Somerset County solicitor resigns, another solicitor hired

Michael Barbera, foreground, resigned as the Somerset County Solicitor, and Christopher Gabriel, center, representing Gabriel Fera of Pittsburgh, was hired as the new solicitor at Tuesday's county commissioners meeting.

Michael Barbera, foreground, resigned as the Somerset County Solicitor, and Christopher Gabriel, center, representing Gabriel Fera of Pittsburgh, was hired as the new solicitor at Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting.

The Somerset County Commissioners accepted the resignation of Michael Barbera as its solicitor at its regular board meeting Tuesday.

The commissioners then hired the law firm of Gabriel Fera from Pittsburgh as the county’s new solicitor. Barbera’s resignation was effective March 28.

“While this has been a difficult decision for me to, ultimately, make, we have been talking about this day for several years now,” Barbera said in a letter to

NLRB to Release Memo Clarifying Impact of McLaren Macombs on Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Restrictions | Seyfarth Shaw

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in Mclaren Macombwhich held that simply offers a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). We previously blogged about the mclaren decision and encourage you to read that post for a summary of the decision.

mclaren left unanswered a host of critical questions and, in the month following the decision, employers have not received any further clarity from the Board regarding how this decision will play out in practice. But some clarity—welcome or unwelcome—is coming. At some

ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Dutch Bros, Inc. Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class

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Published March 19, 2023

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 19, 2023 / WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Dutch Bros, Inc. (NYSE:BROS) between March 1, 2022 and May 11, 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important May 1, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

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SO WHAT: If you purchased Dutch Bros securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Dutch

India allows foreign law firms to set up offices, moves seen as ‘game changers’

NEW DELHI, March 15 (Reuters) – India will allow foreign law firms to set up offices to offer corporate law and M&A services to clients and hire local lawyers to beef up operations, in a major move seen as reshaping the landscape of a sector long dominated by local firms.

The Bar Council of India in new rules issued on Wednesday said foreign lawyers and law firms can also advise on international arbitration cases on a reciprocal basis, meaning lawyers from those countries which allow similar opportunities for Indian lawyers to practice.

Foreign lawyers, however, will only be allowed to

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ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages ESS Tech Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important March 13 Deadline in Securities Class Action

NEW YORK, March 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of ESS Tech Inc. (NYSE:GWH) between August 11, 2022 and December 7, 2022both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important March 13, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased ESS Tech securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the ESS Tech class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10877 or