Zuber Lawler | Global Legal Solutions

Gerold W. Libby

New ABA Book: “Building the Rule of Law: Firsthand Accounts From a Thirty-Year Global Campaign”

Partner

Los Angeles, CA

Two Zuber Lawler partners made major contributions to the American Bar Association’s long-awaited publication of a comprehensive account of the ABA’s global rule of law programs. These programs were first initiated by the ABA’s Central and Eastern Europe Law Initiative, launched when the Berlin Wall fell and communist governments throughout Eastern Europe were replaced with new democratic systems, and have been continued by the ABA’s global Rule of Law Initiative. These unprecedented programs have been recognized worldwide; former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has described them as “the most effective voluntary legal assistance initiative in history”.

Dr. Jayashree Mitra

New York, NY

Partner

Portland Engineering Inc., and Thompson Duke Industrial LLC settle patent infringement litigation against ATG Pharma Inc. and Advanced Integrated Robotics Inc.

Portland Engineering Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Thompson Duke Industrial, LLC, (collectively “Portland Engineering”) announce that they have entered into a settlement agreement with Canadian defendants ATG Pharma Inc. and Advanced Integrated Robotics Inc. (collectively “ATG Pharma”), ending the patent disputes between the companies. Portland Engineering had filed a patent infringement action against ATG Pharma alleging infringement of the U.S. Patent No. 10,440,989. The action was initiated in the United States District Court of Oregon on December 9, 2019, following issuance of the patent on October 15, 2019.
The Zuber Lawler team included Partners Dr. Jayashree Mitra and Joshua M. Masur.

Congratulations to Zuber Lawler Partner, Eileen Letts, selected as a recipient of the “Women in Law” award by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer

Eileen M. Letts

Chicago, IL

Partner

This award recognizes 50 women leaders in Chicago’s legal community for their success, leadership and work to advance other women.

Phoenix, AZ

Janet E. Jackim

Partner

Zuber Lawler Represents Phoenix Emerald Dispensary‘s Acquisition by Multi-State Cannabis Operator, Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO).

Further expanding its Arizona footprint, in March 2021 Verano acquired control of the popular Emerald Dispensary from Nabis AZ LLC, the contract manager of the dispensary, in a lucrative half-cash, half-stock deal worth $28.625 million. The transaction was complicated by various court proceedings in Phoenix and Canada, as well as Verano’s preceding reverse RTO with a Canadian stock exchange-listed company and fundraising campaign. Arizona, one of the latest states in the U.S. to legalize adult-use marijuana, is also one of the fastest-growing economies. The Phoenix Zuber Lawler team representing Nabis included Janet Jackim, the firm’s Co-Chair of the Cannabis Practice Group, and paralegal Tina Dancer.

Austin, TX

Jennifer Kuhn

Partner

Zuber Lawler Opens New Office in Austin

Zuber Lawler gratefully announces the addition of Austin-based intellectual property litigator Jennifer Kuhn, and the opening of its new office in Austin, Texas. “Austin is the new technology capital of the United States, and as a technology-focused law firm, my partners and I have decided that we must have an office there,” says the firm’s Managing Partner Tom Zuber. “Ms. Kuhn is an impeccably pedigreed and highly accomplished intellectual property litigator, and an esteemed leader within the Texas legal community. We’re thrilled that she has decided to join Zuber Lawler”...

Zuber Lawler represented DLT Element LLC and Distributed Ledger Technologies, LLC

Josh Lawler

Los Angeles, CA

Partner

Zuber Lawler represented DLT Element LLC, Distributed Ledger Technologies, LLC, and related entities, in the sale of assorted assets including rights to revenue derived from Bitcoin mining activities, equity and derivative securities and digital assets including tokens, SAFTs and rights to receive tokens pursuant to smart-contract lock-up release to Element ASA, a Norwegian entity listed on the Oslo stock exchange, now DLT ASA, in exchange for publicly traded shares and warrants.

Zuber Lawler Represents Auto Konnect in Summary Judgement Victory Against BMW NA

On January 4, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted partial summary judgment for Zuber Lawler client Auto Konnect, LLC, that BMW of North America, LLC breached a service provider contract between the parties by directly hiring all 38 Auto Konnect employees providing services to BMW, destroying that entire division of Auto Konnect’s business...