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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday March 06, 2025 ( 23 items )  

Acrobatic cirque company Circa's 'Duck Pond' comes to Penn State on March 22
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Acrobatic cirque company Circa's 'Duck Pond' comes to Penn State on March 22 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Australian cirque company Circa will perform "Duck Pond" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble, "Duck Pond" reimagines the stories of "Swan Lake" and "The Ugly Duckling" by combining circus, theater and dance into an e  more

Aviation Leader Jennifer Trock Joins Morgan Lewis in Washington, DC
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Aviation Leader Jennifer Trock Joins Morgan Lewis in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC, March 5, 2025: Continuing the expansion of its global transportation and aviation practices, Morgan Lewis welcomes Jennifer Trock as a partner in Washington, DC. Arriving from Baker McKenzie, where she served as chair of its global aviation group and led its advanced air mobility team, Jennifer will contin  more

Blending Bubble Gum Pop and Queer Theory: C.C. McKee Unpacks Aqua's Iconic Album
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Blending Bubble Gum Pop and Queer Theory: C.C. McKee Unpacks Aqua's Iconic Album "I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world." This culturally iconic lyric has become a pop phenomenon, but what do we really know about Aqua, the group behind the song? Bryn Mawr College's C.C. McKee, assistant professor of history of art and director of the Center for Visual Culture, wrote Aqua's Aquarium, to find out. McKee's a  more

Duane Morris Attorneys Arti Fotedar, Brandon Chan and Zeke Van Keuren Selected for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Prestigious Fellow and Pathfinder Programs
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 (TNSres) -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Duane Morris Attorneys Arti Fotedar, Brandon Chan and Zeke Van Keuren Selected for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Prestigious Fellow and Pathfinder Programs Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Arti Fotedar has been selected as a 2025 fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), and Brandon Chan, Ph.D. and Zeke Van Keuren have been selected for the 202  more

Duane Morris Attorneys Named "Stand-out Lawyers" by Thomson Reuters
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 3 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Duane Morris Attorneys Named "Stand-out Lawyers" by Thomson Reuters Duane Morris is pleased to announce that more than a dozen of its attorneys were named to the 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers list. Thomson Reuters asked more than 2,000 senior legal buyers around the world to nominate up to three lawyers they have worked with within the last 12 months who have stood out to them.   more

Duane Morris Publishes the Private Attorneys General Act Review - 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Duane Morris LLP Publishes the Private Attorneys General Act Review - 2025 CHICAGO, March 4, 2025--In 2024, actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) saw their first setback as a workaround to workplace arbitration programs that require individual proceedings. To assist with understanding what this means for employers facing PAGA claims, Duane Morris LLP has releas  more

Finance Attorney BK Katzmann Named Co-Leader of Equality Ballard Business Resource Group
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Attorney BK Katzmann Named Co-Leader of Equality Ballard Business Resource Group BK Katzmann, an attorney in Ballard Spahr's Public Finance and Infrastructure practices, has been named co-leader of Equality Ballard, the firm's LGBTQIA+ business resource group. Equality Ballard provides support and internal networking for Ballard Spahr's community of LGBTQIA+ colleagues and allie  more

K&L Gates Advises on AU$23 Million Retail Shopping Centre Asset Acquisition
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Advises on AU$23 Million Retail Shopping Centre Asset Acquisition Global law firm K&L Gates has acted as counsel for a private investment group in its AU$23 million acquisition of the Tanilba Bay Shopping Centre, located in New South Wales, from Real Asset Management (RAM) Group of Companies. The shopping centre, a 3,841-square-metre modern retail hub located in Tanilba Bay in the g  more

K&L Gates Advises SoniVie in Its Acquisition by Boston Scientific for U.S. $600 Million
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Advises SoniVie in its Acquisition by Boston Scientific for US$600 Million Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised SoniVie Ltd., a privately held medical device company, on its acquisition by Boston Scientific. The deal is valued at a total of up to US$600 million, with US$400 million paid upfront and up to $US200 million paid upon achievement of regulatory milestones. Boston Scientifi  more

Mike Anselmo to Retire, C.J. Pascarella Named as New PNC Corporate Banking Market Leader in Western and Central Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- PNC Financial Services Group issued the following news release: * * * Mike Anselmo to Retire, C.J. Pascarella Named as New PNC Corporate Banking Market Leader in Western and Central Pennsylvania PITTSBURGH, March 5, 2025 - PNC Bank today announced that Mike Anselmo, longtime market leader for PNC's Corporate Bank in Western and Central Pennsylvania, will retire effective July 1. C.J. Pascarella will succeed him, overseeing the team that serves the largest   more

