“I am thankful to everyone who taught me how to be a better lawyer, leader and person, and to those who helped me see different perspectives more clearly,” Castellano wrote on LinkedIn.       

“In this case, Roeslein has not submitted evidence proving that Wendt contracted a specific or specialized portion of its contract to Trillium, and there remains a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Trillium was a subcontractor of Wendt,” the court said. “As a result, summary judgment cannot be granted as to Roeslein’s claim …

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The shopping mall giant awarded Steven Fivel $8.1 million in stock under a special bonus program tied to the performance of investments outside of the company’s core business.       

Simon Property Group has its headquarters in Indiana and said it sees “inherent value” in being incorporated there, too.       

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“Notre Dame will thrive in this transformational era by being true to its distinctive mission while simultaneously bringing its strengths and uniqueness to bear on the pressing questions of our times,” said Brandon Roach, Notre Dame’s incoming GC.       

The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District denied Municipal Court Judge Michael C. Heffernon’s attempts to appeal a writ of prohibition that prohibited him from ordering the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to complete evaluations on twelve defendants accused of violating city ordinances.       

“These allegations easily implicate the services performed by Esbrook for the former clients ‘as a lawyer.’ These allegations clearly meet the low bar of ‘potentially’ arising out of the performance of ‘legal services,’ which is all that is required to trigger a duty to defend,” U.S. District Judge LaShonda A. Hunt said in a suit …

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The company noted Jake Phillips’ work beefing up compliance and regulatory programs and resolving “significant commercial disputes and settlement of various legacy liabilities.”       

CEO Russell Weiner said the promotion of Ryan Mulally to general counsel and two other executive promotions Weiner also announced demonstrate the company’s deep bench strength.