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Thompson Hine Deepens Chicago Office With Six-Lawyer Financial Services Team Including Prominent Litigator Alan Wolper
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 3 -- Thompson Hine, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Thompson Hine Deepens Chicago Office with Six-Lawyer Financial Services Team Including Prominent Litigator Alan Wolper
Move Bolsters Securities Litigation Capabilities, National Growth, and Strategic Expansion in Key Markets
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Thompson Hine LLP, a national law firm recognized as an innovation leader, announced today that a prominent securities litigation and regulatory enforcement team has joined the firm. Led by nationally acclaimed litigation partner Alan M. Wolper, the team also includes partners
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 3 -- Thompson Hine, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Thompson Hine Deepens Chicago Office with Six-Lawyer Financial Services Team Including Prominent Litigator Alan Wolper
Move Bolsters Securities Litigation Capabilities, National Growth, and Strategic Expansion in Key Markets
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Thompson Hine LLP, a national law firm recognized as an innovation leader, announced today that a prominent securities litigation and regulatory enforcement team has joined the firm. Led by nationally acclaimed litigation partner Alan M. Wolper, the team also includes partnersHeidi E. VonderHeide and Nathan W. Lamb and associates Morgan K. Johnson, John J. Miceli, and Mark R. Illingworth (Cincinnati office).
The six-lawyer group advises financial institutions, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and registered persons nationwide in court proceedings, arbitrations, and in connection with regulatory inquiries, examinations, investigations, and enforcement actions instituted by FINRA, the SEC, and state securities regulators. Their litigation practice handles matters involving investment advice and services, disputes relating to specific investment products, regulatory compliance, and surrounding issues.
"Bringing Alan, Heidi, and Nathan on board meaningfully advances our strategy to build a differentiated national bench in financial services litigation and regulation, significantly expanding our capacity to handle complex, multiforum financial services disputes and counsel industry clients across key markets," said Thompson Hine managing partner Tony White. "It also drives our continued Chicago expansion and builds on our firmwide growth, which includes the recent launch of our Silicon Valley office with the lawyers from Turner Boyd Seraphine."
Wolper is a nationally recognized securities regulatory and litigation practitioner with more than 40 years of experience. He previously spent a decade in senior leadership roles at NASD/FINRA, including as director of the NASD Atlanta District Office and as an enforcement attorney. His background also includes leading financial services teams at national firms and extensive experience defending customer arbitrations and enforcement matters.
"We were drawn to Thompson Hine's collaborative culture, national footprint, and commitment to innovation, as well as access to the firm's wide range of practices and the breadth and depth of specialty services our clients often need," said Wolper. "Equally important are the firm's thriving New York office and its growing California presence, which offer tremendous resources in key markets where many of our matters arise. The firm's platform allows us to serve clients efficiently across jurisdictions and practice areas, ensuring we are equipped to assist clients across the full spectrum of their needs."
The team's arrival augments Thompson Hine's financial services industry platform and aligns with the firm's cross-disciplinary strengths, including investment management, white collar defense and investigations, class actions, employment, data privacy/cybersecurity, and digital assets/blockchain. With a diversified, national client base spanning large financial institutions, mid-market broker-dealers, and RIAs, the group enhances the firm's ability to deliver right-sized staffing and rate flexibility across contested hearings and regulatory portfolios.
"Our Chicago office continues to scale across high-demand practices, and this team accelerates that momentum," said Jonathon Vinocur, partner in charge of Thompson Hine's Chicago office. "Their litigation experience and market credibility enhance our ability to deliver the firm's full-service capabilities in Chicago and beyond. They also underscore our strategy to attract top talent across key disciplines to meet the needs of sophisticated clients on complex, high-stakes matters."
This announcement follows the firm's January 1 Silicon Valley launch with the Turner Boyd Seraphine team, which deepened Thompson Hine's national Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation practice. These moves emphasize the firm's robust resources and broad service platform across key markets - including New York and California - and enhance its ability to deliver specialty practices at scale.
It also comes on the heels of other recent Chicago hires, including real estate partner Matthew Alshouse, middle-market corporate partner Robyn Axberg, and senior tax counsel Jeffrey Golds. Together, these moves underscore clear momentum and sustained growth for the firm's Chicago office and its broader national platform.
