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BizTimes Around Town: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.’s Board Appreciation reception
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. recognized area nonprofit organizations and firm staff members who serve them during a special board appreciation event held Nov. 12 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The reception, which supported the firm's spirit of philanthropy, also gave nonprofits and nonprofit board members an opportunity to network. More than 200 representatives from southeastern Wisconsin's nonprofit and for-profit communities attended the event.
Net neutrality 101
President Barack Obama took a stand this week by calling for the Federal Communications Commission to preserve net neutrality by regulating broadband service like a utility.
BizTimes Bubbler Executive of the Week: Joseph Kuborn
Joseph Kuborn, partner of Andrus Intellectual Property Law LLPAddress: 100 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100, MilwaukeeWebsite: www.andruslaw.com Industry: LegalEmployees:...
Employee criticism of an employer: Be careful how you react
Imagine you own or manage 10 Jimmy John's restaurants. A handful of your employees place posters in your restaurants depicting identical sandwiches, where one sandwich is described as made by a healthy worker and the other as made by a sick worker.
Quarles promotes attorneys to partners
Milwaukee-based law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that 17 of its associate attorneys have been admitted as partners.
The Supreme Court and the tricky issue of software patents
Prior to adjourning for the summer, the United States Supreme Court rendered an opinion relating to the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions. In Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, the Court held that all claims of a patent owned by Alice Corp., including method, system, and computer-readable medium claims, are drawn to an abstract idea and, therefore, are not patent-eligible. The opinion is one in a recent series of cases addressing patent eligibility.
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Nusslock named COO at Davis & Kuelthau
Milwaukee law firm Davis & Kuelthau s.c. has named Kathy Nusslock its chief operating officer.
Peterson named Milwaukee Bar Association president
David Peterson, shareholder at Milwaukee-based Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., has been elected president of the Milwaukee Bar Association.
Peterson named Milwaukee Bar Association president
David Peterson, shareholder at Milwaukee-based Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., has been elected president of the Milwaukee Bar Association.
Canada anti-spam legislation affects U.S. companies
Canada recently enacted “Anti-Spam” legislation (CASL) affecting all businesses – even those based in the United States – sending commercial electronic messages to individuals in Canada.
