The Daily Report Recognizes DEF's newly Elected Partners
January 2, 2020 BY DEF Admin | Firm News
"The Daily Report recognized DEF’s four newly elected partners, who all happen to be women. Already partner, Jennifer Parrott, has been promoted to equity partner, while Vivian Fisher, Whitney Lay Greene and Melody Kiella have been announced as partners.
The Daily Report article highlights our firm’s first ever partnership class composed of all women. “Drew Eckl’s partnership did not overtly aim to elect an all-female class, said the Atlanta firm’s managing partner, Joe Chancey, but it does point to an increased focus, as at many firms, on supporting women lawyers." ... Continue Reading
Cyber Coverage May Be Affected by New and Traditional Defenses
May 16, 2018 BY DEF Admin | Publications & Presentations
In an article featured in DRI's The Voice newsletter (May 2018), attorney Karen Karabinos and Eric Mull provide information on how misrepresentation on the applications for and the provisions of cyber policies may bar coverage in either first-party or third-party cyber claims. ... Continue Reading
The ELD Mandate: Feeding the Reptile with Voluminous Electronic Data
November 06, 2017 BY DEF Admin | Publications & Presentations
Five years ago, Congress passed the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, which ordered the Secretary of Transportation to regulate commercial motor vehicles by requiring most of them to be equipped with electronic logging devices ("ELDs") for purposes of improving compliance with hours-of-service regulations. 49 U.S.C. ยง 31137(a)(1). ... Continue Reading