Ballard Spahr LLP

Now that a federal appeals court has ruled that litigation challenging the CFPB's $8 credit card late-fee rule will stay in Texas, what might happen next? Kate Berry of American Banker spoke to Alan Kaplinsky for his take on the matter. Read more: https://bit.ly/3xxxhwl #BallardBusinessandTransactions #CFPB #CreditCards

Twenty-five years ago, Peter Michaud hesitated before coming out at work. Today, he leads Ballard Spahr’s 600+ attorneys as Firm Chair and is glad to see that living authentically as one’s true self is often less of an issue for earlier career attorneys, many of whom see him as an example. “I love what I’m doing,” he told Liz Fedor of Twin Cities Business. “It helps people to be able to look up and see someone whom they can relate to, in whatever manner that is.” Peter also spoke with Liz about his leadership priorities, including furthering the firm’s incomparable client service, reinvigorating its business focus, and expanding it as a destination for top legal talent. Read more of what he had to say: https://bit.ly/3za2NRp #BallardFirm #Pride #LGBTQ

Jeffrey Morgan spoke to Law360 about his decision to join Ballard Spahr’s Intellectual Property Department, Intellectual Property Litigation Group, and Atlanta office. "I was really excited because Ballard's Atlanta office is growing and because they have such a national reputation as an intellectual property litigation powerhouse,” he said. “I really was excited to be a part of that." Learn more about Jeff, the firm, and the Atlanta office in Emily Manuela Johnson’s piece: https://bit.ly/3RDqjg4 #BallardIntellectualProperty #IP #Atlanta

Please see the latest in Money Laundering Watch by Beth Moskow-Schnoll on FinCEN's latest warning about elder financial exploitation -- a costly and growing problem. https://lnkd.in/eyqSbSgb

Check out the latest multifamily news in our DC/MD Multifamily Housing Updates Alert. Roger D. Winston, Katherine M. Noonan, Kyle A. DeThomas, and Forrest Albiston, attorneys in our Real Estate Department, discuss the legislative and regulatory efforts in the region. Read more: https://bit.ly/4evPxXz #DCRealEstate #MDRealEstate

Our firm and lawyers are known for providing outstanding pro bono legal services on a broad variety of cases and matters, with asylum cases being one area of focus. Last night, the global human rights organization Human Rights First presented its Pro Bono Star Award to a team from our firm that won asylum for our client, who fled violence in her homeland, after a six-year representation. Read more about the case, the award, and HRF: https://bit.ly/3VCJOGT #ProBono #BallardFirm

Thirteen of our Intellectual Property attorneys have been recognized in Managing IP's IP Stars program. In reviews, our lawyers were praised as being “extremely responsive and professional” and providing “exceptional client service and strategic and value-added counsel.” Learn more about these 13 lawyers and the IP Stars program: https://bit.ly/4etbaYt #BallardIntellectualProperty #Patent #IP

In this week’s episode of our Consumer Finance Monitor podcast, Alan Kaplinsky and leaders of our Consumer Financial Services Group return to forecasting the near future CFPB. They discuss the CFPB’s planned hiring spree, the anticipated proliferation of new CFPB investigations and – most critically for listeners – what companies should know about whom the CFPB may target and with what sort of action. Listen in: https://bit.ly/4cveCjG #CFPB #BallardSpahr

Our collegial culture is a point of pride for our firm. Being more than the sum of our parts helps us go beyond expectations and deliver outstanding client service and uncommon results. At our recent reception in Philadelphia, it was a pleasure to gather together, watch the sun set over Boathouse Row and the Schuylkill River, and look forward to continued excellence. #BallardFirm #Philadelphia #LawFirm

On this #Juneteenth 2024, we celebrate the liberation of Black people in the United States 159 years ago. We honor all those—past, present, and future—who work and sacrifice so that our nation might fulfill its promise of freedom, equality, and justice for all. We have pledged ourselves to the pursuit of justice and sworn to uphold the guiding principles that distinguish this country. More about the history of Juneteenth from the National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://s.si.edu/3GcpMec