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Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Names Steven Schnitzer Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) today announced that Steven Schnitzer will join ARLP as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, the general partner of ARLP, on March 1, 2024 to lead ARLP's legal activities.

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  • Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) today announced that Steven Schnitzer will join ARLP as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, the general partner of ARLP, on March 1, 2024 to lead ARLP's legal activities.
  • "Mr. Schnitzer is well-known to ARLP and several members of our management team," said Joseph W. Craft III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • He is a seasoned general counsel.
  • Mr. Schnitzer will succeed R. Eberley Davis, who will relinquish his legal responsibilities for the Partnership after seventeen years of exemplary service.

FEBRUARY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: IMMIGRATION REMAINS TOP ISSUE AS VOTERS SAY BIDEN'S BIGGEST FAILURE IS HIS OPEN BORDERS POLICY

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the February Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.

Key Points: 
  • Immigration and inflation are the top two issues for voters for the second month in a row.
  • Voters say Biden's biggest failure was creating an open borders policy and a historic flood of immigrants.
  • The February Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online within the United States on February 21-22, 2024, among 2,022 registered voters by The Harris Poll and HarrisX.
  • Follow the Harvard CAPS Harris Poll podcast at https://www.markpennpolls.com/ or on iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.

Consumer Watchdog and the Los Angeles Times Petition Federal Court to Release FBI Warrants Related to LA City Attorney and LA DWP Corruption

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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One City Attorney official, Thomas Peters, was sentenced to 9 months of home detention, and two DWP officials pled guilty.

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  • One City Attorney official, Thomas Peters, was sentenced to 9 months of home detention, and two DWP officials pled guilty.
  • However, significant questions remain about the roles other key officials played in the City's misconduct, including former City Attorney Mike Feuer.
  • "The public has a right to know what top City officials did while performing their public duties."
  • Critics ask why certain individuals — including high-ranking personnel in the city attorney's office who remain unidentified in prosecutors' public court filings — escaped punishment."

Landmark Trial Challenging Regressive Voting Rights Provisions in Texas Senate Bill 1 Concludes

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A six-week trial challenging regressive voting rights provisions in Texas’ Senate Bill 1 (S.B.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A six-week trial challenging regressive voting rights provisions in Texas’ Senate Bill 1 (S.B.
  • 1) concluded with closing arguments today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
  • 1 violates the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by targeting and making more difficult the methods and means of voting used by voters of color.
  • Plaintiffs are challenging several provisions within the restrictive law including: a ban on drive-thru voting; restrictions on early voting hours, which impose a ban on 24-hour voting; and new ID requirements for voting by mail.

Landmark Trial Challenging Regressive Voting Rights Provisions in Texas Senate Bill 1 Concludes

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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A six-week trial challenging regressive voting rights provisions in Texas’ Senate Bill 1 (S.B.

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  • A six-week trial challenging regressive voting rights provisions in Texas’ Senate Bill 1 (S.B.
  • 1) concluded with closing arguments today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
  • Plaintiffs are challenging several provisions within the restrictive law including: a ban on drive-thru voting; restrictions on early voting hours, which impose a ban on 24-hour voting; and new ID requirements for voting by mail.
  • We believe now, and always, that shift workers deserve their right to vote just like everyone else.”
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PHILLIPS LYTLE BOLSTERS CHICAGO OFFICE WITH HIRING OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FRANK G. DYLEWSKI

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillips Lytle LLP announced Frank G. Dylewski has joined the firm in its Chicago office, which continues to see substantial growth since its launch in 2022. Bringing over 12 years of legal experience, including a significant tenure at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Mr. Dylewski is a seasoned commercial litigator poised to help the firm take on additional clients that need assistance navigating intricate legal challenges. He will serve as Special Counsel for Phillips Lytle and play a pivotal role alongside Chicago Office Leader John R. Worth and Partner Jaran R. Moten in fueling the firm's ongoing expansion in the Chicago market.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillips Lytle LLP announced Frank G. Dylewski has joined the firm in its Chicago office, which continues to see substantial growth since its launch in 2022.
  • He will serve as Special Counsel for Phillips Lytle and play a pivotal role alongside Chicago Office Leader John R. Worth and Partner Jaran R. Moten in fueling the firm's ongoing expansion in the Chicago market.
  • Frank G. Dylewski strengthens Phillips Lytle's national Litigation Practice, helps grow the firm's Chicago office.
  • Case in point, bringing in Frank Dylewski further elevates our client service excellence and supports the expansion of our Chicago office."

