Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that David Vance Lucas, a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been appointed to the City of Huntsville Advisory Council on Economic Development.
“David is a respected leader in this community and within the firm and his contributions to this council will undoubtedly benefit the City of Huntsville,” said Bradley Huntsville Office Managing Partner Frank M. Caprio
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Stephanie Gaston was interviewed by Fox 26 Houston after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the ban on vaccine mandates.
The order is limited to government agencies and companies that are funded by taxpayer money. Asked if non-government agencies can still ask you to get vaccinated, Gaston replied, “This latest executive order does not prohibit private companies from requiring their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has awarded its 2022 Diversity Scholarships to law students Dani Bhadare-Valente from Belmont University College of Law and DeMario Thornton from the Southern University Law Center
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s partners have been recognized in the 2021 Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment guide as “Labor & Employment Stars.”
“This recognition affirms the exceptional client service and capabilities of this group of attorneys and our labor and employment practice as a whole, and we are proud to be recognized by this prestigious list,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Stephanie Gaston was interviewed by Fox 26 Houston about vaccine mandates after the Pfizer vaccine gained full FDA approval.
“Employers can implement mandatory vaccine programs,” Gaston said. “Some employers were already doing so under current EEOC guidance that has said it is permissible, and we can expect that with the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, more and more companies are going to follow suit
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that nine partners in the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named to the 2021 edition of Texas Super Lawyers. In addition, Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Richard A. Sayles was named to the lists of “Top 100 in Texas” and the “Top 100 in Dallas/Fort Worth,” and Bradley Houston Office Managing Partner Ian P. Faria was named to the list of “Top 100 in Houston
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Alé Dalton was a recipient of the Alumni Promise Award at the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Alumni Awards Gala.
The Alumni Promise Award recognizes alumni under the age of 40 who have demonstrated distinctive achievement in a career, civic involvement or both. The award honors alumni who are rising stars and have made an impact early in their career
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 10 of the firm’s partners have been named by Who’s Who Legal as among the world’s leading product liability defense practitioners. The attorneys listed in the Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2021 are Lindsey C Boney IV, W. Wayne Drinkwater, James W. Gewin, William F. Goodman III, Tripp Haston, Lela Hollabaugh, Andy Johnson, Kim Bessiere Martin, View More
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Frederic L. Smith Jr., a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been listed in the 2021 edition of Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance.
“We congratulate Frederic on being recognized once again by Who’s Who Legal,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff. “His exceptional legal skill in M&A and governance matters continue to earn him praise from both his clients and peers
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Stephanie Gaston was quoted in SHRM on FAQs from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force that address President Biden’s recent mandate requiring federal works and contractors to be fully vaccinated by November 22.
"President Biden's executive order requires that federal workers and contractors get vaccinated. Period. They will not have the option to test weekly as an alternative to the vaccine," Gaston explained
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Stephanie Gaston was quoted in USA Today on the Biden administration’s new vaccine and testing mandates. Last week, President Biden signed a measure requiring employees of businesses with 100 or more workers be either vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing if they aren't working from home.
Although it’s been called a vaccine mandate, some of Gaston’s clients see the mandate not only as a vaccine mandate, but also as a testing mandate
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was featured in Tax Notes State discussing the Alabama Department of Revenue’s proposed rule implementing the state’s new elective “SALT cap workaround” using pass-through entities
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Connie Lewis Lensing has been selected to Corporate Counsel’s 2021 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards as an honoree in the Lifetime Achievement – Law Firm category.
“Connie’s career has been an exceptional example of innovation, mentorship and service, and we are proud of her recognition in this prestigious list of women being honored by Corporate Counsel,” said Bradley Nashville Office Managing Partner Lauren B. Jacques
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Mike Gordon was quoted in American Banker about the scope of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) small-business loan data requirements. The CFPB recently backtracked on a small-business loan suggestion the agency made during the Trump administration
Alabama, USA
Bradly partner Jimmy Long was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal discussing Alabama’s historic tax credits. Recently, the Alabama Legislature extended the state’s historic rehabilitation tax credit to 2027, allocating a 25% tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs to a maximum of $5 million for approved projects.
Available tax credits in Opportunity Zones provide investors incentives to concentrate on projects in those areas
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 29 of the firm’s attorneys are named “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
In all, 312 attorneys are listed in this year’s The Best Lawyers in America®, including 46 attorneys listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Jason Mehta was quoted in The Guardian about the upcoming Theranos trial. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is charged with defrauding patients and investors, and faces up to 20 years in prison for fabricating the diagnostic company’s capabilities.
“This is a bellwether case,” said Mehta, “It has emerging technology and the typical marketing bravado of a startup, all in the crosshairs of the federal criminal justice system
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Jason Mehta was quoted in The National about the upcoming fraud trial surrounding Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Prosecutors allege that the start-up diagnostic company’s machines didn’t work and that Holmes knew about it, yet she continued to lie to investors, doctors and patients while raising more than $700 million
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Jason Mehta was quoted in a Yahoo.com article discussing the high-profile fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the diagnostics company Theranos.
Holmes launched Theranos in 2003, promising faster and cheaper results than traditional diagnostic labs. Once lauded as a visionary, her company never delivered on its promises
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Alé Dalton, an associate in the firm’s Nashville office, is the recipient of Bradley’s 2021 Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service.
This annual award honors an associate who exemplifies the excellence of Cameron Miller, who died in June 2012 after battling cancer his first year as an attorney at Bradley. The award includes a donation to a charity in Mr. Miller’s memory
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Bruce Ely was mentioned in Law360 regarding his and the firm’s decades of involvement in using tax incentives to attract new companies to Alabama and other states. David Brunori, RSM US LLP senior director and regular columnist, praised Ely writing, “If there were a SALT Hall of Fame, Bruce Ely would be in on the first ballot
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Tax Notes State related to a newly-filed challenge to a statutory sales/use tax exemption. In the August 25 complaint in Brown v. Barnett, the Alabama Education Association challenged the constitutionality of a joint resolution that purports to extend a state sales and use tax exemption for aircraft and helicopter repair parts. The association claims that “Alabama’s Education Trust Fund will lose funding because of this illegal bill
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that seven of the firm’s attorneys were appointed to new leadership roles with the American Bar Association (ABA) for the 2021-2022 bar year, which began Aug. 1.
The firm’s attorneys newly appointed by the ABA are Dylan C. Black, Tiffany J. deGruy, Erin Illman, Junaid Odubeko, Robert Emmett Poundstone IV, Anne Marie Seibel and Ethan T. Tidmore
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner Brooke Vinson has been selected as one of M&A Advisor’s 2021 Emerging Leaders. The 12th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards celebrate the industry’s emerging leaders in M&A, finance and turnaround who have reached a significant level of success in the industry before the age of 40
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner Gary L. Howard will be recognized with the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Albert H. Parnell Outstanding Program Chair Award at the organization’s annual meeting in October.
“Gary is a tremendous leader and has made significant contributions to the DRI, and we are proud of him for this well-deserved recognition,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff.
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