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Celebrating and building upon Waller’s strong 115-year legacy of providing exceptional legal service, we are proud to combine with global law firm Holland & Knight, official today, March 1, 2023. We hope to continue providing top-tier client service, alongside our new team, under the name Holland & Knight.

A sincere thank you to all of our Waller employees, past and present, for your hard work in getting the firm to this milestone. To continue keeping up with our attorneys, practices, podcasts and blog you can visit hklaw.com or follow Holland & Knight. Learn more about the combination here: http://bit.ly/3kCW77C

We are pleased to announce that Waller attorney Karolyn Perry has been named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow for 2023. Designed for lawyers with eight to 15 years of experience, this landmark intensive year-long professional development program connects high-potential attorneys with leading general counsel, managing partners and their peers for mentoring and career guidance. Congratulations, Karolyn!

Waller is a proud sponsor of the Tennessee Bar Association’s 2023 Estate Planning & Probate Forum. This in-person event will be held on Friday, February 24 from 8 AM to 5 PM and will focus on key developments in the practice area, such as legislative updates, real estate in probate court, estate administration and more.

Waller attorneys Aaron Flinn and Jill Mastroianni will present on the topics of Tennessee Taxes Impact on Estate Planning and What Estate Planners Should Know about Estate Administrations, respectively.

Don’t miss this opportunity to earn 7 hours of CLE, including two hours of dual credit, and hear from top estate planning professionals! Register here: http://bit.ly/3IM3wuE

Following a year marked by high-profile antitrust cases in the healthcare industry, the Department of Justice has withdrawn three healthcare antitrust policies in favor of a case-by-case approach to enforcement. Learn more in our latest blog article by Waller partner Beth Vessel: http://bit.ly/3I7ilaQ

At their core, federal bribery laws are put into place to criminalize corrupt payments intended to influence official action. In a recent article for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' publication, The Champion, Waller attorneys Bill Athanas and Brant Biddle share their insights on the ambiguous work of clarifying the boundaries of corruption and analyze how the precedent set by McDonnell v. United States impacts the legal landscape today. Read here: http://bit.ly/3HARXVn

Each year in March, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts a lottery to award H-1B slots to enough foreign workers to meet its 85,000 visa annual cap.
U.S. employers should review their active employee rosters and prospective hires to identify employees for sponsorship in the upcoming H-1B visa lottery. Learn more in our latest blog article by Waller attorneys Hadeel Abouhasira and Nora Katz: http://bit.ly/3RlHIIR

Another successful Diverse Attorney & Diverse Law Student Happy Hour with law students from Belmont College of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. We loved getting to connect with such promising young talent while discussing experiences of diverse attorneys.

At Waller we strive to be a more diverse and inclusive workplace. As part of our ongoing commitment to progress, we are always seeking out new, diverse talent. Wonder what working at Waller would be like? Today is the last day to apply for our 1L Summer Program! Learn more and apply here by 11:59 PM January 31, 2023: http://bit.ly/3lDzhtr

Changes to the way United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) process applications to extend or change nonimmigrant status and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) could lead to applications being processed in as little as two to three weeks as opposed to the current wait time of up to a year at certain USCIS Service Centers. Learn more about these changes in our latest blog article by Elvira Rodriguez, Vinh Duong, and Nora Katz: http://bit.ly/3kXeP9B

Last night Waller hosted our Diverse Attorney & Diverse Law Student Happy Hour, where we had the opportunity to connect with some of the University of Tennessee College of Law’s diverse students to share drinks and candid conversation about the experiences of diverse attorneys in the legal profession.

At Waller we strive to be a more diverse and inclusive workplace. As part of our ongoing commitment to progress, we are always seeking out new, diverse talent. Wonder what working at Waller would be like? It’s not too late to apply for our 1L Summer Program! Learn more and apply here by January 31, 2023: http://bit.ly/3lDzhtr

“It is an honor to welcome our newest partners. These exceptional attorneys have earned the trust and respect of clients and colleagues, and they exemplify the highest standards of the legal profession.” — Matt Burnstein, Waller Chairman & Partner

Congratulations to our nine newest partners! Check out our latest press release to learn more about each new partner: http://bit.ly/3HcUBR1

Julian Bibb

Matt Bryson

Trip Conrad

Michael Cottone

Mary Julia Hannon

Leslie Vaughn Mahre

Alex Porter

Jeremy Poynter

Andrew Solinger

Waller is a proud sponsor of the eCap Summit, a healthcare conference focused on healthcare market shifts. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen and discuss the evolving healthcare market with top financial institutions and thought leaders. This year’s summit will be held in Miami, Florida from February 5 to 7. If you plan on attending, please feel free to reach out to our attending attorneys Abbey Ruby and James Nelson for the opportunity to connect!

