School districts, administrators and boards throughout Wisconsin are considering a variety of liability issues as they make decisions about how to start the 2020-21 school year with cases of COVID-19 on the rise.

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The arrival of COVID-19 caused abrupt changes to construction practices. In a matter of days, things went from business as usual to social distancing.

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Many businesses moved with alarming speed to transition their workforce out of their physical workplaces to remote locations housed in dens, kitchens and other not-so-traditional spaces.

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The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has named a Husch Blackwell project designed to manage a portfolio of litigation as one of its inaugural Legal Innovation in Operations Project award winners.

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Jason Fathallah, a former insurance coverage co-chair at von Briesen & Roper, has joined Husch Blackwell's Milwaukee firm as a partner.

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A recently published white paper from Husch Blackwell's private-wealth team offers estate-planning guidance amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Husch Blackwell has more than doubled its Wisconsin health care team, adding 12 attorneys and a paralegal to its Madison office in the first weeks of 2020. The new hires are the local result of the firm’s national strategy to expand its health-care practice.

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Twelve attorneys have joined Husch Blackwell's health care, life sciences and education-industry team, the firm announced Monday. The attorneys come from Godfrey & Kahn and Reinhart.

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To many people, nonprofit work might not seem to have much in common with Opportunity Zones and other sorts of federal development incentives.

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Jeff McIntyre, once a partner at Husch Blackwell’s office in Wisconsin, has left the firm following allegations that he punched a man in the nose outside an apartment on Christmas Day 2017 and drove while intoxicated.

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Hupy and Abraham celebrated it 50th anniversary with a gathering on April 15 at its office in downtown Milwaukee.

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The Milwaukee office of Husch Blackwell will be moving into a new building in downtown Milwaukee.

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The Madison office of Husch Blackwell will be hosting a reception with Wisconsin Women in Government and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

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The Association of Women Lawyers recently honored the recipients of its annual awards and its foundation’s scholarships.

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Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet recently announced that attorney Brian Waterman has rejoined the firm.

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Communication isn’t always easy in the midst of fast-paced merger and acquisition deals.

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When the economy tanked in the late 2000s and early 2010s, even large law firms in Milwaukee, far away from New York, felt the effect.

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Husch Blackwell announced on Tuesday that it has teamed with two other firms to set up a joint venture.

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A Missouri-based law firm that recently merged with one of Wisconsin’s largest law firms is expecting to reduce its pool of attorneys.

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Marci Kawski said it was a bit of good timing that she began practicing law related to consumer financial services when she did.

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With a legal practice specializing in taxation, executive compensation and employment benefits, David Eckhardt is constantly kept on his toes.

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Three Davis & Kuelthau attorneys recognized  Davis & Kuelthau recently announced that three of its attorneys were recognized as Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America, a national and local peer-review publication. They are: Kevin Lyons, Milwaukee ...

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A magazine has recognized 50 law firms for retaining and promoting women lawyers, and four of those firms are either based in Wisconsin or have offices here. Working Mother announced Tuesday that Foley & Lardner, Husch Blackwell, Quarles & Brady ...

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Mindi Giftos hopes the success she’s had in the fields of intellectual property and technology law will give aspiring female lawyers a little bit of confidence that they can do the same.

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von Briesen & Roper has opened a Waukesha office at 20975 Swenson Drive, Suite 400. It marks von Briesen’s eighth office in Wisconsin.

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If you ask Tim Nettesheim, he’ll say his career has been defined by his willingness to change and learn new things.

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From first-timers to veteran partners, attorneys agree that a good cultural fit is the biggest contributor to the success of firm mergers.

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No two days — or cases — are the same for David Carr.

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Growing up in Canada, Kevin Du envisioned himself playing pro hockey.

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Husch Blackwell has named the three attorneys who will manage its new offices in Milwaukee, Madison and Waukesha County.

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