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Morrison Foerster Adds Experienced Technology Transactions and Life Sciences Attorney Matthew Ferry as Partner in San Diego

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Matthew Ferry as a partner in the firm's Life Sciences Transactions + Licensing and Technology Transactions Groups, based in San Diego. Ferry brings more than a decade of combined technology transactions, life sciences transactions, and licensing experience to Morrison Foerster.

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  • SAN DIEGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Morrison Foerster , a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Matthew Ferry as a partner in the firm's Life Sciences Transactions + Licensing and Technology Transactions Groups, based in San Diego.
  • Ferry brings more than a decade of combined technology transactions, life sciences transactions, and licensing experience to Morrison Foerster.
  • Ferry joins Morrison Foerster from another leading international law firm, where he advised clients on life sciences, pharmaceutical, strategic IP, technology, data, and information-related transactions.
  • "Morrison Foerster is a well-known global life sciences and technology leader with exceptional life sciences and transactional capabilities and highly skilled attorneys," said Ferry.

ActivTrak Productivity Lab: Legal Services Employees Show Positive Signs of Productivity Amid 160 Distractions Per Day

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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The Productivity Lab analyzed 446,020 hours from 892 anonymized employees representing more than 540 ActivTrak legal services customers to understand digital work day activities and habits.

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  • The Productivity Lab analyzed 446,020 hours from 892 anonymized employees representing more than 540 ActivTrak legal services customers to understand digital work day activities and habits.
  • Multitasking & Collaboration: Employees spend approximately 2 hours per day collaborating in chat, messaging and meeting tools, and multitasking/context-switching between productivity applications, such as Zoom, Monday.com and Teams.
  • Distractions: Office tools such as Google Calendar and Microsoft Word, and collaboration tools like Zoom and Slack, are the top two sources of focus disruptions, causing more than 160 interruptions per day.
  • According to one legal services reviewer on TrustRadius, ActivTrak is great for tracking employee engagement, time on task, and alerting on unauthorized use of company assets.

WILSON SONSINI POWERS UP ITS ENERGY PRACTICE WITH THE ADDITION OF ELISE ZOLI IN BOSTON

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Elise Zoli has joined the firm's energy and climate solutions (ECS) practice as a partner in the Boston office, where she will focus her practice on global strategic alliances and market-opening transactions in the clean energy, water, agriculture, and de-carbonization sectors.

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  • Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Zoli was a partner at Jones Day, where she was the global head of the Future of Energy, Renewables+, and Sustainability working group.
  • Resident in Boston, and recognized in the U.S. and in Europe for her energy and climate-focused practice, Zoli has substantial experience representing clients engaged in advanced clean energy technologies, including renewable energy, hydrogen and alternative fuels, energy storage, electric vehicles, micro-and smart-grid, water, and regenerative agriculture.
  • "I jumped at the chance to be part of the firm's impressive energy and climate solutions practice .
  • Before joining Jones Day in 2018, Zoli practiced law at Goodwin Procter in its Boston office, having joined that firm in 1998.

Envoy Global Expands Leadership Team, Appointing New CISO and COO

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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CHICAGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Envoy Global, the technology leader that combines access to top legal talent with industry leading technology to bring efficiency and transparency to the global immigration process, announced two new additions to its executive leadership team: Chief Information Security Officer Subhajit Deb and Chief Operating Officer Bob Gallagher.

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  • Prior to joining the Envoy team, Deb served as CISO at Dhani Loans and Services, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, and Max Life Insurance.
  • As CISO at Envoy, Deb will maintain Envoy's information security program and oversee protection of company and customer data.
  • In his new role, he'll be overseeing the operations and financial functions at Envoy Global in addition to managing relationships with Envoy's affiliate law firms.
  • Founded in 1998, Envoy Global is a global immigration services provider offering the only immigration management platform that makes it seamless for companies to hire and manage an international workforce.

QuisLex Announces Complete Discovery Source Is its Newest Channel Partner

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QuisLex , a leading alternative legal services provider long recognized as a pioneer in the industry, announces its newest channel partner, Complete Discovery Source .

