February 2014 – EEOC Lawsuit
February 19, 2014David E. DubberlyFebruary 19, 2014 On February 7, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) sued CVS Pharmacy Inc. in federal court in Chicago to invalidate the company’s standard…
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Florence Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation is proud to announce Mark W. Buyck Jr. as the 2013 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award recipient for…
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Henry Parr Chosen for the American Arbitration Association Appellate Panel
December 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – December 11, 2013 – Wyche attorney Henry Parr has been chosen to serve on the new American Arbitration Association (AAA) Appellate Panel. The AAA formed this panel…
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Wyche Names David Anna to Membership
November 14, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 14, 2013 – Wyche announced that David Anna has been named a member of the firm. Mr. Anna focuses his practice on corporate, transactional and securities…
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Ted Gentry Elected Chair of Wyche Executive Committee
November 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 11, 2013 – Ted Gentry has been elected Chair of Wyche’s Executive Committee by the firm’s membership. As Chair of the Executive Committee, Mr. Gentry will…
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Ogletree Deakins Invests in Greenville
November 6, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 6, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has consolidated its…
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Recognizes Wyche as a 2014
November 4, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 4, 2013 – Wyche has been named a Greenville Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” in 17 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2014.…
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Ogletree Deakins Again Named a “Law Firm of the Year”
November 1, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – November 1, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has been named…
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Ogletree Deakins Again Named a “Law Firm of the Year”
November 1, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has been named…
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Suedabeh Walker Joins Wyche
September 24, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – September 24, 2013 – Suedabeh Walker has joined Wyche as an associate, focusing her practice on transactional matters including corporate, environmental, and commercial real estate. Prior to…
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Personal Liability For LLC Members
September 12, 2013Josh Bennett, Rogers Townsend & Thomas September 6, 2013 Individuals form business entities for many reasons, but the most common reason may be because the individual believes that the entity will…
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Four Ogletree Deakins Shareholders Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America©
August 22, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 23, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that four…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names 19 Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2014 List
August 16, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 15, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that…
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Twenty-two Wyche Attorneys Recognized as 2014 Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 15, 2013 – Twenty-two Wyche attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc.,…
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Gleaton Wyatt & Hewitt rebrands with new business model
August 13, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 13, 2013 – The former Gleaton Wyatt Hewitt, PA, Law Firm has a new name and image to better serve the business needs of the Upstate.…
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Jackson Lewis Attorneys Named 2013 Legal Elite
August 9, 2013Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing law firms, is pleased to announce that Stephanie E. Lewis and Andreas N. Satterfield Jr. have been selected by…
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Seven Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Among Legal Elite
August 7, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 7, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that seven…
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Leadership Greenville Selects David Anna for Class 40
August 5, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 5, 2013 – Wyche attorney David Anna has been selected for Leadership Greenville, Class 40. Leadership Greenville is a program designed and facilitated by the Greenville Chamber…
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Seventeen Wyche Attorneys Recognized as Legal Elite
August 1, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 1, 2013 – Greenville Business Magazine has recognized seventeen Wyche attorneys as the area’s Legal Elite. This marks the second year in a row that Wyche…
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Gleaton Wyatt & Hewitt attorney appointed to Foundation Board for the John de la Howe School
July 30, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – July 30, 2013 – Attorney David Wyatt has been appointed to the Foundation Board for the John de la Howe School. A partner in Gleaton Wyatt &…
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Andy Coburn Chosen for the Liberty Fellowship
July 25, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – July 25, 2013 – Wyche attorney Andy Coburn has been selected to participate in the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2015. The Liberty Fellowship is a leadership initiative…
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Kirsten Small, Most Wonderful Time of the Year
June 10, 2013Kirsten Small, Nexsen PruetGreenville, SCJune 11, 2013 Ah, June. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Supreme Court lawclerks are showing signs of rickets. June is that magical…
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Kirsten Small, Most Wonderful Time of the Year
June 10, 2013Kirsten Small, Nexsen PruetGreenville, SCJune 11, 2013 Ah, June. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Supreme Court lawclerks are showing signs of rickets. June is that magical…
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Five Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA
May 24, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 24, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Gray…
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Robert Williams, RTT May 14, 2013
May 21, 2013Robert Williams, Rogers Townsend & ThomasGreenville, SCMay 14, 2013 The New York Yankees have been known as “Baseball’s Evil Empire” forseveral years now. Looking to capitalize on that association, a…
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Meliah Bowers Jefferson Returns to Wyche
May 20, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 20, 2013 – Meliah Bowers Jefferson has rejoined Wyche after serving as law clerk to The Honorable J. Michelle Childs, United States District Judge. Ms. Jefferson focuses her…
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May 13 2013 – The Rules of Unpaid Internships