Pennsylvania American Water Surpasses Midway Mark for Becks Run Road Water Main Replacement Project
CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 5 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Surpasses Midway Mark for Becks Run Road Water Main Replacement Project PITTSBURGH, Pa. (March 05, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water announced today that contractors have completed almost 70% of the aging 42-inch water mains along Becks Run Road. This milestone marks a significant step in a major infrastructure investment pr  more

PitchBook ranks Reed Smith among most active law firms in private equity transactions in 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * PitchBook ranks Reed Smith among most active law firms in private equity transactions in 2024 Reed Smith features among the top 25 global firms in the following 2024 Global League Tables (measured by PE and M&A deal count): * Most active in the US * Most active in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, Southeast and Southern regions * Most active in buyouts * Most  more

Psychology's Thomas P. Le Receives AAPA Early Career Award
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Psychology's Thomas P. Le Receives AAPA Early Career Award Assistant Professor of Psychology Thomas P. Le has been awarded the 2024 Asian American Psychological Association's (AAPA) Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research. Given to one researcher per year, the award recognizes contributions to the field of Asian American Psychology from a psychologist early in their career who has d  more

Reed Smith advises CBPE Capital on realisation of investment in Centralis
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith advises CBPE Capital on realisation of investment in Centralis Reed Smith advised CBPE Capital on its investment into Centralis in 2020. The cross-border Reed Smith team was led by Philip Taylor, a partner in the Global Corporate Group, alongside London partners Stephen Mooney, Sam Webster, Ravi Pattani, associates James Hatchard, Heather Stewart and trai  more

Reed Smith advises IDEAL Holdings on investment by OHA
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith advises IDEAL Holdings on investment by OHA IDEAL Holdings will create a corporate vehicle (CV) which will hold 100% of IDEAL Holdings investments in Attica Department Stores, Byte, Adacom, Bluestream, and Barba Stathis (upon completion of the acquisition). The CV will have an equity value of EUR410m and OHA will acquire 15% for a cash contribution of c. EU  more

Registration open for Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Registration open for Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the mid-Atlantic region, will take place April 10-11 at The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center. The conference highlights innovations from high-growth and emerging markets including IT, energy, advanced ma  more

School of Music to host 2025 Penn State New-Music Festival and Symposium
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * School of Music to host 2025 Penn State New-Music Festival and Symposium UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State School of Music will host the 2025 Penn State New-Music Festival and Symposium from March 20 to 22, on the University Park campus. This exciting event will feature concerts and research presentations selected through an international call for scores and proposals, showcasing cutt  more

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- March 5
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- March 5 As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 17 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. This week, on behalf of the entire Penn State community, we'd like to say thank you to: * Seth Bailey, financial associate for the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biolog  more

Shapiro Administration Announces $300,000 to Educate Students Recovering at Home From Serious Medical Conditions
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news: * * * Shapiro Administration Announces $300,000 to Educate Students Recovering at Home from Serious Medical Conditions Harrisburg, PA -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced up to $300,000 is available through the Keystone Telepresence Grant Program for intermediate units (IUs) for equipment and services to help educate students who are at home recovering from ser  more

Things to Do at Penn State: March 6-20
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Things to Do at Penn State: March 6-20 What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- taking place across the University: Performances Concert and Symphonic Bands - 7:30 p.m., March 6, Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park campus. Join the Penn State School of Music for an evening of wind band music showcasing contemporary  more

UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: Survey - Patients With Disabilities Less Likely to Feel Respect From Docs
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Survey: Patients with disabilities less likely to feel respect from docs Analysis shows that patients with disabilities were both less likely to feel respect from their doctors and less likely to feel their doctors explained things well PHILADELPHIA-- Patients with disabilities are less likely to feel health care workers treat them respectfully, accordi  more

UPenn School of Arts & Sciences: Can Surface Fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa Predict Habitability on Other Planets?
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets? Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack has used the mathematical framework developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system, which could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other p  more

Vishay Intertechnology Upgrades VSOP383xx Series Preamplifier Circuits for IR Remote Control Applications With New Cyllene 2 IC
MALVERN, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Upgrades VSOP383xx Series Preamplifier Circuits for IR Remote Control Applications With New Cyllene 2 IC MALVERN, Pa. -- March 5, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that it has upgraded its VSOP383xx series of preamplifier circuits for infrared (IR) remote control applications in consumer products with the new Cyllene 2 IC. Offered in the   more