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After months of protracted negotiations, the Senate and the House passed the omnibus spending and Coronavirus relief bill known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133 (the “Act”) on December 21, 2020. On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Act into law. The Act provides appro

Dallas partner Paula Pendley was featured on a recent episode of the Coin Stories podcast, titled “Legally Bitcoin with Paula Pendley: The Intersection of Bitcoin, AI, & Legal Power Plays.” Hosted by Natalie Brunell, the podcast focuses on one-on-one interviews with thought leaders in Bitcoin and ma

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Urban League has honored Managing Partner Jim Lehman with its annual Social Justice Award. The award recognizes his “excellence in leadership as chairman of the board of Claflin University, a Historically Black University (HBCU), and his advancing academic excellence an

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RALEIGH -- The N.C. Bar Association Young Lawyers Division has selected “Letter to Adelaide,” an essay by Raleigh associate Cara Ludwig, as a winner of its 2021 Writing Competition.“The COVID-19 pandemic has clarified many significant issues that impact each of us not only as legal professionals, bu

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Healthcare attorneys Patricia Markus and Chelsea Barnes have authored a Q&A guide to state provisions regarding scope of practice for non-physician practitioners (NPPs), limited to nurse practitioners (NPs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), certifie

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In a blog published on Oct. 30, Nelson Mullins associates Anish Patel and Ariel Cavazos shared their insights on the importance of networking for young legal professionals such as themselves. The duo spoke on internal networking inside your organization and the importance of external networking with

ATLANTA – Senior associate Amy B. Cheng has been selected by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC) as one of its 2022 40 Under 40 Rising Star honorees. This distinction spotlights the next generation of Atlanta business leaders and recognizes 40 people under the age of 40 who are significantly advanc

Join Raleigh partner Jeff Kelly when he speaks on the “Updates on Key Crypto Litigation” panel during the 2025 Digital Assets at Duke Conference in Durham, North Carolina on Feb. 5-7.Kelly will be joined by Ryan VanGrack of Coinbase and Duke Professor Lee Reiners, CFA to provide updates on key crypt

(Pictured from left to right: senior technology coach Julie Clegg, associates Assumpta Iheaso and Lane Ballinger, Dallas office manager Jason Torres, and F.M. Gilbert Elementary School assistant principal Kesha Valtierra.)IRVING, Texas — Jason Torres, the office manager of Nelson Mullins Riley & Sca

Please join Nelson Mullins healthcare professionals at AHLA's 2023 Annual Meeting, which is being held in San Francisco June 25-28. Educational sessions include the ever popular "Year in Review," as well as in-depth discussions on a variety of cutting-edge health and life sciences law

An Illinois federal judge has denied Meta's attempt to dismiss a biometric privacy class action involving its Messenger and Messenger Kids apps. The plaintiffs, a group of parents and children, allege that Meta unlawfully collected and stored facial geometries in violation of the Illinois Biometric

A Nelson Mullins team represented Support Services Group Inc. (SSG), a global company focusing on omnichannel contact center solutions, in its sale to Kingswood Capital Management, a private investment firm.SSG has recently seen major growth in its customer care, sales support, and technical support

Nelson Mullins team members recently participated in the “topping out” of a Westside Atlanta affordable housing project being built by social services provider City of Refuge to provide housing for those receiving work and life skills training from the organization. Atlanta partner Andy Litvak and h

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Case FocusThe Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) recently issued its anticipated decision in Attorney General v. Facebook, Inc., 487 Mass. 109 (2021), addressing the extent to which the work product doctrine or the attorney-client privilege protects internal investigations from disclosure.The decision a

Forsyth Woman magazine has profiled Winston-Salem associate Chelsea Barnes in an In the Spotlight feature. Barnes is a member of the Healthcare team and contributes to a variety of matters in the healthcare area, such as antitrust, certificate of need, and litigation.What makes you YOU?"I am an

Trish Markus will be a featured speaker at the American Bar Association’s Healthcare Delivery & Innovation Conference in Chicago on Monday, September 29th.Markus will co-present a session with Rick Hindmand, entitled "Be Forearmed: Protecting Your Organization from the Next Cybersecurity Attack

Atlanta Senior Associate Jake Carroll has been elected Chair of the Construction Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. The announcement was made during the Section’s final breakfast meeting of the 2021-2022 year. Jake will serve in this capacity from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023.Jake has

Raleigh partner Patricia A. Markus has contributed a new section to the 2023 Complete Healthcare Compliance Manual published by the Health Care Compliance Association. Markus authored the section “Health Information Management: Patient Access, Information Blocking, and the 21st Century Cures Act,” w

As a result of the COVID-19 global health crisis, federal, state, and local health and safety guidelines for employers are continuously changing. Employers may still follow social distancing policies, hygiene protocols and safety procedures – however, in the state of Massachusetts, these policies ar

