Hopkins Carley is now Lathrop GPM

Today marks an exciting milestone as Lathrop GPM and Hopkins Carley officially combine under the Lathrop GPM name. This combination enhances the capabilities and resources available to clients and grows our national platform, providing comprehensive legal services across a broad spectrum of practice areas. As we broaden our footprint in California’s dynamic legal market, we are expanding services across key practice groups, including Private Client Services and Real Estate & Development. We can’t wait to offer both firms' clients the benefits of our expanded industry knowledge, practice depth, and ability to leverage cutting-edge technology and innovation to deliver results. https://lnkd.in/gZBGAqEm #LawFirm #LegalIndustry #ClientServices #Growth #DealMaking #GrowthStrategy #BetterAsOne

Please join us in congratulating Lathrop GPM LLP attorneys Ally Cunningham, Gizie D. Hirsh, Kate Nolen and Steve Sutton, who were named to the Missouri Lawyers Media 2024 Top 100 POWER List. The list is selected from POWER List honorees over the past 12 months. Earlier this year, Ally was recognized in the Environmental and Energy Law category, Gizie was recognized in the Immigration Law category, Kate was recognized in the Family Law category, and Steve was recognized in the Construction Law category. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4gh4k93 #POWERList #EnvironmentalLaw #ImmigrationLaw #FamilyLaw #ConstructionLaw

As the landscape of U.S. immigration policy evolves with each change of Presidential Administration, employers and individuals face uncertainty and potential challenges in the areas of compliance and visa sponsorship. In our latest legal update, Lathrop GPM LLP partner Gizie D. Hirsh discusses recent immigration developments and offers actionable steps to better manage your workforce and operations in 2025 and beyond. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fKt0pz #ImmigrationLaw #VisaSponsorship #H1B

Lathrop GPM LLP partner Allie Itami was quoted in a recent Law360 article on four policy-related developments in the employee benefits field that were released in the latter half of 2024. In the article, Allie explains how court action to stay the effective date of the fiduciary rule was a "huge" development in the second half of the year. Learn more about the benefits policy developments here: https://bit.ly/4fJhOtj #EmployeeBenefits #PolicyDevelopments #DOL

Congratulations to attorney Steve Sutton for his well-deserved recognition on the 2024 Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List of construction law attorneys. Steve represents general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and property owners, addressing a spectrum of issues from project construction defects to contract negotiations and the enforcement of promised payments. This is a testament to his experience and dedication in the field. Well done, Steve! Read more about the honor here: https://bit.ly/3Drllio #ConstructionLaw #POWERList

On a recent episode of the Celebrity Estates podcast, Lathrop GPM LLP counsel Alma Soongi Beck discussed the complex legal challenges that come with estate planning involving Native Americans with host David Lenok and guest Professor Jo Carillo. Using the burial controversy surrounding American sports legend Jim Thorpe as an example, they delved into estate planning issues encompassing Indigenous rights, the Land Back Movement, and charitable giving. Listen here WealthManagement.com

Join Lathrop GPM LLP partner Erika Gasaway and Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP partner Jennifer Scharre for their January 8 webinar "Planners Plan and Litigators Laugh" through the The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section. Topics will include, revocation and amendment procedures, analyzing Haggerty by applying it to split cases that preceded it, a trustee’s powers to spend trust assets and more. To register and for more information about this webinar, click here: https://bit.ly/49yCQZQ #EstatePlanning #Trusts #Assets

Following a statewide ban on employment non-compete agreements that went into effect in 2023, a new Minnesota law that took effect on July 1, 2024, has expanded the state’s limitations on restrictive employment covenants, now prohibiting non-solicitation agreements between service providers and their clients in services agreements. While some aspects of the new law are unclear and are yet to be refined, the law has potentially significant ramifications for the health care industry and staffing models and may impact the terms of management agreements, temporary staffing arrangements and professional services contracts. Lathrop GPM partner's Catie Bitzan Amundsen and Megan Anderson discuss the laws potential effects and what it could mean for service providers in our latest legal update. Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/41wxwo2 #HealthCare #Noncompetes

Following a statewide ban on employment non-compete agreements that went into effect in 2023, a new Minnesota law that took effect on July 1, 2024, has expanded the state’s limitations on restrictive employment covenants, now prohibiting non-solicitation agreements between service providers and their clients in services agreements. While some aspects of the new law are unclear and are yet to be refined, the law has potentially significant ramifications for the health care industry and staffing models and may impact the terms of management agreements, temporary staffing arrangements and professional services contracts. Lathrop GPM partner's Catie Bitzan Amundsen and Megan Anderson discuss the laws potential effects and what it could mean for service providers in our latest legal update. Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/41wxwo2 #HealthCare #Noncompetes

Lathrop GPM LLP recently represented Microbiologics, a biotechnology company focused on infectious disease reference materials and contract research services, in its acquisition of SensID GmbH, a manufacturer of reference materials and quality controls for molecular diagnostics in oncology and precision medicine. The acquisition was announced November 6. The move expands Microbiologics' reach into the field of oncology and precision medicine, while continuing its leadership in infectious disease diagnostics. Lathrop GPM’s team representing Microbiologics was led by partner Ryan Gerads. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4guueG2