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Original text here: https://www.thompsonhine.com/insights/thompson-hine-deepens-chicago-office-with-six-lawyer-financial-services-team-including-prominent-litigator-alan-wolper/
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Ogilvy On Live: 2026 Influence Trends You Should Care About
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- Ogilvy, an advertising, marketing and public relations agency, issued the following news:
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Ogilvy On Live: 2026 Influence Trends You Should Care About
By Chris Celletti
The Creator Economy is no longer an experimental add-on--it's a core pillar of modern brand building. And major investment has proven it, with leading marketers shifting significant budget into social and creator-led channels. With that comes expectations: influencer marketing can't rely on reach and engagement alone.
Amidst these major shifts, Ogilvy's Influencer Marketing experts have identified the
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NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- Ogilvy, an advertising, marketing and public relations agency, issued the following news:
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Ogilvy On Live: 2026 Influence Trends You Should Care About
By Chris Celletti
The Creator Economy is no longer an experimental add-on--it's a core pillar of modern brand building. And major investment has proven it, with leading marketers shifting significant budget into social and creator-led channels. With that comes expectations: influencer marketing can't rely on reach and engagement alone.
Amidst these major shifts, Ogilvy's Influencer Marketing experts have identified thekey trends in the industry that will shape 2026 and beyond. Join us on Thursday, February 12 for Ogilvy On Live: 2026 Influence Trends You Should Care About, as Julianna Richter, Ogilvy's Global CEO of PR, will introduce a panel of Ogilvy's Influencer Marketing experts who will dive into this crucial next phase for the creator environment: one where the winners will build--and protect--trust, not just chase attention.
Register now to save your seat (https://ogilvy.zoom.us/webinar/register/9217700563114/WN_LU4TZg47TbOfrMMPKkeaCg), and we look forward to seeing you on Feb. 12 for Ogilvy On Live -- 2026 Influence Trends You Should Care About.
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Chris Celletti is the Global Editor for Ogilvy and is based in New York.
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Original text here: https://www.ogilvy.com/ideas/ogilvy-live-2026-influence-trends-you-should-care-about
[Category: BizAdvertising]
Littler Issues Commentary: California Workplace Know Your Rights Notice Requirement Is in Effect
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 3 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026, by senior counsel Bruce Buchanan and associate Arien Koorn:
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California Workplace Know Your Rights Notice Requirement Is in Effect
California's Workplace - Know Your Rights Act (SB 294), requires employers to provide employees with annual written notice of key workplace rights. The law seeks to "equip California workers with knowledge of their rights that they can also use to protect their families, neighbors, and communities."
Effective February 1, 2026, all California employers
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 3 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026, by senior counsel Bruce Buchanan and associate Arien Koorn:
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California Workplace Know Your Rights Notice Requirement Is in Effect
California's Workplace - Know Your Rights Act (SB 294), requires employers to provide employees with annual written notice of key workplace rights. The law seeks to "equip California workers with knowledge of their rights that they can also use to protect their families, neighbors, and communities."
Effective February 1, 2026, all California employersmust provide a standalone, written notice to all current employees, in a manner the employer normally uses to communicate job or employment information, such as personal service, email, or text message, and to all new hires at the time of hire. This notice must be provided annually and must include information about, among other things, workers' compensation rights, including disability pay and medical care, immigration-related protections, the right to unionize or engage in protected concerted activity, and certain constitutional rights.
The law also requires annual notice of existing workplace protections related to immigration status, including:
* The right to advance notice of inspection by immigration authorities. An employer receiving notice of an inspection of I-9 forms or other records by immigration authorities must post a notice informing workers and their union representatives, if applicable. The I-9 inspection notice posting requirement was established by earlier California law.
* Protection from retaliatory immigration-related practices. California employers are prohibited from threatening or taking immigration-related actions against employees who exercise their rights. Prohibited actions include refusing to accept identification documents that appear genuine during the I-9 process; using E-Verify to reverify employment when not required to do so; and reporting or threatening to report an employee or a family member to the police or a state or federal agency.
The notice must also include information regarding California workers' rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments during workplace interactions with law enforcement.
Pursuant to the new law, the California Labor Commissioner has developed a template notice to assist employers in complying with this new requirement. The template is currently available in English and Spanish (links below), with additional languages, including Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi to follow.
* SB294 Know Your Right Notice
* Aviso sobre sus derechos conforme a la SB294
Failure to comply with the notice requirements above can result in fines of up to $500 per employee.
