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International Corporate Partner Danila Duò Joines Whiteford in New York

Continuing the Firm’s Corporate Expansion.

Whiteford announced today that Danila Duò has joined the firm as a Partner in New York. An experienced international business and corporate lawyer, Ms. Duò is the most recent addition to a New York office that has seen significant recent expansion.

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Whiteford Welcomes Corporate Tech Leader Jordan Kanfer in New York

Latest in a Series of Significant Arrivals in the City.
 
Whiteford announced today that Jordan D. Kanfer has joined the firm as a Partner in New York. Mr. Kanfer brings a wealth of legal and leadership experience in the technology and telecommunications sectors.

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Former Assistant US Attorney James B. Gatehouse Joins Whiteford in Charlotte

Whiteford is pleased to welcome veteran lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney James B. Gatehouse to the firm. He joins as a business litigation partner after five years of service as an AUSA in the Western District of North Carolina. In doing so, he is opening the firm’s newest location in Charlotte.

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Chambers Recognizes Whiteford in a Record 15 Practices

Whiteford is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2025 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes 30 attorneys in a record 15 practice areas at the National and State level.

 

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Whiteford Welcomes Prominent Kentucky Litigator Robert Maclin

Whiteford announced today that Robert E. Maclin, III has joined the firm as a Partner in its Lexington, Kentucky, office. Mr. Maclin has over 30 years of practice throughout the Commonwealth and nationally, and is widely recognized as a leading Kentucky lawyer.

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Employment Law Update: Virginia Bans Noncompete Agreements with Non-Exempt Employees

Virginia has further restricted noncompete agreements. Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia Code § 40.1-28.7:8 will prohibit Virginia employers from entering into non-competition agreements with employees who are classified as non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is the federal law that governs how employees are paid. Nonexempt employees are those who are subject to minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA. The updated law will not affect employees who meet the requirements for an exemption as set forth by the FLSA, for example, employees who meet with executive, professional, and administrative salary basis and duties.

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Client Alert: Department of Justice’s New White Collar Crime Focus

The Department of Justice’s Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime memorandum released on May 12, 2025, signals a shift in DOJ corporate criminal enforcement. The memorandum signals a shift from past DOJ directives and focus, recognizing that ”not all corporate misconduct warrants federal criminal prosecution,” that “prosecution of individuals, as well as civil and administrative remedies directed at corporations, are often appropriate to address low-level corporate misconduct and vindicate U.S. interests,” and that DOJ “must strike an appropriate balance between the need to effectively identify, investigate, and prosecute corporate and individuals’ criminal wrongdoing while minimizing unnecessary burdens on American enterprise.”

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Client Alert: NCAA House Settlement Approved

On Friday, June 6, 2025, US District Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division, finally approved the $2.8 billion settlement agreement arising from Case No. 4:20-cv-03919-CW In re: College Athlete NIL Litigation (“Settlement Agreement”), a class action lawsuit against the NCAA and the Power Five Conferences challenging their rules restricting payments to student-athletes, including payments related to student-athletes names, images, and likenesses (NIL) for commercial purposes. The Settlement Agreement will reshape college sports by allowing universities to pay student-athletes directly starting July 1, 2025, effectively ending the NCAA’s longstanding argument that student-athletes are amateurs and should, therefore, not be paid.   

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Client Alert: Inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Crucial Tax Updates for Individuals, Business Owners, and Nonprofits

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1-119th Congress (2025-2026), titled as the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”), a budget bill that, among other things, addresses soon to sunset provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) while also making modifications to U.S. tax policy and spending. Commentators and economists estimate the Act, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump, may have a net cost of $3.8 trillion over 10 years, and would increase the federal statutory debt limit by $4 trillion.

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