Updates
Several Lewis Thomason attorneys attended and spoke at the ALFA International Practice Group Seminar last week. Mary Beth White was the program Chair which focused on looking at combating recent…
This week Chris McCarty participated in "From the Board Room to the Courtroom: Preparing for and Trying Employment Law Cases Before a Jury" co-sponsored by the Knoxville Bar Association Employment…
Lisa Ramsay Cole and Mary Beth White have been named to the Nashville Post’s 2023 In Charge List, an annual list of Nashville’s most influential people. Lisa Ramsay Cole is…
Cheryl Rumage Estes, Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been named a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Fellows are chosen based on their devoted and distinguished service to…
Paul Whitt and Justin Joy recently presented a webinar on legal, regulatory, and ethical issues for Tennessee engineers. Paul, a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, practices in the areas…
Miles McDowell, an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been selected as one of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Top 30 Under 30. The Cystic…
Benjamin W. Jones, a Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, has been elected to the Tennessee Bar Association’s Board of Governors. He will fill the District 2 seat and serve…
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2020, and was thereby enacted into law effective January 1,…
Last week Chris McCarty, shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, participated in the 2023 Knox County Workforce Summit presented by Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, and presenting sponsor Regions Bank. The…
Nicholas Vescovo, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been named to Memphis Business Journal’s 2023 40 under 40. Vescovo regularly counsels clients ranging from start-ups and emerging companies…
In October 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new initiative under the False Claims Act: The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“CCFI”). (LINK to DOJ News Release on the CCFI). …
This week Janet Hayes, a Shareholder in the Knoxville office, presented at the Knoxville Bar Association's annual Law Practice Today Expo on “Workplace Investigations: Navigating the Treacherous Trail to Truth.” …