Learn more or register for the conference here: http://bit.ly/3XIy2dn

Waller presents the Bisnow Nashville Multifamily and Mixed-Use Summit, an event focused on the newest innovations and developments in the growing Nashville residential market. Featured speakers include Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Councilwoman Joy Styles and Nashville Metro Councilmember Nancy VanReece. Waller partners Alex Porter and Ed Callaway will also be moderating panels discussing the future of Nashville tenants and residents and new developments in Nashville’s multifamily and mixed-use development sectors.

The summit will be held on Thursday, February 2 from 8 AM-12 PM at The Westin Nashville. Register here: http://bit.ly/3QNyRiZ

Last week, fifteen Waller attorneys and several members of the Holland & Knight team converged in San Francisco for the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. While in attendance, our team had the opportunity to meet and have in-depth conversations with many leading investment bankers, lenders, private equity firms and healthcare companies among other advisors. Check out our latest blog to learn more about our key takeaways regarding the future of the healthcare industry in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZLjP19

Waller partner Josh Wood has been recognized by the Nashville Business Journal as a 2023 40 Under 40 winner. Congratulations to Josh and all other honorees! See the full 40 under 40 list here: https://bit.ly/3kpSWjb

More than 50 years have passed since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, but his words are just as meaningful as they were during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement. Today, on Martin Luther King Day, we honor and reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more about Dr. King and his teachings here: http://bit.ly/3CG6bmc

Congratulations to our 2022 Diversity Scholarship recipient, La’Quevia Samuel! La’Quevia is a first generation college student currently pursuing her J.D. at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Her interest in advocating for underprivileged and underrepresented populations developed at an early age, which lead her to begin actively addressing issues concerning diversity and equality in her local communities.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Barry University, where she served as President of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and chartered a chapter of Leading Women of Tomorrow, an organization whose aim is to bridge the gender gap among public representatives by empowering young women and non-binary folks to consider careers in public service. In 2021, La’Quevia was recognized by Barry University’s 2021 Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to the University Award.

She also spent time interning as a case manager for the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department, where she assessed the likelihood of at-risk youth reoffending and developed appropriate treatment plans and sanctions. As a result, youths who completed their programs avoided damaging criminal records.

La’Quevia’s long-term career goal is to become a judge, where she plans to continue her work advocating for underrepresented communities. Please join us in congratulating this outstanding young woman.

With the new year come new challenges for hospitals and health systems. Waller partners Tyler Layne and Jesse Neil share their thoughts on what’s ahead for hospitals in 2023 in a recent guest column for Law360. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3X2iGk6

No better way to 🏈kick off🏈 our week in San Francisco than with our Annual Gridiron Gathering at Schroders to watch the College Football Playoff National Championship. Special thanks to our co-sponsors and friends from Brentwood Capital Advisors, Gallagher and LBMC.

If you’re in town for the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference, please feel free to reach out to one of our attending attorneys for the opportunity to connect: https://bit.ly/3X0Bu2x

Stay tuned for more content throughout the week.

Ignoring long-standing legal precedent that left the matter to the states, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Proposed Rule that would eliminate the use of non-compete agreements by employers. Read more in our latest blog article by Beth Vessel: https://bit.ly/3k3tVtW

Immigration filing fees could be increased by an average of 40% following a proposed rule recently published by the Department of Homeland Security. The proposed rule would significantly increase filing fees for USCIS forms most commonly filed by employers. Learn more about the implications of this rule in our latest blog post by Laura Penney, Vinh Duong, and Nora Katz: https://bit.ly/3GIC6Vn

Each January 1 is Public Domain Day, which marks the entry of a fresh batch of copyrighted creative works into the United States public domain. Several prominent works will enter the public domain on Public Domain Day 2023, including the last of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories and select literary works by Agatha Christie, Hermann Hesse, Ernest Hemmingway, and Virginia Wolff (to name just a few), as well as a number of notable film and musical compositions. Learn more about Public Domain Day in our latest blog post by Leigh Stanfield: https://bit.ly/3WX6BMs

With no federal data privacy law in effect, states are enacting and updating their state data privacy laws as we head into 2023. Learn more in our latest blog post by Leigh Stanfield and Julian Bibb: https://bit.ly/3WiXd5U