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Six Berenzweig Leonard Attorneys Recognized in Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite

On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | December 5, 2024 | Firm News

We are thrilled to share that six of our attorneys have been recognized on Virginia Business Magazine‘s 2024 list of Legal Elite! Seth Berenzweig, Declan Leonard, Stephanie Wilson, Nicholas Johnson, Kristin Zech, and Clyde E. Findley are outstanding leaders in their fields. Their commitment to achieving positive outcomes for…

Berenzweig Leonard Welcomes Gil Topaz

On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | December 4, 2024 | Firm News

Our BL Team continues to grow, and we are excited to introduce our newest addition – Associate Attorney Gil Topaz! A 2023 graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law, Gil brings his unique experience as a corporate attorney and in-house counsel to the…

Three Berenzweig Leonard Attorneys Recognized as Top Lawyers in Northern Virginia

On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | December 3, 2024 | Firm News

2024 continues to be an award-winning year for our BL Team! Please join us in congratulating Seth Berenzweig, Declan Leonard, and Kristin Zech on being recognized as Top Lawyers by Northern Virginia Magazine. Their exceptional leadership and dedicated work for our clients have been…

AI and Business: DOL’s Guidance on AI in the Workplace

by Samy W. Abdallah | November 18, 2024 | Employment & Labor Law

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its first guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace on October 16, 2024. However, the DOL’s AI Principles and Best Practices should not be confused as a product of its rulemaking authority. Nor…

Multibillion-Dollar NIL Settlement Between College Athletes and NCAA Receives Preliminary Approval

by Charles L. Bonani | October 29, 2024 | Entertainment, Sports, & Media Law

On October 7, 2024, in the federal case of House et al. v. NCAA et al. out of the Northern District of California between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and a proposed class of current and former Division One (“D1”) college athletes, the court granted preliminary approval of…

Berenzweig Leonard Welcomes Shelby Julien

On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | October 19, 2024 | Firm News

Berenzweig Leonard is proud to introduce our newest Associate Attorney, Shelby Julien! She is a former member of our firm’s Law Clerk Program and a recent graduate from William & Mary Law School, where she was active in the Business Law Society and the Business Law…

Arlington Top Attorneys in 2024: Declan Leonard and Stephanie Wilson

On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | October 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

There’s no slowing down for our BL Team in 2024! We are excited to share that Managing Partner Declan Leonard and Partner and Director of Government Contracts Stephanie Wilson have been recognized as Top Attorneys by Arlington Magazine once…

Standing on Uneven Ground: The Status of ADA “Tester Plaintiffs” in the Wake of the US Supreme Court’s Laufer Decision

by Charles L. Bonani | September 11, 2024 | Business Litigation

Originally published in IRMI’s Spring 2024 issue of Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC) Article’s Key Takeaways: The US Supreme Court, in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, declined to resolve a circuit split among federal courts over whether “tester plaintiffs”—individuals who sue businesses to enforce discrimination laws—have…

Two Berenzweig Leonard Attorneys Recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly

On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | September 3, 2024 | Firm News

We are proud to share that two of our attorneys were recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as 2024 Leaders in the Law and Up & Coming Lawyers!Congratulations to Nick Johnson and Samy Abdallah on this amazing accomplishment. Leaders in the Law honors Virginia attorneys for…

The Dawn Of A New Era: The NCAA’s New NIL Rules and the Recent Legal Developments in College Athletics

by Charles L. Bonani | August 30, 2024 | Entertainment, Sports, & Media Law

As the 2024 college football season gets underway, the legal rights and classifications of college athletes are in the midst of a historic and rapid transformation, initiated by a spate of lawsuits starting in 2009 which have primarily challenged the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) (1) restrictions on college athletes’…

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