Placeholder canvas
Date: January 31, 2017

Portland Managing Partner Ilene Munk to Speak at Lewis & Clark Law School

by foleyandmansfield
Date: January 31, 2017
by foleyandmansfield

Portland Managing Partner Ilene Munk to Speak at Lewis & Clark Law School

Placeholder canvas

Ilene M. Munk, managing partner of the firm’s Portland office, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming March 14 Honorable Betty Roberts Women in the Law Distinguished Speaker program, The Path to the Top.  Munk will be joined by a distinguished panel of female managing law firm partners for a lively CLE discussion on the journey to the top.

The complementary program will be held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland on March 7, 2017 at 5:00 pm.  This program has applied for one MCLE credit through the Oregon State Bar.

 

To register, enter here. 

Ilene Munk, Environmental attorney, Foley & Mansfield Portland

A Tidal Wave of Regulations: How New Federal Regulations on Drinking Water May Affect U.S. Businesses

New regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House will not be watering down toxic tort litigation any time soon. On April 10, 2024, the Biden-Harris administration issued a national first —a federal standard that seeks to regulate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”, in […]

LEARN MORE

Redefining The Workforce: Implementation of the DOL’s Independent Contractor Rule

On March 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s much anticipated rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding the classification of workers as either employees or independent contractors officially came into effect. However, there are several pending lawsuits in different states seeking to prohibit the implementation of the new […]

LEARN MORE

Amended FRE 702 Creates Path for Expert Challenges in Talc Litigation

A recent update to the federal rules governing the use of expert testimony/evidence in federal court will widely impact how scientific and medical evidence is presented to juries in federal matters, including talcum powder litigation. With the change to Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE 702”), defendants […]

LEARN MORE