In addition to the notice obligations above, by March 30, 2026, employers must allow employees to designate an emergency contact in the event they are arrested or detained on their worksite and in certain other circumstances. Further, employers must notify that contact if the employee is arrested or detained. Failing to notify a designated emergency contact can result in fines of up to $500 per employee per day, up to a maximum of $10,000 per employee.
Apart from an employee's right to designate a specific emergency contact and to have them notified, SB 294 does not create new substantive labor or immigration rights. However, employers are advised to act promptly to stay compliant and to protect themselves from avoidable penalties.
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Authors
Bruce Buchanan
Senior Counsel
Nashville
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Arien Koorn
Associate
Irvine
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Original text here: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/california-workplace-know-your-rights-notice-requirement-effect
[Category: BizLaw/Legal]
Kruger presents at the State Bar of Michigan Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Kruger presents at the State Bar of Michigan Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee
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Taft partner Rick Kruger spoke at the State Bar of Michigan Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee meeting on Jan. 29. He was part of a panel discussion, "Beneath the Hood: Automotive Distress and Contract Disputes." The discussion was moderated by the Honorable Lisa Gretchko.
Rick is a member of Taft's Bankruptcy and Restructuring and Real Estate Finance practice groups, as well as a member of the Automotive
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Kruger presents at the State Bar of Michigan Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee
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Taft partner Rick Kruger spoke at the State Bar of Michigan Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee meeting on Jan. 29. He was part of a panel discussion, "Beneath the Hood: Automotive Distress and Contract Disputes." The discussion was moderated by the Honorable Lisa Gretchko.
Rick is a member of Taft's Bankruptcy and Restructuring and Real Estate Finance practice groups, as well as a member of the Automotiveindustry group. He has a national practice focusing on both transactional and litigation aspects of bankruptcy law, debtor and creditor rights, workouts, corporate, and financing transactions. His client representations include original equipment manufacturers, borrowers, debtors, secured parties, landlords, purchasers, sellers, receivers, avoidance defendants, and unsecured creditors' committees. His strategy and expertise span across a diverse list of industries, with a focus on Automotive and business sectors, providing creative solutions in all facets of these complex transactions
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Original text here: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/news/kruger-presents-at-the-state-bar-of-michigan-debtor-creditor-rights-committee/
Hicks Interviewed on The Future is Bright Podcast
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Hicks Interviewed on The Future is Bright Podcast
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Bob Hicks was interviewed on The Future is Bright podcast. He spoke with co-hosts Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg about Taft's recent mergers, growth, and the firm's market positioning and strategy to become a leading national middle-market firm. The Future is Bright podcast features AmLaw 100 law firm leaders and discussions on law firm growth, including the challenges and market opportunities.
Watch the episode here or listen here.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Hicks Interviewed on The Future is Bright Podcast
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Bob Hicks was interviewed on The Future is Bright podcast. He spoke with co-hosts Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg about Taft's recent mergers, growth, and the firm's market positioning and strategy to become a leading national middle-market firm. The Future is Bright podcast features AmLaw 100 law firm leaders and discussions on law firm growth, including the challenges and market opportunities.
Watch the episode here or listen here.
Hicks serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee and firmwide Managing Partner of Taft. He focuses his practice on complex business and commercial transactions, private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, structured financings, business advisory services, and structural tax matters.
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Original text here: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/news/hicks-interviewed-on-the-future-is-bright-podcast/
Fredrikson Partners With 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 3 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Fredrikson Partners with 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Fredrikson proudly announces its platinum level partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, scheduled to take place in Minneapolis this June. As a sponsor of the upcoming USA Games, Fredrikson will help to create an unforgettable experience for athletes, fans and volunteers in the week-long, world-class event.
"Our partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games started with the incredible work of our lawyers and lobbyists
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 3 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Fredrikson Partners with 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Fredrikson proudly announces its platinum level partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, scheduled to take place in Minneapolis this June. As a sponsor of the upcoming USA Games, Fredrikson will help to create an unforgettable experience for athletes, fans and volunteers in the week-long, world-class event.
"Our partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games started with the incredible work of our lawyers and lobbyistsin the initial bid to bring the event to Minnesota," said Fredrikson president Melodie Rose. "Our longstanding commitment of service to our community has always been a pillar of our firm's culture and we are ecstatic to champion this inspiring event which celebrates community, inclusion and the joy of togetherness."
