Summer 2023

Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2023

4 min

As June winds down, you may be wondering where the time went. 2023 is halfway over. It's a great time to reflect on this year's big accomplishments and plan for the months ahead. If networking with former Venable colleagues, attending firm events, or getting involved in pro bono and diversity initiatives are on your to-do list, then you're in luck. Read on to see what's happening in Venable offices across the nation.

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News from Around Our Offices

Venable Expands Technology and Innovation Offerings with Venable Blue

Venable Blue is a new legal and consulting service that helps clients protect their reputation and manage risk online, complementing the firm's data privacy, cybersecurity, and autonomous and connected mobility offerings. The service helps companies build, operationalize, and deploy integrated programs and systems, and manage escalations in all areas of business, including regulatory, compliance, content, child safety, human rights, and privacy online.

Ten Years on, Partners Reminisce About Opening the San Francisco Office

In 2013, Venable opened an office in San Francisco, its second on the West Coast. In this recent conversation, Jim NelsonArt Cirulnick, and Tom Wallerstein discuss the impetus behind the move, the risks that were involved, and how the office is doing a decade later.

Chambers USA Releases 2023 Rankings of Venable Attorneys and Practices
This year, 87 Venable attorneys and 31 practice groups were ranked at the state and national levels. This is Chambers USA's 20th annual survey covering America's leading practices and attorneys.
BTI Consulting Group Recognizes Venable Among Its Client Service A-Team for 2023

Community Spotlight

Venable Team Wins Decision Vacating Death Sentence for Last Maryland Resident on Federal Death Row

The decision entitles our client to a sentencing hearing—before a newly empaneled jury—to decide whether he should be resentenced to death. The ABA Death Penalty Representation Project awarded Venable its 2023 Exceptional Service Award for its work on the case.

Venable Secures Special Immigrant Visa for Afghan Interpreter Who Aided the U.S.

An Afghan national who helped the U.S. fight insurgents is now safe in the United States following 12 years of legal and logistical work from Venable attorneys and other organizations.

The Venable Foundation Releases Its 2022 Annual Report

The Foundation gave $480,000 to two nonprofit organizations in each of the firm's communities. Notable projects created by grantees included operational support for a homeless shelter, underwriting the hiring of mental health clinicians, and a mobile shower program in under-resourced neighborhoods.

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No Fun in the Summertime: Employer Obligations for Preventing Employee Heat Stress
As summer approaches, employers with employees potentially exposed to high temperatures should ensure that they have taken the necessary steps to protect their employees from heat-related illnesses.
New FCC Robocall Rules for Nonprofit and Political Calls Begin July 20
Effective July 20, 2023, nonprofit organizations and others making non-commercial calls using an artificial or prerecorded voice to residential lines may make no more than three such calls to a particular residential line within any consecutive 30-day period without prior express consent and must give the called party the ability to opt out of any future calls they do not wish to receive.
Let's Chat: Influencers and Brands Testing the Waters of Generative AI Must Navigate Data Privacy and FTC Issues

Influencers and brands are accustomed to the rules governing what can be said on social media, but now they'll need to start thinking about what sort of information they can elicit from their fans and consumers in the course of unique and unpredictable interactions, and what they can do with that information.

Upcoming and Recent Events

Managing Nonprofit Affiliated Entities

Managing and working with affiliated entities—with different tax statuses and different missions—is seldom easy. Panelists Lindsay Nathan and Ryan Kasdin shared important tips on managing tax exemption and legal and operational risks through appropriate policies, agreements, and training.

The Rise, Impact, and Legal Pitfalls of Influencers in Social Media

With a global market size projected to reach nearly $70 billion by 2029, brands have been investing more than ever in influencer marketing. Attorneys Melissa Landau Steinman and Jennifer Malloy recently discussed the most pressing legal and business issues related to influencer contracts and user-generated content.

SECURE 2.0 Act – New Retirement Plan Provisions

Legislation enacted in December includes changes relating to catch-up contributions, required minimum distributions, required coverage of part-time employees, and more. In this informative webinar, partners Harry Atlas and Lisa Tavares addressed the key provisions that are of interest to nonprofit organization retirement plan sponsors.

 

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