Jeannine Whittaker Joins UnitedLex as SVP, Business Development

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UnitedLex , a leading data and professional services company specializing in litigation, intellectual property, contracts, compliance, and legal operations, today announces the hiring of Jeannine Whittaker as SVP, Business Development.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UnitedLex , a leading data and professional services company specializing in litigation, intellectual property, contracts, compliance, and legal operations, today announces the hiring of Jeannine Whittaker as SVP, Business Development.
  • Ms. Whittaker will manage the eastern region for the Litigation & Investigations business unit.
  • “What drew me to UnitedLex was the innovative and collaborative approach the company takes to everything,” said Whittaker.
  • In 16 years, UnitedLex has grown from five employees to more than 3,000 across 17 offices in 26 global jurisdictions.

Complex Litigation Law Firm Berger Montague Ends Year of Monumental Growth with the Appointment of Two New Shareholders: Alexandra K. Piazza and Yechiel Michael Twersky

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Complex litigation powerhouse Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the Firm has appointed two new shareholders, effective January 2024: Alexandra K. Piazza and Yechiel Michael Twersky. Ms. Piazza and Mr. Twersky have both made an indelible mark on the Firm, having played key roles in some of the Firm's most important cases of the last decade. Berger Montague is confident that they will continue to help shape and grow the Firm in their new roles.

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  • Berger Montague is confident that they will continue to help shape and grow the Firm in their new roles.
  • "With Alex and Michael joining the Berger Montague shareholder ranks, the future of the Firm is bright."
  • Yechiel Michael Twersky joined the Firm's Philadelphia office in 2011 upon graduating from Temple University's Beasley School of Law.
  • Berger Montague is a full-spectrum plaintiffs' law firm that litigates complex civil cases and class actions in federal and state courts throughout the United States and Canada.

Statement of Special Prosecutor Dan K. Webb Regarding Appellate Court’s Affirmance of Convictions and Sentence of Jussie Smollett

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Friday, December 1, 2023
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Special Prosecutor Dan K. Webb and Winston & Strawn LLP are pleased that the appellate court has affirmed Jussie Smollett’s felony convictions and sentence, including his term of incarceration and the full restitution owed to the City of Chicago of over $130,000 for overtime costs in investigating the staged fake hate crime.

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  • Special Prosecutor Dan K. Webb and Winston & Strawn LLP are pleased that the appellate court has affirmed Jussie Smollett’s felony convictions and sentence, including his term of incarceration and the full restitution owed to the City of Chicago of over $130,000 for overtime costs in investigating the staged fake hate crime.
  • “As the appellate court noted, Mr. Smollett ‘challenge[d] virtually every aspect of’ the prosecution, and the appellate court correctly rejected each and every one of those challenges.
  • Today’s decision is a validation of Winston & Strawn’s tireless work on this matter and a resounding victory for justice.
  • We hope this decision will reassure the community that our legal system is fair, just, and impartial.”
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Linda Lacewell Joins L&F Brown, P.C. as Managing Attorney

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- L&F Brown, P.C., the nation's largest law firm representing entrepreneurs and small business owners, announced that Linda Lacewell has joined the firm as Managing Attorney for Litigation.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- L&F Brown, P.C., the nation's largest law firm representing entrepreneurs and small business owners, announced that Linda Lacewell has joined the firm as Managing Attorney for Litigation.
  • Linda began her illustrious legal career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
  • After 10 years at the U.S. Attorney's Office, including a stint on the Enron Task Force, she became Special Counsel to the New York Attorney General.
  • Linda was then appointed as Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, before leaving government service for private practice.