"It is an honor to support the team to ensure legal best practices are maintained across the organization and 2026 USA Games," said Fredrikson shareholder Travis Anderson, offering both his legal acumen and a commitment to inclusion through his role as board member and Director and General Counsel for the 2026 USA Games. Anderson's involvement with the Special Olympics spans decades, and his current board role is a four-year term.
Fredrikson lawyers and staff have provided critical legal support to Special Olympics Minnesota and the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. The work included lobbying for the event's location, held every four years, to be in Minneapolis, and will continue throughout the week of the USA Games with a firmwide initiative to rally volunteers from across Fredrikson, including clients, staff and their families and friends.
"We are deeply grateful to Fredrikson for their partnership with the USA Games," stated Christy Sovereign, CEO of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. "Beyond their ongoing commitment to our mission, they are an essential member of the Local Organizing Committee and a guiding force in our operations. Their strategic leadership, legal expertise and investment of time and resources have strengthened our capacity tenfold in delivering a world-class event and an extraordinary experience for athletes, families and fans."
"To see this monumental event brought to Minneapolis is such a special opportunity for our state," said Fredrikson shareholder Chantal Wilson, Special Olympics Minnesota board member. "There is a place for everyone at this event. We look forward to cheering on the athletes and seeing Minnesota shine."
The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games - scheduled for June 20-26, 2026, across Minnesota's Twin Cities with sports competitions at the University of Minnesota and the National Sports Center in Blaine - is a national celebration of inclusivity, changing perceptions and the ability of the human spirit rising above limitations. The USA Games, with co-presenting partners Jersey Mike's Subs and UnitedHealthcare, will be one of the biggest U.S. sporting events of the year, drawing tens of thousands of fans to celebrate the ability of nearly 3,000 incredible athletes from all 50 states as they compete in 16 Olympic-type team and individual sports. As a state with a long history of championing inclusion, the USA Games now bring an unrivaled opportunity to Minnesota to spark new energy around the Special Olympics movement and create a lasting legacy of positive change. Learn more about the Games and how you can get involved on their website (https://2026specialolympicsusagames.org/).
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Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm "where law and business meet," our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm's 400+ attorneys are based in Minneapolis, with offices in Ames, Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Madison, Mankato, St. Paul, Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Learn more at fredlaw.com or LinkedIn.
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Original text here: https://www.fredlaw.com/news-fredrikson-partners-with-2026-special-olympics-usa-games
[Category: BizLaw/Legal]
BCLP'S CHRISTINE GRAHAM FEATURED ON TRUST AND TRADE PODCAST TO DISCUSS UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE EU FDI SCREENING REGULATION
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news:
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BCLP'S CHRISTINE GRAHAM FEATURED ON TRUST AND TRADE PODCAST TO DISCUSS UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE EU FDI SCREENING REGULATION
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BCLP Partner Christine Graham was featured as a guest speaker on Trust and Trade, a podcast produced by the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
In episode #55, Foreign Investment in the EU, which is produced and co-hosted by the Foreign Investment and National Security Committee of the Antitrust Law Section, Christine joins
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news:
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BCLP'S CHRISTINE GRAHAM FEATURED ON TRUST AND TRADE PODCAST TO DISCUSS UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE EU FDI SCREENING REGULATION
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BCLP Partner Christine Graham was featured as a guest speaker on Trust and Trade, a podcast produced by the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
In episode #55, Foreign Investment in the EU, which is produced and co-hosted by the Foreign Investment and National Security Committee of the Antitrust Law Section, Christine joinsAndrew Hill (AmCham EU) and Anant Raut (host of Trust and Trade) to explore the anticipated changes to the EU's FDI Screening Regulation following the political agreement reached by the EU co-legislators on 11 December 2025. The podcast looks at the evolution of FDI screening in the EU, the key drivers behind the anticipated changes, and what it all means for businesses seeking to invest in the single market.
Drawing on her extensive experience advising on complex multijurisdictional FDI matters, Christine explains the key drivers behind the EU's revised framework, including efforts to protect critical technologies and promote greater consistency across EU Member States.
This episode is essential listening for organisations navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of EU foreign investment control. Watch the episode here:
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Original text here: https://www.bclplaw.com/en-US/events-insights-news/bclps-christine-graham-featured-on-trust-and-trade-podcast-to-discuss-upcoming-changes-to-the-eu-fdi-screening-regulation.html
