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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Enhancing its leadership in communications and cybersecurity law, Venable LLP announced that James Arden Barnett, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Retired), has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, DC. Mr. Barnett is the former Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission. He becomes co-chair of the Telecommunications Group and a partner in the firm's cybersecurity practice. With a...
LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 8, 2012 in front of a packed house, five bands made up of legal professionals took the stage at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles for the first annual Law Rocks! "battle of the bands" benefitting charitable organizations. Trading in their legal briefs for guitars and leather pants, the local legal community raised over $35,000 for charity. Law firms competing in the concert included DLA Piper, Mayer Brown, Sheppard Mullin,...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Venable LLP announced that Jan L. Handzlik, one of the nation's foremost white-collar crime defense lawyers, has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner in its national SEC/White-Collar Group. He was previously a litigation partner at Greenberg Traurig. Mr. Handzlik is a nationally-recognized authority on financial frauds, securities enforcement, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and export control matters. He has represented numerous...
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) today named Venable LLP, one of The American Lawyers' top law firms, as its new legal counsel. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., Venable's association and nonprofit practice is the largest of its kind in the country. "As part of our association's internal enterprise audit, we conducted an extensive search and review of legal firms," said Kathleen Schmatz, AAIA president and...
NEW ORLEANS and WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firms of Jones Walker and Venable LLP continue their efforts on behalf of Hornbeck Offshore Services, the Chouest Entities, and the Bollinger Entities. Today, Judge Feldman issued rulings on motions filed yesterday by both parties in the case. The plaintiffs filed to enforce the preliminary injunction, while the government's motion attempted to obtain a stay of the preliminary injunction, pending appeal. The judge denied the...
WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- If TV's "Mad Men" fast-forwarded to 2010, the producers might have to shoot more than a few scenes in Washington, DC. For the advertising industry, that's where a lot of the action takes place these days, with the Congress and government agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission, Food & Drug Administration, Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department exerting enormous influence over advertisers and marketers. In many ways, the...
WASHINGTON and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Arent Fox LLP announced today that six attorneys are joining the firm's automotive practice. Aaron H. Jacoby, John D. Bronstein, and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. join Arent Fox as partners. Kenneth Murphy joins as counsel. Rounding out the new team are associates Victor P. Danhi and Melanie S. Joo. The attorneys held the same positions at their former firm, Venable LLP. All six lawyers will be resident in the firm's Los Angeles office. Mr....
Springboard to Showcase Companies in New York City - October 30, 2009 NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Catalyst Springboard Enterprises, in partnership with the New York City Investment Fund and the New York Biotechnology Association, will host a forum presenting some of the most transformational early stage life sciences companies. Twenty-two of the 32 women-led companies selected to participate in this program will present their investment opportunities at a forum on October 30...
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Between Lamborghini developing a hybrid and the proliferation of "green" marketing, there can be no doubt that green is going mainstream. Congress is trying its best to encourage the green vision by enacting (and expanding) tax incentives designed to develop and use renewable and sustainable resources. How companies can obtain the benefit of the incentives will be outlined in "Tax Incentives for the 'Green' Industry" -- a September 10...