Nelson Mullins cordially invites you to a webinar that will discuss the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, as well as the potential aftermath. Join Nelson Mullins attorneys Richard Levin, Brad Rustin, and Megan Kilissanly for this discussion. The speakers will examine the impact of the failure on FinTe

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Copyright 2020, Compliance Today Magazine, a publication of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)On January 31, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar declared a public health emergency. Following President Donald Trump’s declarat

In the article "First Reflections—Annual Meeting 2023: Elevate Your Learning and Networking in the Golden City," published by the American Health Law Association (AHLA), Raleigh partner Trish Markus discusses her role and what attendees can expect at AHLA's Annual Meeting being held in

Nelson Mullins partner John McElwaine was recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) in the sixth edition of its WTR Global Leaders 2024 guide. McElwaine is named on the WTR Global Leaders: Private Practice list under the category representing the DC Metro Area of the United States.WTR Global Leader

On Oct. 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the North Carolina State Plan Amendment to expand Medicaid coverage to additional adult groups. CMS confirmed the effective date of the expansion as Dec. 1, 2023, with an estimated 300,000 adults expected to be enrolled au

At the ICANN Annual General Meeting that took place in Montréal, Quebec, Charleston Managing Partner John C. McElwaine was appointed for a two-year term as a councilor to Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) representing the Intellectual Property Constituency. The GNSO council is the policy-

Attorneys Jackson Hwu and Caio Prado will moderate and present, respectively, in a virtual event for members of the Brazil-Florida Business Council, Inc. (BFBC) and guests on Internationalization of Brazilian Family Offices: How to Structure and Invest in the USA.The webinar will be conducted in Por

“No Veteran Left Behind Act”North Carolina has the third-largest military presence in the county and is home to more than 720,000 veterans. State legislators say they want to ensure the state stays the most military-friendly in the nation. HB370, the “No Veteran Left Behind Act,” includes efforts t

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Continuing the FinTech University webinar series, Nelson Mullins attorneys Richard Levin, Jeff Kelly, Matthew Lindenbaum, and Rob Lindholm will present “Fear the Reaper – FinTech and Digital Assets Litigation”. This session will cover SEC Wells Notices and enforcement actions, and lawsuits against t

Attorneys filled the largest conference room in the Atlanta office recently for a training presented by Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) to educate attorneys about assisting unaccompanied minors seeking special juvenile immigration status and asylum. The firm hosted the training session, led by KIND’s

In an article for the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (PICPA) CPA Now blog, Randall L. Saunders and Jonah D. Samples explain the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pennsylvania Tax Lien Sales. Like many other areas of the law, the authors write that “it is likely tax sales in

At the Ole Miss School of Business' 2023 Banking and Finance Symposium, Nelson Mullins partner Richard Levin is speaking during a presentation titled, "Leveraging Digital Assets/Blockchain and AI."Levin leads the firm's FinTech and Regulation Practice. He advises clients on corpora

In January 1897, attorney P.H. Nelson left his position as solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to set up a private law practice in Columbia, S.C. The State newspaper contained a short but prescient news item on Jan. 26 about the endeavor, which noted that "the new firm should meet with grea

Partner Marc Williams will speak at the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Annual Meeting in San Francisco on October 20. “Lawyers and Leadership: A Guide to Success,” will kick off the leadership program at the organization’s yearly flagship event. The meeting also features CLE, political, and curren

The sports and entertainment industry can be challenging to navigate. In an article published on May 15, senior associate Franco Furmanski explains why it’s currently an exciting time as Miami continues to be a premiere destination for sports and entertainment events.“I have been fortunate to work o

CHARLESTON, S.C. — John C. McElwaine, office managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Charleston office, has been named to the Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Intellectual Property 2023 report by legal publisher Law Business Research. This recognition is given to the highest-ranking lawye

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This article provides an analysis of the U.S.-based Russia-Ukraine sanctions program and the unintended consequences resulting from said sanctions, including the sanctions’ affects on Russian people who live elsewhere in the world.These sanctions are not generally aimed at startups that have Russian

New Population LeaderNorth Carolina has a new population leader. Mecklenburg County is no longer the state’s most populous county, new U.S. Census Bureau estimates show. After years of creeping up on Mecklenburg, Wake County, which includes Raleigh, finally overtook it — 1.13 million to 1.12 million

In large cities and small towns across America and around the globe, hundreds of thousands have marched in protest of racial discrimination and the police killings of black Americans. Galvanized by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and a litany of others, this wrenching, pa

CHARLESTON, S.C. - John McElwaine, a partner in the Intellectual Property Group of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, will present a webinar on good practices for corporate websites as part of the Legal Quick Hit Series of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). Most companies have websites

Jay Shuman, of counsel for Nelson Mullins’ Affordable Housing Team, discussed the intersection of faith-based organizations (FBOs) and affordable housing initiatives for the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County’s 2024 Winter Journal. In this article, Shuman describes the link between t

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