Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on LinkedIn: DWT’s co-chair of the corporate and business transactions group Christina… (2024)

DWT is honored to announce that for the third straight year, we are among the top-scoring firms and companies on the 2024 Disability Equality Index, earning the firm recognition as a "Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion."The Disability Equality Index, a joint initiative of Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities, is a benchmarking tool designed to help employers measure and improve their disability inclusion policies. Points are awarded in five categories, including factors such as culture, employment benefits and recruitment, and community engagement.Employers can receive a score of up to 100, with those scoring above 80 earning the "Best Place To Work" distinction. Davis Wright scored 90 – an increase of 10 points from the year before, due in part to the hard work of Davis Wright's human resources team in adding additional accessibility and accommodation benefits to the firm's policies.

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We're thrilled to announce the following attorneys have been named to Thomson Reuters’ list of 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Washington. A special congratulations to DWT’s Fred Burnside, class action defense co-chair; Jaime Drozd, litigation group co-chair; and James Flaggert, trusts and estates chair, for earning spots on Washington’s Top 100 Lawyers list. Jaime is also recognized on the list of Top 50 Women Lawyers. Excellent work!Super Lawyers: Jaime Drozd, Mark Bartlett, Rich Birmingham, Fred Burnside, Diane M. Butler, Steven Caplow, Pamela Charles, Brad Fisher, James A. Flaggert, Robert G. Homchick, Jim Howard, Brian Hulse, Bruce Johnson, Harry Korrell, Rob Maguire, Ragan Powers, Steve Rummage, Arthur Simpson, LaVerne Woods, and Jim Wreggelsworth. Rising Stars: Darby Allen, MaryAnn Almeida, Kevin Badgley, Jack Chang, Caitlin Forsyth, Matthew Gurr, Jevan Hutson, Danielle Kim, and Katie Loberstein.

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“In the absence of federal legislation, it wouldn't be a surprise if we saw similar momentum at the state level to pass AI laws as we've been seeing with comprehensive data privacy bills"Nancy Libin, DWT’s co-chair of the technology, communications, and privacy & security practice, provided her expertise and perspective in a recent Law360 article on the emerging concerns and key regulatory changes in privacy and cybersecurity law, including AI regulations and children's and minors' privacy and safety bills.Read more: https://lnkd.in/gv-Svxii

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Our newest corporate and business transactions partner, Jerry Ku, made headlines with his arrival at DWT in a Bloomberg Law article. Jerry was spotlighted for his extensive work with companies in the AI, energy and mobility, semiconductor, and SaaS sectors, as well as leading venture capital and private equity firms. We are thrilled to have Jerry at the firm and the expertise he brings to our team.Read more: https://lnkd.in/gMhEXKsY

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“Taken together with the lack of regulation, DeFi protocols currently have limited guidance on how to effectively comply.”Elizabeth Lan Davis, co-chair of DWT’s financial services practice, shares her insights with Bloomberg on the challenges and uncertainties that DeFi platforms like Polymarket face in complying with U.S. regulations.Read more: https://lnkd.in/gUdiiVqG

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Our San Francisco summer associate, Julia Queiroz, has been enjoying a summer full of fun activities, including attending a Thai cooking class and a night out at a Giants baseball game!

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It’s been a busy summer on the children’s #privacy front in the Empire State. Nancy Libin and John Seiver wrote about New York’s pair of recently passed (and controversial) laws regulating “addictive feeds” and the collection and use of minors’ data. Read more in this post, co-authored by Jevan Hutson and summer associate Joshua Peck.Read more: https://lnkd.in/gN8twfY9

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We are thrilled to announce that the following attorneys have been selected for the 2024 Alaska Business Legal Elite, recognizing them as Alaska's top attorneys nominated by their peers. Congratulations!Jack Day l Elizabeth Hodes l Kristal (Leonard) Graham l Michael O'Brien l Patti Vecera l Scott Broadwell l Lynn Manolopoulos l Trager Machetanz l Anne Marie Tavella l Sarah Gillstrom l Barbara Kraft

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We’re proud to announce that for the fourth straight year, Bloomberg Law has named DWT to its DEI Framework. Firms included in the Framework — a listing of law firms that meet or exceed a rising standard for diversity, equity, and inclusion — have shown distinguished performance against standards in each of six areas: firm demographics, leadership and talent pipeline, recruitment and retention, business innovation and strategy, marketing, and diversity and inclusion in the community."Davis Wright Tremaine's commitment to DEI not only sets them apart, but also propels the entire legal field forward," said Alex Butler, vice president of analysis and content at Bloomberg Law. "We are proud to be recognized by Bloomberg once again," said Yusuf Zakir, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Davis Wright. "We continue to view this as a call to action and we remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion."

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