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  • NEW YORK, June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QuisLex , a leading alternative legal services provider long recognized as a pioneer in the industry, announces its newest channel partner, Complete Discovery Source .
  • QuisLex selected CDS as its newest partner to further expand its ability to support clients facing complex litigation and investigations.
  • We welcome CDS as our newest channel partner and look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship.
  • QuisLex selects channel partners that are trusted national and local providers of full-service discovery solutions, hosting platforms, contract life cycle management, contract analytics and consulting services.

1st CENTRAL and Cambridge Mobile Telematics Partner to Incentivize Safe Driving and Provide Crash Detection Technology

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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1st CENTRAL, a leading provider of technology-enabled insurance services, and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the worlds largest telematics service provider, have announced the launch of 1st CENTRAL Connect, a telematics-based insurance product that provides 1st CENTRAL customers with safe driving discounts at renewal and guidance on making a claim if it detects a crash.

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  • 1st CENTRAL, a leading provider of technology-enabled insurance services, and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the worlds largest telematics service provider, have announced the launch of 1st CENTRAL Connect, a telematics-based insurance product that provides 1st CENTRAL customers with safe driving discounts at renewal and guidance on making a claim if it detects a crash.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220607005400/en/
    A 1st CENTRAL customer links their app to the sensor.
  • "1st CENTRAL Connect uses technology to make peoples lives easier while encouraging safer driving through incentives like badges and discounts at renewal, said Ben Tomasetti, Managing Director of 1st CENTRAL.
  • Beyond providing customers with safe driving discounts at renewal, 1st CENTRAL Connect gives customers driving feedback and delivers in-app incentives to improve.

Global Change Agent Teams Up With His Legal Nurse Consultant Wife to Offer Affordable Legal Services

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Sunday, June 5, 2022
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Over the years, SUN INC has morphed into a tech-based legal service corporation by providing access to high-quality, affordable legal services remotely, without face-to-face contact with its clients.

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  • Over the years, SUN INC has morphed into a tech-based legal service corporation by providing access to high-quality, affordable legal services remotely, without face-to-face contact with its clients.
  • This level of expertise uniquely qualifies him to assist in the areas of legal research, legal writing, and litigation support services.
  • As a Legal Nurse Consultant, Dr. Nwosu offers her services to attorneys/law firms, insurance companies, business & industry legal departments, forensic environments, healthcare facilities, and government agencies.
  • "SUN INC was created as a result of the marketplace's lack of access to quality and affordable legal services."

May Total Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Increased 34 Percent Over the Same Period Last Year

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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Overall commercial filings decreased 4 percent in May 2022, as the 1,738 filings were down from the 1,813 commercial filings registered in May 2021.

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  • Overall commercial filings decreased 4 percent in May 2022, as the 1,738 filings were down from the 1,813 commercial filings registered in May 2021.
  • Total bankruptcy filings were 31,314 in May 2022, a 10 percent decline from the May 2021 total of 34,783.
  • Mays commercial chapter 11 filings increased 32 percent from the 250 filings in April 2022.
  • Mays total bankruptcy filings represented a 4 percent decrease when compared to the 32,518 total filings recorded the previous month.

Norton Rose Fulbright adds West Coast partner to its industry-leading projects and renewable energy practice

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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Los Angeles, June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that renewable energy lawyer Elizabeth Sluder has joined its top-tier projects team as a partner in Los Angeles.

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  • Los Angeles, June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that renewable energy lawyer Elizabeth Sluder has joined its top-tier projects team as a partner in Los Angeles.
  • Keith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbrights US Co-Head of Projects, said:
    Elizabeth is the third lateral partner we have added to our projects group in the last few months.
  • Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright provides the worlds preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients.

Norton Rose Fulbright launches its new innovation-focused subsidiary, LX Studio

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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Norton Rose Fulbright has a culture of driving innovation and effecting change in the legal space with its global innovation and service delivery program, NRF Transform.

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  • Norton Rose Fulbright has a culture of driving innovation and effecting change in the legal space with its global innovation and service delivery program, NRF Transform.
  • The launch of LX Studio follows Norton Rose Fulbrights recent entrance into Chicago with a first-of-its-kind office in the citys startup-centric Fulton Market District.
  • Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright provides the worlds preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients.