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We are pleased to announce that Missouri Lawyers Media has recognized Brian Eisemann as one of their 2024 Unsung Legal Heroes in the Administrative Support Specialist category. The award was created to recognize the employees on whom attorneys rely day in and day out to consistently support their efforts. As a service specialist at the firm, Brian is a jack of all trades and had the distinction of working on an exoneration case, helping attorneys win freedom for a man who was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Please help us converting him from unsung status to regular hero. Congratulations, Brian! Read the full article here [Subscription Required]: https://bit.ly/4cWylJ6 #UnsungLegalHeroes #AdministrativeSupportSpecialist

Minnesota has become the 19th state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. On May 24, Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Privacy Act, which takes effect July 31, 2025. State legislation continues to fill the void left in the absence of a comprehensive federal privacy law. Businesses and organizations that handle personal data must comply with multiple federal sectoral, state and sometimes global data privacy laws. Read more about Minnesota’s new data privacy law in a client alert authored by Lathrop GPM attorneys Michael R. Cohen, Tedrick Housh and Alexandra Bass here: https://bit.ly/3XYlAto #DataPrivacy #MNPrivacyAct

Jaclyn Steiner is #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested?

The Department of Justice announced one if its most aggressive and wide-ranging enforcement actions to date, a coordinated two-week operation spanning 32 federal districts. The orchestrated effort involved the FBI, HHS-OIG, DEA, Homeland Security as well as dozens of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, State Attorney General’s Offices and other federal and state law enforcement agents. The arrests included the extreme step of seizing cash, vehicles, gold and other assets from licensed medical professionals to recoup the government’s alleged losses. Read the full alert, authored by Lathrop GPM attorneys Kathleen Fisher Enyeart, Mike Piazza and Jackson Hobbs: https://bit.ly/4bz3t0j #DOJ #HealthLaw #HealthCareFraud

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has granted a motion for preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), enjoining enforcement of the FTC’s nationwide noncompete ban for the plaintiffs currently in front of the Court. Learn more about this development and how it may impact you in the full alert, authored by Lathrop GPM attorney Caitlin Miles Gehlen: https://bit.ly/3WoxNXj #FTC #NonCompete

This past week was monumental for those subject to regulation by Federal administrative agencies. Over the course of 24 hours, the Supreme Court issued two rulings that have extensive implications for administrative agency power to issue rules and initiate enforcement actions. Read more from Lathrop GPM Partner Mike Piazza here: https://bit.ly/4bnwoEw #LegalAlert #SCOTUS

Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Allison Itami has joined the firm as partner in the Business Transactions practice group. She is based in the Minneapolis office and licensed in Minnesota, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. Itami's practice focuses on employee benefits and data privacy and cybersecurity issues. She is the firm's ninth lateral partner hire in 2024 and the second lateral partner to join the firm's business transactions team in Minneapolis in the past month. Welcome, Allie! Read more in the firm's release here: https://bit.ly/3W5R9Qz #EmployeeBenefits #DataPrivacy #Cybersecurity #LawFirmGrowth

There is increased interest in the written description and enablement requirements for patent applications claiming antibodies and other biotech inventions due to new decision by USPTO in Ex parte Chamberlin. Read about the recent attempt to capture broad patent coverage for antibodies in a client alert authored by Partner Laura A. Labeots, Ph.D., J.D. Read the full alert here: https://bit.ly/4eIqRve #Antibodies #IntellectualProperty

Every year on June 30, we celebrate the power of social media and its incredible impact on our personal and professional lives. Social media has revolutionized the way we connect, share, and learn from each other. From the early days of MySpace and Facebook to Twitter and TikTok, our interactions with people, businesses, and communities have evolved dramatically. Social media allows us to reconnect with old classmates, stay in touch with loved ones around the globe, and even discover unknown ancestors we didn’t know we had. At Lathrop GPM, we encourage internet users to celebrate #SocialMediaDay 2024 meaningfully by posting uplifting messages, sharing favorite memes, or reaching out to someone you haven't spoken to in a while. Take a moment to appreciate the dynamic world of social media and its endless possibilities. How has social media impacted your life or business? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Learn more about data protection via the firm's 2024 Legal Guide to Privacy and Data Security here: https://bit.ly/49rAhYf #SocialMediaDay #Innovation #Connection #Learning #Growth

Guests of Lake of the Ozarks lodging establishments ranging from vacation rentals to resorts will have one less tax to pay thanks to a recent decision by the Missouri Supreme Court. The court found that statutes creating a lake area taxing district violated the Missouri Constitution in this case that was handled at trial and on appeal by Lathrop GPM. Read more from Lathrop GPM attorneys Curt Tideman, Brooke Parsons and Matthew Jacober here: https://bit.ly/3VGUZhL #MissouriSupremeCourt #LegalAlert