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Levi & Snotherly, PLLC, Announces Addition of Tom M. Schaumberg

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Prominent ITC Law Firm Levi & Snotherly, PLLC announced today the addition of Tom M. Schaumberg as a Principal.

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  • Prominent ITC Law Firm Levi & Snotherly, PLLC announced today the addition of Tom M. Schaumberg as a Principal.
  • The Firm will now be known as Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC.
  • No one has done more than Tom to help strengthen the ITC Bar and Section 337 practice to where they are today.
  • I am grateful for the opportunity to join Ben and Rett, two seasoned ITC practitioners specializing in Section 337 litigation, said Tom Schaumberg.

Jones Day will hold a press conference to discuss the Firm's Report of the City of Chicago's Response to the Execution of the Search Warrant at Anjanette Young's Home

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

and other Jones Day attorneys will hold a press conference to discuss the Firm's Report on the City of Chicago's Response to the Execution of the Search Warrant at Anjanette Young's Home.

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  • and other Jones Day attorneys will hold a press conference to discuss the Firm's Report on the City of Chicago's Response to the Execution of the Search Warrant at Anjanette Young's Home.
  • The team received assistance from more than 40 Jones Day attorneys in various offices of the Firm.
  • The Jones Day team dedicated more than 9,000 hours of pro bono legal services to this review.
  • 1 This Report examines the conduct of certain City departments in response to the execution of the search warrant.

World-Renowned Philosopher Martha Nussbaum Supports New York Elephant Rights Case

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --World-renowned philosopher and University of Chicago Law School Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of a habeas corpus petition filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --World-renowned philosopher and University of Chicago Law School Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of a habeas corpus petition filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary.
  • Happy is a 50-year-old Asian elephant who has been held in captivity since 1977 in a one-acre exhibit in the Bronx Zoo, which is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
  • For a detailed timeline of Happy's case, court filings, and decisions, visit this page.
  • 2020-02581)
    The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation, legislation, and education to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals.

Nasdaq Board Diversity Quotas Challenged in Federal Court by the Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

The SEC's approval is styled as:

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  • The SEC's approval is styled as:
    "Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Changes, as Modified by Amendments No.
  • 1, to Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity and to Offer Certain Listed Companies Access to a Complimentary Board Recruiting Service," Release No.
  • Nasdaq tries to shame companies into compliance by requiring that any company failing to meet these quotas must publicly "explain why."
  • Edward Blum, president of AFFBR, said, "The race, sex and sexual identity board quotas required by NASDAQ are unfair and illegal.