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Newsroom image for the post NJL Adds Maria Brekke, Nicole Wiebold to Business, Corporate Teams

Posted May 23, 2022 with Tags ,

NJL Adds Maria Brekke, Nicole Wiebold to Business, Corporate Teams

Minneapolis-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is excited to welcome two new associate attorneys this week. Maria Brekke joins the Business Litigation group, focusing her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, intellectual property, data privacy, and contract disputes. Nicole Wiebold joins NJL’s Corporate and Transactional Services practice area where she will work with clients on matters involving mergers and acquisitions, business formation, contract negotiations, and general corporate governance.

Newsroom image for the post Kelly Magnus Joins NJL’s Products and Toxic Tort Practice

Posted April 1, 2022 with Tags ,

Kelly Magnus Joins NJL’s Products and Toxic Tort Practice

Minneapolis, MN—Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is excited to announce the hire of Kelly Magnus, who will join the Product Liability and Complex Torts practice area as an associate attorney. Kelly’s background includes representing individuals, businesses, and …

Newsroom image for the post USCIS Confirms Acceptable Evidence of Employment Authorization for Certain E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses

Posted March 29, 2022 with Tags ,

USCIS Confirms Acceptable Evidence of Employment Authorization for Certain E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses

Following the Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas settlement, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) started issuing I-94 forms on January 30, 2022, with new Class of Admission (COA) codes for certain E and L spouses as evidence of their employment authorization incident to status. The term incident to status means that employment authorization is granted with the underlying immigration status (instead of having to first apply and be approved for work authorization in order to accept employment in the United States). The new COA designations were intended to distinguish E and L spouses from E and L children who are not employment authorized.

Newsroom image for the post NJL Hires Immigration Attorney Sonseere Goldenberg

Posted February 25, 2022 with Tags ,

NJL Hires Immigration Attorney Sonseere Goldenberg

NJL Welcomes Special Counsel Attorney Sonseere Goldenberg, Adding Over 20 Years of Experience to Corporate Immigration Practice. Minneapolis, MN—Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) welcomes Sonseere Goldenberg as a Special Counsel attorney to the Corporate Immigration team, bringing …

Newsroom image for the post NJL Welcomes Two New Attorneys

Posted February 21, 2022 with Tags ,

NJL Welcomes Two New Attorneys

Minneapolis-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) welcomes two new members this week: Allison Lange Garrison joins NJL as a Special Counsel attorney within the Product Liability and Complex Torts practice area, and Ben Erickson joins the Labor & …

Newsroom image for the post Nilan Johnson Lewis Receives Women-Owned Business Certification

Posted February 7, 2022 with Tags

Nilan Johnson Lewis Receives Women-Owned Business Certification

Minneapolis-based law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is proud to announce that it has received a Women-Owned Business Certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The certification is a significant achievement in the firm’s ongoing commitment to being an industry leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and makes NJL one of the largest certified women-owned law firms in the U.S.  

Newsroom image for the post Supreme Court Ruling Strikes Down OSHA ETS

Posted January 13, 2022 with Tags ,

Supreme Court Ruling Strikes Down OSHA ETS

UPDATE: In an order issued Jan. 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court stayed enforcement of federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS pending the disposition of the petitions for review in the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. …

Newsroom image for the post Nilan Johnson Lewis Elects Two Attorneys to Shareholder

Posted January 6, 2022

Nilan Johnson Lewis Elects Two Attorneys to Shareholder

MINNEAPOLIS (January 6, 2022) – Nilan Johnson Lewis, an innovative and independent law firm in Minneapolis, announces today two new shareholder promotions; Courtney Blanchard of the Labor and Employment group and Mai Lee Yang of the Corporate and Transactional Services …

Newsroom image for the post NJL Hires Litigator Kathleen Curtis

Posted December 17, 2021

NJL Hires Litigator Kathleen Curtis

Minneapolis, MN—Nilan Johnson Lewis PA is thrilled to announce the addition of Kathleen Curtis to our Product Liability and Complex Torts practice area, where she will lend her litigation expertise to the group’s areas of personal injury, complex torts, product …

Newsroom image for the post COVID Impacts Work-Made-For-Hire Doctrine Analysis

Posted November 29, 2021 with Tags

COVID Impacts Work-Made-For-Hire Doctrine Analysis

Work-For-Hire Doctrine Under copyright law, artists generally own the rights to the work they create. However, an exception exists when an artist’s work qualifies as a “work made for hire” under Section 101 of the Copyright Act. A work made …

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