Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

We are thrilled to introduce our 2025 Partner Class! Congratulations to Amanda Brouillette, Ava Conger, Sindy Ding-Voorhees, Sarah Holland, Maha Khalaj, Andrea M. LaFrance, Tyler McAllister, Tiffani Otey, Rachel Saimons, and Bradi Smith on their election to partner, effective January 1, 2025. “The 2025 Partner Class is a reflection of who we are as a firm and mirrors the diversity of our outstanding?clients,”?states?Kilpatrick Managing Partner Roger Wylie.?“This?is?the?most?diverse class in our firm’s history—and while we celebrate this milestone, we recognize that our work in this space is ongoing. Kilpatrick leadership looks forward to working with this exceptional group of partners.” ? Learn more about our 2025 Partner Class: https://lnkd.in/esGFGVJR

Kilpatrick is excited to have helped “The School of STEM at Diné College secure a second patent for a device designed to measure and record various electric signals from the body's organs for diagnostic purposes, making it the only tribal college or university in the nation to receive such patents.” Dine’ College’s Dr. Oleksandr Makeyev, associate professor at the School of STEM and Kilpatrick’s Tyler McAllister are quoted throughout the article.? Read the full article on Law360 here: https://lnkd.in/eVpPqBQY

"Takeaway:?RICO defendants usually move to dismiss civil racketeering claims.?And when it comes to motions to dismiss, RICO defendants almost always prefer to be in federal – as opposed to state – court.?Accordingly, whenever a civil RICO complaint is filed in state court, a RICO defendant will look long and hard at the possibility of removing the case to federal court and then moving to dismiss it.?RICO plaintiffs, on the other hand, often do their best to file complaints in state court that cannot be removed to federal court, such as, for example, bypassing federal RICO and alleging claims only under state RICO statutes.?Indeed, a plaintiff asserting a claim under a state RICO statute generally does not implicate federal question jurisdiction even by asserting federal predicate acts in support of their state RICO claim, although there are narrow circumstances where the presence of federal questions within a state law claim are so substantial as to give rise to federal question jurisdiction.?The district court recently addressed these issues in Hoipkemier v. Miller, No. 1:24-CV-00600-TWT, 2024 WL 4829486 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 18, 2024), concluding that the action should be remanded to state court." Read the Class Action blog from Jay Bogan here: https://lnkd.in/erVkbuTr

"Takeaway:?We have written before about the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the risk of annihilating damages in class actions if every alleged biometric scan or transmittal of that scan for a single person constituted a separate violation. After the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that each such scan could constitute a violation in 2023 (Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies BIPA Violation Accruals Opening the Door for Annihilative Damages), the Illinois legislature responded by amending the statute in 2024 (Illinois legislature passes bill amending BIPA violation accrual standards). The Northern District of Illinois recently held that this amendment constitutes a “clarification” of existing law and thus applies to actions pending at the time of its enactment.?Gregg v. Central Transport LLC, No. 24 C 1925, 2024 WL 4766297 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 13, 2024)." Read the Class Action blog from Allen Garrett here: https://lnkd.in/eZAS7WjZ

Client Spotlight |?Kilpatrick is proud to have represented?Horwitz, LLC?in its acquisition of Preferred Electric, which will expand their electrical operations and enhance their client offerings. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eEeCrp_C Special thanks to Kilpatrick attorneys Jeffrey Hechtman, Brett Winterstein, Sarah Beth Barnes, Ati Khatri, Elise Anderson, Ryan Kelley, and Kynat Akram.

Client Spotlight | Kilpatrick is proud to have represented?ID Label Inc.?in its successful acquisition by River Associates, marking a significant milestone for the company's future growth and expansion. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eW9gTyzu Special thanks to Keith Berk, Brett Winterstein, Jenna Stein, Elise Anderson, Ryan Kelley, and Kynat Akram.

"The Third Circuit breathed new life into claims asserted by four of the nine named plaintiffs in a proposed class action over Bayer’s 2021 recall of benzene-contaminated antifungal sprays, finding they had sufficiently alleged they paid for an unusable and essentially worthless product. Huertas v. Bayer US LLC, --- F.4th ----, No. 23-2178, 2024 WL 4703136 (3d Cir. Nov. 7, 2024).?" Read the Class Action blog from Stephanie Bedard here: https://lnkd.in/eHsXz7q4

Thrilled to obtain this TRO and PI for our client, Paper Shoot Technologies. Congrats to my fellow Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP team members: Chad Hansen, Bryan J. Wolin, Natalie Baber, and Alberto Garcia!

Client Spotlight | We are proud to have represented Diné College in securing the School of STEM's second patent, marking a historic milestone as the first and second patents ever granted to a Tribal College or University. "Our collaboration with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has been crucial from the onset, providing the legal framework and guidance necessary to navigate the complexities of patent acquisition," Dr. Makeyev noted. President Roessel also emphasized the importance of this milestone, stating, "Securing these patents is a testament to our commitment to innovation and the development of a technology transfer center that will transform our patents into a sustainable revenue stream." Read the full release here: https://lnkd.in/euJjB9eS

John F. Pierce?and?Siegmar Pohl?of Kilpatrick recently presented a portion of “The Current State of Play of Carbon Credit Markets” hosted online by the Federal Bar Association and myLawCLE. They focused on the associated risks and liabilities of carbon credits and trading, what the future holds for regulations, impacts of cross-border trade (using CBAM and other mechanisms), and association and treaty obligations (such as Article 6 of the Paris Agreement obligations). Read Key Takeaways from their presentation: https://lnkd.in/eWQ4_SeS