May 13, 2013Christian Boesl, Collins & LacyColumbia, SCMay 13, 2013 The Rules of Unpaid Internships In South Carolina this past weekend, college students proudly marchedacross the graduation stage ready to enter the…
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May 13 2013 – The Rules of Unpaid Internships
May 13, 2013Christian Boesl, Collins & LacyColumbia, SCMay 13, 2013 The Rules of Unpaid Internships In South Carolina this past weekend, college students proudly marched across the graduation stage ready to enter…
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SC Supreme Court Rules on Tax Exemptions in Bodman v. South Carolina
May 8, 2013By Jim Rourke Nexsen Pruet, LLCMay 8, 2013 Above photos: Burnie Maybank, Rick Reames III and Jim Rourke Close to a year and a half after hearing oral arguments…
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SC Supreme Court Rules on Tax Exemptions in Bodman v. South Carolina
May 8, 2013By Jim Rourke Nexsen Pruet, LLCMay 8, 2013 Above photos: Burnie Maybank, Rick Reames III and Jim Rourke Close to a year and a half after hearing oral arguments…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Recognized By Peers; Twenty-Eight Named to 2013 Super Lawyers® List for South Carolina
May 2, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – May 2, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that twenty-eight attorneys have been listed in the 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Recognized By Peers; Twenty-Eight Named to 2013 Super Lawyers® List for South Carolina
May 2, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 2, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that twenty-eight attorneys have been listed in the 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the…
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Stalvey Named Partner at Bannister & Wyatt
April 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – April 10, 2010 – Bannister & Wyatt is proud to announce that Alex Stalvey has been named partner with the Greenville firm. As partner, Stalvey will assume…
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Lica Colwell: Spring Fashion Season
March 19, 2013Lica ColwellMarch 18, 2013 It’s March, and in Charleston thoughts turn to longer days, spring break and, relatively recently, fashion. The tents go up in Marion Square mid-month for…
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Lica Colwell: Spring Fashion Season
March 19, 2013Lica ColwellMarch 18, 2013 It’s March, and in Charleston thoughts turn to longer days, springbreak and, relatively recently, fashion. The tents go up in MarionSquare mid-month for fashion fans…
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New I-9 Form: March 18 2013
March 19, 2013By David Dubberly and David Garrett Nexsen Pruet, LLCMarch 18, 2013 On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new two-page version of Form I-9, together…
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Greenville Attorney Honored for Commitment to Legal Services
March 12, 2013GREENVILLE & SPARTANBURG, SC – March 12, 2013 – The South Carolina Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission and the South Carolina Bar Foundation announced South Carolina Legal Services’ Kirby…
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Feb 28, 2013 – Noncompetition Agreements
February 28, 2013Nikole MergoNexsen Pruet, LLCFebruary 28, 2013 In light of the restrictive nature with which South Carolina courts have historically viewed noncompetition agreements, many people assumethey are not…
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Feb 28, 2013 – Noncompetition Agreements
February 28, 2013Nikole MergoNexsen Pruet, LLCFebruary 28, 2013 In light of the restrictive nature with which South Carolina courts have historically viewed noncompetition agreements, many people assume they are…
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Jim Price to Receive Leadership in Law Award
February 27, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – February 27, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet attorney Jim Price has been named a 2013 Leadership in Law Award winner by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Each year the…
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Ogletree Deakins Shareholders Named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 19, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – February 19, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Fred Suggs and Stephen Woods, of the firm’s…
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Charleston Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – January 14, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation announces Nexsen Pruet’s Harold W. Jacobs as the 2012 DuRantDistinguished Public Service Award recipient for meritorious service tothe…
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Charleston Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation announced Nexsen Pruet’s Harold W. Jacobs as the 2012 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award recipient for meritorious service…
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Wyche Corporate Lawyers Wrapped Up 2012 with a Flurry of Deal Closings Collectively Valued at Over $650 Million
January 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – January 11, 2013 – The Wyche corporate lawyers wrapped up 2012 with a flurry of deal closings including six acquisitions, four corporate financing deals, one merger, and…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorney, Kirsten Small, Elected Member (Partner)
January 3, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – January 3, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that attorney Kirsten Small has been elected a Member (Partner) of the firm effective January 1, 2013. Small focuses her…
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Jan 3, 2013 – SC Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality Clauses in Employment Agreement
January 2, 2013By David DubberlyNexsen Pruet, LLCJan 3, 2013In its most significant employment law decision of 2012, Milliken & Co. v. Morin, the South Carolina Supreme Court addressed the enforceability ofprovisions in…
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Wyche Named Official Climate Challenge Partner by American Bar Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – November 20, 2012 – The American Bar Association (ABA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently named Wyche, P.A. an official Climate Challenge Partner. This distinction…
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Wyche Recognized as a Top Tier Law Firm in 2013 “Best Law Firm” Rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®
November 1, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – November 1, 2012 – U.S. News Media Group and BestLawyers have released the 2013 Best Law Firms rankings and Wyche onceagain received stellar rankings across a broad…
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Ogletree Deakins Named “Law Firm of the Year”
November 1, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – November 1, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), a South Carolina-based national labor and employment law firm representing management, is pleased to…
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Ogletree Deakins Named “Law Firm of the Year”
November 1, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), a South Carolina-based national labor and employment law firm representing management, announces that the…
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