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This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...

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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...

Kathryn Doyle, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the NACUA Annual Meeting, June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. She will be speaking on June 28, 9:15-10:30 a.m., on the topic "You Thought You Owned It, They Might Have Stolen It, and a Medley of Inventor Kerfuffles”. Joining Kathryn will...

Don Lussier represents clients in complex matters involving a wide range of commercial assets across the United States, including real estate, corporate and commercial lending transactions. Clients appreciate his ability to efficiently identify the issues that really matter, and to find creative and...

Caroline Patterson brings more than 25 years of legal experience to her work representing practices and professionals in the health care industry in a variety of transactional, corporate, and regulatory matters. Her experience ranges from providing counsel in mergers, acquisitions, sales and private...

A life sciences patent attorney with a Ph.D. in virology and cell and molecular biology, Kathryn Doyle represents universities and companies throughout the United States in identifying, protecting and enforcing their intellectual property in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture...

Eric Orlinsky co-chairs the firm's Corporate Practice and its Private Equity/Venture Capital subgroup and concentrates his practice in general business and securities law and counsels clients in private equity and venture capital investments, public and private offerings of debt and equity...

Mark Simpson counsels technology and intellectual property innovators to assist them in developing, protecting, and monetizing the results of their creative endeavors, with a focus on IP strategy and branding. He protects their IP assets via patent preparation and prosecution, IP counseling and...

Amy Kline is a commercial litigator whose practice is focused on the representation of insurers and reinsurers in complex civil litigation. She is co-chair of the firm's Insurance Group and a member of the Executive Committee. Amy has extensive trial and appellate experience in federal and state...

Caitlin Piccarello Strauss is a commercial litigator who represents companies in disputes involving insurance, employee benefits and ERISA, real estate, and restrictive covenants. As a leader of the Firm's Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation team, she regularly defends insurers in life, health...

Michael Petrizzo brings nearly 30 years of experience to his work guiding clients through mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and corporate formations, reorganizations and restructurings. Public and private companies, private equity and venture capital firms, and high-net-worth...

Zachary Berk focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, with concentrations in business and real estate litigation. His experience also includes representing clients in consumer financial services, intellectual property, employment and trade secret related matters. Zach regularly...

Counsel on Claims, Litigation, Transactions, Opinions and Compliance The legal landscape affecting the insurance industry is constantly changing. Whether the result of technological advances and corresponding risk exposures, ever-evolving case law affecting coverage and bad faith standards, or...

Saul Ewing’s Intellectual Property attorneys regularly provide seasoned, client-focused intellectual property advice and counsel to universities and colleges in all aspects of securing and protecting their rights in commercially valuable intellectual property throughout the U.S. (as well as...

Michael Joyce assists clients with litigation, including a wide variety of commercial disputes and insurance matters. His commercial litigation experience includes high-stakes contractual disputes, intellectual property and software cases, trade secret misappropriation and other injunction matters...

Josh Richards helps clients involved in civil and regulatory disputes address challenges through litigation, appeals, and strategic responses to government enforcement, particularly for colleges and universities. Josh approaches his work for education and nonprofit clients from a mission-driven...

Navigating Complex Regulations and Risks The federal government (Government) imposes unique requirements on entities that sell, directly or indirectly, goods or services to the Government. These requirements vary according to type of contract (e.g., fixed-price, cost-reimbursement), by item (e.g...

Covering Your Campus's Legal Issues The legal issues facing colleges and universities are more challenging than ever, reaching every corner of campus life with increasing complexity. From discipline to drones, Title IX to taxes, FERPA to financing, Saul Ewing has a deep bench of lawyers who wrestle...