BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Sept. 7, 2024, with student Abby Varker: * * * A summer practicum at the Massachusetts State House introduced the MPH student to the inner workings of policymaking. * * * Abby Varker is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health studying health policy and law, and sex, sexuality, and gender. For her practicum experience, she spent her summer working for the Massachusett  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Brown Rudnick, a law firm, issued the following news release: HOUSTON, September 9, 2024 - Brown Rudnick announced the addition of oil and gas litigator Lauren Varnado to the firm's growing Houston office. Varnado's arrival bolsters Brown Rudnick's focus on high-stakes litigation and closely follows the arrival of veteran trial lawyer Adam Schiffer, litigation associate Kelly Swanson and counsel Matt Davis to Brown Rudnick's Houston office, which opened in Au  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented EQT Private Capital Asia in its acquisition of a controlling beneficial interest in GeBBS, a global provider of healthcare outsourcing solutions, from ChrysCapital. The announcement was made in a September 9 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. EQT Private Capital Asia is a part of EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 246 billion in total as  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Graduate studies can be challenging, so how does one find support they need to get through? For Christian Guzman, M.S. '11, Ph.D. '16, the answer was found in community. Guzman, now assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, gave the alumni keynote session of this year's Summer Success Symposium on August 20, titled, "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Seeking In  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz announced that its DC office Managing Member Michelle N. Lipkowitz has been named a finalist for The National Law Journal's inaugural "DC Managing Partner of the Year" award. The award recognizes "business leadership prowess" and highlights "notable initiatives and successes around law firm management," according to the publication. The winner will be announced at an awards dinner on October 24. Mic  more