluding Appropriations subcommittee meetings, House members are working behind closed doors to begin...(read more)
North Carolina Legislative Update, April 5, 2019
Dozens of bills were filed this week as the Senate faced its bill introduction deadline. The House announced that it will publish a budget plan within the next two weeks. Budget bill The House will pass the budget bill first this year and it appears...(read more)