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ENSafrica’s IP head of department, Gaelyn Scott, has consistently been ranked as one of only two or three South African lawyers in the gold band for trade mark enforcement and litigation by World Trademark Review (“WTR”) every year since 2013. We are pleased to announce that she has once again achieved a gold band ranking by WTR in this category and is one of four South African attorneys to achieve this ranking in 2017 ...

ENSafrica, Africa’s largest law firm, has appointed leading financial specialist Ina Meiring to its top-ranked Banking and Finance Department. Meiring has 40 years of experience and is considered to be one of South Africa’s finest finance regulatory experts, with a stellar reputation in the industry. Sean Lederman, joint head of ENSafrica’s Banking and Finance Department, said: “We are delighted to have Ina on board ...

Today marked the last Spring Budget and Philip Hammond’s first Budget as chancellor. Our legal experts comment on the plans unveiled around technology and connectivity, employment practices (‘returnships’ in particular), pensions and tax ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 11 of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2017 Rising Stars in the Texas edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, Alison Ashmore and Zachary Hoard were both recognized on the “Up-and-Coming 100: 2017 Texas Rising Stars” lists. Ashmore also received recognition on the “Up-and-Coming 50: 2017 Women Texas Rising Stars” lists ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP has bolstered its Silicon Valley bench, adding prominent intellectual property lawyer Philip Woo as a partner. Woo was previously a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. Woo, a widely recognized IP litigator, prosecutor, and strategist, is entrusted by innovation-driven, high-tech clients — from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations — to serve as lead technical counsel on litigation and transactional matters ...

<p><strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> – The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that Nicholas P. Mooney, II, a member in its Charleston office, was elected President of the Kanawha County Bar Association.</p> <p>Mooney was elected by the members of the KCBA and began his one-year term as president in August.  The KCBA is the local bar association and represents the more than 1800 lawyers in Kanawha County ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Member <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Battle-III">Dill Battle</a> was recently elected president of the Rotary Club of Charleston, West Virginia. His term runs through June 30, 2015.<br /> <br /> The purpose of the Rotary Club is to encourage and foster the ideal of community service as a basis of worthy enterprise ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Member <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/i-q/jones,-heather-heiskell">Heather Heiskell Jones</a> recently was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) as a Fellow. Her selection is based on excellence, effectiveness, and accomplishment in litigation, and on superior ethical reputation ...

The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced that attorneys <a href="~/attorneys/d-h/edison,-sally-e">Sally E. Edison</a> and <a href="~/attorneys/r-z/schuler,-ronald-w">Ronald W. Schuler</a> have been selected to the 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, and <a href="~/attorneys/i-q/naum,-barry-a">Barry A. Naum</a> has been selected to the 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that several of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in<em> The Best Lawyers in America</em>® 2013 directory of leading attorneys.<br /> <br /> <em>Best Lawyers</em>®, published by Woodward White, Inc ...

<strong>Roanoke, Va.</strong> – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that two of the firm’s labor and employment attorneys were recognized in <em>Virginia Super Lawyers</em> magazine. King F. Tower was named on the Super Lawyers list, and Carrie M. Harris was named on the publication’s Rising Stars list ...

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<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) recently announced that its <a href="~/Services/Corporate---Business-Law">corporate</a> and <a href="~/Services/Real-Estate">real estate</a> practice groups received the highest distinction in the 2013 <em>Chambers USA </em>annual directory of leading law firms and attorneys ...

<h1><span style="font-size:16px;">Court Decision Important to Health Care Industry in W.Va.</span></h1> <strong>Morgantown, W.Va ...

<p><strong>Roanoke, Va. -- </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC was recognized as a Legal FRONTLeader in the <em>Valley Business FRONT</em> FRONTList 2011 for its Community Banking Group.</p> <p>Spilman attorneys saw that community banks needed assistance navigating through new federal regulations ...

<h3><strong>Admitted as Exclusive Lex Mundi Member for W.Va.</strong></h3> <br /> <strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) was recently selected by Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms, as its exclusive member for the state of West Virginia.<br /> <br /> Lex Mundi’s membership boasts in-depth legal experience in more than 100 countries worldwide ...

<strong>Counsel Joins Growing Morgantown Office</strong><br /> <br /> <p>Morgantown, W.Va. – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that Kelly J. Kimble has joined the firm as Counsel in the growing litigation practice.</p> <p>She received her B.F.A. in 1992 from West Virginia University. She received her J.D. in 1996 from West Virginia University College of Law ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that David P. Ferretti was reelected to a two-year term on Spilman’s Management Committee, continuing his service as Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration.<br /> <br /> In this role, Ferretti manages and evaluates the workload and performance of attorneys throughout the firm ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Director of Public Policy <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Cline,-Jane-L">Jane L. Cline</a> recently received The Shannon Award, the Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia’s highest honor ...

<p><strong>JOHN TEARE IN MAJOR FEATURE ARTICLE FOR CHARLESTON GAZETTE</strong></p> <p><strong>'I miss the action' Ex-cop wears lawman label in a different way</strong></p> <p>By Sandy Wells, Charleston Gazette</p> <p>These days, he wears a dark suit appropriate for his position with a prestigious downtown firm ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Michael Psaros, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, will deliver the keynote address at its 2014 SuperVision^TM symposium Monday, May 5 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.<br /> <br /> Psaros is also a member of the KPS Investment Committee. KPS is the manager of the KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of investment funds with over $6 ...

<p><strong>Post-Cuomo: The Floodgates Have Not Opened and Watters Still Predominates</strong></p> <p>by: Nicholas P. Mooney II and Angela L. Beblo, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC</p> <p>On June 29, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Cuomo v. Clearing House Association, which held that state attorneys general were prohibited from exercising "visitorial powers" over national banks ...

<strong>Roanoke, Va. </strong>— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced today that <a href="~/Attorneys/R-Z/Wellons,-Hugh-B">Hugh B. Wellons</a> joined its <a href="~/Locations/Roanoke">Roanoke, Va.</a> office as a member in the corporate department ...

<p><strong>Military-Related FMLA Leave Expanded Further</strong></p> <p>The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647) contains what could be termed a "stealth" expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Buried in 500 pages of text, Section 565 of the Act makes some significant changes to the military leave entitlements that went into effect earlier this year ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that environmental attorney <a href="~/attorneys/r-z/yaussy,-david-l">David L. Yaussy</a> joined the firm as Member. He will assume a leadership position within Spilman’s regionally recognized <a href="~/services/environmental">Environmental Law Practice Group</a> ...